Big Sussex Market

Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival

Big Sussex Market

Big Sussex Market – in the heart of Brighton,part of Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival.

Sussex’s biggest local food market alongside the Children’s Food Festival, Live Food Show 2010 and a Mexican Independence Day Festival – all located around New Road, Jubilee Square and Pavilion Gardens.

Live Food Stage 2010

The 2010 Live Food Show will take place this year in Pavilion Gardens on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th September. Hosted by our favourite, local food critic and author Andrew Kay the jam packed 2-day event will showcase local restaurants, celebrated chefs, mixologists – there is even going to be a ukulele making finale for the kids!    
This year Andrew will be joined by highly acclaimed Henry Harris, Chef / Patron RACINE. Henry got in to the restaurant industry at an early age where his Father owned Le Grandgousier in Brighton for seventeen years.  Also making an appearance will be Steven Wallis, Masterchef 2007 Champion. Steven’s signature cooking style is utilising seasonal, fresh produce so Brighton’s celebration of local ingredients seemed the perfect choice.     
With seating for up to 100 and TV monitors screening the 40 minute demonstrations please come and support the following participants. The Live Food Show is a FREE event to be enjoyed by all.
Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton

Mexican Independence Day Celebration
Discovery invites Brighton & Hove Food & Drink festival-goers to celebrate the 200th Mexican Independence Day at Jubilee Square. While you enjoy freshly prepared Discovery fajitas and tacos, entertainment will include a Mariachi band, Mexican dancers, craft stalls, piñatas, face-painting, chefs on stilts and a Guinness World Record attempt at 3pm on Saturday. Tourist board, Visit Mexico, will be on-hand offering inspiration for those thinking of travelling to this vibrant country.

The Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project (TUBUP)

Make your own Utterly Butterly Ukulele from a tub, fishing line and a piece of wood! Learn how to play it, and then take part in a massed ukulele jam session! You’ll be amazed! No previous experience required!
Free, limited workshop places available so first come, first served. New Road, Brighton

www.brightonfoodfestival.com

Mexican Independence Day

DISCOVER A FABULOUS FIESTA
Join Discovery – the home of great-tasting Mexican food – in the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of Mexican Independence Day this September at a fiesta filled with food, fun and entertainment.

A Mariachi band, a troupe of Mexican dancers, craft stalls, piñatas, face painting and chefs on stilts will keep visitors of all ages entertained throughout the day, while they enjoy samples of Discovery fajitas or buy freshly prepared Discovery fajitas and tacos.  Visit Mexico, the Mexican Tourist Board, will also be on hand with information and inspiration for those thinking of travelling to this vibrant country.

Entry is free to the Mexican Independence Day event in Jubilee Square on both Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September – planned to coincide with the famous Brighton & Hove Food Festival.

With a Guinness World Record attempt at 3pm on Saturday 11 September set to be a key attraction, Discovery Mexican Independence Day will appeal to families, friends and foodies and promises to be a great weekend with something for everyone.    

To celebrate its Mexican Independence Day weekend, Discovery has also created some special Mexican flavoured recipes that can be rustled up for a quick and easy midweek supper at home.

Fajita Steak and Blue Cheese Salad (serves 4)
4 sirloin steaks, cut into strips
300g button mushrooms, halved
3 tbsp oil
1 sachet Discovery Fajita Seasoning Mix
150g blue cheese, cubed
1 x 145g watercress, spinach and rocket salad

Coat steak and mushrooms in oil and Fajita Seasoning. Heat a heavy based frying pan until very hot. Add steak and mushrooms and fry over high heat for about 2 minutes or until browned and cooked to your taste. Add cheese, quickly stir and serve immediately with watercress salad.

