Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival
Written by Angelina Manzano Langdon
 This year the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival team will be holding the first ever spring harvest food festival fortnight from 11-21 March which promises a tasty line up of foodie events offering something for everyone. “Our September festival is hugely popular and attracted over 100,000 people last year, so we want to build on that and make the most of all the seasons throughout the year, as Brighton has so much to offer food lovers. You could eat a great meal in a different outlet every single day of the year and frankly not enough people know about it,” said Roger Marlowe, Festival Chair
CAMRA are set to get the party going with the Sussex Beer & Cider Festival at Hove Town Hall (11 – 13 March), where over 200 British ales and ciders will be on offer, including many local Sussex brews. Those who have worked up an appetite after all that ale can sate it at the big Sussex Market which opens on (13-14 March) in New Road, and which will feature the finest gourmet treats, all made by local producers.
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 There will also be a few more unusual events such as the Whisky Festival, at the Hilton Brighton Metropole (20 March); the Chocolate Festival in New Road (20-21 March); and the Brighton Eco Veggie Fayre at Hove Town Hall (20 March). Other unusual dining experiences include Open House Dining, with local homes opening their doors to serve up great food to complete strangers and a local Sunday service from Brighton & Hove Buses will take Brightonians to good food pubs between Brighton and Eastbourne (the 13X departs from Brighton Station at five past the hour from 9am); and there is a huge programme of special events at top local restaurants.
As the festival kicks off, public voting will open for the first ‘Brighton & Hove Foodie Awards’, created by festival partner Natural PR, seeking the city’s best restaurant, best food pub, best café and best food shop. Local people and visitors to the city are encouraged to vote for their favourites at www.brightonfoodawards.com from 11 March until September, when the winners will receive their awards during the festival’s big foodie month of events.
For further information, visit www.brightonfoodfestival.co.uk
 Brighton and Hove food and drink festival calendar of events...
- Thursday 11 - Sunday 21 March : Open House Dining
- Thursday 11 March : Sussex Beer Festival, Hove Town Hall
- Thursday 11 March : Introduction to Permaculture, 2 day course @ Stanmer Park
- Friday 12 March : Sussex Beer Festival, Hove Town Hall
- Saturday 13 March : Sussex Beer Festival, Hove Town Hall
- Saturday 13 March : Big Sussex Market, New Road, Brighton
- Saturday 13 March : Nick & Franco’s Deli Pasta Eating Competition, Brighton Place
- Saturday 13 March : A Taste of Bubbly, The Oriental, Oriental Place, Brighton
- Sunday 14 March : Big Sussex Market, New Road, Brighton
- Sunday 14 March : The Sussex Tour Bus Pub Trail, venues between Brighton & Eastbourne
- Monday 15 March : Terre á Terre ‘Balti Towers’ Night, Terre á Terre, East St, Brighton
- Tuesday 16 March : The Chilli Pickle Masterclass, Meeting House Lane, Brighton
- Tuesday 16 March : New Steine Bistro Supper Club, New Steine Hotel, Brighton
- Tuesday 16 March : The Foragers Feast, The Foragers pub, Stirling Place, Hove
- Tuesday 16 March : Sabai Thai Night, Princes Place (off North St), Brighton
- Wednesday 17 March : Churchill Square Farmer’s Market & Live Food Show, Brighton
- Wednesday 17 March : ‘the restaurant at drakes’ Burgundy Wine Dinner, Brighton
- Thursday 18 March : Hotel du Vin Wine Night, Ship Street, Brighton
- Friday 19 March : Chocolate Dinner, TABLE, Jubilee Square, Brighton
- Saturday 20 March : Brighton Eco Veggie Fair, Hove Town Hall
- Saturday 20 March : The Whisky Festival, Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton
- Saturday 20 March : Brighton Chocolate Festival, New Road, Brighton
- Sunday 21 March : Brighton Chocolate Festival, New Road, Brighton
Sunday 21 March : The Sussex Tour Bus Pub Trail, venues between Brighton & Eastbourne
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