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The Story Behind Danish Butter Cookies and Why the World Can't Get Enough of Them

Danish butter cookies have a global reach that few food products from a small Scandinavian country can claim. Found in supermarkets, gift shops, and department stores from Tokyo to São Paulo, the familiar round tin filled with five distinct shapes has become one of the most universally recognised food products in the world — yet the tradition behind it is rooted in something remarkably simple and deeply Danish.

A Tradition Built on Quality Ingredients

Danish baking has long placed fresh butter at the centre of its pastry and biscuit traditions, and the butter cookie is perhaps...

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A taste of the Caribbean comes to Exeter

The Met Office should be forecasting for sunny times ahead as Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant and bar prepares to roll into its first city in Devon! It’s all about rum, reggae and jerk this summer!

Turtle Bay is set to open its doors to Exeter on the 23rd August, bringing a new, vibrant and delicious Caribbean dining and drinking experience to the city.

The 215 seat, £800K, 4015 sqft Exeter restaurant will be located in Guildhall Shopping and Dining Centre.

The new venture is to create over 50 local jobs. Team Turtle Bay is still recruiting; so local hopefuls should...

Two new food and drink events for Exeter

Building upon the success and popularity of the Exeter Street Food brand, the team from the Hubb Group are launching two brand new events in Exeter for late summer / autumn 2016!

Hubb Group are launching their Cockt-Ale Festiva l (Exeter's Piazza Terracina, Saturday 24th September 2016 11am – 8pm) and The Great Artisan Feast Festival on Saturday 15th October 2016, 10am - 8pm at Exeter's Southernhay Gardens.

Cockt-Ale Festival: Drinks & Entertainment Take Centre Stage at Exeter's Piazza Terracina (24 September 2016)

Celebrating distillers and brewers from the...

New Chair for Food & Drink Devon

Food & Drink Devon is delighted to announce that Barbara King, managing director of The Shops at Dartington, has taken over the role of chair from the beginning of July.

With years of experience in retail, as well as working with food and drink producers from across Devon, Barbara’s fresh outlook will open up new opportunities for Food & Drink Devon to help shout about this dynamic and enterprising county, its producers, hospitality businesses and services. Commenting on her new position, Barbara Kings says: “It’s an honour to have been asked to step up to the role of chair...

Exeter allotments placed on world research map

Exeter has been placed on the World map when it comes to allotments, people in the city have been finding out.

The Devon capital intrigued a group of students from the United States so much they hopped on a plane and flew over here to find out more.

The 20 students from Arizona State University (ASU) have just wrapped up a short stay in Exeter, interviewing allotment holders as part of a study abroad course supported the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives at ASU. In the few days they have been here, they have carried out some 200 surveys.

They want to...

EATS! at Princesshay Launch Party

On Thursday 7th July guests came together for a VIP outdoor dining experience in Princesshay Square where they shared a veritable feast of tastes from Princesshay’s eclectic mix of 14 restaurants and cafes.

After a tour of the beautiful rooftop garden, home of the Princesshay bees, guests enjoyed a menu specifically designed to show the incredible variety of dishes and flavours on offer.

Tropical summer cocktails from Giraffe were served in coconut cups, followed by delicious flavours to kick start the lunch from Wagamamas and Carluccio’s. Lucasz, Head chef from Yo! Sushi,...

Pandit Comes Home

In his autobiography 'My Music, My Life', the famous Indian musician Pandit Ravi Shankar wrote: "In the summer of 1936, we spent a few months at Dartington Hall, in Devonshire, England, a beautiful, open place. I felt that I was coming close to music and that this music is what I was meant to devote my life to".

It was this reference that inspired New Lion Brewery's Head Brewer Mat Henney to create Pandit, a pale ale that has put Totnes on the map as a town that makes great beer. In 2015, Pandit was voted one of 'Britain's Hottest Beers', and the Daily Telegraph called it "...

New Lion Brewery and The Venus Company collaborate to create Venus Ale

Community craft brewery, New Lion Brewery and passionate environmental and West Country food champion, The Venus Company have joined forces to create a new bitter, Venus Ale. Produced using a complex seven malt grist which imparts a warm golden brown colour, Venus Ale is a balanced and extremely drinkable modern session bitter.

This delightful and refreshing ale is exclusively available to purchase for consumption at Venus’ cafés and takeaways at Blackpool Sands, Bigbury on Sea, Tolcarne and The Shops at Dartington as well as at their beach shops at Blackpool Sands and Tolcarne....

Buckfast Abbey to host Foragers Feast

Buckfast Abbey will be hosting a Foragers Feast pop up kitchen with local foraging expert David Beazley.

The feast will take place on the evening of Saturday 23 July in the restaurant of the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre looking across the lawn to the Abbey Church.

Throughout March to October Devon provides a feast for foragers with food such as clams, crabs, mussels, chive, rock samphire, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.

Using locally foraged foods, David and the Abbey chef John Hughes will serve a delicious four course menu with a selection of wines...

Forage on Dartmoor with new app

ViewRanger have created a new app featuring a collection of walks for people to forage for their own food.

The outdoor discovery app illustrates some of the best routes in the UK for fresh wild food, focusing on Dartmoor.

These are the second in the series of three collections ViewRanger have created in partnership with Sidetracked magazine and international mountain leader and expedition Chief Kieran Creevy.

Craig Wareham, ViewRanger co-founder said: “Nothing beats handpicking the ingredients for your supper straight from the earth.

“We’re delighted to...

Devon farm supplies cheese for Virgin Trains’ new onboard menu

Quicke’s cheddar cheese is to be featured on Virgin Train’s new menu.

The menu, developed for Virgin trains exclusively by the award winning chef James Martin will feature Quicke’s cheese for first class customers.

The Quicke family have been farming in Newton st Cyres for nearly 500 years, making traditional clothbound cheddar.

The multi award winning cheddar is created using traditional recipes handed down from generation to generation with milk from their specially bred herd of grass fed cows.

Mary Quicke, Managing director for Quicke’s said: “I’m...

Food & Drink

The Story Behind Danish Butter Cookies and Why the World Can't Get Enough of Them

A taste of the Caribbean comes to Exeter

Two new food and drink events for Exeter

New Chair for Food & Drink Devon

Exeter allotments placed on world research map

EATS! at Princesshay Launch Party

Pandit Comes Home

New Lion Brewery and The Venus Company collaborate to create Venus Ale

Buckfast Abbey to host Foragers Feast

Forage on Dartmoor with new app

Devon farm supplies cheese for Virgin Trains’ new onboard menu

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