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Tis the season to... paint our windows!
Local artist paints unique festive designs on the restaurant windows
28/11/2011
We decided to leave the tinsel and baubles in the boxes downstairs in favour of something really unique this Christmas. Brighton is brimming with artistic talent and we wanted to make the most of this in our fabulous South Lanes location.
After a quick Facebook campaign, we found Alice Pattulo who graduated from Brighton University in 2010 with a First Class Honours in Illustration. Working predominantly with screen printing, Alice is inspired by the 1950s both in her work and the way she dresses.
After finally sourcing the right pens in the perfect (and much debated) Christmas colours, Alice got to work - creating simple but beautiful festives designs of trees, robins, snowflakes, lights and tinsel, scattered over our massive windows.
We couldn't be happier with the results and think it creates a really cosy, arty and festive environment for our December customers. Perfect to gaze at whilst the shoppers shuffle past and you enjoy a spicy glass of mulled wine!
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Britain's Best Dish: The Chefs
Food for Friends on ITV1's professional cooking competition.
16/11/2011
We were absolutely delighted to be selected by ITV to participate in Britain’s Best Dish: The Chefs. With all restaurants featuring in the Good Food Guide, the programme unites some of Britain's best chefs while celebrating great British cooking.
Three carnivorous judges made it more of a challenge for vegetarian cooking but Head Chef Lisa did us proud with her beautiful Wild Mushroom and Suet Pudding (served with a potato and parsnip gateaux, redcurrant port reduction, sticky braised cabbage and chestnut cream). You can judge Lisa's dish for yourselves as it's on our sensational Christmas 2011 Menu.
The programme is shown at 5pm on Wednesday 15th November 2011 or catch up on ITV Player.
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Pumpkin Carving with Middle Street School
We invited 10 pupils to design and help carve pumpkins for Halloween!
21/10/2011
The combination of sharp kitchen knives, enthusiastic children and cakes could have been a recipe for complete disaster but the morning turned out to be a spooky success!
Head Chef Lisa started the event with a fascinating history of Halloween and the pumpkin - apparently we used to carve potatoes and turnips instead! It was then time for the serious bit - designing the pumpkin faces. After intercepting a few 'creative' efforts, the adults took over and helped the children transfer their creations onto their chosen pumpkins with tracing paper. We then let the little ones sit back and relax with some fresh brownies and scones while we had the tricky job of carving the faces with some exceptionally sharp knives!
The morning finished with a tour of the restaurant and kitchens with head chef Lisa. We then bid farewell to our Middle Street School friends who all left with 1 pumpkin, 1 certificate, 8 fingers and two thumbs. Hurrah!
For more photos of the morning go to our Facebook album.
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Good Food Guide 2012
Food for Friends secure a place in the nation's bestselling restaurant guide.
30/08/2011
We're delighted to be in the Good Food Guide 2012. First published in 1951 and written and compiled from scratch, it reviews the best restaurants, pubs and cafes throughout the UK.
It's really wonderful to receive such highly regarded recognition for fresh, satisfying and imaginative vegetarian food.Inclusion in the guide is based on customer feedback and anonymous inspections. Customer comments are so important to us, especially as our dishes change at least once a week! Look out for the sparkling sticker in our window very soon.
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The Independent - Top Ten Vegetarian Cookbooks
Food for Friends Modern Vegetarian Cooking at Home has been voted one of the top ten vegetarian cookbooks by the Independent
26/05/2011
Eating meat-free meals is the most effective way to reduce your carbon footprint so – veggie or not – you've got no excuse for not embracing these recipes
Chosen by Mike Bonnet
"5. Food for Friends by Jane and Ramin Mostowfi
With a focus on fresh produce, sharing and seasonality, Jane and Ramin bring their 30 years of experience running Brighton's landmark restaurant, Food for Friends, to your table.
£16.99, infideas.com"
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The Stylist Magazine - May Edition
100 Addresses Stylist wants you to know...... p41-46
25/05/2011
"The best vegetarian restaurant in the country. Food for Friends' veggie Sunday roasts would convert even the most ardent carnivore, amazing!"....
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Food for Friends Restaurant Refurbishment
Fabulous Restaurant Makeover!
07/02/2011
We are thrilled to have now re-opened following our extensive refurbishment.
The restaurant has an oppulent yet welcoming theme, stunning lighting, soft furnishings and a funky new cosy corner for group bookings or to enjoy pre-dinner drinks.
Our bar has been updated and, as requested by our customers, our bathrooms have been improved beyond recognition!
We have, of course, introduced some exciting new dishes to our menus to celebrate our opening.
