Food & Drink

Food Drink Devon Unveils Shortlist for 2026 Awards

The countdown to the 2026 Food Drink Devon Awards has begun, and an outstanding list of finalists has been announced, showcasing the very best products, dining, retail and learning experiences the county has to offer.

Since entries closed at the end of March, a panel of respected...

Burts puts the crunch back into lunch!

TV chef Dean Edwards has teamed up with Burts Chips to encourage crisp lovers across the region to put the crunch back into lunch, with ‘The Ultimate Crisp Sandwich’.

Bristol-born Dean has used Burts’ legendary core range to develop delicious sandwiches to jazz up lunchtimes this summer.

For those in the know, there’s nothing quite like a crisp sandwich. In an age where lunches...

Cracking weekend at The Shops at Dartington Food Fair

This wonderfully sunny weekend (29th – 30th May) saw The Shops at Dartington’s annual Food Fair back for its sixth year, and what a brilliant bank holiday weekend it was. Attracting a record breaking crowd, over 7,000 visitors flocked to the popular shopping destination near Totnes. Throughout the two days visitors were treated to the county’s fabulous food and drink producers and the...

Royal William Yard Good Food Market scoops yet another award!

The Royal William Yard Good Food Market in Plymouth has been awarded the Best Farmers’ Market in Devon Gold Award at the Taste of the West Food Awards.

Now in its fifth year, the market has gone from strength to strength, recently winning the Visit Devon Tourism Awards Gold Award. Each month over 50 local food and drink stalls travel from across the region coming together in the...

Flavour Fest returns to Plymouth

The West Country’s largest free food festival is returning for its 13th year to cement Plymouth’s reputation as the foodie hub of the South West.

Flavour Fest 2016 will showcase the region’s best produce and offer food fun for all the family - including a Ready Steady Cook-off, huge continental market, Fun Kitchen, bar, a chance to see top chefs in action - and a great atmosphere for...

Catapult your business to retail superstardom

Are you the next aspiring food and drink entrepreneur? Do you make a product with the ‘wow’ factor but seek help and advice on how to get your artisan produce to market? If so, The Shops at Dartington has the competition for you and could help springboard you to retail success. Their new competition, ‘Route to Market’ will launch at the sixth The Shops at Dartington Food Fair on Sunday 29th...

Salcombe Dairy launches new Retro Raspberry Ripple ice cream

A Great British favourite and a flavour reminiscent of childhood memories on sunny summer holidays at the seaside, Salcombe Dairy has just launched a new retro Raspberry Ripple flavour to their range for 2016.

Just launched, Salcombe Dairy’s Raspberry Ripple is made using fresh milk, which arrives to the Salcombe Dairy parlour daily from a local farm and double cream from the creamery...

Are you allergy aware when you eat out?

A year on from the introduction of new allergen labelling rules, how are food businesses in Plymouth getting on?

To mark Allergy Awareness Week 2016, the City Council is reminding food business in Plymouth about the rules which went live in December 2014. Since then, all food businesses in the city have had to verbally explain and/or signpost to where allergen information can be found...

New café to champion Devon produce

On Saturday 30th April, children’s favourite Elmer will be at Waterstones on New George Street as the bookshop launches its new café with a day of magic and face-painting family fun.

With six years of bookselling experience and eighteen years in the hospitality industry, Waterstones Bookshop Manager Lee Auburn is relishing the opportunity to marry his twin passions for food and books...

Grow, Share, Cook celebration event

A celebration event has taken place to mark one year of volunteer cookery sessions with residents.

The Grow, Share Cook sessions up at Plumer House, the headquarters for Plymouth Community Homes, led by Tami Skelton from Food is Fun, have now been taking place for a year as part of the Our Plymouth volunteer initiative.

The aim of Grow, Share, Cook, is to mobilise volunteers to...

Final call for entries for 2016 Food & Drink Devon Awards

Calling all Devon-based food and drink producers, cafés, restaurants, hotels and speciality retailers, the Food & Drink Devon Awards 2016 close for entries on Monday 18th April. The annual Awards celebrate the most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments the county has to offer. The Awards will be presented on Monday 10th October by food...

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