[Brighton - Where's good at the moment?]

brighton could definalty surport a starred resturant, it does not need to be expensive to be starred just look at arbutus its an amazing resturant and has held its star for 2 years.

for a recommendation i would say try the "seafood experiance" in shoreham its a bit of a drive but well worth it. the chef thewre has worked at some really good joints before this.

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Didn't it close in November?

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A visit to its website http://www.seafoodexperience.com/ suggests it is indeed closed. The web address is currently being used by a blogger.

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no its was closed but has reopened, the website is under constuction

[Brighton - Where's good at the moment?]

brighton could definalty surport a starred resturant, it does not need to be expensive to be starred just look at arbutus its an amazing resturant and has held its star for 2 years.

for a recommendation i would say try the "seafood experiance" in shoreham its a bit of a drive but well worth it. the chef thewre has worked at some really good joints before this.

[Dinner in Surrey/Greater London?]

Try drakes in ripley, it is the best resturant in that area by far

[UK Ingredient/Equipment Source]

msk have all the ingredients you need and alot of the tools now as well

[The Fat Duck 2008]

hav ejust been onto amazon uk and the big fat duck book is on fro £75 pound pre order, alinea is £38 pre order. both look brilliant. but wonder if they will be about as much use as the elbulli book whick is really hard to work from.

any thoughts

[Maze: London]

having gone to maze last summer and between myself and the other chef i was with tried 3/4 of the then tasting menu, i thought the cooking was supurb and the wait staff just as good knowledgeable and helpful but they also seemed to be enjoying themselves which is nice to see in a restaurant of this calibre,

the highlight of my meal was deffinatly the truffled swede veloute with brasied duck leg, cep brioche.

we also had the :-

BLT.

Cornish crab mayo with avocado, sweetcorn sorbet and oscietra caviar.

foie gras marinated in pinot noir caramel, smoked ham hock and piccalilli.

roasted sea scallops, pea purre, quail egg & bacon

roasted rack of lamb, with braised shoulder & four onions

braised sufflock pork belly, spiced lentils, confit baby leek & smoked paprika salt

monkfish, dehydrated black olives, bouillbaisse & fennel pollen

duart salmon, squid paint, micro squid, kentish peas & maple roasted chicken skin

roasted cornish red mullet, candied aubergine, basil & english asparugus vinaigrette

Pain Au Chocolat’ chocolate ganache with café latte sorbet & milk mousse

Chocolate Moelleux, pistachio sabayon with milk & honey ice cream

Selection of British cheeses

this was one of the best meals i have ever eaten and as im going back there next monday wondered if anyone has been recently and if the is and dishes that stood out so i make sure i dont mish them

[Brighton - Where's good at the moment?]

Hello gastrochick and welcome to Hove.

There is a traditional greengrocer on the corner of Blatchington Road and George Street - Jenkins.  No organic produce though as far as I am aware. I use them and Tesco for organic things.  They supply a lot of local restaurants and tend to have a lot more stuff than they have on display - for instance I know I can always ask them for a frisee or oak leaf and they'll disappear into the fridge for them. Other than that I can't think of anywhere worth mentioning.

I recommend you try Canhams, a butchers on Church Road, if you haven't already.  If you can get to their sausage rolls as they come out of the oven at about 7.30 do so. Oh. My. God.

Also go to the Real Patisserie on Western Road for great bread, Infinity Foods in Brighton city centre for organic/health foods and the arches on the seafront near the Palace Pier for fish.  Apologies if this is old news, I'm just enjoying thinking about them.

Gingerman is always good for me - I think Gingerman at Drakes is supposed to be a little better, according to the gfg. People like Seven Dials restaurant - I haven't been.  Terre a Terre is usually very good, although the food is a bit laboured for me.

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Thanks offcentre

I will definitely try out your recommendation for greengrocers, presently I am shopping at the Waitrose and also Taj. Despite Taj being impressive initially I have found the fresh produce not really that great, what do you think? Some of the fruit and veg looks a little tired in my opinion. Otellos foodhall is the same in that you think initially that it is great until you get home and try their fruit/veg.

I have already discovered Canhams, which is fantastic although I have yet to try the real patisserie for bread so thanks for that.

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have u tried bills grocery store yet

[Arbutus - opening soon in Soho]

have been to arbutus just about everytime i have been to london for the last 8 months, i think it is the best resturant a showcasing lesser used ingredients but the only way this is possiable is the skill in which antony and his brigade work, the squid and mackerel is one of the best starters i hace ever had clean precise and above all tasty.