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Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant is now open

Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant is now open

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/18/2021 - 11:39pm
The highly anticipated casual bar and restaurant from Chef Owner Michael Caines has opened on Exmouth’s Sideshore

Michael Caines’ much-anticipated new casual hospitality concept – Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant – has officially opened on Exmouth beach. With stunning panoramic views across the Devon coastline and up through the Exe estuary, it has beachside seating and welcomes families, couples and passers-by alike. Mickeys is set to be the destination for indoor and outdoor dining in the South West this summer. A landmark opening for Michael – Chef Owner of Michelin starred Lympstone...

Sylvain Peltier and Michael Caines Launch Café Patisserie Glacerie Franchise

From Paris to Exmouth: Sylvain Peltier & Michael Caines Launch Café Patisserie Glacerie Franchise

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 04/11/2021 - 10:12pm

After working together for over 15 years, Sylvain Peltier and Michael Caines are turning their dream into a reality by bringing together their brand new concept; Café Patisserie Glacerie to Exmouth beach, with doors opening on Tuesday 13th April.

Cafe Patisserie Glacerie sits on the new Sideshore development alongside casual bar and destination eatery, Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant, another exciting addition to the Michael Caines Collection launching when UK restrictions ease in May.

This latest venture, champions and celebrates the Art of Coffee, the Art of...

Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant, Michael Caines

Michael Caines to open beach bar and restaurant in Exmouth

Michael Caines has unveiled plans to open Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant alongside Sylvain Peltier and Michael’s Café Patisserie Glacerie as part of the Exmouth seafront regeneration project. With sweeping views across the coastline, the launch will be a landmark opening for the Michael Caines Collection as they open a casual bar complete with resident weekend DJs, first floor destination restaurant with a glasshouse and outdoor terraces alongside neighbouring Café Patisserie Glacerie set to serve artisan pastries and ice-creams.

Chef Michael Caines says, ‘Mickeys has been in...

Local families speak out to encourage people to come forward to adopt children who wait the longest

As National Adoption week kicks off (12th- 17th October), local adoption agency and charity, Families for Children, is turning its attention to finding loving, adoptive families for those children who wait the longest.

Last month saw the launch of the National Adoption Campaign, #YouCanAdopt, which aims to bust some of the myths around those who are eligible to adopt. Families for Children are going one step beyond that to highlight the need for adopters to consider adopting children who wait the longest for families. This includes sibling groups, children over 5 years old,...

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Michael Caines Collection appoints group executive chef Liam Finnegan

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:00am

Acclaimed chef restaurateur and hotel owner, Michael Caines has announced the appointment of Liam Finnegan as Group Executive Chef of the Michael Caines Collection as of 8th September 2020. The news follows Michael’s recent acquisition of former Rick Stein Restaurant in Porthleven, Cornwall.

With a working relationship spanning 14 years, Liam’s appointment is a natural fit for Michael and the wider collection, following an eight-year stint as Head Chef at The Castle Hotel Taunton and prior to that under Michael’s tutelage at Gidleigh Park.

Reflecting on the appointment,...

It's Lettuces, Beetroot and Coriander on the menu this August

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/14/2020 - 8:06pm

Suttons Seeds, the long-established supplier of seeds, bulbs, and other horticultural products, today released its figures of seed sales during lockdown (March 23rd to July 4th 2020 inclusive). The data shows that Brits sowed a staggering 100 million lettuces, 25 million herbs and over 15 million beetroot seeds during lockdown! Suttons seeds sales saw growth of 2,500% on some days during lockdown, with nearly 80% of all seed packets sold during lockdown being vegetable seeds. With traditional gardeners typically purchasing their seeds early in the year, these figures highlight how the...

Celebrity chef Michael Caines launches new website inviting holidaymakers to enjoy a Devon staycation

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:57am

Holidaymakers looking to spend a summer staycation in Devon will soon find all the information they need at the click of a mouse.

Celebrity chef Michael Caines MBE is spearheading a new initiative which he hopes will encourage those who would usually be planning a foreign break to look closer to home.

His new website, Destination Devon, will feature guides, reviews, tips, advice and a whole host of other information.

Michael has teamed up with publisher Nick Cooper, whose team produce a range of food and drink magazines and websites, including Food Magazine and...

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Top names announced for Ottery food festival in May

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Thu, 03/19/2020 - 10:10am

Celebrity chef Michael Caines to headline the Ottery St Mary foodie event.

Devon culinary icon Michael Caines MBE is joining chefs from local eateries The Pig and Lamb & Flag to give free cookery demonstrations at the Ottery St Mary Food & Families Festival along with the chefs of the future - catering students from The Kings School in Ottery who will also be showing off their talents.

Now in its eighth year the festival is firmly established as a popular day out for locals and visitors to the area, with its mix of demos, local producers, food stalls, live music and...

Local chef, Michael Caines, unveiled as the latest tenant at new development on Exmouth Waterfront

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/28/2018 - 8:30am

Award-winning local chef, Michael Caines, has been revealed by Exeter-based developer Grenadier as the latest tenant to join the new scheme on Exmouth waterfront. One of the UK’s most celebrated and acclaimed chefs, Michael Caines - who grew up in Exeter -will be opening a restaurant with a bar and café area on the Exmouth waterfront with a brand-new food and drink offering for visitors. Caines’ plans for the scheme are very different to the fine dining experience available at nearby Lympstone Manor and include a range of offers to suit all tastes, from a casual dining restaurant complete...

Celebrity chef Michael Caines talks about adoption

Celebrity chef Michael Caines MBE sat down with former BBC presenter Kally Adderkin- Hall to discuss his adoption as a part of a video for adoption charity Families for Children.

Caines explained that his birth mother was white and his birth father was originally from the West Indies. At the time being in an unmarried, mixed heritage relationship was frowned upon and this lead to his mother giving him up for adoption.

Caines said he always knew he was different especially as his adoptive parents were both white, but that they were "an amazing family and never wanted for any...

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