Food & Drink

Crisps and a pint is a tried and tested snacking occasion in the UK, but Burts Chips is encouraging Brits to think outside the crisp packet and enhance their snacking with the latest trend: savoury crisp cocktails.

Fancy a bacon Manhattan? How about a vintage cheddar and spring onion Martini?

The artisan hand-cooked crisp company which is based in Plymouth has created six ‘Burtender’ crisp cocktail recipes available on its website and across social media for fans to try out.

You’ll never look at a humble packet of crisps in the same way again!

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Teignbridge is backing a new campaign which aims to help people better understand the ‘4Cs’ of food hygiene: Chilling, Cooking, Cleaning and avoiding Cross-Contamination.

Over the summer months, the Food Standards Agency is raising awareness about safe summer food and it gets underway with Food Safety Week starting on Monday 19 June 2017.

New research indicates that people in the South West could be putting themselves and their families at risk of food poisoning through a lack of knowledge about how to treat food, especially in the summer months when people tend to have...

Summer brings award success to the shores of Exmouth with the Grapevine Brewhouse, on site brewery Crossed Anchors and resident Ruby Kitchen all winning regional awards.

At the Taste of the West Awards Crossed Anchors won four GOLD product awards for their craft beers. Paddy O’Riordan said “ We are over the moon with these awards, it’s our first year of mainstream production and to win four such important awards is a huge endorsement of our beer, its great news for the brewery and also for Exmouth”

Ruby Kitchen, in residence at the Grapevine, also won a Taste of the West...

A celebration is a time to gather and have fun. It’s about being together and acknowledging a special moment.

However, with every party comes a checklist of what needs to get done; one of the major tasks to tackle is the menu. Here are a few dessert options for your next celebration that’ll satisfy your sweet tooth.

Cupcake Tower

Cupcakes are a cute alternative to one large cake. They come in all different flavors, and this includes having various frosting choices. Plus, they’re individually wrapped so everyone can just grab one whenever they’re ready and take...