Abbey End North, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ

Tel: 01926 35 36 37 Email: hello@thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

www.thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

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Foreword 3

Part 1 - The Almanack - A Modern British Gastropub 4

Part 2 - Food & Drink At The Almanack 7

Part 3 - Who’s Who At The Almanack 11

Part 4 - On Offer At The Almanack 13

Part 5 - Illustrations: Scenes Of The Almanack 15

Acknowledgements 16

Afterword 19

contents

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Hello...Welcome to The Almanack. We’re delighted to be right here in the heart ofKenilworth, where we’ve created a fantastic pub.

The Almanack serves top-notch food throughout the day from an openkitchen. Our menu focuses on the best seasonal ingredients, British wherever possible, freshly cooked by our senior head chef Corin Earlandand his team.

Step inside The Almanack and we guaranteeyou’ll be completely bowled over. We havetaken a clean modern space and filled it with a huge island bar, dividing a relaxed and comfortable bar area from a stylish eatery. The use of warm brick and natural timber, together with a fabulous selection of really comfortable restored teak and rosewood furniture from the 1960’s gives the pub a character all its own.It’s the place to see and be seen in town.

In setting up The Almanack, the team from Peach has taken everything it has learned about running great hospitable pubs over the last eight yearsand applied it to a brand new building. We want you to feel just as much athome in our new pub as in any of our more traditional ones – our house isvery definitely your place – the welcome is warm and the style relaxed.

We’re open every day from 8am for coffee and breakfast, serving hot foodand drinks right throughout the day, every day. Come in and see us soon.

Jeremy

Foreword

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Part�1:

A�modern�British�GastropubThe�Almanack

Introducing The Almanack, KenilworthThe Almanack, right in the heart of Kenilworth, is a haven for fantastic foodand drink, stylishly served in stunning surroundings. It’s the perfect place toeat, drink, relax and chill out with friends and family.

Inspired by the Kinks’ song ‘Autumn Almanac’, The Almanack also takes itsname from the old English word ‘almanack’, which Dr Johnson defined in his dictionary as: “a calendar; a book in which the revolutions of the seasons,with the return of feasts and fasts, is noted for the ensuing year.” We havebeen committed to serving seasonal foodin our pubs for several years now, becauseit enables us to use ingredients at theirbest and cheapest and minimise our carbon footprint – so the name reallyseemed to fit. That’s why, from the foodon the menu to the whole look and feel ofthe smart eatery, everything is designedto be fresh and natural and in tune withthe seasons.

Join us any time of day and on the menuyou’ll find a great choice of delicious dailyspecials alongside a selection of seasonally-inspired dishes freshly prepared in The Almanack’s stunningopen kitchen. Senior head chef CorinEarland and his team focus on the best,seasonal ingredients, British and locallysourced wherever they can, to create afull à la carte and through the day menu.

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One of our signature dishes is a top quality roast of the day – served immediately if you need it fast – with the day’s special vegetable dish. Or enjoy a delicious Almanack deli board piled with cheese, charcuterie, fish or a mix of everything, served with plenty of bread and chutney.

Pull up a stool at the bar to dine casually or sip a glass of perfectly chilledwine or champagne from The Almanack’s small but carefully chosen list.There’s a selection of whites, rosés, reds and bubbly to be had by the glass or carafe, as well as some outstanding speciality beers, including award-winning real ale brewed down the road in Stratford-Upon-Avon as well as fresh juices, pressés and cordials.

If the mood takes you, you can sink into one of the comfy chairs or sofasdotted around the chic interior and just watch the world go by over a cappuccino, an invigorating herbal tea or a dreamy hot chocolate withmarshmallows. The Almanack’s the perfect place for a quick coffee withfriends and for informal meetings for work – help yourself to our free WiFi if you’re one of that growing band of digital Bedouins who work from cafés on laptops!

