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New Dottie's Restaurant Opens in Hotel Indigo, Exeter

Honouring a Local Icon: Dottie’s Restaurant Brings Heart and Heritage to Hotel Indigo Exeter.

Hotel Indigo Exeter is delighted to announce the launch of Dottie’s, a new restaurant inspired by one of Exeter’s most beloved historic figures, Dorothy “Dottie” Holman. Opening its doors to the public on 21st November 2025, Dottie’s invites guests to experience a chef-led journey through local flavours, thoughtful service, and the timeless pleasure of good company.

Open daily for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, Dottie’s offers a space where guests can pause, indulge...

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River Cottage and Young Devon launch new café

Young Devon and River Cottage are teaming up to launch an exciting community project in Newton Abbot.

Under the advice and guidance of River Cottage’s consultancy arm, Young Devon will open a café serving delicious food – made and served by young trainees. Young Devon’s Change Academy in Newton Abbot is undergoing a month of refurbishment, ready for the official launch on 25th March 2015.

River Cottage’s team of chefs will also be working hard to devise a mouth-watering new menu, showcasing tasty dishes of simple, seasonal and locally sourced produce. Led by Chief Executive...

Food allergy training for businesses

Allergy Aware Kitchen is holding its “Food Allergy Awareness & EU Food Allergen Law” training course at Colliton Barton Training Centre, in Honiton near Exeter, on Thursday 12th March in order to help local businesses in Devon meet the new government legislation.

Allergy Aware Kitchen is the number one food allergy training provider and is the only food allergy training course to be supported by Allergy UK, the largest allergy charity in the UK.

The Food Information Regulations EU1169/2011 came into force on the 13th December 2014. The new law applies to all types of...

Hunt is on to find best curry chefs

The heat will be turned up on curry chefs in Exeter, East Devon and Teignbridge on Tuesday (17 February) in an attempt to find out who can rustle up the best balti.

Fourteen of Exeter, East Devon and Teignbridge's finest curry chefs will be putting their best dishes to the test at @34 Restaurant, Exeter College from 10am on Tuesday. At stake will be the prestigious title of Exeter East Devon & Teignbridge Curry Chef of the Year 2015.

This year, Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council are joining forces with East Devon District Council for an even bigger and...

FGW and Mitch Tonks launch Pullman menu

First Great Western and award-winning seafood chef and restauranteur, Mitch Tonks, have today launched an all new lunch and dinner menu for the UK’s only daily fine dining rail service, the Pullman - available on ten services daily.

Mitch has created the menu using locally sourced produce, building on First Great Western’s 50:15 pledge to source products from near the railway line.

This includes fish from Mitch’s local Brixham market, burrata from Laverstoke Farms, fillet steak from Somerset, scallops from Devon, Westcountry cheese and Somerset quince jelly. The wines –...

Don't let a bad meal spoil your Valentine's Day date

According to a new poll by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), 17% of people in the South West have had a dating disaster on Valentine’s Day and, across the UK, bad restaurant experiences are responsible for a third (34%) of all nightmare nights out.

34% of daters in the South West report that getting food poisoning from a restaurant is the worst thing that could happen to them on Valentine’s Day – even ahead of being dumped (28%). Despite this, 37% don’t check the food hygiene rating of a restaurant before booking their Valentine’s meal.

To help people avoid their dream date...

The Seed Fund calls for entries

The Seed Fund 2015 has launched its search for a food and drink brand with the growth potential to be the proud recipient of £100,000 worth of business, branding and marketing resources.

Designed to offer brand and marketing support, business and commercial advice and expert sector business mentoring, The Seed Fund is a fantastic springboard for future growth and specifically helps food brands find the right brand positioning and route to market. Now in its third year, the fund is a collaboration between three successful South West consultancies who have combined their food brand...

Cheese sandwich bus heads for Exeter

People of Exeter, the cheese sandwich must be saved! Traditionally a British favourite, cheese sandwiches are being side-lined for fancy lunchtime alternatives, and Anchor® is on a mission to use its tasty cheddar to remind you just how good they can be.

There’s nothing better than deliciously creamy slices of Anchor® Cheddar nestled between crusty white bread, with an even spreading of butter. It’s perfection, when you have the right cheese!

The Anchor® Cheddar campaigners are coming to Exeter town centre and Sainsbury’s on Alphington Road, this Sunday (8th February) to...

Fancy a 'Beak Burger' ?

An English student at the University of Exeter has been announced as the winner of Urban Burger’s ‘What’s Your Beef’ competition.

Lucy Harrison has won £250 in Urban Burger vouchers and will see her ‘Ducking & Dive-in’ burger included on the menu at the gourmet burger restaurant on Queen Street, Exeter.

The competition saw contestants create and submit a variety of recipes, with the best four selected for the grand final by Urban Burger owners Melissa and Garth Pearse.

The ‘X-Factor’ style final was held at the restaurant on Thursday January 29 with the judging...

Cream of SW food and drink rises to the top

South West foodies voted in their thousands for their regional favourites and on Monday night the winners were crowned at a fabulous ceremony.

Yeo Valley’s quirky headquarters in Blagdon, Somerset, played host to the cream of the South West’s food and drink industry, coming together for the Food Reader Awards presentation and dinner.

Over 9,000 Food Magazine and Food Insider’s Guide readers cast 40,000 votes for 150 businesses in the fourth year of the awards.

On the night, Michelin-starred chef Hywel Jones beat Paul Ainsworth of Paul Ainsworth @ No 6 in Padstow and...

Teams wanted for Pancake World Championship

On your marks, get set…Toss!

On Shrove Tuesday (Tuesday 17th February), Princesshay will host the second World Pancake Racing Championships.

Local businesses, organisations and clubs are now being invited to demonstrate their flipping credentials by entering a team of between two and four members for this fun and entertaining contest.

The relay race involves each team member running along a short course before flipping a pancake four times. Eagle-eyed officials will be checking that the flipping is done properly. Speed, skill, dexterity and co-ordination will be key...

Food & Drink

New Dottie's Restaurant Opens in Hotel Indigo, Exeter

River Cottage and Young Devon launch new café

Food allergy training for businesses

Hunt is on to find best curry chefs

FGW and Mitch Tonks launch Pullman menu

Don't let a bad meal spoil your Valentine's Day date

The Seed Fund calls for entries

Cheese sandwich bus heads for Exeter

Fancy a 'Beak Burger' ?

Cream of SW food and drink rises to the top

Teams wanted for Pancake World Championship

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