Sweet Nachos (serves 4)

Oil for shallow frying
4 Discovery Flour Tortillas, cut into 8 triangles
100g caster sugar
1 x 227g pot clotted cream
1 x 500g fresh custard, warmed
150g raspberry dessert sauce
Fresh fruit to decorate

Heat oil and quickly fry tortillas until golden. Lift out of the
oil with a draining spoon onto kitchen paper and sprinkle with sugar whilst still hot. Leave to cool.

To serve, place clotted cream in the middle of large serving plate. Surround with tortillas, pour over custard, drizzle with raspberry sauce and decorate with fresh fruit. Serve immediately.

MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Fruiting Bodies Photographic exhibition

From September 2nd 2010 the complete Fruiting Bodies series will be shown for the first time at The Restaurant at Drakes, Drakes Hotel, Brighton. The perfect combination of award winning photography and award winning fine dining, this unique exhibition offers a visual and prandial feast. It is opening in conjunction with the Brighton & Hove Food Festival, which runs throughout September. The exhibition continues as part of the Brighton Photo Biennial Photo Fringe Festival in October.

Julia Claxton Graduated from the London College of Printing in 1988 with a BA(Hons) in Photography. Since then her award winning work has been exhibited and reproduced both nationally and internationally. Her image making has been described by The Royal Photographic Society as ‘innovative and cutting edge’. She is a past holder of the Agfa Bursary for Experimental Photography and her image making continues to involve exploration of both digital imaging and older photographic processes. She has just been awarded a Royal Photographic Society Silver Medal for her International Garden Photographer of The Year portfolio. Published, commissioned and exhibited work includes that for The Observer, The Photographer, The Photographic Journal, The British Journal of Photography, Womens Art Magazine, Oslo Mu- seum of Modern Art, IDEA – International Digital Exhibition and Awards, The Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition, The South Bank Photo Show, Hoopers Gallery, and several solo shows. Current exhibitions: International Garden Photographer of the Year at Kew Gardens ends soon, when the exhibition moves to Wakehurst Place, Sussex opening on October 3rd 2010. Fruiting Bodies at The Restaurant at Drakes, Drakes Hotel, Brighton from September 3rd 2010

An Alternative Process… Photography comes from the greek photos , light, and graphos, writing, delineation, or painting. Hence light writing, light painting, or recording with light. These images are created without re- course to a camera. The initial image capture is achieved digitally by placing the fungi on a scanner and scanning them. The scanner replaces the camera as recording device. This is related to previous and ongoing work with silver based and digital camera-less photography. The giclee prints are made using archival quality inks & papers. Fruiting Bodies The initial impetus for this series of images was the richness and diversity of form in the fruiting bodies of funghi and the sense of the hidden revealed in their sudden appearance. The paradox of what is revealed intimating much that remains hidden, beyond the visible and physical, became manifest as I worked. The myths and mystery that traditionally surround these fruiting bodies are echoed in this apprehension of an ever unfolding universe, a microcosm that reflects the macro- cosm.

the restaurant at Drakes Nestled inside Brighton’s finest designer hotel, “the restaurant at Drakes” is comparably stylish and reflects a sense of relaxed glamour. The chic rich tones of the restaurant, with the exposed brickwork and subtle lighting create an elegant but unpretentious backdrop for low-key lunches and intimate dinners. Through the skills and talents of renowned head chef Andrew MacKenzie and his team, the 2 AA Rosette restaurant received the highest score of all Brighton restaurants in this year’s Good Food Guide. Exquisite Modern European cuisine, combining the highest quality seasonal ingredients, cre- ates clean and robust flavours which characterise the restaurant’s dishes. The Wine List comprises a fabulous selection of Old and New World Wines and is currently in the running to win the “Best Small List” category in the inaugural Louis Roederer UK Competition “Wine List of the Year”.

• www.ijulesfineart.com

Brighton Dome Open Door

Brighton & Hove Open Door is part of a celebration of England’s architecture and culture. Take a tour around Brighton Dome’s venues and learn about their history and links with the museum and the Royal Pavilion. Tea, cakes and fun for kids also available.