Meet the team
Ramin and Jane Mostowfi - Co-Directors
Ramin and Jane are the husband and wife duo behind Food for Friends. Their shared love of food and eating out meant that these two were destined to leave the corporate world and own a restaurant, a dream that was fulfilled in 2004 when they took over Food for Friends.
Ramin is originally form Iran, and brings tales of sunnier lands and exotic Persian flavours. Prior to Food for Friends Ramin worked as a Management Consultant throughout the UK, now he is an expert at developing new dishes and running a successful restaurant.
Jane is a mastermind with recipes, there is not a cookbook worth having that she doesn't own. She works closely with the chefs to consistently develop new ideas for dishes, and has adapted hundreds of recipes to allow for the various dietary requirements catered for in the restaurant. It is never a rare sight to find Jane in the kitchen, baking and desserts are her speciality!
Kalil Samuel Resende - Head Chef
Kalil has been with Food for Friends for four and half years, working his way up to becoming Food for Friends head chef. Originally from Portugal Kalil trained at cookery school in Lisbon before joining the embassy cookery school in London, going onto to work in French, English, Japanese and Middle Eastern restaurants around the world.
As a long established member of the team, Kalile has a great knowledge of our dishes, and the challenges of meat free cooking.
Anna - Assistant Manager
Anna has been with Food for Friends for two years now. Origianlly from Poland, Anna moved to the UK 8 years ago, working as a restaurant manager in London before moving to Brighton. Anna brings great energy and enthusiasm to the team and a passion for vegetarian cooking.