Traditional Pub Grub

A lot of Love: Owners of the Boot talk about life at their pub

My Pub: The Boot, Sarratt

By Georgina Townshend

Zoe Eliasson’s parents met at the Boot, which dates from 1739, and she worked there as a teenager. Since taking over in 2010, she and her chef partner Nick Idle have invested heavily in the pub, which won a Great British Pub Award for Best Family Pub last...

Punch: pub sold to tenant

Host celebrates Punch pub purchase

By Gemma McKenna

A Punch lessee in Chester is celebrating the purchase of his pub's freehold for £950,000. The licensees, Carl Scourfield and John Wright, who have...