More food fun for Brighton & Hove

Brighton & Hove has its very own foodie festival next month. It all starts on Wednesday 1st September at Brighton Racecourse with an afternoon of horse racing, a local food market, children’s activities, live food kitchen and charity Waiters Race.

There’s a food trail through the city on 4th/5th September and a Live Food Show in Pavilion Gardens on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th September. Full details (and loads of other events) can be found on the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival website at http://www.brightonfoodfestival.com

Brighton Pride 2010

It's the Brighton Pride Parade tomorrow, which means this is one of the city's busiest weekends. The parade sets off from the seafront by the pier (Madeira Drive) at 11am and travels through the town before ending up at Preston Park a couple of hours later.

If you're heading to the parade and are arriving by train, do pop in to The Laine Deli for a cup of coffee, a cake or a sandwich. We're towards the top of Trafalgar Street, which is the road that runs under the front of the station - and we have a lovely outside patio if the sun's shining!

The PM's in Brighton today

Prime Minister David Cameron has popped down to Brighton today, so we hear. We're open until four if you fancy a cup of tea, PM.

Your votes count!

More and more people are taking a keen interest in the food they're buying and eating. And, as a result, we're currently nominated in two local food awards.

We recently mentioned that you can vote for us in the Brighton & Hove Foodie Awards. (You'll find The Laine Deli in the 'Best Cafe' category).

We're also in the running for the Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2010/2011 in the 'Best Sussex Eating Experience' category. It's now the fifth year of the SFDAs; last year they received over nine thousand nominations, which shows how enthusiastic we are in Sussex about the stuff we eat!

Vote for The Laine Deli!

As we've mentioned previously, voting in the Brighton & Hove Foodie Awards is open until September. The Laine Deli has been nominated in the 'Best Cafe' category, so we'd really appreciate your support! (Just select The Laine Deli from the list).
You can also vote in categories for Best Restaurant, Best Food Pub and Best Food Shop.

The last weekend of the Brighton Festival

Starting tomorrow is the final weekend of the 2010 Brighton Festival (and the Fringe Festival). If you're coming into Brighton, there's loads to do - including wandering round the Artists Open Houses that surround The Laine Deli. Alternatively, if you're wondering what to do with the family on Sunday, why not pop down to Brighton Marina for the Big Splash; a free day of alfresco fun. This year's events include street entertainers and special hands-on activities for children. The event concludes with a firework display over the Marina.

Make sure your vote counts!

Apparently over 1000 people have voted in the Brighton & Hove Foodie Awards since they were launched in March. If you've already voted for us - thank you!

If not, please head for BrightonFoodAwards.com, where you can vote for Best Cafe (that's the category we're in!), Best Restaurant, Best Food Pub and Best Food Shop. Voting remains open until September.