Making a meal of it? A wartime view of pub restrictions
Date Time Making a meal of it? A wartime view of pub restrictions After reports linking rising sales of scotch eggs to Tier 2 restrictions, Dr David Beckingham offers a historical perspective on rules regulating pub meals. Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions allow pubs and bars to continue to trade if they can operate like restaurants. They can serve alcohol for consumption on their premises only if it accompanies a ‘substantial meal’. This prompted various media outlets to explore what might count as a legitimate meal. Would a pasty, or perhaps a sausage roll? Or maybe a scotch egg? ‘Many ...