ED HELLER AND THE ETHICUREAN GUILD

Brighton is home to the most beautiful, fabulous and inspiring people in the world, in my very unbiased opinion. This month I came across one such person whilst writing a piece about the Brightonians providing relief to those devastated by natural disasters in Haiti. The co-ordinator of this mighty effort was Ed Heller, a local chef who nourishes hundreds of Brightonians every day!

Ed operates The Ethicurean Guild, a food business which partners with some of Brighton’s best loved venues. For a number of years, he has delivered mouth-watering food to locals using the best produce they can get their hands on, whilst also helping to feed and employ the city’s most vulnerable residents via food banks and donations.

Before lockdown Ed’s kitchens donated up to 60 meals a night to those sheltering at the council in the SWEP (severe weather emergency protocol) shelter. This he did for