Food & Drink

A Celebration of the Sea: Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera This Summer

This summer, Brixham’s Fish Market will come alive with flavour and festivity as the South West Sardine Festival arrives on Sunday 03 August 2025, bringing a vibrant new celebration to the heart of one of Britain’s most historic fishing towns.

Free to attend and running from 12:00 to...

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Devon home to one of the UK’s favourite vineyards

Looking forward to a tipple in the sun? Well, you don’t have to travel to the south of France to enjoy the rolling vineyards, the UK is home to some incredible wine producing areas itself, and new data has found Devon is home to one of the UK’s favourite vineyards.

Available from the Lyme Bay Holidays Wine Index , new data has found the UK’s favourite vineyards. Analysing ranking...

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Sharpham Dairy launches cheese celebration cakes

Sharpham Dairy has launched a new service – cheese celebration cakes. Developed due to popular demand, these showstopping tower of cheeses are perfect for weddings, parties, corporate events or any reunion. For 40 years, Sharpham Cheese has produced a range of cheeses using traditional methods from their own Jersey cows along with neighbouring goats’ and sheep milk. Handcrafted on the banks of...

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ANRÁN FEST: Devon's first Asian street food and music festival

Leading South Devon venue, ANRÁN at Tidwell Farm, renowned for its superb setting and unique event space, is hosting the region’s first Asian Street Food and Music Festival in support of Cancer Research UK and Children’s Hospice South West.

The two-day event, featuring some of the UK’s most exciting chefs and musicians, will take place on 29th and 30th August at the South Hams farm....

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East Devon MP launches pubs website

A dedicated website listing and promoting pubs in East Devon has been created and launched by local MP Simon Jupp.

The website address is eastdevonpubs.co.uk and the site contains a map allowing users to discover some hidden gems in East Devon or simply to find out more about pubs locally. As well as detailing the location, the website also contains a description of the pub and a...

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RAW Works with Best in Class

With the recent release of the Taste of the West Awards’ winners, Devon-based public relations agency, RAW Food & Drink PR has been celebrating alongside many of its clients. The UK’s largest regional food and drink awards programme, which helps food and drink businesses in the South West to thrive and succeed, has brought great success for six of RAW’s clients who between them amassed a...

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The Cake Whisperer urges Devon people: ‘pick your picnic personality’ to raise awareness of the need for better bones

Former The Great British Bake Off contestant uses her cake whispering skills to perfect all things picnic and urges people in Devon to join her to raise awareness of the need for better bones this summer.

Val Stones, who was a contestant on the popular show in 2016 and quickly became a fan favourite, is asking the public to hold a ‘Better Bones Picnic’ for health charity,...

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New nine-day 'Taste East Devon' Food and Drink Festival

Award-winning venues, producers, chefs and restaurants have joined forces to celebrate the incredible food and drink on offer across East Devon’s stunning coast and countryside. Taste East Devon is a nine day food and drink festival taking place across the whole of East Devon from 11th - 19th September 2021. From farm feasts to brewery open days, seafood tasting experiences to BBQs and...

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Plymouth crisps company boosted by Tesco contract

Popular hand-cooked potato chips producer Burts is celebrating after securing a region-wide listing with Tesco.

The two businesses have struck a deal for three flavours of Burts’ crisps to be sold in more than 60 stores across the West Country – from Yeovil to Ilfracombe and Gloucester to Helston.

Sea Salt, Mature Cheddar & Spring Onion, and Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar...

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Grab and Go: McDonald's Opening Times in Devon

If after one year of takeaways at home you crave a real hunt for your next meal in town, you’ll relish the moment you taste a well-deserved burger from your local McDonald’s. With sweet dreams made of cheese (and herb melts), and food for any taste, it would be a shame to miss out on their collection service now that you can just grab and go.

Whether you are devout fan of their...

Hub Box announce new plant based menu following surge in demand

Award-winning Cornish burger joint, Hub Box, has recreated all of its real beef and chicken burger menu items in meat-free versions, following a surge in demand for more plant-based options across its restaurants.

Hub Box first pioneered street food culture in St. Ives, and now the eatery has partnered with the pioneers in the plant-based world - THISTM - to bring more meat...

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