Howard's

features

business hit again 5

as violence rises

market prices 16

opinion 19

letters 20

viewpoint 22

READER DIARIES 24

TABLE TALK 25

force feeding 30

Practical considerations guide the menu choices for London's police catering department

leaves to be 34

desired

We take a fresh look at tea, the UK's most popular beverage

menuwatch 38

Sweet sensations at a Guernsey brasserie, and London's Bistrot 2 thrives under its new head chef

what's new 40

quiz 42

hops over the 44

channel

Belgium is noted for the variety and excellence of its beers. And now it's Belgian Beer Week

THE CELLAR 46

ADOPTED BUSINESSES 48

We check the health of four of our former Adopted Businesses - Edinburgh's Apex International hotel; the Yarcombe Inn, Devon; Mitchells Restaurant & Bar in Glasgow; and Norfolk's Beechwood hotel - one year on

money from 52

nothing

Some new ideas on generating income from hotel lobby space

we can work it out 54

Will the Government's New Deal mirror the success of the US welfare-to-work scheme?

redirected meals 56

Quadrant, the Post Office caterer with 450 sites, is a "sleeping giant" looking forward to its new-found freedom after merging with Granada

a new shade of 58

brown's

The restaurant at Brown's Hotel, London, undergoes a complete makeover while retaining its traditional feel

bass instincts 62

Women On Top profilesKaren Forrester, director of Bass pub chain O'Neill's

clockwork 64

leftovers 66

international 67

APPOINTMENTS 71

Classified 103

Property 107tbppt