Come and see us soon!
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Food for Friends vegetarian restaurant recipe book available to order online
The long awaited Food for Friends Cookbook: Modern Vegetarian Cooking at Home will be available on the 1st October 2010! You can pre-order your copy here and we will deliver you your very own copy, hot off the press! All Pre-orders will recieve a signed first edition and a voucher worth £10 to spend at the restaurant!
03/09/2010
Food for Friends: Modern Vegetarian Cooking at Home is an exciting cookbook from our own kitchen, based on the restaurant’s seasonal menus and daily specials. Food for Friends cookbook is an inspiring and practical approach to cooking meals that are meat-free or that cater for special dietary requirements such as dairy- or gluten-free diets.
To find out more and order your copy go to www.foodforfriends.com/book
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Food for Friends awarded 5 stars for food safety
13/04/2010
We have been awarded 5 stars for food safety by Scores on the Doors, a national public information service which rates the food hygiene standards of food businesses. Our rating means that we have 'very high standards of compliance with food safety legislation' and we 'demonstrate best practice in managing and achieving this'.
For more information, visit http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1171814
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Food for Friends raises £870 for charity
Customers have helped Food for Friends raise £870 for Street Smart, a charity which helps homeless people.
12/03/2010
We want to thank our generous customers for their support. We are thrilled to have raised so much and are particularly pleased to support such a worthy charity, which supports our local community. For more information, visit www.streetsmart.org.uk/brighton-hove
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Food for Friends supports local artist
Local artist Jessica Coote is bringing her latest collection of artwork to Food for Friends. The stunning collection will be exhibited and avaialable to buy from Saturday 30th May.
29/05/2009
Drawing inspiration from the naturally breathtaking landscapes to be found on the Sussex downs, Jessica's work shows true craftmanship, originality and beauty. The new collection will be displayed throughout the restaurant and will be individually priced.
"My aim is to evoke the variety and beauty of the natural world by using a multitude of fabrics, materials and techniques to achieve colour, texture and relief", says Jessica, "I am realy pleased to be exhibiting at Food for Friends, it's a beautiful restaurant with lots of soft natural light".
Having studied Creative Embroidery at Brighton Technical College - a course organised by Goldsmiths, University of London, Jessica has had some of the best training in the country.
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Jessica settled in the small rural village of Rustrel in Provence, which was surrounded by breathtaking countryside and bathed in beautiful light. Inspired by this extraordinary landscape she began using her embroidery to capture its beauty.
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National Vegetarian Week Competition!
Dine with us over National Vegetarian Week and be in with a chance to win one of three great prizes from We Love Local, Gossypium and Infinity Foods.
17/05/2009
National Vegetarian Week runs from Monday 18th to Sunday 24th May, and this year we have teamed up with some local like-minded companies to offer you some fantastic prizes when you dine with us over National Vegetarian Week.The prizes on offer are listed below, simply click here to download your competiton entry form.
The prizes
- £100 worth of vouchers from Gossypium who have just opened a shop in Brighton Square. They offer a beautiful collection of organic, fair-trade cotton products including home-ware, kids clothing, yoga gear and men and women's clothing. A real haven for ethically minded, style conscious shoppers.
- A hamper of goodies worth £50 from Infinity Foods, a thriving worker's co-operative dedicated to the provision of an extensive range of vegetarian foods since 1971. They have a wide selection of natural, organic vegetrarian and vegan products as well as a natural selection of bodycare.
- A month's supply of medium veg boxes from We Love Local, a Sussex-based company operating from a small farm near Henfield who are passionate about local food, and supporting local farmers. You will win a weekly box of seasonal, locally grown vegetables, which will be delivered directly to your door once a week for four weeks. Typically a medium veg box will contain 8 different varities of vegetables weighing 2-3kg in total. This fantastic prize can only be delivered to addresses in Sussex and therefore a winner will be chosen from entrants who live within this area.
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Food for Friends recommended by Observer Food Monthly
One of the top 14 places in the country to eat out for under £10
20/09/2008
The restaurant critic Charles Campion has chosen Food for Friends among his top 14 places to eat for under a tenner in the September 2008 edition of the Observer Food Monthly.
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Food For Friends are Proud to Sponsor the Brighton Dome
Look out for special offers at the restaurant when you visit the Brighton Dome
31/08/2008
This year Food for Friends will be sponsoring the Brighton Dome and working closely with them to give local theatre goers special offers in the restarant. To make sure you don't miss out watch out for our posters in the box office or make sure you are on the Dome's mailing list. For more information please visit their website below:
http://www.brightondome.org