March 2010

• THE VIEW: Simon Chaplin - Christie & Co’s head of restaurants on why the industry’s mood remains cautious
• ISSUE: Pub saviours- Les Leonard explores the growing trend of communities clubbing together to save their local pubs
• AT THE TABLE WITH...: Tim Martin - In a rare interview, the Wetherspoon boss talks  usiness, government policy, supermarket booze and why his staff should ‘Tell Tim’
• TOP STORY: Restaurants vs. Recession - As the industry continues to battle through, we look at methods being used to increase footfall and spend per head
• IN BUSINESS: From fi eld to fork - How The Field Kitchen is proving a hit with its unusual restaurant concept among the green fi elds of rural Devon