Food & Drink

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...

Choccie Bar is on fire this week as it receives a bronze award for its new Chilli Chocolate Box set from the Taste of the West Awards 2013. The creation of a gourmet chilli chocolate line took its original inspiration from the Chillees of Taunton, which creates stunning chilli jams and sauces.

Choccie Bar first created the Strawberry Chilli choc which takes some key ingredients from the Chillees’ Bengal Naga Strawberry Jam with a little added choccie magic. Encouraged by the feedback and comments from testers, two new flavours followed quickly to complete the set; the Chilli Ginger...

Motivated by rising food and fuel costs and concerns over Genetic Modified crops, Bicton College has taken the ‘food fight’ into its own hands.

From melons, aubergines and grapes, to lemongrass and the highly profitable Thai Basil, Bicton College horticulturalists and volunteers are determined to produce high quality, chemical free fruit and veg.

Andrea Rye, a Horticulture Instructor at Bicton College is proud to promote natural growing. “We don’t use any chemicals in our growing and encourage natural growth so our food tastes just as it should and we are working towards...

The Show is now over 50 years old and the excitement on show day is still evident the minute the hall opens. There are 97 classes to enter with 18 cups to win, including the peoples choice for adults and children. There were some new trophies this year in memory of local residents who have passed away including the Paul Palmer photo frame for best photograph, and the Ruby Cooke Cup. Ruby was a committee member for 50 years and always entered the cookery and flower classes.

Here is this years list of winners, TROPHY WINNERS FOR 2013

1. Gould Cup for most points in flower...