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Interviews: People in Hospitality
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Conversations with chefs, front of house and the people of hospitality across Brighton and Sussex
From MasterChef and Great British Menu winners to the everyday people of hospitality, this is where we sit down with those shaping Brighton and Sussex’s food and drink scene. Some names you will recognise from the television, others you have probably walked past without knowing their story, either way, we ask what actually drives them.
Wanderlust and A Taste of Japan
Japan’s Influence on UK Cuisine The one thing that strikes me about Japanese cuisine is how integral it has become
21st March 2025
Tom Surgey On Sussex Wine 2024
The Sussex Wine Harvest 2024 “Without question the hardest year I have experienced since I started viticulture” Luke Spalding, Everflyht
30th October 2024
Casazul on sustainability
Hidden treasures off the high street Brighton’s Open Market, between London Road and The Level, sits far away from the
31st August 2022
Michael Bremner
Meet Michael Bremner Our quick fire Q & A with Michael Bremner from 64 Degrees. From Scotland to London
11th January 2022
Meet Simon Hope
Meet Simon Hope – The Crabtree in Horsham Simon Hope is a well known figure in Sussex hospitality and this
11th November 2021
Meet Raz Helalat
Raz Helalat Interview We interview Raz Helalat from Brighton’s Coal Shed Restaurant. The Coal Shed Brighton is located in the
10th November 2021
Chef Interview: Steven Edwards on etch.’s Journey to the Top of Hove Dining
From MasterChef Champion to Hove Essential A decade after winning MasterChef: The Professionals, Steven Edwards has spent the years since
3rd April 2021
Greek Dessert Recipe with Nostos
Traditional Greek Dessert – Saragli We chat with the head chef at Nostos restaurant in Hove, Alexandros Tzimos, as he
30th March 2021
Chef interview with Duncan Ray, The Little Fish Market, Hove
A big fish in Brighton’s restaurant scene Duncan Ray is the head, and only, chef and owner of The Little
3rd July 2020
Interview with Chef David Roy from Petit Pois
Head Chef David Roy Here we meet Chef David Roy, ex Riddle and Finns Head Chef who has now partnered
28th June 2020
Perfect Roast Potatoes
Perfect Roast Potatoes | The Cleveland Arms – Brighton We chat to Chloe Dixon, Sous Chef at The Cleveland Arms
25th March 2020
Oli Hyde Interview
Oli Hyde from The Flour Pot Bakery Meet Oli Hyde from Brighton. In a highly competitive Brighton café market, one
26th February 2020
Q&A with Brighton Cookery School founder Messa Ben
Brighton Cookery School – Messa Ben From hen dos and corporate parties to a ‘Teens Can Cook’ masterclass, Messa Ben
17th October 2019
Jean Delport on Becoming a Chef
Jean Delport on becoming a chef – Restaurant Interlude From South Africa to the UK, we meet Jean Delport, the
29th August 2019
From award-winning kitchens to the everyday work of hospitality
Some of the people we talk to have cooked on national television, others keep a bar running or a floor moving on a Friday night. Both stories belong here just as much as the other.
Conversations that go beyond the menu
We are less interested in a standard chef’s biography and more in what actually brought someone into hospitality, what keeps them there, and what they would change if they could. We also love finding out where they like to eat in the city.
Years of getting to know Brighton’s hospitality scene
We have been talking to the people running this city’s kitchens, bars and floors for a long time now, long enough to know most of them by name before we sit down for these interviews.