Food & Drink

Trust a farmer to know what’s best when choosing your festive feast

To find out more about the welfare and the flavour of your festive bird, there are five key questions you should ask, says Devon farmer Anna Bury. Anna, whose family runs the hugely-successful Eversfield Organic, sells hundreds of top-quality turkeys online every Christmas.

When you choose your turkey, my advice is find out as much as you can about it – what breed it is, what it was fed and how it was raised,” says Anna, who works with her family at their farm at Bratton Clovelly near Okehampton. “The way a...

The Cookie Club Cookbook lifts the lid on one of the most prestigious and exclusive baking clubs in world rugby and its proceeds will raise funds, as well as scrumptious bakes, for local charities the Exeter Chiefs Foundation and Devon Air Ambulance.

The group, open to Exeter rugby players by invitation only, meets regularly through the season to test out favourite treats and perfect their culinary craft. Players take it in turns to prepare cakes and bakes to surprise and delight fellow Cookie Club members.

The book has been exclusively published during the Testimonial Year...

The West Country's leading artisan producers recently joined Darts Farm for their special Harvest Supper. The evening saw the start of the 25 years' celebrations of this nationally award-winning family business, run by the three Dart brothers - Michael, James and Paul.

There was a warm welcome in the Darts Farm teppee which was well attended by producers and suppliers, many bringing with them an addition to the mouth-watering feast. The Darts Farm butchers prepared succulent marinated lamb over a sizzling fire pit, with delicious cheeses, salads, beautiful breads and charcuterie,...

The winner of this year’s South West Chef of the Year competition has now been announced at a special awards ceremony at Exeter Golf and Country Club. Each finalist has faced their biggest challenge to date by cooking their menu for some of the South West’s most notorious chef judges at Exeter College. 2018 marks the competition’s 15th year and offers an opportunity for competitors to gain recognition for creativity in the kitchen and ultimately, to find the best chefs in the South West. The overall winner of 2018’s South West Chef of the Year was awarded to Tim Kendall, Sous Chef at The...