food

Beware of lurking barbecue bugs

As the school summer holidays get into full swing, a survey has found that the humble chicken is likely to be in high demand on barbecues in the South West. Bangers and burgers have lost out as 29% of people in the South West named chicken as their top pick .

Encouragingly, 29% of people in the South West said they take extra care when cooking chicken on the barbecue. However 22% said...

Deer Park Hotel is fired up for summer!

Manna from Devon Cooking School’s hugely popular wood fired oven cooking courses are back for a second year at the seriously stylish Deer Park Country House Hotel, just outside Honiton in East Devon. David Jones, from Manna from Devon Cooking School, has returned again this summer to teach a range of outdoor wood fired oven courses, which started in May and run through until August 2015....

New gem to discover in the South Hams

Nestled amongst the green fields of the South Hams, overlooking the River Dart, lies the beautiful Sharpham Estate. Already renowned for its award-winning wines and cheeses, there’s now another reason to visit. The new Anchorstone at Sharpham Vineyard café has just opened its doors, ready for the summer season ahead.

This new café will be run by the owners of the already well...

Feel like chicken tonight? Beware!

People in Plymouth eat chicken an average of 101 times per year, a poll to mark Food Safety Week (the 18th-24th May) - has found. Residents are most likely to be found tucking into a traditional chicken roast dinner at home, with Indian style chicken curry and Mexican style chicken fajitas making up the top three.

The poll by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) also found that amongst the...

Popping up at The Shops: A Gastronomic Feast

For one night only, renowned cookbook writer and former head chef at Riverford Field Kitchen, Jane Baxter will be tantalising taste buds with a pop-up supper to celebrate the launch of this year’s The Shops at Dartington Food Fair (24th – 25th May 2015). Set in The Shops at Dartington’s enchanting courtyard, Jane will be wowing all with her culinary skills and preparing a delicious feast using...

Fall in love with your freezer

Say ‘frozen food’ and many of us instantly think of chips, pizzas and ready meals.

There’s a bit of a stigma attached to food that lives in the chill zone, but we should all think again: March is Frozen Food month - and for anyone counting calories, frozen foods might well be the stars of the show.

Emma Brown, in-house nutritionist for calorie counting App and website,...

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Tasty feedback from hospital food event

Patients, visitors, staff and members of the public had the opportunity to taste test a variety of samples dishes from our proposed new patient menu and the verdict was extremely positive!

On Tuesday 17 March, hospital staff ran an event, as part of its Making Mealtimes Matter campaign, to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition to aid our patients’ recovery, as well to showcase...

Hospital staff make mealtimes matter

Patients, visitors, staff and members of the public will have the opportunity to sample dishes from our proposed new patient menu and to talk to hospital staff about the importance of patient mealtimes, on Tuesday 17 March in the main concourse of Derriford Hospital.

The event will showcase some of the work going on around the Trust to improve the patients’ mealtime experience. It is...

Monthly Food and Craft Market

Devonport Guildhall is working with LEAP Events to offer exciting new monthly Devonport Guildhall Food and Craft Markets.

Come down for plenty of seasonal, locally sourced food, alongside a wide selection of craft supplies, gifts, and activities for all the family.

The Guildhall’s onsite artisan bakery, Column Bakehouse, will be open throughout the day selling lunches, light refreshments, sweet treats and their famous signature loaves of fresh bread – everything is handmade on the premises using local and seasonal produce wherever possible!

Entry to the markets is...

Buckland Abbey Christmas Craft & Food Fair returns

Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate near Yelverton is hosting its popular Christmas craft and food fair between 10.30am and 4.30pm on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November.

Taking place in the Abbey’s Great Barn and Small Barn, the fair will include 40 stalls of the finest crafts, food and drink from around the West Country. Over the weekend there is also festive entertainment from the...

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