Food & Drink

Offering some of the best of British gastronomy in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, Highbullen Hotel has this week announced the appointment of new Head Chef, Dean Griffin.

Dean joins Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club from 4* Menzies Welcombe Hotel & Golf Course, Stratford upon Avon, where he headed up a fine dining restaurant and 150-cover events venue. Other recent posts over his 25-year career include Executive Head Chef at St Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa and Barceló Imperial Hotel, Torquay.

Joining Highbullen shortly following a £1.5 million...

Tasted amongst 10,000 other products at the 2013 Great Taste Awards, South Devon Chilli Farm’s chilli drinking chocolate wowed the judges and has been awarded a highly sought after star. Not only is this Aztec style hot chocolate absolutely delicious but also comes in a seriously stylish kilner jar (200g, £7.00) and gives twice the warmth of a regular hot chocolate.

Steve Waters, chilli expert and co-director of South Devon Chilli Farm, comments on the award: “We are thrilled to have won a star at this year’s Great Taste Awards, the world’s largest and most rigorous food awards.”...

To Autumn O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou mayst rest, And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.

by William Blake Hi, my name's Iain Smith and I've been running my own little wine shop, Smith's, on Magdalen Road for the last 2 1/2 years. Prior to this I spent four years with Majestic Wine and before that it's all a bit of a blurr! I'll be writing regular pieces about my adventures with, mostly, wine...

The great and good of the worlds of gastronomy and travel gathered in London on Monday 2 September for the Food and Travel magazine Reader Awards, held at The Savoy hotel. Among the big winners on the night was Angela Hartnett MBE, named Chef of the Year. The culinary power behind Murano and Lime Wood was also honoured with head chef Luke Holder for her newest venture, Hartnett Holder & Co, in Hampshire, which scooped the Newcomer of the Year award in the restaurant category. Meanwhile, closer to home, Exeter's Magdalen Chapter was named City Hotel of the Year and Devon's Ashburton...