New dishes coming soon to Food

March 3rd, 2010
proto creme brulee

proto creme brulee

The following new dishes will be launched in three weeks, so look out for the first sneak preview

Monkfish Gnocchi: Fresh gnocchi made from our own recipe mixed with exquisite medallions of monkfish, fleshed sealed with brandy and cream sauce.

Spatchcock Poussin: Succulent small chicken part-boned, marinated in fresh herbs and barbecued served with spinach and potato mousse.

Crème Brule: From a traditional French recipe, a thick creamy dessert with a smooth centre and a luxurious sugared topping.

New Chateaubriand Steak at Food Restaurant in Worthing, West Sussex

New Chateaubriand Steak at Food Restaurant in Worthing, West Sussex

NEW! Chateaubriand  steak

Also we are very excited to say that we have recently secured the best cuts of Chateaubriand steak with our butcher. Look out for our chateau brine steak with dauphinoise potatoes. This is an ideal dish for two people sharing!

For those of you who would like to know more about Chateaubriand steak, here you go …

The Chateaubriand steak is a recipe of a particular thick cut from tenderloin , which, according to Larousse Gastronomique, (encyclopedia of gastronomy), was created by personal chef, Montmireil, for Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand, (1768–1848), the author and diplomat who served Napoleon as an ambassador and Louis XVIII as Secretary of State for two years.Chateaubriand is usually only offered as a serving for two, as there is only enough meat in the center of the average fillet for two portions.

You can find out more on the Wikipedia website.

The Mayor’s Greek Party Night is being hosted by Food

February 19th, 2010
Proto Restaurant Group Mayor's Greek Party Night

Proto Restaurant Group Mayor's Greek Party Night

Come along to the Mayor’s Greek Party Night which is taking place at Food on Monday 10th May 2010. Enjoy the fabulous Greek meze. Listen to a live Greek band. There is also an amazing auction where you can win a weekend in a BMW Z4 which has been donated by Chandlers. All money raised by the auction will go towards the Mayor’s five chosen charities which are:

  • Queen Alexandra Hospital Home
  • St Barnabas House
  • Chestnut Tree House
  • Street Pastors
  • CAP

Tickets for this great night are priced at £35 and they are on sale now. So call 01903 227780 to buy your ticket now.

One last thing … The Mayor is looking for a main sponsor to come on board for this event. This means that more of the money raised on the night will go direct to the Mayor’s chosen charities. The sponsor money will go towards the entertainment such as the band. At £1500, this represents a great deal as, apart from the publicity on the flyers/restaurant, Splash FM will mention the main sponsor on air throughout the previous month when talking about the Mayor’s Greek Party.

So you know what to do now … Find your calendar and block off Monday 10th May 2010 from 6pm, which will give you a chance to get your glad rags on as this is a black tie event! Phone 01903 227780 and book your ticket for a great night at Food, the best restaurant in Worthing, West Sussex.

Proto Restaurant Group sponsors Worthing Ice Rink

February 12th, 2010
Jack Ford, Worthing's potential British Ice Dance Champion

Jack Ford, Worthing's potential British Ice Dance Champion. Photo by The Brand Surgery

As you probably know, Proto Restaurant Group sponsored Worthing Ice Rink to the tune of £1000 and we are glad we did because it has been the best attraction that Worthing has had since Worthing Birdman – well apart from our Christmas and Greek parties at our Food restaurant, Worthing in West Sussex.

The launch of the ice rink happened to coincide with the launch of Talent Within You, a new organisation set up to help children with talent. The organisation finds these children, develops the talent with sponsorship from local businesses, and takes that talent to the next level.

The first child with talent was Jack Ford, a potential British Ice Dance Champion who has a high probability of making it to the 2014 Olympics. Talent Within You arranged for him to open the ice rink, and also invited Todd Carty along, as we all know he loves Dancing on Ice! Todd Carty is now Talent Within You’s first patron. The evening before the launch, the Talent Within You team and Todd Carty enjoyed Beef Wellington, Steak, and Roast Beef supper at Food Restaurant in Worthing, West Sussex.

Talent Within You is a charitable organisation, and needs another £4.5K to achieve full charity status. Talent Within You have already reached Gift Aid status. Gift Aid allows charities to reclaim the basic rate tax you have already paid on the money you donate. This means that donations can be worth an extra 28p for every £1 donated, at no extra cost to the donor. So if you know of a business or businesses who would like to partner up with Talent Within You they would be very happy to speak to you. Contact vicky@talentwithinyou.org or call 01903 824229.

