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Coming up next week on The Staff Canteen
We've got loads of great stuff coming up next week on The Staff Canteen including the first video in our four-part series on Mugaritz chef, Andoni Luis Aduriz; Bone Daddies and Flesh and Bones chef, Ross Shonhan, in Menu Watch; the video of Lime Wood's Luke Holder in Britain's Got Talent and the culmination of our competition to win signed copies of Tom Kerridge's new cook book, 'Proper Pub Food'. Enjoy!
Chef hits back at negative Tripadvisor comment with 1,000 word 'review'
West Berkshire pub,the Bladebone Inn, hit back at a negative review left on the Tripadvisor website by posting its own 1,000 word ‘review’.