A Brighton food blog.
Oh, hello! It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Well, look, after the year and a bit we’ve all had, I’m here to share some bloody fantastic news and that is that there are new restaurants opening in Brighton once again! If you hadn’t heard on …
Here’s a run-down of the Top 20 restaurants at this year’s Brighton’s Best Restaurant Awards 2020.
It’s that time again! Brighton’s fourth annual OctoberBEST festival is back from 4th – 20th October 2019. If you’re new to OctoberBEST, let me fill you in. Every year, Brighton’s Best Restaurants announce Brighton’s Top 20 Restaurants, as voted for by foodies, bloggers, journalists and hospitality professionals. Later in the year …
Officially entering its sixth year, Veganuary has come around once again. With more and more big brands jumping on the bandwagon to bring out dedicated vegan menus or products, it’s become a more attractive challenge than ever before – in fact, Veganuary predicted that this …
Cosmic Pizza has launched in The West Hill Tavern pub, offering a range of tasty topping combinations as well as Brighton’s first bottomless pizza brunch! The West Hill Tavern was taken over around a year ago by Ben and Heather Piston, and restored to create …
The Ivy in the Lanes has announced that the brasserie will open its doors on Wednesday 2 May 2018, with reservation lines open from today. The Ivy in the Lanes will bring all-day dining, seven days a week, from dawn until dusk. With every location in The …
What’s got Brighton so cheesed off? (Hint: It rhymes with The Schmig Schmeese Schmestival) What is it about cheese festivals?! We don’t seem to have much luck in Brighton. Let me take you back to last summer to set the scene. Around June time, social …
But the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership still needs your help. Earlier this month, the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership launched Kit Out The Kitchen, a crowdfunding campaign to raise £20,000 to transform a disused office space into a community kitchen where local people can …
Hang on, Edendum… I’ve heard that name before, right? You have indeed, and the very same people have been working on something new – Introducing The Coffee Break, by Edendum. From their vision of creating more of a community hub within East Street, owners Diego and …
A brand new cookbook has been released, featuring over 25 recipes from some of our favourite restaurants, cafes and suppliers in Brighton & Sussex. Some of our most loved foodie joints across Brighton & Sussex have shared their secrets in a brand new cookbook, published …
As part of Brighton’s October Best restaurant festival, The Chilli Pickle have created Al and D’s Toddy Shop. Based on the roadside drinking shacks in Kerala, the dish reflects some of South India’s best street food and nods to the popular palm wine. Enormous platters …
Yes, you heard right – the first ever Sussex Gin and Fizz Festival is coming to Lewes! This Saturday, 30th September, an entire festival for local gin and sparkling wine is being held at Southover Grange Gardens – which gives me the perfect opportunity to …
Deltic Group bring Steinbeck & Shaw to Brighton Steinbeck & Shaw is a brand new bar to Brighton’s notorious West Street. West Street?! I can hear you thinking, but do bear with me. Opening within the Tardis-like building that houses Pryzm and Odeon (I honestly can never get …
The Brighton food community has been all of a flutter once more with the anticipation of new restaurant, Pascere. In my short experience as a food blogger, it’s a funny thing being part of a food community. News explodes seemingly from out of nowhere, and …
Master the art of sourdough pizza at Franco Manca! Franco Manca started life as a neighbourhood pizzeria in Brixton, London. You may remember, from my first review of Franco Manca when they opened in central Brighton last spring, that the establishment has undergone a swift upscale, growing …
The How to Eat Well tour & Tiny Budget Cooking Last weekend, I was invited along to the launch of Bluebird’s How to Eat Well book tour in Brighton. Partnering with Twitter, the tour involved panel discussions with some of our most prominent food writers currently, …
The Third Place turns one! If you follow me across social media, you may have seen that I recently celebrated my blog’s first birthday! I can’t quite believe it’s been a whole year since I threw all caution to the wind and started The Third …
Brightonians rejoice, for there is finally a restaurant worth visiting at Brighton Marina! I’ve long had an issue with the restaurant quality down at the marina. Of course, most of your Italian chains are good for a consistent and tasty (if not slightly inauthentic) meal, …
This giveaway has now ended. Get your stretchy pants at the ready, the Foodies Festival is coming back to Brighton! The UK’s biggest celebration of food, drink and wellbeing is kicking off at Hove Lawns this May Bank Holiday. I’m super thrilled to be heading over for …
A whole festival for coffee you say!? Yes, such a thing does exist and it is right up my street! Organised as part of UK Coffee Week (which is happening right now FYI), the event showcases the best coffee roasters and shops, food and drink …
Tonight I had the very exciting privilege of taking three guests for an evening of pizza trialling at the much anticipated Franco Manca, a Neapolitan style pizza restaurant opening on Regent Street in Brighton this Friday! When I heard Franco Manca was the latest Neapolitan style …