Archives for Local eats
Small Plates Food Festival Returns to St. Leonards
The highly-anticipated Small Plates Food Festival is officially returning to St Leonards this summer on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June. Following previous success, the celebration of local flavours expands…
Top Chef Comes to Sleeper Store
by STEVEN SHORT The Michelin Guide describes Cambridge’s Vanderlyle restaurant as “blending shabby chic styling and designer comfort” and offering a vegetarian tasting menu that “shows imagination and creativity.” Named…
A new cafe for the ‘meeple’ of Hastings
By Jennifer Meredith There’s a new hangout spot in Hastings Old Town for all to enjoy. Whether you’re looking for something different to do on a mid-week evening, a fun…
Seasonal Local Food: Fishbites
Alistair McDonnell gives us a round-up of the fish that is caught in Hastings in each season and suggests some different ways of cooking it. The UK imports 60% to…
Come Dine for Palestine
Foodies are invited to sample a host of Palestinian vegetarian dishes on Saturday 26 November at a one-off event. ‘Come Dine for Palestine’ has been organised jointly by Hastings Friends…
Grape Expectations
STEVEN SHORT talks to local entrepreneurs Jamie and Steph of Vine + Country Tours and gets the inside track on local vineyards with a wine tour. Jamie Thompson was working…
Out with the old…
Old Town vegan favourite evolves, with a new name and menu that includes vegetarian options. Steven Short talks to Dan Wiltshire of A Taste of Vitality. Dan Wiltshire knows a…
What’s the story? La Delizia
Emilia Esposito tells STEVEN SHORT about the delicatessen and restaurant that recently opened in The Old Custom House on the seafront in the Old Town. So … who’s behind the…
Coffee and Cake with a View
By Fiona McGarry August … the perfect time to sit near the beach, looking out to sea with a coffee, feeling the sun, absorbing the salty atmosphere – and eating…
Las Tapas Rock-a-Nore: Exclusively Spanish
By Steven Short If I might be a little A. A. Gill for a moment (ie start a review by talking about myself for ages): I lived in Spain for…
ROOTS: The man behind the menu
William Brewin of St Leonard’s new vegan takeaway ‘Roots’ tells us about his foodie journey. How did the idea for Roots come about? During second phase of lockdown I started…
The Seadog
By Steven Short Joseph Ryan and Holly Murdoch know a thing or two about running pubs. Twelve years ago, Joseph, originally from Ireland, opened Howl at the Moon in Hackney,…
Now open: The Cove
Fairlight must be relieved and delighted to finally have its pub back in action – following its closure in 2016. The new owners of The Cove are Henry David, who…
St Mary’s Café & Bar: Sunny days and dirty nights
Straddling the old and new towns of Hastings, St Mary’s Café & Bar forms the gateway to St Mary’s in the Castle. Fiona McGarry went there to experience its relaxed…
Will You Walk into My Parlour?
By Fiona McGarry Nowadays, we may associate a ‘parlour’ with funerals, beauty, ice cream or even milking cows. Luckily, this restaurant is named more for its more traditional meaning of…