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Four Exeter restaurants shortlisted for 2025 Deliveroo Restaurant Awards

The Deliveroo Restaurant Awards are back for 2025, celebrating the best and most loved local restaurants up and down the country.

From local independent burger joints to neighbourhood sushi restaurants and all the dishes and flavours in between, this year sees four restaurants in Exeter shortlisted for accolades in South England and Wales, including Best Chinese and Best Fish & Chips.

From today until 9th May at 23.59, local food lovers can cast their votes to back their best-loved restaurants. Those who participate are automatically entered into a draw to win £150...

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Food Industry Experts Compile Data To Work Out The UK’s Most Popular Cuisine

Recently, Chinese cuisine was labelled the UK’s favourite type of cuisine, with Korean food identified as the fastest growing in popularity. Cuisines from around the world are becoming ever-present around the dinner table, and the UK’s favourites have been revealed. Those in Exeter may be intrigued to know what’s popular both around the area and across the country. Audley Travel has studied recent search data to identify what type of cuisine the UK is searching for the most.

Chinese cuisine came out on top as a firm favourite, with three times more popularity than second place....

It's finally here! Taste East Devon - A 16 day food festival

Taste East Devon is gearing up for a crowd-pulling 16-day festival to showcase the region’s food and drink scene with its sponsors steering success for another year. This year’s festival takes place between 3rd - 18th September 2022 when more than 40 food and drink events will be held over the course of two weeks.

Following on from a successful inaugural year, Taste East Devon has extended the festival by a week to allow for its jam-packed itinerary of events. From farm feasts to seaweed foraging, brewery open days to flour milling, seafood tasting experiences to BBQs, parties...

Last chance to book the launch event for Devon Whisky Club!

Launch date is tomorrow! We hope to see you there for our first tasting in the Whisky Club series. We have tasty tapas platters from The Cridford Inn's restaurant, a blind tasting challenge and a whisky prize to be won! Whether you're a whisky enthusiast and want to test your palate and discover new flavours, or you are new to whisky and want to be introduced to the rich flavour, history and culture around Scottish single malt, join us for our Devon Whisky Club! The first Thursday of every month until our Burns Night Special Finale on Saturday 28th January!

Our first collection of...

The hidden wellness risks of food dyes

Why Do We Need Artificial Food Colors?

Artificial shades maintain food being in warehouses and on grocery store racks cheerful and also fresh looking so that we'll acquire it believing just how good as well as delicious it has to be. And perhaps much more insidiously, the brilliant rainbow colors of sweets and also beverages lure youngsters with assurances of tasty pleasure.

These flexible experiences can have associations that persist well right into the adult years when enhancing cookies and also cakes.

If you require an instance, check out the number of...

The 10 tastiest gin cocktails

Summer is here and it’s the perfect time for cocktails. With gin being one of the UK’s most popular drinks, you may be wondering what does gin go with besides tonic? Yes, James Bond made the classic Martini a classic, but did you know that there are numerous other gin recipes that you can enjoy? This is because each brand of gin - whether a pink gin, a Whitley Neill gin or a Bombay gin - has a distinct taste. Despite the fact that gin is made by infusing a neutral grain spirit with juniper, there are other botanicals that enter the equation leading to a delicious and cooling drink for you...

Iconic Exeter pub saved after lockdown announces new head chef

Exeter’s iconic Hourglass pub has announced David Smith as its new head chef. The much-loved pub in Melbourne Street was saved from closure by The Exeter Brewery after it did not reopen following the pandemic.

David began his career in Devon. After working in some of the region’s best hotels he moved onto various restaurants across New Zealand and Australia. He now returns to the South West after spending seven years cooking in London.

The Hourglass pub, which was originally established in 1848, was listed as an Asset of Community Value in 2020 by Exeter City Council....

Exeter businesses invited to Spotlight on Devon Hospitality and Leisure events

The Heart of the South West Growth Hub is partnering with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to host two free events to support hospitality, retail and leisure businesses in Devon.

Recent feedback from FSB has indicated that hospitality, retail and leisure businesses are facing challenges around the recruitment and retention of staff, accessing finance, and procurement.

The Spotlight on Devon Hospitality and Leisure events will give businesses the chance to hear directly from support providers, district authorities, and recruitment experts about available support,...

Burger King, Exebridges Retail Park in Exeter

Burger King lands in Exebridges Retail Park, Exeter!

It’s a good day for burger fans. After months of anticipation, Burger King® has officially opened its doors in Exebridges Retail Park, becoming the latest home of the Whopper®.

What’s more, the brand new branch will be giving away 1,000* FREE Whoppers ® or Plant-based Whoppers® to lucky locals as part of a one-of-a-kind ‘Whopper® Wednesday’ deal.

But Burger King® lovers will have to be quick if they want to get their hands on the free treat. The deal is first-come-first-served, and available exclusively to Burger King® app users on 10th August 2022 only at Exebridges...

A new way to taste spirits with friends

Blind tasting has always been used by judges at awards ceremonies to avoid preconceptions and focus solely on aroma and flavour. It has also become common among wine consumers more generally, allowing individuals and groups to enjoy, explore and, of course, test their knowledge of the wide variety of wines available.

Azu Spirits has found a way to offer this to spirits enthusiasts, providing an at-home blind tasting experience they can enjoy with friends. Ellie Gibson from Azu says “When someone says ‘this has notes of cereals, green fruit or bananas’ I find I can immediately taste...

The Ultimate Mixologist Starter Kit

There’s no question that cocktails are all the rage these days. It seems like every bar and restaurant has a specialty drink menu, and mixology has become its own art form. If you’re interested in learning how to make cocktails like a pro, or if you just want to be able to order them with confidence, then this is the guide for you.

In this starter kit, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about cocktails – from the basics of mixing and shaking to more advanced techniques like muddling and layering. We’ll also give you tips on choosing the right ingredients and tools, and...

Food & Drink

Four Exeter restaurants shortlisted for 2025 Deliveroo Restaurant Awards

Food Industry Experts Compile Data To Work Out The UK’s Most Popular Cuisine

It's finally here! Taste East Devon - A 16 day food festival

Last chance to book the launch event for Devon Whisky Club!

The hidden wellness risks of food dyes

The 10 tastiest gin cocktails

Iconic Exeter pub saved after lockdown announces new head chef

Exeter businesses invited to Spotlight on Devon Hospitality and Leisure events

Burger King lands in Exebridges Retail Park, Exeter!

A new way to taste spirits with friends

The Ultimate Mixologist Starter Kit

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