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Sunday Lunch at The Marina Fountain
MEL HUGHES On an unusually warm and bright October Sunday, with the hum and sight of drones and hang gliders over St Leonards Gardens, I wended my way to The…
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NICKY TORODE & SONJA COLMAN of Creative Concoctions - a social enterprise, boosting creative health It’s not going to win the veggie beauty contest, but it definitely wins hearts in…
Coffee Culturein Hastings & St Leonards
HIP introduces a new regular column by THE SECRET BARISTA, who has been touring some local coffee shops to find out more about the arcane art of making coffee I…
Barista and the Shack
Where better to start the journey than at Barista and the Shack on the St Leonards promenade, run by Jeremy and Justine. So I asked them what you have to…
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NICKY TORODE & SONJA COLMAN of Creative Concoctions - a local social enterprise, boosting creative health Who doesn’t love the look of this glossy, wine-red vegetable with its little green…
The Poverty of Modern British Cuisine
TIM SEARLE argues that modern British cuisine is hollow Tyson on UnsplashChicken nugget: ‘profoundly infantile’ According to the media, we British seem to think of our modern cuisine as an…
Caffeine Scene
A ‘speciality coffee’ bar has opened in St Leonards. TESSA BOASE meets the man behind Chucky’s Baristro Cagri Turan Cagri ‘Chucky’ Turan is a busy man, fielding calls from equatorial…
What Makes a Great Coffee Shop?
FIONA MCGARRY I toyed with the idea of a list of the HIP team’s top 10 coffee shops in Hastings and St Leonards, but I’ve witnessed the angry responses this…
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NICKY TORODE & SONJA COLMAN of Creative Concoctions - a local social enterprise, boosting creative health Courgettes, or zucchinis as they’re known in other parts, are the perfect summer ingredient.…
The Crown’s Marinated Chicken, Flatbread and Coleslaw
TESS SWAN This dish is currently being served on the Crown’s seasonal menu and was created by sous chef JODY MORTON, who has been part of their team for nine…
Introducing Bunka
A trio of foodies announce an exciting series of pop-ups. STEVEN SHORT investigates. The world of hospitality is not going through a particularly sunny patch right now (hard to get…
Sunshine and Cocktails
FIONA MCGARRY visits deluxe restaurant and cinema, The Sussex Exchange The first time I visited The Sussex Exchange, I was struck by the fact that the clientele were nearly all…
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NICKY AND SONJA of Creative Concoctions - a local social enterprise, boosting creative health Nothing says summer’s round the corner louder than a bright, juicy strawberry! Is your mouth watering…
New Prix Fixe Menu at the Royal
FIONA MCGARRY The Royal in St Leonards has made some changes. It now operates seven days a week and has a bar snack menu including cheese toasties, sausage rolls and…
Every GoodBoy (and Girl) Deserves Flavour
FIONA MCGARRY speaks to Kimberley Duke, co-founder of Life Kitchen: a cookery school providing free classes showing people how to tackle taste loss after illness Amongst other things that come…
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NICKY AND SONJA of Creative Concoctions - a local social enterprise, boosting creative health. Rhubarb! Rhubarb! Rhubarb! No, we’re not talking nonsense this month. Or any other, for that matter!…
Wicked Leeks
In fact, Leeks were traditionally considered virtuous and were linked to St David (a teetotal vegetarian). So what could be better to cook right now as St David’s Day approaches?…
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A vegetable this colourful, hearty and earthy has got to be good for you, right? Yes, the humble beetroot is an all-round winner: versatile, packed with nutrients and deep purples…
Eat Write Love: Pears
NICKY AND SONJA of Creative Concoctions – a local social enterprise, boosting creative health. Fancy something light, tangy and crunchy to go with all those crackers you bought over Christmas…
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NICKY AND SONJA of Creative Concoctions - a local social enterprise, boosting creative health. This recipe is going to stop the haters – the sprout haters! A bold claim but…
