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Dan Jeffs, one of our young Warwickshire chefs has reached the national heats of the Nestlé Professional Toque D’Or, one of the country’s most influential training and development initiatives, and will be going on to represent the Midlands in this year’s competition. Dividing his time between The One Elm in Stratford-upon-Avon and The Star & Garter … Continued
I started Peach at the Embankment on the 4th of July 2014 (I remember the day clearly because I love the film Independence Day). I was attracted to Peach because I lived in Bedford but worked in Woburn so would often visit The Embankment and The Black Horse and loved what they were doing. I was a … Continued
Ever wondered what a day in whites would entail? I caught up with Acorn award-winning and Peach Ultimate Head Chef, James Durrant, to find out what he gets up to in a day’s work. 9am – Once I’ve caught up with the team about the plan for the day, it’s time to prep for the … Continued
Abolition of single-use plastic is all the rage and rightly so. At Peach we have already tackled this issue front of house – straws, stirrers, drinks bottles, takeaway coffee cups have all been in our firing line. We don’t give straws and stirrers out unless on request, and if you do want a straw then … Continued
“The other day, as I was driving back from attending my first meeting as a newly-appointed Ultimate Head Chef, I was thinking what an incredible four years it’s been at Peach. Four years when I’d been given the chance to climb the career ladder, run my own kitchen, open a new Peach pub and supported to … Continued
The Three Horseshoes in Letchmore Heath, Radlett, has joined the stable, a new Peach Pubs, taking to three the number of great pubs in Hertfordshire that we run. Yesterday, Monday 2nd October, the beautiful, historic pub was acquired with the intention that it will very much remain the idyllic, country pub and restaurant at the … Continued
20th March Update – To everyone in our community. As we’ve navigated our way through the Corona Crisis, we’ve been doing everything we can to protect the livelihoods of our team and serve our community the best we can. Now along with everyone else, we’ll be temporarily closing our doors, whilst we work through our ideas to … Continued
Ever since the very start when we opened The Rose & Crown, we’ve been striving to be the best in the industry, and over the last 16 years, our awards and accolades have been a huge recognition of what we’ve achieved. In 2006, The Fishes won Pub Roast of the Year in the Pub Chef … Continued
In any “normal” year, January sees the tackling new beginnings, setting out on new resolutions and fresh starts, but here we are finding ourselves in a similar position to where we were back in March last year. Maybe you’re doing dry January (we’re proud of you!), or perhaps you want to do you bit for … Continued
As winter sets in there’s nothing better than cosying up by the fire at a country pub, with a glass of red or a warming ale, and a plate of delicious seasonal food. A place where you can truly wind down away from the chill outside. Surrey is home to large woodlands ready to explore, … Continued