Food & Drink

Take a culinary trip across the globe this weekend with Exeter’s first FREE Street Food Festival

Bring your appetite as the first Exeter Street Food Festival is set to take over Northernhay Gardens this weekend! The free event will bring delicious street food, refreshing drinks and live entertainment to the city centre for three days of family-friendly fun. Opening their doors from Friday 14th - Sunday 16th June you’ll want to bring your friends, family, children and dogs for a culinary trip across the globe.

They’ve packed the weekend with some of the finest street food traders from near and far. You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy something totally unique as all 20 of...

Pipers Farm closes Exeter shop

This Saturday, 29 October, Magdalen Road will bid a fond farewell to Pipers Farm as the family run company, which has had an active presence on the road for 23 years, has made the decision to focus its entire business online.

Peter Greig of Pipers Farm states they will be leaving with “so many wonderful memories” and “feeling very positive and optimistic about the future of family farming.”

Magdalen Road is a thriving trading community located in St Leonards, Exeter, boasting a variety of independent businesses, including shops, cafes and restaurants.

Pipers Farm...

Send your senses into overdrive at Exeter's Comptoir Libanais REVIEW

If like me you’ve ever wished you could teleport yourself to another country without the hassle of travelling, you’re in luck.

For that’s what happens when you step inside Comptoir Libanais, one of Exeter Queen Street Dining’s new restaurants.

From the vibrant décor, to the bags (yes bags) and other paraphernalia adorning the walls to the sight of the chefs dishing up their delights and the wonderful aromas their ingredients create, your senses are sent into overdrive.

And just like the restaurant itself, the menu is unlike any other you will find in this fair city...

Retail gold at the Food & Drink Devon Awards

‘The Food Shop’ at The Shops at Dartington is celebrating having picked up the accolade of ‘Best Retailer’ at the recent Food & Drink Devon Awards held at the spectacular Deer Park Country House Hotel. The Food & Drink Devon Awards acknowledge the finest producers, hospitality establishments and retailers across the county, with The Shops at Dartington fighting off stiff competition from 13 others to win the coveted ‘Best Retailer’ Award.

Commenting on the recent win, Barbara King, managing director of The Shops at Dartington says: “The whole team at The Shops at Dartington...

KuPP to open at Exeter’s Queen St. Dining

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/19/2016 - 3:26pm

Exeter’s Queen St. Dining will introduce a taste of Scandinavia to the region when KuPP opens its doors on 29th October.

Inspired by cuisine from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, KuPP is the seventh restaurant to launch in the city’s new £12m dining destination. It will join Turtle Bay, Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), The Stable, Absurd Bird, The Terrace and Comptoir Libanais.

Exeter is Kupp’s first branch outside of London and will open opposite Absurd Bird at Queen St. Dining.

The idea for KuPP began after its founder, Steve Cox, first visited Stockholm 10 years...

How to cook the perfect leg of lamb

When choosing a meat to roast, most people go for chicken as it’s seen as the most fool proof meat to cook, but actually lamb is quite simple, and less intimidating than you may think. It works deliciously with many different herbs and spices , and is a very flavourful cut of meat. Here are my tips for doing justice to this sometimes pricey roast.

Buying the Cut

A leg of lamb is an expensive cut of meat, so you’ll want to be particular about how you’d like it. Try to purchase a leg that has been trimmed well by the butcher to ensure the best taste. Bone-in is preferred...

Best British Takeaway in the South West: Ten restaurants go head-to-head

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/16/2016 - 8:05pm

Ten restaurants are in the running to be crowned the Best Takeaway in the South West at the 2016 British Takeaway Awards (BTAs).

The BTAs - which are run in association with Just Eat, the world’s leading marketplace for online food delivery - are about celebrating the diverse range of cuisines and rewarding the amazing contribution a nation of takeaway owners make to both their local communities and the UK economy.

Over the last month thousands of food fans in the South West have been voting online and via post for their favourite takeaway. In no particular order, the ten...

Cream of the crop announced at Food & Drink Devon Awards

Devon’s food and drink scene has never been more vibrant and at Monday night’s annual Food & Drink Devon Awards the pinnacle of the county’s food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers were celebrated. The ceremony, which took place on Monday 10th October at Deer Park Country House Hotel, was hosted by food and drink broadcaster and BBC Radio 2's Nigel Barden.

This year’s highly prestigious ‘Best Fine Dining Restaurant’ was awarded to Torquay’s Old Vienna, with judges noting them as a shining example for sourcing locally and praising...

Exploding Pig

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 10/11/2016 - 10:47am

On October 14 Rusty Pig is taking over Exeter’s Exploding Bakery for one night only, with a special pop up feasting house.

‘Ethical chef’ Robin Rea is taking his food wagon complete with mobile wood fired oven to the bakery and café located right beside Exeter Central Station, where he’ll be serving up the Rusty Pig’s unique take on funky flat bread pizza.

The idea arose after Robin met Exploding Bakery owners Tom Oxford and Oliver Coysh at the Magdalen Road Christmas Fair last year, where he was selling his mobile fare. The pair came to eat at Rusty Pig restaurant in...

Powderham Food Festival's most successful year yet

The fifth Powderham Food Festival has been the most successful yet with over 6000 visitors attending the two-day event in the grounds of Powderham Castle, during the first weekend of October.

Online ticket sales for the festival were four times higher than the previous year, showing that more people were planning ahead and booking in advance of the event.

The festival also featured a record number of exhibitors, with over 150 in attendance. This was a mix of local food and drink producers offering all kinds of tasty delights to sample and buy, but also a range of unique...

Quicke’s announced SW Producer of the Year

Devon cheesemakers, Quicke’s, are making space in their trophy cabinet to accommodate their latest addition, after collecting Carol Trewin South West Producer of the Year, at the annual Taste of the West Awards.

Mary Quicke was one of 400 guests in attendance at the ceremony, on Tuesday 4th October. Taking place in the stunning surroundings of Exeter Cathedral, food and drink producers, distributors, restaurant, cafe, pub and hotel owners and speciality retailers enjoyed a four course lunch featuring many of the regions Taste of the West award-winning products. BBC presenter...

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