A restaurant made famous on celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares is moving to new premises next Thursday.

Publicity from the show brought hundreds of diners to Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack in Little East Street, Brighton, to sample cuisine traditionally eaten by African Americans in the southern states.

Momma Cherri's Restaurant Too has its grand opening a few doors down in Little East Street, on the premises of the former Choys Chinese restaurant.

The new premises will double capacity from 45 covers per night to more than 100 and Charita Jones, aka Momma Cherri, plans to keep the old shack as extra capacity and a place to teach people how to cook soul food at home.

Charita said: "This restaurant is my dream come true. It means I can finally throw the kind of parties I have always wanted to and serve food to the nation. Now everybody can eat and I won't turn anyone away."

For bookings, call 01273 774545 or log on to mommacherri.co.uk
Friday, March 17, 2006