Cooking Up Culinary Delights At Coast
College restaurant trains the chefs of tomorrow By Steven Short How many Hastings restaurants can you name? You probably know a couple in New Town, or on George Street in the Old Town, but what about the restaurant next to…
Mama Putts the Man Behind the Menu
Jerome ‘Jerry’ Odibi opened his St Leonards restaurant 10 years ago. Here he tells Steven Short the key tothe eatery’s longevity and his passion for hospitality. Where are you from and how long have you been in St Leonards? I’m from…
Galleria: The People Behind the Menu
Gianluca Tozzi and Jack Booth opened their Norman Road seafood restaurant during challenging times. Here Jack tells Steven Short how they did ; Where are you from and when did you move to St Leonard’s? Gianluca was born in Manfredonia,…
Chocolate lovers >rejoice
Local chocolate company opens bricks-and-mortar flagship shore By Steven Short Coastal Cocoa’s James Bridger has been a chocolate lover for as long as he can remember and according to his family, even longer than that, telling me, “Apparently, I once…
New Noodles in Town
Weekly pop up brings the Japanese staple to the Old Town Some things, like pizza, lend themselves to takeaway and home delivery, but there are some things that really only work in a restaurant. Ramen is definitely one of them.…
A Special, and Sweet, Delivery
NEW micro-bakery brings tasty babka to your door By Steven Short While the rest of the world was making banana bread, Pasha Milburn was busy perfecting another kind of bake: babka, which she now sells under the guise of Small…
Small, but perfectly formed
Introducing Le Petit Balcon, a new opening on Robertson Street. By Steven Short If you’ve ever dipped into George Street’s café culture you will know Nette Carter from Le Petit Fi café, which she opened in 2012. Nette, who moved…
Sweet Sensation
A new George Street confectioners is proving a hit with tourists andlocals alike. By Steven Short Guy Bart-Smith only opened Roly’s Fudge Shop on George Street during the May Bank Holiday, but his relationship with one of Britain’s favourite sweets…
From pop up to permanent:
New flavours at The Prince Albert By Steven Short Wife and husband cooking team Helen and Richard Groves recently took over the cooking at Prince Albert, following a successful series of pops-ups during lockdown. “I’ve known Matt and his wife…