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Finally, sit back and let our brilliant team take care of you. That team is led byJeremy Kynaston, a familiar face to many in the West Midlands, having runthe award-winning Rose & Crown in Warwick for the last two years. Jeremy’s reputation for creating great places to eat, drink and relax is knownthroughout the area and he and his team work hard to ensure the food, thedrinks and the welcome are the best they possibly can be. He says:

“The Almanack’s a fabulous place to enjoy good food and drink and just relaxwith your friends and family, whether you’re here for a quiet drink, anunhurried lunch or dinner to celebrate a special occasion. We’ve created astylish gastropub right here in the heart of town – we really feel Kenilworthdeserves a great place to eat and drink and we like to think that place is ours.

“We’ve got an award-winning team in the kitchen, as well as behind the bar and in the eatery, whose talents are very much in evidence. We want The Almanack to be known for exceptional food – restaurant quality ingredients perfectly cooked andserved and all at pub prices – but alsofor giving people the kind of placethey come to consider a home fromhome. Ensuring everyone gets a warmwelcome and faultless servicewhenever they visit is our numberone goal.

“We feel it’s a winning combination. The Almanack not only lookscompletely different, it also iscompletely different. Fresh, seasonalcooking, an inspired choice ofrefreshments and a stunning place toenjoy them bring a real breath of fresh air to the food and drink scene herein Kenilworth. “The Almanack really is the place to see and be seen. We look forward to seeing you here soon.”

The Almanack is open for breakfast from 8am and serves freshlycooked food throughout the day, every day of the week. It’s at Abbey End North, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ

Tel: 01926 35 36 37

Email: hello@thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

Web: www.thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

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Part�2:

At�The�AlmanackFood�&�Drink

Eat & Drink in Style at The Almanack

Fine food – fresh, seasonal and natural

On your plate at The Almanack you will find the best, freshest seasonal food freshly cooked by senior head chef Corin Earland and his team in thelarge open-plan kitchen.

The emphasis is on outstanding quality andseasonal ingredients simply cooked with minimum fuss and maximum flavour. Only thebest quality meat and fish – humanely rearedand sustainably caught – from ethical supplierswe know and trust, the freshest seasonal produce and the tastiest ingredients fromsmall, artisan producers find their way onto the menu.

All the food is freshly cooked every day by The Almanack chefs. Their style is a mix ofpub classics and more sophisticated dishes,with a few retro classics such as classic cheese fondue or arctic roll, to chimewith the character of the décor. And the good news is you can eat what youlike, where you like in The Almanack’s smart but relaxed interior; perch on astool at the bar and watch the world go by, chat with friends or make yourown party in one of our glamorous booths with its vintage rosewood table.

Brilliant breakfasts

Get the day off to the best possible start by dropping in to The Almanack for breakfast or, if you’re in a hurry, get it to go. A Jimmy Butlers free-rangebacon bap or Almanack hash and poached eggs will see you through themorning, or, if you fancy something lighter, try the stewed seasonal fruittopped with natural yogurt and granola. Wash it down with a delicious cinnamon and caramel latte or maple maracca nut shake.

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Great lunches

Lunch is served from 12 noon to 2.30pm and there’s plenty to choose from, with small and large portions depending on how hungry you are.There’s always home-made soup, a seasonal risotto and Caesar Salad on the menu as well as the Roast of the Day and seasonal dishes like pigeon, pomegranate and chestnut salad and herb pancakes with spinach and mushroom stuffing and Kirsch cream sauce, as well as daily changingspecials. There’s even a classic cheese fondue with crudités and countrybread to share!

Delicious deli boards

Deli boards are an Almanack signature.They come in classic combinationsof fresh, regional British cheeses,outstanding charcuterie and fish aswell as a ‘favourites’ board piled withcheese, ham, tomatoes, fish goujonsand tartare sauce. Each comes witha generous chunk of rustic breadand chutney.

A la Carte

There’s a common thread running through our à la carte dishes; they’re allfresh, seasonal and natural. They use the best quality meat, fish and freshproduce, locally sourced wherever possible, and expertly prepared by thechefs. All our chicken and eggs are free-range, and so is our pork. Our steakis 28 day dry-aged Aberdeenshire beef from Catering Butcher of The Year,Aubrey Allen, who has been supplying many of the UK’s leading restaurantsfrom just up the road in Coventry for the last seventy five years.

