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Top 10 Gin Gifts for Father’s Day

Premium gin gifts for him, from unusual gin gift sets to the best gin bottles we've come across.

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Plymouth school meals team crowned best in the country

A team serving up millions of school meals to children in Plymouth has been crowned best education caterer in the country for its locally sourced, quality ingredients and seasonal menus at a national award ceremony.

Plymouth City Council’s Education Catering Service was picked for the coveted top spot at the EDUcatering Excellence Awards 2013 in London this week, scooping the title of...

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South West chefs lining up to take centre stage at Dartmouth Food Festival

Devon is buzzing with talented, award-winning chefs, many of whom are making Dartmouth Food Festival (Friday 25 – Sunday 27 October) their food and drink festival of choice. This year the festival is delighted to be showcasing even more high profile local chefs than ever before.

Commenting on behalf of Dartmouth Food Festival, chairman David Jones says: “Devon has so many hugely gifted...

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Hollywood comes to Plymouth! Bake Off star live at Plymouth Pavilions

Paul Hollywood - Get Your Bake On!

TV's Great British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood brings his first ever live show to the UK in 2014

Ahead of the big 'GBBO' final next week, Plymouth Pavilions has announced, Paul Hollywood Live - Get Your Bake On! The tour sees Paul take to the stage for an evening of baking, comedy and fun, heading to Plymouth on Tuesday 20 May 2014....

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Devon's superior food and drink hailed at Taste of the West Awards

The passion and success of the South West food and drink industry was clear for all to see at the Taste of the West Awards’ Ceremony on Tuesday 15 October. The ceremony took place at The Bristol Pavilion, the home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and saw the 166 Gold award-winning products competing for the 22 ‘Best Of’ category awards and prestigious ‘Champion Product’. Six of these...

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The Great British Bake Off to move to BBC One

Charlotte Moore, Controller of BBC One, announced today that the hit BBC Two show, The Great British Bake Off , will move across to BBC One for its fifth series next year.

The show has enjoyed the highest ratings on BBC Two so far this year.

The award-winning series, made by Love Productions, has been a phenomenal success on BBC Two since launching in 2010. Over the four series...

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Plymouth's Il Pezzetino deli recognised in national awards

Plymouth’s Il Pezzetino succeeds in the second annual Bertolli Spread Olive D’Oro Awards

Plymouth's Il Pezzetino has been awarded a Bertolli Spread Olive D’Oro Award, which recognizes the nation’s best Italian delis. In a national poll, the deli in Plymouth came third in the Best Customer Service category.

Il Pezzetino is a family run deli café with a well stocked Salumeria...

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Plymouth Food Awards 2013: And the winners are...

This year’s Plymouth Food Awards winners have been announced and presented at the Food Plymouth Conference. Local restaurateur and chef Mitch Tonks from Rockfish presented the awards at the National Marine Aquarium on Friday 20 September.

Mitch Tonks said: “It is wonderful to be able to present these awards in Britain’s Ocean City, awards that celebrate all that is important about...

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Ben Squire is crowned 2013 Fish SUP champion

It was the battle of the seafood restaurants as Mitch Tonks of RockFish and Ben Squire of The Boathouse Cafe took part in the inaugural Ecover Blue Mile Fish SUPper Challenge in Plymouth to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society .

Ben and Mitch raced over a 100m sprint course in front of the Mayflower Steps in a best of three contest. And the Champion for 2013 is Ben, who came...

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Masterchef's new website looks good enough to eat

Winner of the BBC's MasterChef: The Professionals 2012, Anton Piotrowski is revealing his latest recipe for success with the launch of a new website for the Treby Arms in Plympton, Devon.

With the help of digital agency Creative Network , which has a presence throughout the country and a head office in Cheltenham, Anton’s website for the Devon pub looks good enough to eat.

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