Food & Drink Hove MP selects his Tiffin Cup entry for 2014 Following a deluge of suggestions from residents for the top curry restaurant, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has selected Azaro as his entry for the 2014 Tiffin Cup competition. Azaro, which recently opened on Church Road in Hove, will now have the opportunity to compe By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink City’s food business hygiene continues to improve Brighton & Hove’s food safety plan for 2014/15 reveals standards of hygiene in the coty’s food businesses have continued to improve. The percentage of food premises achieving a standard of 3 to 5 on food hygiene ratings has increased from 91.4% in December 2012 to 92.9% in January 2014. The number o By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink Hove MP Weatherley to choose best local curry house Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is holding a competition to find the best South Asian restaurant in his Hove constituency. The winner will be put forward as Hove and Portslade’s entrant in the 2014 Tiffin Cup. Once again, Mike is calling on his constituents to nominate t By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Food & Drink Restaurant fined after mouse droppings found A Brighton restaurant has pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to keep its premises clean after council food safety officers discovered mouse droppings in a saucepan. Palor Ltd., who run the Ocean Restaurant at 43-45 Kings Road Brighton, was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,862.50 follow By Besi • 1 min read
Community News New Steine supper club supports the Beacon The New Steine Bistro will be raising money for the Sussex Beacon at their popular Supper Club on Tuesday, December 3 during World Aids Week. You will be treated to an fine menu supported by Natural Farms with a selection of wines chosen and explained by Henry Butler of Butler Wines. On arrival you By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Win tickets to see Robin Cousins and Ruthie Henshaw this Christmas Starr Trust patron Robin Cousins and West End legend Ruthie Henshall to appear at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel for a festive concert of Christmas songs. Following the huge success of February’s An Evening with Robin Cousins, the star of ITV’s Dancing on Ice is once again providing an exclusiv By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink Brighton Anti-Bullying charity partner with local Burger Brothers to produce charity burger National anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label has teamed up with Brighton burger restaurant, Burger Brothers (on North Road) to produce the DTL Quattro Charity Burger for Anti-Bullying Week. The burger will be available from November 18 until November 22 and 50% of revenue from sales will be donat By Besi • 2 min read
Community News World AIDS Day Lunch Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club, is holding a special World AIDS Day Lunch on Friday November 29. Along with members and volunteers, guests from partner organisations have been invited as a special thank you for the support they have given the charity all year. To coincide with World AIDS Day, th By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink Brighton and Hove diners are tight tippers Giggling Squid reveals wide differential in tips across group Giggling Squid the Thai restaurant chain has reaveled figures which show a marked contrast in the level of tips left by customers at its different branches throughout the country. Henley-on-Thames tops the table with an average tip of 9 By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink Hove takeaway fined Mr Muharrem Kartal, owner of Golden Fried Chicken, 22 Church Road, Hove, pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates Court today, August 27, to 17 counts of failing to comply with food hygiene regulations on January 15 and 25, 2013 and failing to improve after repeated visits and advice from the council By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink Cycling themed cafe to open on The Level Work is at an advanced stage for the opening of the city’s first cycling themed café at The Level. New business Velo has been offered the lease on the eco-café marking the latest development in Brighton & Hove City Council’s £2.3 million restoration of The Level. Councillor Pete West, chair of the c By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink Mzz KIMBERLEY makes rare Brighton appearance The New Steine Hotel & Bistro are staging a dinner and show to raise money for Brighton Pride on Wednesday, July 24 at 7pm. An evening of delicious French food will be followed by a live show from the UK’s favourite import from Detroit, Michigan, Mzz Kimberley, singing songs from her youth including By Besi • 1 min read
