Food & Drink

Leading wine expert Stan Parks will be joining The Magdalen Chapter’s Head Chef, Ben Bulger, for an evening of impressive food and wine matching.

Tickets are now on sale for this event that is taking place on Wednesday April 17th at 7pm at The Magdalen Chapter Hotel, Exeter. Guests will be able to indulge in an array of wines from across the world as well as enjoying a lively commentary from one of the UK’s top wine experts.

The evening’s host is Stan Parks, from Milton Sandford Wines, who has been sourcing great wines for over two decades. His love affair with wine started...

The Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education has responded to the news that one of its catering suppliers, Sodexo, has found traces of horse meat in one of its frozen beef products, by saying: "Of the 80 products recalled as a precaution by Sodexo, the Deaf Academy only uses four, and we have immediately removed them from our kitchens.

"The Academy is committed to the highest standards of health and safety for our students and we were awarded the best possible food hygiene rating by Exeter City Council last year. The majority of our food is cooked on site, from scratch, using fresh...

As the horror story of so many processed beef dishes containing a high percentage of horse meat continues, there has never been a better time to vow to only eat meat which you know the provenance of. Buy local, from a producer such as Moostone Meats in Wembury (Devon), and not only can you be fully confident in the fact that it is 100% beef, you will also enjoy some of the best meat available to you.

Producer Moostone Meats prides itself on the quality, traceability and known provenance of the meat sold. The Ruby Red beef and home bred lamb, which they sell on-site at their farm...

The heat will be turned up on curry chefs in Exeter and Teignbridge this week in an attempt to find out who can rustle up the best balti.

Ten of Exeter and Teignbridge's finest curry chefs will be putting their best dishes to the test on Wednesday (20 February) at @34 Restaurant, Exeter College. At stake will be the prestigious title of Exeter & Teignbridge Curry Chef of the Year 2013. This year for the first time, Exeter City Council has joined forces with Teignbridge District Council to combine the event.

Contestants have two hours to prepare and serve a curry, a...