Food & Drink

The kitchen team at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary is over the moon after their homemade raspberry jam scooped gold at this year’s Taste of the West Awards.

This is the first time the garden centre has entered these popular awards that celebrate the quality of local produce in the South West. Otter Nurseries entered two of its jams, and alongside the gold gong for the raspberry, the strawberry jam collected a highly commended award.

Catering Manager Anthony Adams, said: “These preserves are made weekly in our restaurant kitchens by expert jam maker Liz Lee and they’ve...

TV chef Dean Edwards has teamed up with Burts Chips to encourage crisp lovers across the region to put the crunch back into lunch, with ‘The Ultimate Crisp Sandwich’.

Bristol-born Dean has used Burts’ legendary core range to develop delicious sandwiches to jazz up lunchtimes this summer.

For those in the know, there’s nothing quite like a crisp sandwich. In an age where lunches are increasingly al desko and disappointing, Burts Chips, makers of artisan hand-cooked potato crisps, has partnered with Dean to encourage Brits to have a lunch to actually look forward to. Dean...

This wonderfully sunny weekend (29th – 30th May) saw The Shops at Dartington’s annual Food Fair back for its sixth year, and what a brilliant bank holiday weekend it was. Attracting a record breaking crowd, over 7,000 visitors flocked to the popular shopping destination near Totnes. Throughout the two days visitors were treated to the county’s fabulous food and drink producers and the opportunity to watch mouth-wateringly good workshops from Devon’s food and drink stars.

Commenting on the success of the Food Fair, managing director of The Shops at Dartington, Barbara King, said: “...

1. Highly recognisable from her appearances on BBC1’s ‘Saturday Kitchen’, wine expert Susy Atkins will be headlining the exciting line up of The Shops at Dartington’s interactive workshops and demonstrations at their free Food Fair on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th May. Susy will be hosting a lively session showcasing the county’s finest producers and sharing her knowledge on the region’s best drinks including wines, ciders, ales and soft drinks. Make sure you pay a visit to ‘Devon Drinks’ between 12 noon and 1.00pm on the Sunday in the aptly named onsite drinks shop, ‘Devon Drinks’.