Welcome to Women in Hospitality

Women in Hospitality is a dedicated content series and event community created by Restaurants Brighton. It is designed to celebrate, connect, and empower the women shaping the local food and drink scene.

The Interview Series: A collection of deep-dive interviews with female chefs, founders, and operators

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Why Women in Hospitality: Celebrating female leaders, this series champions mentorship and work-life balance to inspire the next generation of women in senior hospitality..

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Connect & Grow: join us at our next meet-up to connect with peers and industry leaders. Experience the vibrant community behind the scenes.

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Join our Community: Morning socials to  Women in Wine evenings, our curated events are designed to connect, inspire, and support.

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Why Women in Hospitality

The series highlights the importance of inclusive kitchen cultures, mentorship, and work-life balance, aiming to inspire the next generation of women to pursue senior roles in hospitality.

Meet the Team

Meet the team behind our Women in Hospitality events. Discover who we are, what we stand for, and the passions that drive us to support our local industry.

Behind the Scenes: The Women in Hospitality Team

Women in Hospitality Brighton is organised by Restaurants Brighton, a platform that has connected the city’s hospitality community for more than 15 years. As organisers of the BRAVOs, Brighton’s biggest food and drink awards, Restaurants Brighton has built an extensive network of influential hospitality professionals across Sussex. Perfectly positioned within the industry, the events are designed to bring together women working across hospitality, creating opportunities to connect, collaborate, share experiences and build meaningful relationships within Brighton’s thriving food, drink and hospitality community.

Be Inspired Together

Women in Hospitality Brighton is about bringing people together in an open, welcoming and creative environment. It’s a space to share ideas, experiences and inspiration with others working across Brighton and Sussex hospitality. Whether you work front of house, in kitchens, events, marketing, management or supply, everyone is encouraged to be part of the conversation. Meet new people, support one another, collaborate and help grow a stronger, more connected hospitality community. Most importantly, spread the word, invite friends and colleagues, and help us build something genuinely positive together.

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Women in Hospitality is an interview series celebrating women working across the hospitality industry, sharing their stories, careers and experiences.

 

The series is hosted in Brighton and focuses on women working across Brighton, Hove and Sussex hospitality. It is organised by Restaurants Brighton which is the number 1 food and drink guide for the city. 

It features women from across the hospitality sector, including chefs, restaurant owners, hotel owners, managers, suppliers, marketers and industry leaders.

 

The series covers the full hospitality industry, including restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, events, supply chains and wider hospitality roles.

Women in Hospitality is hosted by Restaurants Brighton, a long-established platform supporting and connecting the Brighton and Sussex hospitality industry.

 

It was created to highlight, celebrate and amplify the voices of women working across Brighton and Sussex hospitality.

 

Interviews are published twice weekly as part of an ongoing series featuring women from across the regional hospitality scene. Interviews are shared across the hospitality community via the monthly Tip Jar industry newsletter. 

 

Yes, while based in Brighton, the series also includes women working across the wider Sussex hospitality industry. From Worthing to Cuckfield, Fulking to Eastbourne. 

 
 

 

The aim is to inspire, connect and showcase women in hospitality while strengthening visibility and community across the industry.

 
 

 

Women working in Brighton or Sussex hospitality can contact Restaurants Brighton to be considered for future interviews. Plus, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get notifications about forthcoming events. 

 
 

 

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