Posted by Nick on 3rd July 2017
A big fish in Brighton’s restaurant scene Duncan Ray is the head, and only, chef and owner of The Little Fish Market in Hove. He has been steadily establishing the restaurant over the past four years, often going unnoticed in the city, but making waves within the food scene. The Little Fish Market is the…
Posted by Nick on 28th June 2017
Head chef & director at Petit Pois – David Roy Here we meet David, ex Riddle and Finns Head Chef who has now partnered with his wife, Ivana to realise their dream of opening their own French restaurant in Brighton, Petit Pois. David comes from French town called Royan, which is located on the Atlantic coast,…
Posted by Nick on 10th May 2017
Chef at Señor Buddha – John Reed In a city where there are so many restaurants vying for your attention you need something special to make you stand out from the crowd. One restaurant that has successfully, and tastefully, done this is Senor Buddha on London road. The restaurant has taken influences from Asia and…
Posted by Caroline on 8th March 2017
Meeting Matt Ottley from the Salt Room Matt Ottley is the bar manager at The Salt Room on Brighton’s seafront, a modern restaurant located underneath the Hilton hotel offering tasty seafood and delicious cocktails. Find out what makes Matt tick… What do you do and how do you describe your job? My passion is service and…
Posted by Caroline on 7th March 2017
Meet Lerato Umah-Shaylor, founder & chef at Lerato’s WILD AFRICA Lerato is a British-Nigerian food writer, TV chef and journalist living in Sussex. She writes a food column for The Guardian in Nigeria and creates private dining experiences, cookery classes and supper clubs in London and Sussex. Anyone who comes across Lerato either in person or…
Posted by Emma Harrel on 22nd February 2017
Meet Sam Ireland, Head Chef at The Independent Pub When The Independent Pub were seeking a chef to take over the reins of their relatively new, but fast establishing pub restaurant they knew it was never going to easy but, when they met with Sam Ireland, previously of The Basketmakers, they knew they had their man! He…
Posted by Editor on 12th September 2016
Meet Dave Mothersill Dave Mothersill is Head Chef at The Salt Room in Brighton. Having worked in kitchens since he was 16, he was worked in some of Brighton’s best restaurants including The Coal Shed, The Ginger Pig, Havana, Hotel du Vin and The Real Eating Company. Which is your favourite food and/ or ingredient to…
Posted by Nick on 2nd August 2016
Meet Apostolos Tanakas, Sous Chef, Browns Brighton Originating from Greece I am extremely passionate about food. There are some many different flavours and textures that I enjoy collaborating with and I find my job very exciting. Being a chef has its difficulties, i.e. long hours, however the rewards exceed all effects and I am lucky…
Posted by Nick on 12th July 2016
Katie Groves and Felix Alexander, Co Owners of Wildcat Whiskies, July 2016 Wildcat Whiskies was formed in 2014 after Katie and Felix’s first holiday to Scotland. They decided almost by chance to visit a whisky distillery – and became instantly fascinated by the people, the process and the spirit. After many more visits to distilleries, extensive…
Posted by Caroline on 6th July 2016
Meet Lee Redman, Head Chef, The Jetty, Brighton Harbour Hotel I’ve been in kitchens since the age of 13! Being moved from pot wash to learning how to prepare and cook (starting with endless amounts of peeling and picking parsley!) yet I still found it interesting… it must’ve been the £3.15p per hour! I completed a three…
