Daily news round up: our selection of food and chef news from the world's press

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Coming up next week on The Staff Canteen We have lots of goodies coming up for you next week on The Staff Canteen starting with master chocolatier Damian Allsop in our Pastry Chef feature; Clare Smyth's chef de cuisine at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Matt Abé, is our Hero of the Hotplate; and we have an editorial looking at the effect on business of gaining or losing a star in the run up to the Michelin Guide 2014.   Britain's most remote pub voted among best in world An isolated pub which can only be reached by an 18-mile hike over mountains or by ferry has been voted one of the top 10 places in the world to enjoy a beer. Read more from the Express   Great British Pub Awards 2013: Winners revealed The Red Lion Inn, based in Cricklade, Wiltshire, has been crowned the BT Sport Great British Pub of the Year at the 2013 Great British Pub Awards. Read more from Big Hospitality   Good Beer Guide 2014 raises a glass to Britain's brewery boom The past 12 months have seen a ‘boom’ in the growth of the brewing industry, with the opening of 187 new breweries taking the number of regularly brewed British beers to over 5200. Read more from Big Hospitality
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Editor 13th September 2013

Daily news round up: our selection of food and chef news from the world's press