The co-founder and chef of popular Knaresborough pub The Bear at Carriages has left the business after two years.
Sam Pullan acquired the pub, then called the Carriages, on the town’s High Street in 2020 with business partner Josh Dixon.
Following a £100,000 investment in renovating the pub, it reopened amid multiple covid lockdowns during the summer of the same year.
After helping to open the pub back up and develop a seasonal menu with his team, Mr Pullan has now confirmed he will be leaving the business.
He said:
“After two years of success in Knaresborough, it’s time for me to seek out new and exciting opportunities elsewhere in the region whether that’s working with some of the finest chef’s that Yorkshire has to offer or staging my own public chef demos at food festivals to inspire others.
“Being creative is the foundation of what drives me to be a better restaurateur and chef and having created something really special with the Bear at Carriages,
“I now want to move in a totally new direction and start afresh with something equally unique and different that further enhances Yorkshire’s hospitality reputation and provides a new challenge for me personally. The hunt for what the future holds is already on so watch this space.
“I wish John and the remaining team all the best for the future.”
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