Who makes the best Vegan Sushi?

Twelve of Brighton and Sussex’s top chefs – many of whom don’t normally cook
vegan – will go head-to-head at MOSHIMO this winter in two heats of the Great
MOSHIMO Vegan Challenge, the city’s original plant-based cook-off.

The line-up – drawn from Brighton and Sussex restaurants, street-food kitchens and
pop-ups – will be revealed later this month. Diners will taste
every dish and vote for the winner, with the top three from each heat going through
to a Grand Final in spring 2027.

First held in 2010, the Vegan Challenge was one of the first events to promote plant-based eating as a more sustainable way of eating, and won MOSHIMO PETA’s prestigious “Proggy” award.

“When we first set up the Vegan Challenge in 2010, the idea of converting a fish
restaurant into a vegan one – albeit for an evening – was pretty radical,” says
Nicholas. “We certainly didn’t believe at the time that the event would presage a
movement towards plant-based eating. This was, after all, years before the word
‘flexitarian’ was coined.”

MOSHIMO went on to become one of the first restaurants to serve vegan alternative
proteins, well before these products became mainstream.

“The Vegan Challenge has played a huge role in informing how we develop our
menu, so that we have become one of the best places to eat vegan in Brighton,”
says Nicholas. “What makes it so special is that it’s a truly collaborative event,
involving some of the very best chefs in Brighton, who come back year after year,
each time creating ever more elaborate and innovative plant-based dishes.”

If you want to see just what Brighton’s talented chef are able to come up with, tickets are available from Moshimo Restaurant.

Event Details:

Heat 1 takes place on Thursday 19 November and Heat 2 on Thursday 10 December

MOSHIMO, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (7pm, doors open 6.30pm).

Tickets are £48, with just 120 seats per heat.

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