The Almanack serves traditional pub classics as well as contemporarydishes. On the menu you will find pan-fried Welsh seabass with sautéedleeks, and artichokes, free-range duck breast, balsamic roast figs,Parmentier potatoes and squash purée and 28 day dry-aged Aberdeenshirecôte de boeuf on a board for two to share, home-cut chips and grill garnish.

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Roast of the Day

The Almanack does a superb roast of the day, every day of the week, notjust Sunday. Succulent joints of meat perfectly roasted and served with thespecial vegetable dish of the day. Choose from slow-roasted Cornish lambon a Monday or free-range roast leg of pork on a Wednesday; end the weekwith free-range gammon and make your Sunday with a fantastic AlmanackSunday roast and traditional trimmings on a sharing board.

Desserts

The Almanack does a wicked selection of desserts, including sticky toffeepudding with vanilla ice cream, warm apple tart with clotted cream andraspberry fool. Delicious!

Drinks at The Almanack

Whether you pop in for a quick coffee during the day, a drink after work with colleagues or want to savour a glass or two of fine wine over dinner, The Almanack has it all. There’s an extensive drinks menu with everythingfrom organic pressés and wines by the glass, to freshly squeezed juices,cocktails inspired by the season and frothy milkshakes with real fruit purée.

Fruity organic pressés made withslightly sparkling Belvoir springwater are light and perfectly refreshing; The Almanack alsoserves organic fruit cordials madewith 100% natural ingredients. We’ll happily make you a delectable cinnamon and caramellatte or a creamy hot chocolatelaced with marshmallows to lingerover or take with you. All the coffeewe serve is hand-roasted weeklyby Union Hand-Roasted, voted thenumber one ethical coffee company in 2007.

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We only have a short wine list but it’s big on quality, variety and value. We’re passionate about trying new and adventurous wines at very keenprices and have sought out some great ones for you to try. Two of our particular favourites are available on draught by the glass or carafe to save on the transportation and disposal of bottles and cut down on our carbon footprint.

We also serve a selection of premium speciality beers including Pure UBUand Pure Gold, two of the distinctive, all-natural brews created right on ourdoorstep by Warwickshire’s Purity Brewery. We’ve been drinking them for a while now and are delighted that their beers recently won ‘Champion Beer of Warwickshire’ and ‘Best Bitter’ at the Birmingham Beer Festival.

Our bar is stocked with an impressive range of exceptional spirits includingBeefeater gin and Absolut vodka. It’s here we mix our fantastic, seasonallyinspired cocktails – Pimm’s in the summer, a champagne cocktail or mulledwine in the winter, Bloody Mary any time.

In fact, the huge Almanack bar is a talking point in itself. The first thing you encounter when you enter the pub, its gently curved, warm red brick façade creates a natural focal point and our first opportunity to bid you awarm welcome and offer you a drink. Feel free to prop up the bar, or perch on a stool and have a snack with your drink, or sink into one of our super-comfortable quirky retro armchairs. You may never want to get up again!

Come in for a drink anytime. The Almanack is open from 8am to midnight and has free WiFi throughout. Find us at Abbey End North, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ

Tel: 01926 35 36 37

Email: hello@thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

Web: www.thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

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Part�3:Who’s�Who�at�The�AlmanackCome and meet the team.

Jeremy KynastonI've been on the West Midlands hospitality scene forover a decade now, with some great experience undermy belt, including once being the youngest licensee inBirmingham. I'm from The Rose & Crown in Warwick,loved by all for its fantastic food, amazing atmosphereand warm welcome. Now, I've opened a place of myown and all the signs are it's turning out to be just whatKenilworth needs - a brilliant spot for enjoying the bestseasonal food in stunning surroundings.

JeremyJordan Marr, General ManagerMy fascination with food started early - I was alwaysin the kitchen at home and spent my summer holidaysworking as a pizza chef. My first taste of great hospitalitycame from le Petit Blanc in Oxford, both in and out ofthe kitchen, before moving to their flagship brasseriein Birmingham. Then I joined Peach and worked in acouple of their other great pubs before landing atThe Almanack. One day, I'll be back in the kitchen butnow, I'm loving being here.

