Posted by Lizzie Enfield on 9th April 2016
Plates VS Slates, What Do You Think? I have a few bits of crockery at home made by a company called ‘people will always need plates.’ They sell a range of architecture inspired homeware, based on the premise that people will always need plates. You’d think so wouldn’t you? But if you’ve eaten out recently,…
Posted by Lizzie Enfield on 20th March 2016
Doggy Bags Explained Not so long ago we had a slightly awkward post meal encounter with a waitress. No, we weren’t querying the bill or pointing out that service was already included but my mother, who is both hard of hearing and plain of speaking (which means she often voices her plain thoughts at full…
Posted by Lizzie Enfield on 11th March 2016
Din With Your Dinner? There’s a restaurant in central Brighton, which I used to go to a lot. The food’s great, the service is good and the atmosphere is convivial. What more could you ask for? Well, to be able to hear yourself speak and what others are saying for starters. And less of the…
Posted by Jodie Wallis on 28th December 2015
Living off the land I consider myself as someone with a very healthy attitude towards food. By ‘healthy’ what I mean is that I wholeheartedly appreciate, enjoy and recognise good quality food. I don’t take it for granted, and I get a great deal of pleasure from purchasing, cooking and eating it. A fresh and…
Posted by Finola Robinson on 20th December 2015
Fermented Foods Workshop Octopus Alchemy By Finola Robinson, December 2015 There’s no doubt about it, fermented foods have become a bit of a buzzword recently. It’s a funny turn of events really, given that people have been using fermentation for thousands for years to preserve food and drinks naturally, without refrigeration. But why the sudden revival…
Posted by Lizzie Enfield on 14th December 2015
Brighton’s New Shoreditch? Once one of the most run down areas of the city, London Road has been dubbed “the New Shoreditch” and, while you might want to take this with a pinch of salt, the salt is likely to be hand raked Sel de Carmargue, sourced form the new look Open Market’s Pacta Now…
Posted by Rhys Trussler on 11th July 2015
The call of the sea – Brighton’s seafront bars Graham Greene’s novel “Brighton Rock” describes the hordes of day trippers swarming from station to seafront in a way that does not seem to have changed in 80 years. Before that The Prince of Wales, to become King George IV, built his pleasure palace here. The…
Valentine’s chocolates Guest post by Jayne Hopper, Reach for Nutrition, Brighton Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Chocolate is most definitely on the menu whether it is bought by a loved one with a symbolic meaning of love, or a treat for yourself because, after all, your worth it! Does it its appeal to you…
Wines for Valentine’s Day Whether you’re looking to pop a big question over a bottle of bubbles or cosy up with a lovingly prepared home-cooked meal; Valentine’s day is a special occasion that calls for a bottle of something special. A romantic evening in needs everything to go right, and the last thing you want…
