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Plant the Seed vegan sandwiches By Steven Short Vegan sandwich makers Jennifer McNeill and Hayley Roe originally started their delivery business Plant the Seed as a pop-up in Walthamstow last July. Finding themselves furloughed and facing unemployment – Jennifer from…
Rating the Dragon:
We review Double Dragon Chinese takeaway By Steven Short We moved to Hastings in the middle of Lockdown. Not knowing anyone here meant that we couldn’t ask for recommendations of where and what to eat, and there’s only so much…
Wild Garlic Adventures
By Helen Groves I’m always excited when we get to wild garlic season. There’s nothing better than making food from something you have picked for free! It’s plentiful in shady woodland; in Hastings check out Alexandra Park for good supplies…
The Pier Will Be Packed With Exciting Small Business This Summer and Beyond
By Jenni Meredith From becoming a fan park to hosting Queer on the Pier, it looks to be an exciting summer for Hastings Pier. I’m sure that locals will be flocking like seagulls to eat up the entertainment – but…
BBQ Project at Hastings Pier
Hastings and St Leonards are quite the happening places right now. The development of The Source Courtyard, the work on the caves near Home Ground Kitchen and of course the rebirth of the Pier, reopening a week after Easter on…
Joyful Roots Katsu Curry
By Helen Groves I picked up a bag of lovely organic veg for only £10 from the Joyful Roots pop-up at Sugarpie Honeybuns café and made this Katsu Curry with it. You can use any vegetables you like and it’s…
Community Enterprise Sparks Joy within the Town and the Kitchen
Local community organisation Black Butterfly (@blk_butterfly) have started to provide organic fruit and veg through their newest project Joyful Roots Lillie Pierce spoke to founder Dawn Dublin to discuss how their project looks to bring about change and positivity while…
Grassroots Food for All
Hastings Food Action started up in October 2020 in response to free school meals being rejected by MPs. The original aim of locals Lillian Pierce, Chloe Counter, Lily Gutierrez and Annie Williams was to give vulnerable families in Hastings and…
Veganuary
Chatting with the Breakfast Punx Whether you are part of the Hastings vegan scene, or you just appreciate delicious doughnuts and coffee, you have probably heard of Sham City Roasters (@shamcityroasters) and Deadbeat Doughnuts (@deadbeatdoughnuts) run by Dave and Siobhan.…
A Canteen, but not like in Dinnerladies
By Helen Drake As if being a freelance journalist, author and film-maker weren’t enough, Jody Sabral has recently started a catering business specialising in Anatolian cuisine. She is joined in this venture by her Turkish best friend of 15 years,…