Italian street food brand Sugo and Venezuelan arepa masters Guasa are among the six independent operators to launch at Greenwich Peninsula’s Design District Canteen when it opens next month.
Tell us about yourself and your passion for cheese My love of cheese started exceedingly early, growing up in Lancashire. A good Lancashire cheese was a kitchen staple, and always in the fridge to nibble on. My love of cheese grew even more while working in country house hotels before moving to London and working in event catering and planning. After being made redundant in 2010, I spent a year out and during that time came across a job vacancy for a manager in a cheese shop in Hove, the rest is history. It’s the perfect job to fill my cheese cravings and also working in the hospitality industry that I love.
A NEW restaurant offering fresh local produce and chef takeover evenings has opened at Brighton Marina. Taste Sussex opened for the first time yesterday in the Boardwalk, in the building which previously housed Frankie and Benny’s. The chain s marina restaurant was among the 125 sites to close across the UK last year in a bid to cut costs amid Covid-19. Chef Phil Bartley, who opened the Great British Charcuterie shop and cafe at the marina in 2016 and already runs four kitchens at pubs in Brighton, said he was excited to be launching a restaurant with business partner Steve Pineau. Phil said: We thought it would be fun to do a take on branded restaurants.