If the Brighton Festival whetted your appetite for culture then prepare for an extra helping.

The second Brighton Food and Drink Lovers' Festival from June 10 to 20 is a tribute to all things tasty produced in and around the city, with more than 60 activities.

Festival co-chairman David Battcock said: "Brighton and Hove is a new city but we don't have a good farmers' market and some of our best food shops are getting pushed out by supermarkets.

"We thought it was ridiculous the city didn't have its own festival, so set about putting things right."

Mr Battcock teamed up with Roger Marlowe, chairman of Brighton and Hove Hotel and Guest House Association, to get the idea off the ground and spoke to the people behind the Brighton Festival for advice and inspiration.

Mr Battcock said: "They told us to start thinking outside the box. A lot of other food festivals elsewhere are usually based around a market which just changes the type of produce it sells on different days.

"But we thought food is about much more than that. There are many people living in this city who are interested and excited about food and we have tried to be very Brighton about the festival."

As well as being able to enjoy culinary delights at a range of restaurants, bars and hotels in the city, the festival also involves the cinemas, theatres and the Pavilion.

The highlight is the Feastival Boulevard on New Road in front of the Theatre Royal on both weekends during the festival. It will feature more than 50 stands of locally-produced food and drink alongside a continental and gourmet market selling produce from around the world.

Other special events include a cocktail Battle of the Bars at the Komedia, a competition at Moshi Moshi for primary school pupils to try preparing sushi and a screening of classic French film Babette's Feast at the Duke of York Cinema.

There is also an opportunity to discover the secrets of the Royal Pavilion's kitchens during a guided tour and a chance to take part in the second Brighton food debate, where food critics and cooks discuss the future of cuisine.

Festival director Deborah Jarrett said the aim of the festival was to promote local food all year round. For more information, call 01435 830116.