Food & Drink

Devon woman helps launch nationwide Big Lunch Recipe Search

The Big Lunch is back and has just launched a nationwide search to unearth hidden culinary gems and the stories behind them with the help of celebrity chefs including Ainsley Harriott and Dame Prue Leith. Mandy Harding from Devon is preparing to submit her entry and is encouraging other people...

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The Treasury Bar celebrates ten years of ‘Leading Lifestyles’

The Treasury, a café, bar and restaurant on Royal Parade in Plymouth, is celebrating ten years of business this July. From the ‘Betamax’ birthday party on the Friday 19th July and throughout the rest of July and August, The Treasury will be offering people the chance to discover, or rediscover, a bar which has been central to Plymouth’s cultural scene over the last ten years. Or as they put it...

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Local food partnership reaches across the Channel

Councillor Brian Vincent, Cabinet member for Environment and Sustainability, Plymouth City Council and Traci Lewis, Food Plymouth Coordinator, Soil Association had a successful trip to St Brieuc in France last week, meeting with local partners and elected representatives as part of the a programme to increase local food sales within Plymouth.

Cabinet member for the Environment Brian...

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Plymouth's Flavour Fest celebrates 10th anniversary in August

Two new high profile celebrity chefs Mitch Tonks and Anton Piotrowski, winner of Masterchef Professional 2012, will be holding master cookery demonstrations during the 10th anniversary celebrations at Plymouth’s Flavour Fest. The event is the South West’s largest food and drink festival and returns to the City Centre’s Piazza from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th August 2013.

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Derriford Hospital's new patient menu receives the thumbs up

To mark the introduction of a new menu at Derriford Hospital, patients, visitors, staff and the public were offered free samples in the main entrance earlier this month.

After a recent review by the Trusts Patient Feeding Group, the hospital developed the new menu from scratch with a view to a offering a selection of food that better meets the needs of patients.

The review...

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Pre-opening offer from new Rockfish restaurant

Work is cracking on apace on our new restaurant by the National Marine Aquarium and we've had lots of positive comments from people saying it is brightening the area up. The deep turquoise blue seems to be a popular choice, we hope you think so too.

Some of the walls will be decorated with our Rockfish tablecloths coloured in by children from local schools in South Devon and...

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The Anchor Inn gives its backing to Devon’s food and drink campaign

The Anchor Inn in Ugborough is giving its full support to a campaign that champions some of the best restaurants and food and drink producers in Devon.

A special BBQ month to promote the leading initiative ‘Devon Restaurant Month’ is being organised by The Anchor Inn as part of a month-long series of events in June.

Food and Drink Devon will work in close partnership with ‘...

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Final chance to enter prestigious Taste of the West Awards

Are you the owner of a restaurant or pub in the South West? Maybe you run a café or tea room or perhaps you have a desirable farm shop or delicatessen? Whatever your line of business, if it’s in the food and drink industry, don’t miss out, enter Taste of the West’s ‘Hospitality & Retail Awards’ now. To ensure everyone has time to be included in these highly regarded awards, the deadline...

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Devon’s best restaurants reveal full line-up of foodie events

A full line-up of special food and drink events being held during June to celebrate Devon’s finest restaurants has been revealed.

Nearly 40 eateries across the county will be getting behind ‘Devon Restaurant Month’ by organising their own unique event or promotion to raise awareness of award-winning food and drink and increase their custom in the process.

This year, the...

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RockFish... Opening soon!

Opening RockFish in Plymouth feels like such an obvious thing to do. A sustainable seafood restaurant adjoined on one side by the National Marine Aquarium and on the other by Plymouth fish market and of course the sea. Our first RockFish, in Dartmouth, has proved to be a great success, loved by locals and visitors alike and this year won the National Fish and Chip Awards' best independent...

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Budding traders invited to 'Love Your Local Market'

As part of celebrating the Love Your Local Market fortnight, Plymouth City Market is inviting local people to trade in the Market to test their mettle and see exactly what life as a Market retailer is all about.

The City market is seeking enthusiastic local producers, farmers, micro businesses and those interested in starting their own business to trade free of charge from the City...

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