Chef serves up fish and chips pie as a substantial meal for Tier 2 pub drinkers and Tier 3 takeaway

It doesn’t get more substantial than that! Chef serves up fish, chips and mushy peas in a PIE for Tier 2 drinkers Gareth Mason, executive chef at Retreat Restaurants, made the innovative pie Came up with the idea when the Lancashire chain was plunged into tier three  Three tier pier includes layer of mushy peas, … Read more

Michael Caine, 87, and wife Shakira, 73, hold hands following romantic meal

Michael Caine, 87, cuts a dapper figure as he and glamorous wife Shakira, 73, hold hands following romantic meal By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 08:10 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 08:10 GMT, 11 December 2020 They’re set to celebrate their 48th wedding anniversary in January, as they continue to enjoy one of the … Read more

Pubs sell tickets for live music nights so they can order drinks WITHOUT a ‘substantial meal’

Pubs are urging punters to buy tickets to live music nights in a bid to exploit a Tier 2 lockdown loophole which means they can order drinks without a ‘substantial meal’. Thousands of watering holes have been affected by the rules which forbid landlords providing alcohol to be drunk on the premises, unless it is … Read more

Tess Daly cooks late night meal for her husband Vernon Kay to help him gain weight

‘Feeding him up’: Tess Daly cooks late night meal for her husband Vernon Kay to help him gain weight after he lost two-and-a-half stone on I’m A Celebrity By Sean O’grady and Katie Hind For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:48 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 01:48 GMT, 7 December 2020 Tess Daly has … Read more

I’m A Celeb finalists’ bizarre last meal requests are revealed 

Angel Delight, cottage cheese, Guinness and bruschetta: I’m A Celeb finalists Vernon Kay, Giovanna Fletcher and Jordan North’s bizarre last meal requests are revealed By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 10:18 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 4 December 2020  The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here finalists are set to … Read more

World Darts Championship is EXEMPT from ‘substantial meal’ rules and will host 1,000 fans

Britain’s biggest Christmas booze-up! The World Darts Championship is EXEMPT from ‘substantial meal’ rules and will host 1,000 fans at Alexandra Palace each night this month… but fancy dress is BANNED (apart from Xmas jumpers!) Alexandra Palace will host 1,000 fans each night for World Darts Championship Fans can attend in households or support bubbles … Read more

Matt Hancock dodges questions on ‘substantial meal’ loophole as savvy landlords reveal Tier 2 plans

Matt Hancock today dodged questions over a ‘substantial meal’ loophole that could see pubs team up with takeaways in order to keep pulling pints. In the latest round of interviews involving ministers facing a grilling over food and pubs, the Health Secretary blanked questions on whether watering holes could use takeaway services as way to … Read more

JAN MOIR: Crumbs! How did they make such a meal of the humble snack that got posh?

Scotch eggs are not the kind of edible to hog the limelight. Despite their reputation as a lunch-box staple and perhaps the ultimate bar snack, they are not pushy. They don’t clamour for attention like a glazed chipolata on a stick (get her!) or a Cornish pasty with its great, show-off ruff of crimped pastry. … Read more

Covid lockdown England: Pub landlord renames ale ‘Substantial Meal’

A pub landlord has jokingly renamed an ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in a cheeky bid to get around new Covid-19 restrictions.  Brett Mendoza, 40, who owns the Caxton Arms in Brighton, East Sussex, came up with the idea while discussing what constitutes a substantial meal with another landlord after the latest measures were announced last week. … Read more

Pub landlord renames ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in cheeky bid to get around new Covid restrictions

A pub landlord has jokingly renamed an ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in a cheeky bid to get around new Covid-19 restrictions.  Brett Mendoza, 40, who owns the Caxton Arms in Brighton, East Sussex, came up with the idea while discussing what constitutes a substantial meal with another landlord after the latest measures were announced last week. … Read more