Todd Carty, Jack Ford and Vicky Vaughan

Todd Carty, Jack Ford and Vicky Vaughan. Photo by Mike Pisko

Exclusive Travel for Proto Members

February 5th, 2010
Exclusive travel for Proto members

Exclusive travel for Proto members

Exclusive travel for Proto members

Welcome to the first of many exclusive offers for our Proto Club members. We have teamed up with an exclusive holiday operator who is willing to offer these fantastic deals when you book with them including a Priority Pass giving you access to over 600 airport lounges around the world* or alternatively free airport car parking* when you make your first booking. Does this sound too good to be true? 
Read on …

This is an exclusive deal only for Proto Members. We are working with Worthing based Travel Counsellor, Claire Horne. Claire is a Travel Counsellor with a difference. She is a new type of travel agent, one where the emphasis is on personal service, and one that offers appointments that suit the client, often evenings or weekends.

Claire uses the latest cutting edge technology that enables her to search through literally hundreds of suppliers in a matter of minutes to find the best options for her customers. 
Claire adds; “I am able to tailor-make trips to meet each of my customer’s individual travel needs. This could be a weekend break to Paris, a round the world trip or a cruise around the Mediterranean.”

Claire can also offer her customer complete financial peace of mind as everything they book through Travel Counsellors is 100% financially protected through the company’s own Trust.

What is the offer?

Claire from Travel Counsellors is delighted to be able to offer our Proto Club members a free Priority Pass giving access to over 600 airport lounges around the world* or alternatively free airport car parking* when you make your first booking. 

For more information or to discuss your forthcoming travel plans contact Claire on (Worthing) 0845 058 8062, e-mail claire.horne@travelcounsellors.com or log on to www.travelcounsellors.co.uk/claire.horne.

What’s in the small print?

*Proto group members will be eligible for either a Priority Pass or a week’s free airport parking upon their first booking only and subject to a minimum booking value of £1,000. At airport lounges, local payment will be required to gain access with the Priority Pass. Our offer of free parking is subject to availability which will be advised at the time of booking.

Proto Restaurant Group only recommends companies who we have used personally and who we feel give the best quality and customer service as we do.

So Proto is not simply just another restaurant in Worthing and Littlehampton. The Proto Restaurant Group really looks after its customers and we will continue to partner up with good quality businesses, just like Travel Counsellors, to bring Proto Club members exclusive offers just like this.

Skin Deep Exhibition

January 29th, 2010
Skin Deep Exhibition at Worthing Museum

Skin Deep Exhibition at Worthing Museum

The Fish Factory is part sponsoring the Skin Deep Exhibition at the Worthing Museum and Art Gallery which runs until August.  We are happy to help this exhibition as we think its excellent for Worthing. We will be helping out with the catering and providing champagne etc.  You can come and see us there on 12th March.

What is the Skin Deep Exhibition all about?

The Sussex Road Group (SRG) was set up in 2008 by Dudley Sawer, a designer. Working from the Sidney Walter Centre in Worthing, the SRG group gave local people the chance to draw and paint the human figure using a live model.  A wide variety of students attended the ten week courses and day workshops – from beginners to professionals.

The exhibition being held at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery was formed because some members of the SRG group were drinking coffee and lamenting that there was nowhere big enough in Worthing where they could show their work. Paula Fraser-Bergin volunteered to do something about it.

The following day, Paula spoke to Emma the Curator at Worthing Museum who suggested we put an application in to hold an exhibition. After a couple of follow up meetings, the exhibition was sorted.  It takes place from 13th March to 28th August 2010 and it will be opened by the Mayor of Worthing. There will be about 100 works of art on show which are sure to  capture the public’s attention!  These include paintings, drawings, and 3D work.

The theme  SKIN DEEP has enabled the artists to explore a theme that connects to the human figure. Each artist gives a very individual interpretation as you can see from the photo below.

We look forward to meeting you there.

Skin Deep Exhibition which takes place at Worthing Museum

Skin Deep Exhibition which takes place at Worthing Museum

The Fish Factory is sponsoring the 2010 Littlehampton Carnival Queen contest

January 22nd, 2010

The Fish Factory is sponsoring the 2010 Littlehampton Carnival Queen Contest by donating £500 as the first prize. This is the first time that a prize this big has been offered so the organisers are expecting a huge amount of interest.