Food for Sharing
Ben Turner HIP talks to Kate Harris of The Shared Table. Kate will be running a special pop-up night in Stooge Coffee from 6–9pm on Monday 4th December, serving a…
The Old Pawn Shop
HELEN GROVES investigates an exciting new café/bar in The Old Town. Helen Groves I think many of us have walked past the green building in George Street and wondered whether…
Climate Action in the Kitchen
EDWINA HUGHES As we start to focus more on the climate emergency, many of us are asking what we can do differe;lntly to live in a more sustainable way. Eating…
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NICKY AND SONJA of Creative Concoctions The good old apple! Beautiful to look at, versatile to cook with, the comforting companion to warming winter dinners. Not today! In today’s column,…
Peruvian Night at Cumbia Kitchen
HELEN GROVES It’s good to back at Hastings Independent after a very busy few months for me. As the weather was still unseasonably glorious last Friday, we grabbed the last…
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NICKY and SONJA of Creative Concoctions What doesn’t say ‘autumn’ louder than a loveable pumpkin? In today’s column, we bring you our tried-and-tasted Pumpkin Autumn Salad, nutritional info and journaling…
The Grumpy Cook
STEVEN SHORT meets a man on a mission to tackle food poverty who has opened a café in the town centre. Steven Short Barry Ashley’s CV includes managing public swimming…
Plum Crumble Bars
FIONA MCGARRY There are several good reasons to eat plums: they contain a lot of vitamins and minerals; they are particularly high in antioxidants and hence reduce inflammation; also, like…
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NICKY AND SONJA of Creative Concoctions Creative Concoctions is a social enterprise, boosting creative health. Welcome to our first Eat Write Love column – sharing beneficial ways to enhance your…
Moroccan Delights
FIONA MCGARRY Moroccan gastronomy developed from a combination of Berber, Andalusi, Mediterranean and Arab cuisines. It’s all about big flavours and is more heavily spiced than Middle Eastern food; for example,…
St Andrew’s Mews Food
STEVEN SHORT Apple Tatin Crepes David Sunney recently took over St Andrew’s Mews in what is now called ‘Queen’s Road Quarter’ with a view to breathing life back into this…
Open Gardens Go Edible
Food growers in and around Hastings and St Leonards are opening their plots and gardens to the public for the first Edible Open Gardens weekend. HANNAH ROBBINS explains. Town GrownStonelynk…
Pump House
A new café/bistro in Alexandra Park opens at last. STEVEN SHORT finds out more. Anyone who’s ever opened a café, bar or restaurant will know that opening dates can often…
La Belle Vue: Restaurant on the Pier
STEVEN SHORT When Keir Halliday was thinking about opening her new restaurant, there was one location that was head and shoulders above the others. “I chose the pier because it’s…
Have Fun and Veganise
Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Vegan Richard Makin, blogger and creator of School Night Vegan, recently launched his new book: Anything You Can Cook, I Can Cook Vegan.…
Ready, steady… Karma
MAGGIE ALDERSON The volunteer cooks at this St Leonards-based community kitchen have a fresh challenge each week, making 70 lunches from entirely random batches of donated ; We’ve all had…
Scallops in the Green
KIERAN MCGARRY I recently read that 14-25 May is ‘Be Nice to Nettles Week’. Recalling the ear-splitting howls when small children brush against the smallest of plants, I initially thought…
It’s Pieday – I’m in Love
Last week was British Pie Week: an event that started as a campaign to get people making more pies at home. Over the past few years, it has transformed into…
Marcus Clayton’s tips for cooking sustainably
When cooking, I like to try and use as much of the product and reduce as much waste as possible. As you are cooking it’s good practice to work with…
Local Chef Competes in Final of International Competition
STEVEN SHORT speaks to Marcus Clayton, the UK’s representative in a prestigious cooking competition in Milan. “I saw a post on Instagram by Sat Bains inviting people to enter the…