Food & Drink

Humans have been exploiting bees as far back as the Stone Age, according to new collaborative research involving the University of Exeter that is published in Nature today.

Previous evidence from prehistoric rock art is inferred to show honey hunters and Pharaonic Egyptian murals show early scenes of beekeeping. However, the close association between early farmers and the honeybee remained uncertain.

This study has gathered together evidence for the presence of beeswax in the pottery vessels of the first farmers of Europe by investigating chemical components trapped in the...

One of the country’s leading romantic hotels, Glazebrook House in South Devon, has just been shortlisted for a host of both national and regional awards, including the Condé Nast Johansens’ Awards for Excellence, Devon Life Food and Drink Awards and LandLove magazine Awards.

As a nation that claims to be coffee lovers – it’s surprising to reveal that we can be clueless when it comes to making the perfect cup, with many of us favouring a simple spoonful of Gold Blend and boiling water in order to get a caffeine hit.

Around 8 in 10 people regularly drink coffee, according to a new survey of 2,000 UK adults. This is evenly split between men and women – with 78 per cent of women, and 80 per cent of men admitting that they can’t function without a cup. Although it appears to be far more popular with those over 55, rather than those under 24 – that’s 31...

The best of Devon’s food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers joined together in eager anticipation for the announcement of this year’s Food & Drink Devon Award winners.

The ceremony took place on Monday 5th October at Exeter Golf and Country Club and was hosted by food and drink broadcaster and BBC Radio 2's one and only Nigel Barden. This year’s highly esteemed award ‘Best Producer’ was presented to Dartmoor Farmers.

The impressive Prince Hall Hotel near Two Bridges on Dartmoor won the highly sought after ‘Best Fine...