insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 01 - March 2015 | Page 30

FOOD+DRINK Formal food meets informal dining; what more could we want from LUNCH AT THE CURLEW by Samantha G IT STANDS TO REASON THAT ON AN OLD CONNECTING ROAD FROM KENT TO SUSSEX, THERE WOULD STAND AN OLD COACHING INN; A PLACE TO REST AND REFUEL BEFORE CENTURY, BUT THE PREMISE WAS BORN. WITH A NOD TO ITS PREVIOUS INCARNATION AND WITH A WHOLE LOT OF VISION, PASSION AND SHEER EMOTIONAL DETERMINATION, THE CURLEW RESTAURANT CAME FORTH. Many restaurants are born out of a common vision: great food, inspired creativity, and the use of quality local produce. This passion for food – both the origina