Our blog about all things peachy
While those Chestnuts are roasting on the open fire, and Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, our minds are firmly on the Turkey on your plate this year! Here at Peach, we pride ourselves on always serving the good stuff, and there are no exceptions during the busy festive season! If you want to … Continued
By taking meat and fish from your plate, some people might be left thinking, “what will my meal be centred around? Where will I get my protein?”. Don’t despair, there is a huge variety of great dishes to rival your steak and chips, and I’m not talking about those dry tofu-based sausages you get in … Continued
Our Peach Chefs have been cooking up a storm at home! Here are their recipe cards; Chef Sam Collins’ Roast Chicken Chef James Durrant’s Cheese and Bacon Scones Chef Sam Collins’ Beer Bread General Manager Lianne’s Banana Bread Muffins … Continued
The pub industry is very different today to when I first worked for Peach 14 years ago. Lots of pubs have closed while others have thrived in what has been, and continues to be, a tricky economic climate. With seemingly limitless competition, endless food offers and lots of the same in terms of décor and … Continued
Every year, our chefs search for the freshest, most seasonal produce to bring to your plate, and with Asparagus being one of our favourite spring ingredients, we wanted to ensure we sourced the very best we could find. Our founder, Hamish, was determined to be one of the first to have this years English Asparagus, and … Continued
Nothing says British Summertime like long days spent outside in the sun, a fresh glass of Pimm’s in hand, and the sweet taste of English Strawberries. What better way to celebrate summer’s arrival than with a new menu, made even better with a perfect pud for the season – English Strawberry Trifle with Pimm’s Jelly. … Continued
We do say this every year, but wow what a year we’ve had! From new and growing teams, pub awards (Birmingham Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards, Pride of Stratford and Bedfordshire Food and Drink Awards), company awards (Best Employer Award, The National Pub and Bar Awards), new training initiatives and some great team trips and … Continued
“We promote from within!” How many times have you heard that shouted from the bar tops? Yet I interview so many great caterers who are looking to move on due to yet another promise not coming to fruition, and I wanted to dig deeper into how we were doing getting our guys up through the … Continued
Peach was founded with 7 Values at its core, which is something we are proudly loud about. Beyond the Values, we also have 5 Leadership Habits we expect our leaders to work by and be held accountable for by their teams: Everyone Counts – Trust – Getting Things Done – Character – Excellent Execution. Together, our … Continued
We are lucky enough to live in a country with a wonderful variety of pubs: gastropubs, pubby pubs, town pubs, city pubs, seaside pubs, in-the-middle-of-nowhere pubs and village pubs just like The Duke of Wellington in East Horsley. A beautiful 500-year-old building re-modelled in Victorian times by local landowner Lord Lovelace and named after the … Continued