JordanCorin Earland, Senior Head ChefI came to Kenilworth via Stratford and Oxford, whereI put The One Elm and The Fishes firmly on the culinaryscene and helped them win some great awards as wellas the hearts and minds of the locals. When I was headchef of The Fishes we got into The Michelin Pub Guide,too. I'm a phenomenally hard worker and like to thinkmy creativity and flair in the kitchen are taking TheAlmanack's food from good to better.

Corin

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Lee Cash We set up Peach in 2002 and our first site, The Rose &Crown in Warwick soon became the Best Pub in Britain.I got my passion for good food young - my mum alwaysgot something good on the table even though cash wasin short supply then. I went to catering college but thebest bit was working with Brian Turner in Walton Streetand Robin Shepherd at the Bath Spa Hotel, where I reallylearned about hosting and fine food. Here my vision was born,and after a spell working with Raymond Blanc, I decided to start Peach.The Almanack is our tenth pub and I know it's been warmly welcomed by thepeople of Kenilworth.

LeeHamish Stoddart

I'm the management all-rounder - I've done everythingfrom logistics and finance to sales and marketing.I dabbled in corporate finance before leaving the cityto work for the family firm as an operator - we ownedfood distributor Cearns and Brown. When we sold thebusiness to Brake Brothers, I began to work with otherentrepreneurs before deciding to start a restaurantbusiness of my own. Lee and I got together and Peach was born.The Almanack is a really exciting departure for us - the first place we've builtfrom scratch and we've worked hard to give it that local pub feel in a brandnew environment.

HamishJo EamesI've been involved in Peach since the early days, whenone of my first jobs was to choose the wine list for our firstpub, The Rose & Crown and I'm still responsible for ourwine offer. I also design the pub interiors and managePeach's building projects, calling on a broad hinterland ofknowledge about architecture and history to ensure eachkeeps its own character. I always try to let the buildingspeak for itself, creating an interior that suits its age andtemperament and lets all the quirks and interestingfeatures shine through.

Jo

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Part�4:On�Offer�at�The�Almanack

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Soup of the Day, Croutons, Crusty Bread £4.75

Smoked Mackerel Pâté,Cucumber & Sourdough Soldiers £5.75

Cheese Fondue, Crudités,Country Bread for one or more £5.50 each

Root Vegetable & Thyme Risotto,with or without Free-range Ham £6.50 £11.50

Spiced Lentil Cake, Baked Beetroot & Onion Bhaji £5.50 £10.00

Free-range Ham Hock Salad, Croutons,Poached Free-range Egg & Mustard Dressing £6.50 £11.50

Pan-fried Free-range Chicken Livers, French Toast,Maple & Sherry Dressing £6.00 £11.00

Herb Pancakes, Roasted Squash & Sage, GoatsCheese Cream, with or without Free-range Chicken £6.50 £11.50

Caesar Salad, Free-range Chicken & Bacon,Anchovies & Croutons £6.75 £11.00Which includes a discretionary 25p contribution on your behalf to HealthyEating in local primary schools

�����Sustainable Salmon Fishcake, Spinach, Tomato Butter Sauce £10.50

Free-range Sausages, Mash & Onion Gravy £10.00

Pan-fried Welsh Sea Bass, Sauteed Leeks & Artichokes £14.50

Wild Mushroom & Leek Tart,Free-range Poached Egg, Hollandaise £10.50

Free-range Chicken Breast, Waldorf Salad,Watercress & Red Chicory £13.50

Free-range Pork Cutlet, Sage & Cheddar Stuffed Apple,Red Cabbage, Pan Juices £12.50

Cornish Lamb Cutlets, Celeriac,Potato & Rosemary Rösti, Damson Jam £14.50

Traditional Fish & Chips, Mushy Peas & Tartare Sauce £12.50

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28 Day Dry-aged Aberdeenshire Rump Steak, Watercress,Chips & Pepper Sauce or Roasted Garlic Butter £16.50

Free-range Duck Breast, Balsamic Roast Figs,Parmentier Potatoes & Squash Purée £17.00

