Food & Drink

Hat trick of awards for Devon Cafe

It was a night of celebrations for the Bucket & Spade Café at the Food Drink Devon Awards. Triumphant with two ‘Gold’ awards in the Best Restaurant and Best Café categories, and a ‘Silver’ in the Best Pub category , these accolades have put the Café amongst the counties most respected, influential and passionate artisan establishments.

Based at Coast View Holiday Park in Shaldon...

Flapjackery opens at Fordmore Farm Shop, Cullompton

Flapjackery, renowned for crafting the finest gluten-free flapjacks in the UK, is delighted to announce the opening of its newest outlet at Fordmore Farm Shop near Cullompton.

Every flapjack at Flapjackery is a labour of love, individually handcrafted at their headquarters in Tavistock. A decadent array of mouthwatering flavours and toppings are added to a traditional flapjack base,...

Powderham Food Festival 2023

The highly-anticipated Powderham Food Festival is making a comeback on the 7th and 8th of October, and this year it's set to be bigger and better than ever before.

With less than a month to go, the excitement surrounding the festival has reached unprecedented levels, with record-breaking ticket sales in the first 6 weeks of release indicating that food enthusiasts both near and far...

Devon fine-dining restaurant launches Sunday lunch menu

An award-winning Devon restaurant known for its fine dining experiences has introduced a new Sunday lunch menu for the first time in four years.

The Great Western Grill at Bovey Castle, which has been awarded 3 AA Rosettes, has launched a three-course Sunday lunch with a choice of traditional roasts or vegetarian options.

Traditional roasts include slow roast sirloin of...

Presentation of Regional Cider Pub Of The Year Certificate to Tom Cobley Tavern

The Tom Cobley Tavern Doubles Up!

The Tom Cobley Tavern in Spreyton has not only been awarded Exeter & East Devon CAMRA Branch Cider Pub of the Year (CPOTY) 2023; they have now also been judged and presented with the regional CAMRA award for the South West region thus giving them a fantastic double achievement. The pub was presented with their award by Bob Southwell, Regional Cider Coordinator for the South West.

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Axminster's first Gate to Plate festival planned for October

Axminster Gate to Plate is being designed to celebrate all the fantastic food and craft on our doorstep here in East Devon will take place on Silver Street, Church Street and around the Minster. It is being funded by East Devon District Council.

Delivered by eat:Festivals who aim to highlight the best of the district's outstanding food and drink producers, as well as traditional...

Mi-Armi and Jungle Juice

Indulge in marvellous mixology in the heart of Mid Devon

Cocktail fans looking for a great choice of flavour combinations should head to Aquarius Bar at Kitlake Farm near Stockleigh Pomeroy.

Bar owner Dominic Jones has just added 12 new cocktails to the bar menu – and he’s taken a very personal approach to the new range. Because Dominic’s quirky ‘Family Favourites’ recipes are based on members of his own family.

He explained: “I love...

The Food Drink Devon Awards Unveils this Year's Outstanding Finalists

With the highly anticipated annual Food Drink Devon Awards taking place in October, Food Drink Devon is delighted to announce this year’s finalists in the prestigious awards.

Following the closure of entries in April, a distinguished panel of judges and industry experts embarked on assessing and judging an unprecedented number of entries. Including many of the county’s most respected...

Salcombe Brewery Co. celebrates double win at World Beer Awards

Salcombe Brewery Co. is celebrating a double win for its Island Street Porter at the 2023 World Beer Awards. Not only did it win a gold in the porter category, but it was crowned overall ‘Country Winner’ too, meaning that they judged it to be the best porter in the country.

Jordan Mace, Salcombe Brewery’s Managing Director, comments: “We are thrilled with these new accolades for Island...

World exclusive Champagne launch for Devon's ‘Sparkling Retailer of the Year’

Champagne Caillez Lemaire has announced a world exclusive launch with Devon's ‘Sparkling Retailer of the Year’ this week.

The family-run estate in Damery has teamed up with specialist online retailer, Sip Champagnes, to bring Caillez Lemaire Vinotheque 2006 and Caillez Lemaire Vinotheque 2004 to Champagne lovers in Scotland for the first time.

These latest releases have seen a...

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