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Fordmore Farm Shop and Cafe is holding monthly feast nights

Discover Fordmore Feast Nights – A new monthly dining experience

Fordmore Farm Shop and Cafe, which is based a couple of minutes off the M5 at Cullompton has launched its new monthly Feast Nights.

Starting this March 8, you can book for Saturday evening dine-in and takeaway events, where fresh, locally sourced ingredients meet a relaxed, community-focused dining experience.

First Up: Burger Night – March 8 Mark your calendars for March 8, when Fordmore Feast Nights kicks off with a mouthwatering Burger Night! Whether you’re dining in or taking away, you’ll savour the flavours of the farm's own premium organically-raised Longhorn beef....

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Doucet chef David Knapman, image © George Chesterton

Local chef hosting Sunday pop ups at Sidwell Street Cafe in Exeter

Doucet head chef David Knapman will be at The Sidwell Street Cafe in Exeter for three lunches this winter cooking a menu inspired by local produce and local recipes.

After growing up in Devon, David has spent 15 years working in some of the world’s top restaurants, including six years at The Fat Duck and most recently two years in France at the 3-Michelin star Maison Lameloise.

David and the Doucet team will be serving a 3-course lunch menu priced at £35 on Sunday 20 November, Sunday 4 December and Sunday 18 December.

To accompany the food there will be a drinks...

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Daily Bowl opens in Exeter's Queen Street

A new plant-based lunchtime cafe offering a seasonal menu of globally-inspired dishes, has opened its doors to the public at Exeter Central Station.

Daily Bowl is a social enterprise concept conceived by a group of passionate individuals, brought together by husband and wife team Herman Castaneda and Annie Murdock, who saw a gap in the market for healthy, convenient but most of all, sustainable food, that supports the region’s local producers in the process.

Annie said: “The south west is filled with incredible farmers and suppliers, many of whom are practising regenerative...

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Lympstone Manor retains 5 AA Rosettes for the fourth consecutive year

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/03/2022 - 10:38pm

Lympstone Manor, the acclaimed luxury country house hotel on the banks of the Exe Estuary in East Devon, has once again been awarded 5 AA Rosettes for the fourth consecutive year.

The AA first started rating restaurants in 1955 and ever since has remained one of the most well respected and comprensive guides in the UK.

The AA describes its highest award as “The pinnacle, where cooking compares with the best in the world. These restaurants have highly individual voices, exhibit breathtaking culinary skills, and set standards to which others aspire, yet few achieve.”...

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Wickhams’ Winter Wine Discovery Event

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/27/2022 - 11:46pm

Join Wickhams at the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel on Saturday 19th November from 12-6pm to discover their range of award-winning wines from around the world. A wide selection of wines from England, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and beyond will be available to taste with many winemakers and producers available to meet on the day. There will also be five masterclasses hosted by leading industry experts including well-known wine writer Susy Atkins ( telegraph.co.uk , delicious. mag.) .

Tickets are available from eventbrite.co.uk and cost £15 per person (until October 31st),...

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Lympstone Manor opens the Pool House Restaurant & Bar to non-members

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2022 - 10:56pm

This October welcomes the arrival of a brand new winter dining offer at Michael Caines’ renowned country house hotel, Lympstone Manor.

Available only in the Pool House, non-members and non-resident guests will be able to enjoy a two or three-course lunch overlooking the 11-acre vineyard and the hotel’s outdoor pool with views of the Exe Estuary beyond.

Since opening earlier this year, this is the first time local guests will be able to experience the relaxed ambience of the Pool House with the menu available from Wednesday to Sunday until March 2023.

The new set...

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Whisky tasting events

South West restaurants invited to offer exclusive tasting events at their premises

Authored by Azu Spirits
Posted: Wed, 10/19/2022 - 1:40pm

Local restaurants and food businesses are being invited to join Azu Spirits, a specialist Devon spirits company, to offer unique whisky tasting and food pairing events to customers.

Dartmoor-based Azu runs a range of popular whisky and gin tasting events, offering customers the opportunity to taste premium spirits through social, engaging group experiences.

Tastings range from informal celebrations to intimate, exclusive offerings exploring rare and much sought-after single malt whiskies or craft gins. The events also offer the opportunity for attendees to discover the...

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The popular Pig & Pallet announces closure

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Fri, 10/14/2022 - 7:59pm

Topsham’s favourite quirky restaurant The Pig & Pallet will be closing at the end of the year.

Owner, Salami Steve explained that the sad news is due to the current economic climate making it impossible to keep delivering the high standard of food at a price still affordable to customers.

“Whilst we have looked at ways of reducing our costs, we simply weren’t prepared to lower the quality of our offering and work with anything other than the very best ingredients.

“We’re proud to have only ever used high welfare meat produce and to always champion local...

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Independent Wine wins 'Best Small Online Wine Retailer of the Year' at Decanter Retailer Awards

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:03pm

Online wine merchant Independent Wine has won the title of Best Small Online Wine Retailer of the Year at the Decanter Retailer Awards 2022.

This follows on from success in 2021, when Independent Wine took the title of Runner-Up in the same category. It's also the second consecutive year that the company made the shortlist for Best Specialist Retailer Italy.

The Decanter Retailer Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the UK's top wine retailers. These prestigious awards are judged over three stages, with an expert panel looking at Quality, Value, Range and Service in...

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Salcombe Distilling Co. and Darts Farm Refill

Salcombe Distilling Co. Hosts Gin Refill Day at Darts Farm

Salcombe Distilling Co. is delighted to host a pop-up gin refilling day at family run Darts Farm, just outside of Exeter, on Saturday 8th October 2022. The event, which will run from 10am until 4pm, will give customers a chance to refill their empty Salcombe Gin bottles with award-winning Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’ or Salcombe Gin ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’ and receive a 10% discount. Commenting on the pop-up, Howard Davies, co-founder of Salcombe Distilling Co. says: “We are thrilled to bring a pop-up refill station to Darts Farm, as part of our commitment to reducing waste. We already have...

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Food Drink Devon Award Winners 2022

Devon’s Finest Celebrate at the Food Drink Devon Awards

Devon’s talented food and drink scene was alive at Monday (3rd October) night’s 11th Food Drink Devon Awards. Over 330 individuals from the county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in style at the esteemed awards’ ceremony, held at Crowne Plaza Plymouth with its breath-taking views overlooking Plymouth Sound. The ceremony was hosted by Tony Hawks, Devon-based comedian, author and food lover who regularly appears on BBC Radio Four panel shows ‘Have I Got News For You’, ’Just A Minute’ and ‘I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue’....

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