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Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera

This summer, Brixham’s Fish Market will come alive with flavour and festivity as the South West Sardine Festival arrives on Sunday 03 August 2025, bringing a vibrant new celebration to the heart of one of Britain’s most historic fishing towns.

Free to attend and running from 12:00 to 21:30, the festival invites locals and visitors alike to experience a day inspired by coastal traditions, from the South West to the Mediterranean. At its heart is the British sardine - abundant, sustainable, and caught right here in the South West.

With appearances from some of the UK’s...

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Exeter gets a taste for autumn

Exeter’s popular local food co-operative is celebrating the change of season with a tasty series of ‘meet the supplier’ events.

The Real Food Store on Paris Street will play host to a range of artisan suppliers who will talk about where their products come from and how they are made. Customers will be able to taste samples and buy products in store.

Natalie Ohlson, the Real Food Store’s shop manager said: “Customers really enjoy meeting our suppliers and learning how their food is made. We have a fantastic range of high quality local producers and many people are surprised...

Name that ale!

What do you call an ale that’s been brewed for giraffes? That’s the challenge being set by two major local names.

Paignton Zoo and Bays Brewery have teamed up to launch a brand new ale to help raise money for conservation. And they’re inviting people to enter an online competition to give it a name.

Pete Salmon of Bays Brewery explained: “We produced a special ale for The Great Gorillas Project in 2013 and a rhino ale this summer. They were both successful, so now we’re doing another – and this time the theme is giraffes.”

Kat Sobey of Paignton Zoo added: “You can...

Gidleigh in the top ten British restaurants

Gidleigh Park has been named as one of the top ten restaurants in Britain by the Sunday Times.

Run by Devon celebrity chef and son of Exeter Michael Caines Gidleigh has won a raft of awards in recent years.

The newspaper said Gidleigh's food was "terrific" and the service "flawless".

However the restaurant slipped from the number one spot last year.

Michael recently announced that he and his team are set to oversee the operations of Kentisbury Grange, near Barnstaple, a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian Manor House, a hotel with 16 bedrooms in landscaped...

Tesco help children learn where food comes from at Farm Wise event

Hundreds of schoolchildren were given the opportunity to learn about where their food comes from, by visiting The Tesco Eat Happy Project stand at Farm Wise in Devon.

They joined over 6,400 Devon-based children who have already enjoyed a Farm to Fork Trail in a local Tesco store.

The Tesco Eat Happy Project attended Farm Wise in Devon, an event organised by Devon County Council to educate schoolchildren about the journey their food goes on and its nutritional content. The event was held at the WestPoint Arena, Exeter and started at 9.30am.

Children met local farmers...

Sparky wins free gourmet burgers for a year

Exeter’s original gourmet burger restaurant is celebrating selling its 60,000th meal by saying thank you to the customer who bought it.

Electrician Shane Howe took his girlfriend Amy Hudson to Urban Burger, on Queen Street for dinner.

And after being served his order, the 37-year-old was told he had just bought the 60,000th meal, and had won a free burger every month for a year.

Shane, who lives in Exeter, changed his booking time several times before coming in and, unwittingly, hitting the ‘landmark’ figure.

Shane said: “I thought it was a wind up first off...

Chilli beer brewed for Food Festival

Hunters Ales have brewed a special fiery beer for Powderham Food Festival.

Fire King, an amber beer, lightly hopped to allow the hot chilli flavours to zing out, complements the chargrilled flavours of barbecue food.

The bottles have been specially brewed by Hunters and will raise money for The C Group Royal Marines charity. A donation from each bottle sold will go to their fund, inspiring business to support marines in need.

Award-winning Hunters Ales have a reputation for superb and innovative brewing and Fire King is another winner.

Just like the Royal...

Live Love Eat launch Food & Drink Awards

Live Love Eat, the home of all things foodie in the South West, have launched their very first South West Food and Drink Awards.

You can nominate all sorts of organisations from food and drink producers to restaurants, pubs, retailers and even farmers markets.

When the nominations are in and counted those who have done the best will be put to a public vote.

This is your chance to decide. Your chance to get your area on the map and shout about the great food and drink in your area.

Go to www.liveloveeat.co.uk to find out more and get your nominations in.

Pebblebed scoops gold in prestigious awards

Devon vineyard Pebblebed, has been judged top sparkling wine in the South West winning a prestigious gold medal in the South West Vineyards Wine Awards 2014.

The increasingly popular Pinot Noir, red wine was also recognised with a bronze award.

The wine is produced at the Clyst St George winery just outside Exeter.

Owner Geoff Bowen said: “We have a very loyal following for our wines and its great to have this reinforced by a panel of wine experts. A lot of hard work by the Pebblebed team goes into making the wine, from the all those who help with the harvest; to...

Best vintage for a decade in Devon

2013 was pretty good. But 2014 is set to be the vintage of the decade for Devon's growing band of winemakers. " 2013 was a bumper crop, but a disappointing autumn led to pretty average ripeness on many late varieties - like the Pinots and Seyval Blanc " says Yearlstone Vineyard's Roger White. " This year everything has gone right from start to finish. " Yearlstone has already picked the early ripening muscat variety Siegerrebe and the aromotic Madeleine Angevine. " Both were at very high levels of ripeness, but with good acidity too, " says Roger....

Gidleigh Park retains its two Michelin stars

Gidleigh Park is delighted to have retained its two Michelin stars following the release of the Michelin Guide 2015. Executive Chef Michael Caines MBE, who celebrates 20 years at Gidleigh Park this year, was awarded two Michelin stars for the first time in 1999 and today’s announcement marks sixteen continuous years for the hotel to hold the award. Michael Caines commented: “The Michelin guide is arguably the most revered restaurant guide amongst chefs, restaurant critics and guests alike and we’re honoured to retain our stars for the sixteenth year running.

"Our team here at...

Food & Drink

Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera

Exeter gets a taste for autumn

Name that ale!

Gidleigh in the top ten British restaurants

Tesco help children learn where food comes from at Farm Wise event

Sparky wins free gourmet burgers for a year

Chilli beer brewed for Food Festival

Live Love Eat launch Food & Drink Awards

Pebblebed scoops gold in prestigious awards

Best vintage for a decade in Devon

Gidleigh Park retains its two Michelin stars

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