28 Day Dry-aged Aberdeenshire Côte de Boeuf on the boardfor two to share, Home-cut Chips & Grill Garnish £42.00

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Honey Roasted Roots £2.75Garden Salad, Shallot Dressing £3.00 Autumn Greens £2.75

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Pan Fried Gnocchi, Wild Mushrooms,Tomato Sauce & Parmesan £7.50Free-range Ham & Eggs, Chips £7.50Smoked Salmon Benedict £7.50Free-range Crispy Chicken Chips & Garlic Mayo £7.50Almanack Cheese Burger, Chips, Onion Rings & Coleslaw £9.50Home-made Bean Burger, Chips, Onion Rings & Coleslaw £9.50

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�����������Mixed Olives, Houmous & Crudités, Breaded Mushrooms & Garlic Mayo,Lentil Dahl, Cheese Straws & Warm Pitta

����������Smoked Mackerel Pâté, Prawns in Marie Rose, Marinated Anchovies,Devilled Whitebait & Lemon Mayo, Cucumber Sticks & Rye Bread

����������������Double Worcester, Smoked Mackerel Pâté, Houmous & Crudités,Mini Mustard Sausages, Cheese Straws & Warm Bread

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add a bowl of soup for £2Roast Meat Roll of the Day £6.00

Mackerel Pâté & Wardorf Salad Open Sandwich £6.00

Mushroom & Cheddar Toasted Rarebit £6.00

Almanack Free-range BLT £6.00

Abbey End North, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Tel: 01926 35 36 37 Email: hello@thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

www.thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

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����� Slow Roasted Cornish Lamb £11.50

����� Aberdeenshire 28 Day Dry-aged Roast Beef £11.50

�������� Free-range Roast Leg of Pork £11.00

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������� Free-range Roast Leg of Pork £11.00

����� Almanack Sunday Roast & Traditional Trimmingson Sharing Boards From £11.50

We offer a healthy children's menu or are happy to make a small or simplifiedversion of any of our dishes for children at half-price.

Our kitchen contains nuts. Please let us know if you suffer from food allergies.

Almanack Kenilworth/Autumn10/Allday1

1 Guild Street,Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6QZ

T: 01789 404 919

30 Market Place,Warwick CV34 4SHT: 01926 411 117

Have you tried our sister pubs?

THE ONE ELMSTRATFORD-UPON-AVON

ROSE & CROWNWARWICK

All Day Menu

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�� ��������Innocent Smoothies £1.50

Pressed Apple Juice £1.50

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (no bits) £1.50

Chocolate or Strawberry Milkshake,Cream & Smarties £1.50

Babyccino - Frothy Milk, Chocolate Dusting £1.50

Creamy Hot Chocolate, Marshmallows £1.50

����������������������Belvoir Organic Lemonade £2.40

Belvoir Organic Ginger Beer £2.40

Belvoir Organic Elderflower Presse £2.40

Mango & Passion Fruit This Water £2.60

Pommegranate & Blackcurrant This Water £2.60

Big Tom Spiced Tomato Juice £2.60

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice £2.40

Pressed Apple Juice £2.40

������������Tea – English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Fresh Mint,Camomile, Green Tea £2.00

Filter & Espresso Coffee £2.20

Double Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte,Americano, Macchiato or Mocha £2.40

Creamy Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows £3.00

��������������Kim's Organic Lemon Drizzle Cake £2.00

Kim's Organic Sticky Ginger Cake £2.00

Kim's Organic Carrot, Coconut & Lime Cake £2.00

Kim's Organic Chocolate Fudge Cupcake £1.50

Home-baked Cookies £1.00All Coffees, Teas & Cakes may also be taken away

��������Almanack Iced Tea - We have added Vanillato this Long Island Classic £6

Mojito - Havana 3yr Rum, Fresh Mint, Fresh Lime,Sugar & Soda over Crushed Ice £6

Angel Kiss - Created by our very own Ashley Venterthis Creamy mix of Frangelico, Baileys, Crème deCacao & Kahlua is heavenly! £6

