Stones Throw Pizza secures permanent home after starting from a horsebox during Covid

In a quest to alleviate boredom during the pandemic, George Coleman found himself getting stuck into the world of cooking, with vegan pizzas quickly becoming his passion after previously struggling to track down good plant-based dishes on a night out.

And just like that, the idea of Stones Throw Kitchen was born.

After securing a loyal following since launching in 2020, George has now celebrated the launch of his first permanent location at the Tap and Table food court, located next to Portsmouth and Southsea railway station.

He said: “We started, as a lot of people did, during Covid - we just sat at home, bored and wondering what life was going to be so we decided to get out there and follow the dream of cooking good food.

“We are a family run vegan pizza business, we started five years ago from a little orange horsebox and now we’re here at our permanent home.

“It’s been amazing. It’s been a big journey so far from never being a chef to starting a horsebox business to now having a permanent home but it’s all thanks to the people that buy our pizza. They are the whole reason we are here.”

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Over the past five years, the business has not only travelled around in its horsebox, but it has also been part of multiple collaborations and pop-ups across the city. Most recently, Stones Throw Kitchen joined forces with Shroom where they set up shop at Back to the Belgrave pub, in Albert Road, to showcase a range of vegan dishes.

He added: “It’s been really positive, our opening weekend was really well received. There were lots of passionate, friendly faces who have been following us for a few years and lots of new faces as well which is good. It’s been really exciting.”

Stones Throw Kitchen will be open from Wednesday to Saturday between 12noon and 8pm.