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New McDonald's opens in Exeter

A brand-new McDonald’s restaurant in Exeter opened on Wednesday 4th June.

Following significant investment from local Franchisee David Shawyer, the restaurant is open for dine-in, takeaway, Drive Thru, Click & Serve and McDelivery. Opening hours will be 6am – 11pm, seven days a week.

The new 104-seater restaurant has created around 132 new full and part-time jobs for the local community and features table service, self-ordering kiosks, a large outside patio area and a Drive Thru with Smart Digital Drive Thru menu boards.

The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor...

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Shakespeare’s convenience food is still on the menu

St George’s Day on Saturday April 23rd is not only the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare it is also the start of Great British Beef Week!

British beef was a firm favourite for theatregoers to Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre in London during the Elizabethan era.

It was a quick and easy convenience food, to be enjoyed ready cooked from a roasting spit of half an oxen between thick slices of bread.So it comes as no surprise that today the humble sandwich is still the staple of Britain’s mealtimes - breakfast, lunch and dinner, as an easy to make...

Do you have the Foodie Factor?

Exeter's New Dining Quarter Want to Know: “Do you have the Foodie Factor?”

Opening in August 2016, Exeter's exciting new Queen St dining quarter will be the city's premium dining location. This £12m culinary hub will be home to eight restaurants serving food and drink to cater for all tastes and budgets, day and night.

If that wasn't exciting enough the Queen St team have now launched their search for a budding chef, secret baker, gastronomic genius or someone who produces 'great grub'

Find a Foodie is an opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to be part of this '...

Major coup for Queen Street dining quarter

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’) confirmed today that Lebanese restaurant Comptoir Libanais, will be the seventh restaurant to join Exeter's exciting new Queen St dining quarter.

In signing up Comptoir Libanais, this announcement from Aviva Investors is being heralded as another major coup for Queen St dining, Exeter and the South West.

The hugely popular Comptoir Libanais, has twelve restaurants in the UK, eight of which are in central London, will be located on the corner of the newly re-modelled Market Square and St Pancras...

Exeter's Queen St dining line-up complete

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), confirmed today (Thursday 21 April 2016) that a new Southern US inspired gourmet chicken brand, Absurd Bird, will be the eighth restaurant, completing the line up at Exeter's exciting new Queen St dining quarter.

With their restaurant in London's Spitalfields opening just last month and another branch opening in Soho very soon, Exeter has been selected by Absurd Bird for the opening of their first restaurant outside the capital. For Aviva Investors, signing up Absurd Bird marks a culinary milestone for...

Healthy lunches for Exeter workers

Local street food business owners Hannah and Lauren have joined forces to create a new healthy lunch option for the workplaces across Exeter, called Nourishers.

They will be serving up favourites such as Falafel Tabbouleh and Superfood Salads as well as Daily Specials and seasonal Nourish Boxes, all from a vintage americana dodge truck.

Alongside this they will be providing energising and nutrient-rich snacks ad]nd drinks, bringing a wholesome and healthy option to lunchtime.

With Lauren’s experience in nutritional therapy and Hannah’s catering background they’ll...

Culinary questions answered at Food Festival

Visitors to the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink 2016 can ask their unanswered kitchen questions and debate key food and nutrition issues with a panel of experts in live Festival Question Time sessions with BBC Radio Devon from Friday 22nd April to Sunday 24th April in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle.

Festival visitors can join BBC Radio Devon presenter Gordon Sparks at three sessions a day throughout the Festival weekend when a panel of expert chefs, producers and writers will uncover their secrets, impart advice and wrestle with hot topics in the Festival...

Last call for entries for 2016 Food & Drink Devon Awards

Calling all Devon-based food and drink producers, cafés, restaurants, hotels and speciality retailers, the Food & Drink Devon Awards 2016 close for entries on Monday 18th April. The annual Awards celebrate the most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments the county has to offer. The Awards will be presented on Monday 10th October by food and drink broadcaster and BBC Radio 2's one and only Nigel Barden at the Deer Park Country House Hotel in the newly launched Orangery.

Fun and education for kids at Exeter Festival of SW Food and Drink 2016

The Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink is once again packed full of fun foodie events that the whole family will love, with free entertainment for children and indulgences to keep the adults amused in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th April 2016.

Little Cookies at the Festival, in association with Snows Group, gives kids the chance to play, learn, try foods, and cook, with a range of activities throughout the Festival to suit all ages. Steve Pinnock, Centre Manager at Lexus Exeter, said “Snows Group is always keen to get involved with...

Tasty line up of new exhibitors at Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink

Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink is celebrating an exciting increase in the number of exhibitors it will be welcoming to its 13th festival.

The event returns to Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens in April, to bring the city its biggest annual food and drink festival to celebrate the very best of south west produce and producers as a not-for-profit initiative.

Visitors to the Festival can expect to find a wide array of items to purchase, to eat and to drink including produce from the collection of Fresh at the Festival exhibitors – which champions those who...

Catering for Vegetarians and Vegans at Your Wedding

More and more people these days are shunning meat, whether it is for ethical, political, religious or dietary reasons. If you yourself are a meat eater, it can be somewhat bewildering working out what would make a good vegetarian or vegan option on the menu for your wedding banquet, or to try and include enough things suitable for these dietary preferences in your buffet. This is, however, something you should look into, in order to make sure all of your guests have a good time.

Do Any of Your Guests Actually Have Dietary Needs?

If you are having a very large wedding, it...

Food & Drink

New McDonald's opens in Exeter

Shakespeare’s convenience food is still on the menu

Do you have the Foodie Factor?

Major coup for Queen Street dining quarter

Exeter's Queen St dining line-up complete

Healthy lunches for Exeter workers

Culinary questions answered at Food Festival

Last call for entries for 2016 Food & Drink Devon Awards

Fun and education for kids at Exeter Festival of SW Food and Drink 2016

Tasty line up of new exhibitors at Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink

Catering for Vegetarians and Vegans at Your Wedding

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