Lychee Martini - Absolut Vodka, Lychee Juice& Fresh Lime topped with Fizz £6

Peach Bellini - A full glass of Prosecco with theadded Peachiness of Fresh Peach Puree £6

Jam DonutThe Almanack's signature shooter, Berry Liqueur,Cream & Sugar make it taste just like a Jam Donut £3

�����������Fizz 125ml

Prosecco Spumante Brut, Porta Leone £4.50

Champagne Devaux Grande Réserve, France £6.60

White 175ml 500ml

Chenin Blanc, George Kinross, South Africa £3.45 £9.50

Chardonnay, Pato Torrente, Chile £4.00

Sauvignon Blanc, France £4.50

Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Anselmi, Italy £4.65

Rosé 175ml

Côtes de Pérignan Rosé, La Clape, France £4.50

Pinot Grigio Rosé, IGT, Ca’Solare, Italy £4.65

Red 175ml 500ml

Cabernet Shiraz Merlot, Kinross, S. Africa £3.45 £9.50

Merlot, Ladera Verde, Central Valley, Chile £3.55

Malbec, Finca los Primos, Argentina £4.65

Rioja, Arjona £4.85

��������� ���Draught PintStaropramen £3.50

Becks Vier £3.30

Stella Artois £3.40

Guinness £3.50

Hoegaarden £4.40

Addlestone's Cloudy Cider £3.30

Pure Gold - 3.8% from Purity Brewers,Warwickshire £3.10

UBU - 4.5% from Purity Brewers, Warwickshire £3.10

BottledPeroni £3.30

Corona £3.30

Innis & Gunn 6.6% Oak Aged £3.40

Leffe 6.6% Belgian £3.60

Dunkerton's Black Fox 7% Organic Cider (500ml) £4.30Calling all Bedouin! Free throughout the Almanack.

Almanack/Summer10/Drinks List 1

�����������Deli Boards All served with bread & chutney £10.50

Cheese Board - Double Worcester, Quenby Hall Stilton,Somerset Brie, Golden Cross, Taleggio, Bread & Crackers,Apple & Grapes

Cold Cuts Board - Free-range Ham, Aberdeenshire Roast Beef,Warm Chorizo & Tomatoes, Free-range Terrine, Coleslaw,Pickles & Sourdough

Veggie Board - Courgette & Red Pepper Chutney, Houmous,Slow-roasted Tomatoes, Breaded Brie Wedges, Crudités & Warm Pitta

Fish Board - Smoked Mackerel, Shell-on Prawns,Sweet Cure Herrings, Fish Goujons & Tartare Sauce,Cucumber Sticks, Rye Bread

Favourites Board - Double Worcester, Free-range Roast Ham,Slow-roasted Tomatoes, Fish Goujons & Tartare Sauce, Rustic Bread

Drinks List

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Part�5:

Scenes�Of�The�AlmanackIllustrations:�

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AcknowledgementsThe Almanack was created & realised byPeach, an award-winning group of pubsacross the West Midlands and CentralEngland, serving great food and drink in relaxed, stylish surroundings.

Peach – what we do

We tend to take run-down, unloved pubs and turn them into award-winningplaces where you can relax and enjoy restaurant quality food and drink atpub prices. The Almanack is our first pub in a new-build site, and we haveput everything we’ve learnt in the last eight years about running greatgastropubs to use there.

We’re all about ethical sourcing, caring for the environment, supporting localenterprise, rewarding our people and having fun while we work. We’re notabout creating the biggest pub chain in the world – we’re more interested inperfection on a small scale. Regulars love their Peach pub because it has itsown character and isn’t part of a fake plastic pub chain.

We’ve got great teams of people working in our pubs and we work hard to look after them. We think that happy teams make for happy customers; if we’re all working well together, learning and sharing our success, greatservice follows and the customer will have a great experience.

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It’s an approach that’s definitely working. Our pub The Rose & Crown in Warwick was twice named in the UK’s top ten pubs in the last five yearsand voted best pub in the land in 2004. We also have The One Elm in Stratford-Upon-Avon, which regularly gets rave reviews and only recentlywas fêted by the Leamington Spa Times for its ‘five star fayre’.

