Eddie Gilbert's Restaurant celebrates BFF with lobster promotion

8th September 2010, 12:40pm

Eddie Gilbert's Restaurant is celebrating British Food Fortnight (BFF), which runs from 18 September until 3 October, by sponsoring The National Lobster Hatchery.

And to celebrate the event the restaurant will be donating £1 of the purchase price of an Eddie Gilbert seafood platter to the The National Lobster Hatchery.

The platter, which costs £36 for two, includes a whole lobster, a dressed crab, smoked salmon, oysters, crevettes, cockles, ceviche of scallop and brown shrimps.

Proprietor Johnny Dunhill, who also owns the wet fish shop and gourmet fish and chips takeaway that operates at street level beneath the first floor restaurant, said: "We don't sell exotic endangered species like blue fin tuna. It's in the businesses' long-term interests to promote sustainable fishing."

Eddie Gilbert's will also join forces with wine importer Hix & Buck to run a 'Bubbly & Oyster Bar' at the Broadstairs Food Festival.

The three-day food fayre will take place from 1 to 3 October on the seafront Victoria Gardens, Victoria Parade each day opening from Monday to Saturday from 11.00am until 2.30pm and the reopening at 5.30pm until 11.00pm. Operation times on Sundays will be 11.00am until 2.30pm.

Over 60 stalls will present Kent produce including meat, drink, bakery, fruit, vegetables, confectionary and other hot and cold food.

British Food Fortnight is a harvest festival that was first held in 2002. It is described as being the definitive national celebration of our regional foods and drink. For more information visit: www.broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk.

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