BRIGHTON & HOVE FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL

Wednesday 1 September till Thursday 7 October 2010

Yes ladies and gentlemen – it’s that time of year again, and I, for one, can hardly wait.
The reason for my unbridled excitement is not only is it the start of the Food and Drink Festival, but the 1st of September signals the return of the glorious West Mersea and Loch Ryan Native Oysters.

To help you celebrate, just get the voucher out of any of the ‘Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival’ promotional magazines which will entitle you to a free glass of Muscadet Sevre & Maine sur lie when ordering six native oysters (terms and conditions apply).

If that wasn’t enough to tempt you we have a new two course menu for £14.95 – details will be on our website in due course.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

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Interesting Facts About Oysters

Well now – after the overwhelming response to my previous post ‘Those delightful bubbles’ I have decided that this is obviously a recipe that works and so follows another article of mildly interesting information diligently plagiarized from the internet.

1. Oysters were cultivated long before the Christian era and have been an important food since the Neolithic period. The Chinese were the first to raise oysters in artificial ponds. They used the crushed shells for medicinal purpose.
2. Apparently nearly two billion pounds of Oysters are eaten every year – not all at English’s but mostly

3. If you have ever wondered (as I’m sure you have) how to tell a male Oysters from their female friends (please insert any number of sexist joke here) … oysters have the ability to change their sexes, which they do, at least once

4. To any of those skeptics out there: they might not look it – but they’re good for you as they contain a whole raft of Vitamins, including C, D, B1, B1, B2 and B3 and if you eat just four medium-size oysters every day, you'll get the recommended daily allowances of calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc – your next visit can be for medicinal purposes!!

5. The ancient Romans prized oysters for being aphrodisiacs. The 18th-century lover Casanova, in particular, is said to have eaten fifty oysters for breakfast every morning to make him virile – so maybe we don’t need medicinal purposes as our excuse!!!

Please remember (shouldn’t think it too difficult to forget) – I am no expert. The information in my blog updates are gathered from the internet but not researched (I feel I takes away some of the fun!!) – so don’t quote me – though in fairness you’ll probably be quoting someone ells!!

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