April has been foodie heaven here in Brighton with loads to see, do, and more importantly, eat, all forming the twice-yearly Brighton Food Festival. Part of the festival was The Big Sussex Market: a two-day event held over the Easter weekend. I couldn’t resist popping along to take a few photos and meet some of the local producers. I had intended just to buy some cheese but temptation (and my greedy tum) got the better of me, and I came away with several different types of cheese, Sussex hop and beer sausages (from Rushfields Farm Shop), beautiful oyster mushrooms (Espresso Mushroom Company) and some Cider to wash it all down with (Wobblegate Farm). And it’s happening all over again in September – bring it on!
1.) The most beautifully decorated cupcakes I’ve ever seen from Rachael’s Kitchen, a mail order cupcake service from Worthing, West Sussex
2.) Award-Winning sausages and other goodies from Rushfields farm shop, Poynings, Brighton
3.) Scrummy cider and apple juice from Wobblegate, Bolney, West Sussex
4.) Cutress family cakes and bakes from Forfars bakery, Sussex
5.) Red Roaster, one of Brighton’s independent coffee shops
6.) Sussex Charmer cheese from Bookham Fine Foods, Arlington, Sussex
7.) CanTina Brighton: local catering, events and supper club
8.) Oyster mushrooms grown on used coffee grounds from The Espresso Mushroom Company, Sussex
beautiful pictures! I wish you had come to see us, we were the stall next to Rushfields farm shop selling spicy food. We’re complete foodies and do this for the love of good quality food all cooked in my own kitchen (because there’s no profit in it!) but I love the whole event, and meeting loads of foodie minded folk.
Liza (Piquant Pavilion – next time stop by and say hi!)
Hi Liza, so sorry I didn’t get to meet you. It was so busy and I did try to stop by as many local businesses as I could – annoyed I miss you though! Hopefully I’ll get to meet you at the next food fest in September – if you’ll be there??
This looks like a great event, love your photos a lot. Remember Brighton, but without food festival (though a very nice place to be).
Thanks for much for stopping by and your lovely comments. It really was a fantastic event – so great to meet some local producers and businesses 🙂
You’ve really captured the spirit of this event. Even if it did make me jealous that I couldn’t be there!
thanks so much 🙂
Love attending food events and all the photos clearly says how amazing it must be 🙂
Thanks so much. It really was a great event – maybe you can make it along to the next one in September?
first time at your site, love it! the photos are gorgeous. there’s just something about visiting food festivals and markets, that vibe of people all loving their food, esp real food, made with love and then eaten with friends. I work at the farmer’s market in london on weekends and I’m never tired of going (:
Hi Shu Han, thanks so much for your lovely comments. There really was a lovely vibe at this event – so many passionate people – you just can’t help but have a great day!
oh my, you tell that Brighton is a very affluent area. What a lot of glorious treats!
Hi Janice, that’s a really interesting comment, I never thought of it like that. And yes, far tooo many glorious treats!!