"Science Night - 23rd Feb 2012
As part of our involvement in the Brighton Science Festival we are hosting a specially themed wild night at Due South on the 23rd February.
Our team of mad scientists aka the chefs will be "deconstructing flavours, tastes & textures" & presenting an evening of edible theatrical delights!.
Places are as ever limited so call now to book on 01273 821218 or email us.
Our Head Chef - Michael Bremner will also making an appearance as part of the The Chewy Gummy Physics Funfair on the 18th Feb - giving a live hands on demonstration of the fun that can be had with hot jelly & liquid nitrogen - unmissable!
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Three Star Sustainable Champions!
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded three stars (the highest accolade) by the Sustainable Restaurant Association in recognition of our longstanding & ongoing commitment to sustainable practices.
A non profit organisation set up to evaluate restaurants in over 14 seperate criterias, ranging from animal welfare to carbon emissions, the SRA not only exists to help restaurants show their ongoing commitment to sustainability but also works to encourage discourse between like minded organisations & individuals who care about ethical & environmental values.
To find out more see the http://www.thesra.org
Italian Wine Night @ due south
Seven Courses with Seven Wines
A great night of delicious food & delectable wine. Our venerable wine supplier - Andy Wiseman of Sheridan Coopers Wine Cellar - brought along a superb selection of Italian Wines - seven types in fact that were paired with a seven course tasting menu. A sell out evening with both Andy & a representative of the vineyard on hand providing erudite & entertaining information on the night.
To register your interest for the next night, currently scheduled for October please email Andy at sheridancoopers@googlemail.com or call the shop on 01273 730 445.
"Cocktails" Thursday 14th July..
The latest in our series of special nights 'Cocktails' a themed night of food & drink pairings. Deconstructing the flavours, tastes & textures of classic cocktails & taking these as inspiration for a seven course tasting menu. It was superb night with the whole restaurant buzzing with excitement as each new "cocktail" was served.
To see some images & to read about the night, take a look at our chefs blog .
A big thanks to..
All our customers who over the past year have helped supply over 6000 people in the developing world with clean drinking water for life.
As part of our ongoing involvement with Life Water's "bottle for life" & charity drop4drop - the charitable contribution of just £1 per bottle for filtered tap water has made a difference to thousands of people who otherwise wouldn't have access to this most basic of human needs. Thank You!
For more information on drop4drop click here
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Michael Bremner at the Foodies Festival Brighton - 1st May 2011
Our Head Chef - Michael Bremner is appearing live at the Chefs theatre at the Brighton Foodies Festival on Hove lawns @ 1pm on Sunday 1st may - showing off some special techniques with a few special suprises. click here to download a complimentary ticket to come along & show your support.
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Chefs Blog..due south ltd
We've finally got round to creating the blog that we've been talking about for the past year or so. A way to show the ideas, thoughts, influences that are the driving force behind the scenes here at Due South. There will be sporadic updates, recipes, visions & news .. check it out.
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Textures of Green - 5th April 2011
In celebration of the beginning of spring, we are holding the second of our wild nights - themed "textures of green" - the 5 course tasting menu will showcase the seasons new produce from our local suppliers in an innovative, exciting & ultimately delicious way.
Places are limited, so book now to partake in this very special evening.
Call the team on 01273 821 218 or email us.
Due South Winner
We are delighted to announce that our head chef - Michael Bremner's entry into the Game to Eat / Restaurant Magazine competition - was judged to be the best dish - gaining us the coveted accolade of "Best Game Restaurant in the UK".
The dish - South Brockwells Farm Pheasant – stuffed with wild mushroom, with game liver parfait, game spiced brioche, potted leg & warm consommé jelly – with seasonal root vegetable rosti, celebrates the whole pheasant - served in three very different & innovative ways is featuring on the menu for you to sample for yourselves.
For those of you adventurous enough to wish to try this at home or just curious as to the 9 different recipies that make up the dish - email us and we will send you the details.
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We are delighted to have been shortlisted as one of the four finalists in the RSPCA Good Buisness Awards 2010.
Recognising the very best businesses in the UK, the Good Business Awards reward companies for their ethical approach to animal welfare.
Since opening in 2003 we have strove to only work with producers & farmers who rear, treat & butcher their animals in a free range, natural & fair way - believing that animal welfare is not only of the utmost importance but it also results in a better flavour.
To read more about the awards please click here.
