It’s all Food & Drink!
17th May 2021
Author EditorPosted on Categories Lifestyle
With the hospitality industry due to reopen its doors we caught up again with Noel Preston, Managing Partner of Preston Insurance Brokers in Brighton, about the new Rotunda and Shelter Hall Food Market on Brighton seafront and some of the businesses you will find there.
Other than his love for food & drink, we asked Noel what his particular interest was in the new development. “In the lead up to the opening of the new Rotunda and Shelter Hall Food Market building we were introduced and recommended to a number of the occupants to arrange their business insurance. The introductions came from some of our existing Clients in the same industry. Our business exists and has largely grown due to such recommendations and it is always heartening when we receive such opportunities.”
As a consequence Noel wanted to provide space for some of their new Clients to help promote their own businesses.
Caught by CrabShack is the new sibling of the hugely successful CrabShack Restaurant and Beach Bar in Worthing. Serving amazing seafood, without the fluff but with all the flavour, so when approached by Sessions to be part of the Shelter Hall Food Market, their menu and ethos fitted in perfectly.
Fresh and (mainly) local fish, produce & suppliers, everything is prepped daily on premises. Founded and operated by sisters in law, Lynda Racz-Taylor & Sarah Tinker Taylor, an amazing duo, say watch this space for more ‘somethings By CrabShack to come..’.
Tart by Sugardough sells delicious pastries and stunning mini cakes and tarts at Shelter Hall. Open seven days a week, 8am – 10pm, Tart by Sugardough is all about fun modern British flavours, quality handmade food that is local & seasonal. Plus, the best coffee on the beach. You can get your croissant and dessert fix from early morning to late into the evening.
Sugardough has created stunning croissants just for Tart including lemon meringue and strawberries and cream. In addition, you can get the new Puff Tarts – based on the traditional French pissaladière – these delicious tarts are baked on handmade puff pastry and topped with modern British flavours, perfect for the beach.
Sugardough’s co-owners Julie and Kane opened the Bakery in Hove in 2009 and their Restaurant in Brighton’s Lanes in 2015.
Pan by Lost Boys Chicken founder Tom Samandi left the ‘day job’ to invest his time and energy into his number one passion – making incredible food. He created Lost Boys Chicken, a brand named in recognition of time spent in his youth, eating and having fun.
Lost Boys Chicken are a Brighton based restaurant specialising in perfectly fried chicken wings, buns, sides and above all eleven homemade sauces which they smother on absolutely everything. They are open seven days a week at Shelter Hall on Brighton seafront.
Riddle and Finns are opening their new site on Brighton beach in ‘The Rotunda’, which is part of the Shelter Hall restoration project, sitting in-between the two piers and over looking the beach.
With the original in the south lanes being at the forefront of the Brighton dining scene since 2006, Riddle and Finns added their beach location in 2014, and both restaurants have been extremely popular with the concept of relaxed dining paired with quality seafood and an extensive champagne list.
The redevelopment of this historic part of Brighton seafront provided Riddle and Finns with a unique opportunity to relocate its Beach site onto this new elevated position. ‘The Rotunda’ will give their guests a near 200 degree views of the city, seafront and Sussex.
In summary Noel continues “Having provided the commercial insurance for many local independent hospitality venues, I am also a Trustee in a new Sussex based charity called Table Talk Foundation. One of the main aims of the charity is to support members of the hospitality sector that have fallen upon hard times. This could be related to redundancy, addiction issues or mental health problems. As a charity, we want to make sure we are there to support members of our local hospitality sector if they need us. People in hospitality are some of the hardest working and most creative people but they do work long hours in high pressure scenarios which can take its toll.”
The Foundation and associated Business Club will be putting on events through the year at local establishments as part of the support and to provide awareness. To enquire about the opportunity to join the Business Club and the benefits of a free Restaurant or Supplier Membership please visit https://www.tabletalk-bc.com/membership/ for further details.
Please continue to support your local, independent businesses and establishments to ensure we have them around in our City for many years to come.
Noel Preston, Managing Partner of Preston Insurance Brokers