Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival highlights

Try out these mouth-watering tastings and courses at the 2010 Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival.

Tutored saké tasting
Akita in northern Japan is known for four things: its long, cold winters, its beautiful women, its colourful rice festival, Kanto, and a flavourful rice product – saké. And Akita’s saké is renowned throughout Japan for its richness, so places on these two tutored saké tasting evenings are sure to fill up fast. There are six different Akita saké styles to try, including Matsukura and Mansaku no Hana, along with zensai tapas, something tasty from the Moshi Moshi’s hot menu, or an ‘omakase’ (Japanese for ‘It’s up to you’) selection of sushi or sashimi prepared fresh on the premises.

Sunday 5th September 2010 at 7pm & Sunday 19th September 2010, 7pm. £35 per person

Moshi Moshi, Opticon, Bartholomew Square, Brighton BN1 1JS 01273 719 195,

www.moshibrighton.co.uk

Harvest’s Grow-your-own Winter Salads course
If you’ve ever thought how great it would be to have a fresh supply of greens for the plate all winter through, but don’t have a garden or much space to give to growing things, this is the course for you. Participants will be shown easy techniques, plant care, how to plant up pots/ containers and the best seasonal salad crops to choose. Course trainer Bea Burke is an experienced gardening consultant and whizz with edible crops, including edible flower varieties. There are only 10 places available for this event, so book early.

Thursday 9th September 2010, at 6–8pm. £10/ concessions £5 per person, adults only.

Phoenix Community Centre, 10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NB (wheelchair accessible)

www.harvest-bh.org.uk

Written by: Bryony Weaver