Nic Betchley bought the former Les Alan butcher shop in Redhill in 2016 after the same family had run it for three generations, going right back to the 1960s. Nic’s old boss…
FOOD & DRINK
If you feel the name Cullenders is burned into your subconscious, there’s no need for alarm. You’re not going mad; you’re merely observant. Marc and Joelle Cullender have been synonymous with Reigate…
The cycle cafe phenomenon has really taken a grip over the last decade or so, drawing fixie fans, digital nomads and urban hipsters the world over. But things have taken a different…
Sarah Simpson’s passion is cakes, and for just over a month she’s been cooking up a storm of brownies and cakes from her mum’s kitchen for her new enterprise, Guilty Bakes. Sarah…
Two Many Cooks is a catering and cafe business that was the brainchild of Joanna Rowlands. After graduating from Leith’s School of Food and Wine school she began a sandwich round and…
Despite being a longstanding aficionado of good food and fine coffee, it wasn’t until August 2017 that Paul put his culinary passion to work and changed his way life. Giving up jobs…
Hop Stop specialises in craft, classic, and Instagrammable beers to either enjoy in the bar or take home from the shop. But it doesn’t stop at hops, because sommelier-chosen wines and limited-edition…
Serving up artisan street food from a converted horse box, Mike Davies wasn’t always a stallion of mobile catering. In fact, he spent 30 years in IT. Like a lot of Redhill…
Chim Wongprasert unveiled her first Thai eatery when pregnant with daughter, Jade Richmond. Twenty-five years and two restaurants later, Jade and Chim are business partners in the newly-born Eighty Ate Burger. The…
Max’s Kitchen is the first business venture of Maxwell Mckenzie – a cafe selling baguettes, barista coffees and cakes. Opening its doors three years ago, the idea was sparked by a chat…
Jonny and Tom run the Pizza Project – a travelling pizzeria that serves authentic Neopolitan style pizza using a wood burning stove and ingredients sourced from Italian suppliers. They travel around the…
With a head for business and a heart for aviation, Richard Blain couldn’t resist the opportunity of taking on a semi-derelict hangar at Redhill Aerodrome and turning round its fortunes. Richard is,…