Food & Drink

The UK’s least healthy family restaurants revealed

A new league table has been revealed today as part of Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign, ranking 25 of the UK’s most popular restaurants*.

After recruiting an army of parent secret diners, widespread poor practice has been uncovered, with a number of chains failing to serve fresh food or healthy choices for children.

New research has revealed that some of the UK’s...

Falmouth Oyster Festival turns up the volume

If you enjoy fresh Cornish seafood and an eclectic mix of music and first-class entertainment then you’ll not want to miss Falmouth Oyster Festival 2017, which takes place from 12-15 October.

This years music provides entertainment for all tastes with a great soundtrack of cool retro tones, gospel, soul, folk, jazz, motown, rock, pop and some proper Cornish singing to round off the...

Local crab firm grabbing attention on the Internet

The Devon crab and lobster specialists Favis may have narrowly missed winning a top prize at the Taste of the West Awards last Thursday, but they still have plenty to celebrate.

Favis were among the three finalists for the overall prize in the fish category, but it was won by the Tanglewood Fish Company in the Isles of Scilly.

However, Favis had already won three Taste of the...

Plymouth prepares to cook up a storm!

Plymouth Seafood Festival launched on Wedesday (16 August) at the National Marine Aquarium.

The launch offered partners and businesses a taster of what is to follow in September, with a morning of fascinating talks and demonstrations.

The Plymouth Seafood Festival, organised by the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, takes place on Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 September, and will be...

Cuddle a miniature pig at Good Food Market

The family friendly Good Food Market is back at Royal William Yard this month on Sunday 6 August from 10am-3pm with rabbits, World Famous Pennywell Miniature pigs and more!

With long summer days and the children on school holidays, this month the market will host Pennywell Farm and their famous miniature pigs that are coming down between 11:00-14:00 for cuddles on this unmissable FREE...

Cracking time for crab lovers at Dartmouth's Rockfish Festival

The renowned chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks hosts the annual Rockfish crab festival in Dartmouth this Sunday. The sold-out event – listed among Devon’s 10 best festivals by the Travelmag website last year - will see hundreds of seafood lovers tucking into delicious dishes made with some of the world’s finest crabmeat, supplied by the local family firm Favis of Salcombe. Now in its 6th year...

Burts Chips introduces two new exciting flavours

Plymouth based crisp maker Burts Chips is excited to announce two new flavours this summer; Smoked Crispy Bacon and Fish ‘N’ Chips, both made in partnership with Devon-based suppliers spoiltpig and Rockfish. Both flavours are hand cooked to perfection using only the highest quality ingredients to deliver the ultimate taste of the South West.

For those who want a true taste of the...

Burts Chips is shaking up the savoury cocktail scene

Crisps and a pint is a tried and tested snacking occasion in the UK, but Burts Chips is encouraging Brits to think outside the crisp packet and enhance their snacking with the latest trend: savoury crisp cocktails.

Fancy a bacon Manhattan? How about a vintage cheddar and spring onion Martini?

The artisan hand-cooked crisp company which is based in Plymouth has created six ‘...

Wagamama in Royal William Yard wins Best In the UK Award

Over 130 restaurants from across the country vied this year to be named UK's Best Wagamama at the Wagamama company conference at the beautiful Principal Hotel in Manchester. Competing venues included Heathrow Terminal 3, Gatwick 1 and 2, O2 Arena and The Royal Festival Hall.

The Plymouth Wagamama, which opened four years ago at the historic Royal William Yard, won two of the top...

Record entries for Food & Drink Devon Awards 2017

Entries closed last month for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards and once again there has been a huge increase in the numbers of entrants. Undoubtedly, 2017 looks set to be another record-breaking year for the awards which recognise the very best talent in Devon’s flourishing food and drink scene.

Barbara King, a proud champion of Devon’s producers and chair of the board of...

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