Chichester restaurants team up for special evening this week

The Taco Box in Drapers Yard on The Hornet will throw open their doors on Tuesday 9th April with Ben Hammett, founder and head chef of Hammett's Kitchen.He will be working alongside Martin Price, the founder and head chef at The Taco Box, to create some special dishes with some flavours from South and Central America.Hammett said: "Collaboration is a big part of the food industry; it's how we grow and learn from one another ."It's inspiring to witness Martin's growth and dedication to providing quality food while staying true to his values of using fresh, local, and seasonal produce, something that we also value."By working together, we can create even more opportunities for success in our shared industry."Hammett's kitchen was started during the covid lockdown after I was made redundant from my head chef position."Despite the challenges of starting a business during a global pandemic, we remained determined and motivated."We launched Hammett's offering our burgers to customers in our local area. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and our business quickly grew through word of mouth and social media buzz."We were grateful for the support of our loyal customers and the opportunity to share our passion for food with others."Starting Hammett's kitchen w

as a risk, but we are proud of what we have accomplished and excited for the future of our business.""Everyone who is part of the team here is driven by passion," says Price, who also founded The Taco Box, which is based in Chichester."We really stick to our core values to be passionate about what we do, by attention to detail that is consistent. It all reflects in the food and the service."We are inspired by the South American and Mexican flavours and culture. We also recognise that we're all English."We want to be conscious of the environment. For example, we use produce that hasn't travelled halfway around the world as well to try and reduce our carbon footprint."