To enter the Littlehampton Carnival Queen Contest you need to be female and aged between 15-19 years old and live within a 6 mile radius of Littlehampton. The panel of 7-8 judges are made up of the sponsors and the press, and they will be judging the entrants on:

• speech
• personality
• looks
• day wear

There will be 20 points per judging category  with a combined possible total of 80 points. The competition will be held at The Fish Factory in Littlehampton at the beginning of March. The date is yet to be confirmed. The 2010 Littlehampton Carnival Queen will parade the streets of Littlehampton, during the Littlehampton carnival on 10th July 2010. The carnival this year carries the theme of Winter Wonderland! You may be asking why such a theme is applicable during July? The answer is that the weather has been so wet and cold for the last few carnivals, it seemed like a fun idea. We totally agree – especially if the weather is tropically gorgeous for once!

If you would like information about the Littlehampton Carnival Queen Contest call Mrs Freda Hughes who is the President of the Littlehampton Carnival and her number is 716634. Alternatively you can email Freda at fredahughes@aol.com.

We look forward to meeting all the entrants at the competition. Good luck!

New sponsors of Worthing Rugby Club

January 15th, 2010
Proto Restaurant Group sponsor Worthing Rugby Club

Proto Restaurant Group sponsor Worthing Rugby Club

We are pleased to announce that Proto Restaurant Group is the corporate partner of Worthing Rugby Club. Worthing Rugby Club is based at Roundstone Lane. It was opened in 1979 by Dickie Jeeps, the former England international and then Chairman of the sports council. The club has moved around various locations in Worthing including: The Rotary Ground at Broadwater, The Rugby Road ground, Castle Road in Tarring and now in Angmering.

We will be supporting the rugby club by attending the game against Richmond on 30th January and the kick-off is at 2pm. We are looking forward to the exciting events coming up soon. Watch this space to keep up to date with our sponsorship news.

Proto Restaurant Group sponsor the Splash Awards 2010

January 8th, 2010
Proto Restaurant Group sponsor the Splash Awards

Proto Restaurant Group sponsor the Splash Awards

We are sponsoring the Splash Awards 2010. The categories are:

• Mum of the Year 2010
• Dad of the year 2010
• Sporting Star 2010
• Sports Team 2010
• Restaurant of the Year 2010
• Courage Award 2010
• Splash Gold Award 2010
• Top Teacher 2010
• Best Friend 2010
• Best Business 2010
• Pub of the Year 2010
• Fundraiser of the Year 2010

The reason we are sponsoring these awards is because they are community and charity based awards. Proto are strong supporters of the Worthing community and we are always looking to help local heroes.

Everyone can take part in these awards because we believe that everyone must know someone who is worthy of one of the awards above – so get nominating now!

This is the second year of the awards. Last year was a great success with 1300 nominations in just over six weeks – there were many emotional tear jerking stories. The awards night will take place at The Dome on Thursday 18th March and it promises to be full of glitz and glamour. Don’t forget to wear your waterproof mascara (boys too)!

If you would like further information, please call Diane at Splash on 01903 233005.

Good luck everyone!

Tis the season to be generous …

December 17th, 2009
The choir at the Splash FM Christmas party

The choir at the Splash FM Christmas party

Tis the season to be merry, and generous! If you came to our Christmas party, you would have heard the angelic voices of the children of Regnante School of Performing Arts singing their hearts out. We have donated £100 to Regnante School of Performing Arts school fund to buy instruments and to help towards their upkeep. Regnante School of Performing Arts is a charity run group for kids and would love the exposure.

If you would like to find out more about this group, go to Regnante School of Performing Arts by clicking here.

Christmas is here! The No. 1 Splash FM Party

December 11th, 2009

We’re still recovering from the Splash FM Christmas Party which took place at Food on Monday night (7th).

We were greeted by a flurry of snow (thanks to the town centre manager’s snow machine), the Rat Pack Band, plus a glass of delicious mulled wine. It was my first traditional Christmas meal of the festive season, and I have to say, it has set a high standard. Donna enjoyed a gorgeous nut roast, which I was very tempted to eat myself.

After dinner, the ladies all had a turn at sitting on Santa’s knee, including myself! The photo evidence is on its way. We then bopped the night away and sang our hearts out with the help of the Splash FM disco.

Party No 2 is on Monday 14th, which is fully booked. So if you didn’t manage to get a ticket this year, you need to book extra early for next year! We will keep you informed as to next years Christmas parties in due course. So keep an eye on the blog, and sign up to our monthly newsletter for the latest offers.

Worthing Town Centre Manager

Worthing Town Centre Manager

Donna Sparsis with brother (Dean), mum (Pat) and dad (Ted)

Donna Sparsis with brother (Dean), mum (Pat) and dad (Ted)

Vicky, Louise and Donna
Vicky, Louise and Donna

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