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The Good Pub Guide is a long-running critical publication which lists and rates public houses (pubs) in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] Published by Random House 's Ebury Publishing subsidiary since 1982, it is released annually in book form and, since 2009, online [ 1 ] until 2021.
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz is a British television game show first broadcast on 7 March 2019. In each episode two teams comprising three members from a pub in the United Kingdom compete in a pub quiz. The show is presented by Al Murray with Shaun Williamson as the barman, who assists the host and keeps the score. [1] [2]
James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) [1] is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, of the motoring programme Top Gear from 2003 until 2015 and the television series The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video from 2016 to 2024.
The building was a 15th-century tavern; it now serves traditional seasonal cuisine and historic British dishes. In 2011, it was named the Michelin Pub Guide's Pub of the Year. [18] [19] In January 2011, Blumenthal opened his first restaurant outside Bray, Dinner, at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. Historians helped to develop the ...
A pub, archaically known as a "public house", is an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises in countries and regions of British influence. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Although the terms are increasingly used to refer to the same thing, there is a definite difference between pubs, bars , inns , taverns and lounges where ...
Murray was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire.His father was a lieutenant colonel in 131 (Parachute) Regiment, Royal Engineers [2] and worked for British Rail. [3] A descendant of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, [4] [5] Murray's grandfather was the former British ambassador Sir Ralph Murray, [6] from the Scottish aristocracy and married into the Kuenberg family, Counts of the Holy ...
In 2016, the Cott Inn was 8th in The Daily Telegraph's list of "30 Best Pubs in Britain". [4]In 2019, it was named "Great British Pub of the Year". [8]Also in 2019, The Guardian listed the Cott Inn among its "40 great cosy hotels, B&Bs and pubs with rooms for winter".
Michael Caines, executive head chef of Gidleigh Park (closed for eleven-month renovation until 11 December 2006 reopening [16]) and co-owner of ABode Hotel (Glasgow, Scotland), [21] won the South West heat in series one (2006) but lost to Mark Hix in series two (2007).