ALL SET FOR THE GRUB HUB

Falmouth’s Custom House Quay is about to become a go-to spot for the local community and visitors to sample a diverse array of food and drink pop-ups this summer.

The 350-year old quay operated by Falmouth Harbour is becoming home to a scenic ‘Grub Hub’ of independent street food vans and vendors following a successful trial last year. Former superyacht chef Paul Halliday will return with his mobile Pescabar and he said: “Custom House Quay is a beautiful spot to work from and the feedback from customers last year was amazing.

“It’s always been a great year-round destination with all the surrounding pubs and restaurants - and alongside those it’ll be good fun to have a real foodie colony of pop-ups on the quay this year.”

Falmouth Harbour is inviting bookings for its pop-up slots with the hub up and running for purveyors of food and drink between April 1 and October 31.

She said: “I loved listening to their amazing ideas and guiding them through the legal and wider business aspects of the transaction. Barbican Bistro will be a fabulous addition to Penzance’s thriving foodie scene.”

The Liddicoat brothers grew up in Penzance and Jay trained as a chef in London. He worked for respected London restaurants including Shane’s on Chatsworth in Hackney and Mark Hix’s restaurant in Selfridges.

On his return to Penzance Jay was one of the founders of the Lost and Found Café on Chapel Street. Jack has developed his career in a number of highly rated Cornish restaurants including most recently 2 Fore Street in Mousehole.

Throughout July and August – peak time for events at the Harbour including the Tall Ships Festival, Shanty Festival and numerous regattas - the entire quay will be closed to parking and turned over to the Grub Hub. Harbour CEO, Miles Carden, said: “It’s a privilege for us to hold such wonderful, historic waterside quays as part of our Falmouth Harbour estate and we are delighted to be opening Custom House Quay in particular to local food and drink businesses in what will be such a blockbuster summer for our town.”

Independents wanting to join the Grub Hub can apply to Falmouth Harbour online at falmouthharbour.co.uk/grubhub