We’ve picked up a clutch of awards for our food, our service and for being agreat place to work this year; the MA Best Food Offer, the National CustomerService Awards and the Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards are allsitting on our sideboard!

The Almanack is the tenth pub we’ve opened and like all the others, it’s gotfantastic food, wine and beer and great service to match. It’s a bit like ahome from home, only better.

Come and visit our pubs soon www.peachpubs.com

Best Place to Work – Winner, Catererand Hotelkeeper’s Best Places to Work inHospitality, 2008 and 2009

Morning Advertiser Top 150Awards – Winner, Best Food Offer, 2009

National Customer ServiceAwards – Winner, Customer ServiceTeam of the Year – Retail, 2008

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Peach�are:Rose & Crown (Best Pub in Britain, 2004; Voted into top 30 Gastro pubs inUK, 2007; Best out of Town Restaurant 2007 - Taste of Birmingham Awards)30 Market Place, Warwick CV34 4SH Tel: 01926 411117Punch lease acquired 2002; 5 bedrooms; 42-cover restaurant; private dining room for 20

The One Elm1 Guild Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6QZ Tel: 01789 404919Freehold acquired 2003; 75-cover restaurant including courtyard

The Black Horse1 Bedford Street, Woburn, Milton Keynes MK17 9QB Tel: 01525 290210 Joint venture; Greene King tenancy acquired 2005; 60-cover restaurant; gardentables - 40

The Old MillLondon Road, Berkhamsted HP4 2NB Tel: 01442 879590Chef & Brewer lease acquired 2006; 120 cover restaurant; private dining room for 16

The Fleece11 Church Green, Witney, Oxon OX28 4AZ Tel: 01993 892270Greene King lease acquired 2003; 10 bedrooms; 40-cover restaurant; private diningroom seats 22

The Embankment6 The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PDTel: 01234 261332Joint venture; Charles Wells lease acquired 2008. Refurbishment early 2009

The Fishes (Al Fresco Dining Pub of The Year 2006) North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NATel: 01865 249796Greene King lease acquired 2005; 60-cover restaurant; 3 acre grounds

The Almanack Leicester15 Bath House Lane, Highcross, Leicester, LE1 4SATel: 01162 160706Leased but not tied to a brewery. 145-cover restaurant and bar; private dining roomfor up to 45; outside seating for 40.

The Swan, (BII Licensee of the Year 2007)2 Wavendon Road, Salford, Milton Keynes MK17 8BD Tel: 01908 281008Joint venture; Punch lease acquired 2005; 52-cover restaurant; private dining roomseats 24; garden

The James Figg21 Cornmarket, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2BLTel: 01844 260 166Free-of-tie lease acquired 2009. 55 seats in front and back bars; private functionroom for up to 150; garden and patio seating 80.

The Thatch29-30 Lower High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire OX9 2AATel: 01844 214 340 Leased 2007 but not tied to a brewery. 75-cover restaurant and bar; private diningroom for 12; terrace with seating for 22

The Richard OnslowKent House, 113-117 High Street, Cranleigh, GU6 8AUTel: 01483 274 922Freehold purchased 2009. 66 cover restaurant plus 34 covers in the bar;outside seating for 26.

The Almanack KenilworthAbbey End North, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJTel: 01926 363637Leased but not tied to a brewery. 120-cover restaurant and bar; private dining roomfor 20; outside seating for 50

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For more information please contact:

For Peach vision:

Lee Cash Tel: 0797 075 7825Email: lee@peachpubs.com

For Peach business:

Hamish Stoddart Tel: 0777 965 1322Email: hamish@peachpubs.com

For Peach wine and design:

Jo EamesEmail: jo.eames@peachpubs.com

For The Almanack:

Jeremy KynastonTel: 07825 238502Email: jeremy@peachpubs.com

Afterword

Abbey End North, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ

Tel: 01926 35 36 37 Email: hello@thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

www.thealmanack-kenilworth.co.uk

a’lmanack. A calendar; a book in which the revolutions ofthe seasons, with the return of feasts and fasts,

is noted for the ensuing year.

Johnson’s Dictionary, 1755