I went to Brighton this week for a long weekend; considering the wonderful weather it was very well planned. It was lovely to see the sea and hear the seagulls and was also an excuse to eat plenty of ice cream. I do have some rather bright and embarrassing tan lines now but I had a great time. I’ll definitely be going back. As our hotel was in Hove, we had a pleasant 20 minute walk to Brighton in the mornings; along the beach front and the brilliantly painted beach huts. We didn’t have breakfast at the hotel preferring to have it by the sea or in a local cafe. I had a lovely Eggs Benedict at the Farm Cafe in the North Laines; all the food sounded great but I can’t resist Eggs Royale. One thing I can resist (with ease) is banana in smoothies; I’m not sure why but I can’t stand drinking blended banana. Fortunately the kind lady who served us omitted the banana so I could fearlessly enjoy my raspberry smoothie. 

I remember reading a book a little while ago which talked about British smoke houses. The author was concentrated on the Norwich/Lowestoft area and there had once been something like 30 or 40 smoke houses and now, just one. I thought I would be lucky to ever see one but it turns out there is one in Brighton! Does it get much better than fresh fish smoked a few metres away from where it is sold? I didn’t manage to try the fish; for some stupid reason I couldn’t see the shop nearby. I blame the heat. I will absolutely be visiting them next time. read more