Food & Drink

Exmouth's Inaugural Gate to Plate Festival Celebrated as a Triumph

Exmouth’s first ever Gate to Plate event, celebrating the finest local food and craft producers, was pronounced a resounding success today (Tuesday 30 April) with up to 8,000 visitors attending.

Taking place on the Strand on Sunday 28 April, Exmouth Gate to Plate offered an enjoyable...

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Costa Coffee gives a little lift to Plymouth’s town centre thanks to modern store refresh

Costa Coffee, the Nations Favourite Coffee Shop* has unveiled its uplifted New George Street store in Plymouth, which re-opened yesterday (29thNovember 2023). Giving customers a new way to Costa by the Sundial, the uplifted store transforms the coffee experience by introducing a range of brand-new and exciting features that are yet to be seen in its town centre stores.

With convenience...

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Owens Coffee Unveils Perfect Waves Café

Devon-based coffee roaster expands offering, with a new café experience

Devon-based coffee roaster, Owens Coffee , is proud to announce the opening of Perfect Waves Café, a stylish new coffee shop within The Roastery at Ivybridge. This expansion marks a significant enhancement to the original takeaway, now providing a warm and inviting indoor space for up to 25 customers.

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Spirits add to the fundraising flames

Ottery St Mary’s Carnival Committee is launching two branded spirits as part of its ongoing fundraising efforts for Tar Barrels.

The ‘Ottery Tar Barrels’ gin and rum are made by Lyme Bay Winery and have been specially rebranded with the instantly recognisable Tar Barrels logo.

The traditional dry gin has botanical flavours of juniper, floral, and citrus notes alongside...

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Brightside Exeter and Honiton invites young chefs to pizza making classes

Calling all young aspiring pizza chefs and ice cream aficionados… Brightside at Exeter and Honiton are holding pizza making and ice cream decorating classes on Wednesday 15th and Wednesday 29th November 2023, from 4-7pm.

Each child will be given a pizza base and four toppings of their choice to create their ideal pizza which will baked to perfection in the pizza oven. Moving on to...

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Flapjackery expands its flapjack empire with a new shop in Sidmouth

Flapjackery, the renowned confectionery brand celebrated for its delectable gluten-free flapjacks and an assortment of sweet treats, is thrilled to announce the opening of its ninth shop, in Sidmouth. Located on Fore Street, the new store will offer its delicious range of confectionery, including its signature chunks of flapjacks, chocolate clusters, fudge, chocolate bars, honeycomb,...

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Successful day at inaugural Axminster Gate to Plate

Earlier this month Axminster hosted over 65 food and drink producers alongside a varied entertainment programme at the inaugural Axminster Gate to Plate festival.

Funded by East Devon District Council and delivered by award-winning organisers, eat:Festivals, the festival aimed to bring footfall back into the town centre, showcase the local businesses and introduce visitors to micro...

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Hugely Popular England’s Seafood FEAST 2023 sells out and announces dates for 2024

From left to right: Frazer Pugh, director of The Handpicked Scallop Company, Josh Perkes, co-owner of Brixham Seafish, Simon Hulstone, chef-proprietor of the Michelin-starred Elephant Restaurant

The start of autumn has seen the UK’s most popular holiday destination, the English Riviera, welcome thousands of visitors for its annual England's Seafood FEAST , which celebrates locally...

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Summoning spirits: Aquarius Bar unveils Halloween cocktails!

A mid-Devon bar restaurant has taken the theme of Halloween and given it an unusual twist with a bespoke range of cocktails inspired by ancient deities.

For one night only, Aquarius Bar at Kitlake Farm is offering four scarily good seasonal cocktails in its ‘Deities of Death Positions Cabinet’.

First up is ‘Hades’, a zingy combo of vodka and gin with an electric blue flare -...

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Darts Farm Nominated for Two National Awards

Darts Farm puts Devon on the culinary map with nominations for two national awards

Darts Farm is thrilled to announce that they have been shortlisted for two categories in the 2023 Food and Travel Awards. They have been nominated for the Local Hero Award and their new flagship restaurant, The Farm Table, is in the running for the Best Restaurant Outside of London .

Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his brothers, James and Paul, and his son George, comments...

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Flaming Barrel strikes Gold!

Ottery St Mary’s popular food and drink business Coldharbour Farm has received yet another gong, this time for its ‘Flaming Barrel’ gin.

The judges at the Food Drink Devon Awards deemed Flaming Barrel worthy of a gold award.

The gin was successfully launched in October 2021 at the Ottery Food & Families Festival and has since continued to be popular with customers of the...

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