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We are now offering a special "Tastes of Sussex" menu - changing on a daily basis & available for diners - Monday to Friday lunchtimes & for early weekday evening bookings up to 7.15pm.
Priced at £15 for two courses / £20 for three courses - a chance to sample a range of delicious dishes from the Due South menu at a very special price. due_south_sample_tastes_menu.pdf
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Due South customers provide over 1 million litres of clean drinking water to developing communities in need.
Since launching their innovative bottle for life campaign in April 2009 in conjunction with Brighton based Life Water & their charity drop4drop – the owners, customers & staff at Brighton beachfront restaurant have through their contributions supplied over 1,166,382 litres of fresh clean water to people in need.
Rather than selling still bottled water – adding to the waste of resources to create, transport & dispose of the empties – Due South bottles still water in-house, using a special filtration system that removes impurities such as chlorine, heavy metals, and lead while retaining essential minerals like magnesium and calcium.
The bottles are reused again and again, so there is no glass wastage and the charitable contribution of just £1 per bottle provides 3 months clean drinking water for a child in need.
“Having founded Due South with a commitment to sustainable & green ideals, using locally sourced seasonal produce wherever possible – the scheme with Life Water & their drop4drop charity was a natural step” says owner Robert Shenton. “It’s great to be giving something to those in need whilst also helping the environment & the overall response from our customers has been phenomenal.
We would like to thank all involved for their donations and we look forwards to raising more funds for those in need in the coming years”.
Drop4Drop are currently using money raised from the due South / Life water campaign to help fund water purification kits for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake – each kit contains water purification tablets & jerry cans to help ensure the provision of clean water to over 2400 individuals.
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Gift Vouchers available
Available in all denominations in a lovely gift wallet, Due South gift vouchers make brilliant presents.
Treat your friends, family and business clients to a meal or a bottle of something special here at Brighton's award winning beachside restaurant.
To find our more please email us.
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Tap Water For Charity
We take pride in running a sustainable & responsible restaurant & in an effort to further reduce our carbon footprint we have decided to not sell still mineral water. For those who can't be without bottled water we chill and filter our tap water, bottle it and sell it for £1. We then give the profits to drop 4 drop water aid charity.
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Freshly baked pies made to our head chefs recipe with mash, peas & gravy are going down a storm with festival goers. Our stand at Glastonbury won considerable applaud from the Times newspaper, Radio 1 & the official Glastonbury website. If your heading to the Farenheit festival, Brightons own Beachdown festival or the Dorset Steamfair seek out the Due South King of Pies stand to enjoy some hearty festival food.
Due South @ Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead
We are taking our award winning catering to the international horse show at Hickstead. Offering a range of locally sourced seasonal treats from our custom made smoker & BBQ - we will be located at the Redmire Clubhouse from the 22nd to the 26th July.
Hickstead is world famous for showjumping, and the British Jumping Derby Meeting remains one of the highlights of the British Equestrian Calendar as it approaches its 50th year! Over 15,000 spectators flock to the Sussex Showground every year on Derby Day to watch first hand the human and equine stars of the showjumping world battle the formidable course, including of course the famous Derby Bank.
Come along and enjoy some world class equine action and enjoy some of our world class cuisine.
Michael Bremner / Due South at the Foodies Festival Brighton.
Our head chef - Michael - will be cooking live as part of the Chef's Theatre at this years Foodies Festival . Along with other top chef's from the Brighton area - Michael will be demonstrating how to cook two delicious recipes & revealing his top kitchen techniques. We look forwards to seeing you there.
Due South - Winner!
We were extremely proud to win the sustainable business award at the Sussex Business Awards 2007/08. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us & all the suppliers, staff & customers who have helped us to achieve this accolade.
Due South on ITV
We were extremely proud to be the focus of ITV's recent half an hour programme on locally sourced produce - liasing with our local suppliers, Michael Bremner - our head chef cooked a stunning seven course meal with 92% of the ingredients coming from within a 14 mile radius of Brighton beach!.
To find our more please email us.
Available in all denominations in a lovely gift wallet, Due South gift vouchers make brilliant presents. Treat your friends, family and business clients to a meal or a bottle of something special here at Brighton's award winning beachside restaurant.
To find our more please email us.
Over the years - Due South customers have raised over £60,000 for a wide variety of worthy causes.
Some of the causes we have helped over the years include -
