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Cornish Bakery open in Exeter

Cornish Bakery, the independent, founder-driven company first started in Mevagissey, Cornwall, is now open in the Cathedral city of Exeter. The beautiful, design-led new bakery opened in style on Monday 17th November 2025. The company already successfully operates bakeries nearby in Sidmouth, Totnes and Taunton.

Located in a corner unit at 38 High Street, what was previously a Mountain Warehouse shop has been transformed into a stunning welcoming space for up to 46 visitors to gather and relax whilst enjoying the bakery’s range of exceptional food and drink.

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Princesshay honey creating a buzz

Princesshay’s 45,000 bees have been busily producing honey for the shoppers of Exeter over the spring and summer months. The delicious golden honey is now available to buy from Chandos Deli in Princesshay, each purchase raises money for charity.

Over 100lbs of honey has been extracted from the five hives housed on the rooftop city garden in Princesshay. The diverse variety of expertly chosen fruit trees and bee friendly flowering plants has contributed to the honey’s sweet yet floral taste.

The introduction of the honey bees was part of an environmental initiative...

Quickes continue their run of success

In what has been an incredibly successful year for the Devon based dairy - Quickes has been announced as recipients of this year’s Great Taste Awards much sought after gold stars. Quickes Traditional Hard Goats Cheese collected the highest accolade of three gold stars and the Mature Cheddar received one gold star.

Organised by the Guild of Fine Food, the Great Taste Awards are the acknowledged benchmark for the speciality food and drink sector. The Great Taste logo offers members of the public a trusted and instantly recognisable guarantee of quality.

This year the Awards...

Global flavour for Exmouth’s Strand

An international flavour comes to The Strand in Exmouth on Thursday (14 August) and through the weekend, when a selection of traders will be offering a mouth-watering selection of continental foods and other exotic goods.

The global market, which runs up to and including Sunday, features edible treats for all tastes – from lovers of savouryfoods to those with a sweet tooth – plus unusual gift items.

Products range from traditional Italian Biscotti, cakes and soft nougat to tasty Bratwurst sausages from a traditional German Schwenkgrill, while another trader is offering over...

Bake Off's best bits at Magdalen Chapter

Wednesday saw the return of BAFTA award-winning, BBC smash hit, The Great British Bake Off. To coincide with its eagerly awaited arrival, The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter is to recreate the star bakes as featured on the previous evening’s show.

Each Thursday, following its screening the night before, pastry chefs at The Magdalen Chapter are giving local fans the chance to try the show’s delicious cakes and bakes for themselves. The hotel’s Head Chef or ‘Master Baker’ Ben Bulger and his team will be whipping up a Cake of the Day inspired by Series 5....

Tiger bills signs dual-territory deal

Tiger Bills, the unique East-Meets-West dining concept that has taken the UK by storm, is now set to roll out across the UAE and Indian Ocean thanks to a new dual-territory deal.

Owners of the brand, The Lifestyle Hospitality Group (LHG) have just announced the expansion across eight nations including Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, the Maldives, Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates in conjunction with Castaway Hotels and Escapes.

The Bar•Wok•Grill experience fuses authentic Thai cuisine with the full flavours of the Western grill, serving favourites like Pad Thai, curries and...

Business launches own brand of beer

An Exeter based investment management business has produced a novel idea to promote its brand by launching a specially brewed beer , the first stone brewed ale in Britain for 100 years.

Dan Constable, the Head of Business Development at Hawksmoor Investment Management, thought of the using a bespoke beer as a marketing tool for use at events and took the idea to Briarbank Brewery on a visit to the firm’s Ipswich office.

He said: “I was asked what sort of beer we had in mind and had a discussion about it potential taste, colour and strength. I suggested a stony taste to...

Rosa calls for honest poultry meat labelling

Devon broiler farmer Tamsin French will dress as a chicken called ‘Rosa’, and embark on a 39-day tour of the European Union on Friday (1 August).

The 39Days4Rosa tour will take in 21 EU Member States and finish at the European Parliament in Brussels on 8 September.

‘Rosa’ is calling for clear, mandatory method of production labelling of poultry meat. She wants consumers to be able to answer the simple question: how was this chicken kept? Her tour can be followed on Twitter (@39Days4Rosa, #39Days4Rosa) and Facebook (39Days4Rosa). Thirty-nine days is the average lifespan of...

Celebrate local food and music at Soupstock

Soupstock is a free summer celebration of local food and music which takes place at Knightshayes near Tiverton on 3, 10, 17 and 24 August,

Soupstock began last year as a way to help new audiences discover knightshayes.

The aim of it was to promote local music to complement the local food served in Knightshayes’ café – much of which was sourced from the walled kitchen garden. All of the entertainment took place outside the gothic stables block against a backdrop of rolling Devon hills.

Last year’s line-up included some great local bands and tribute acts and this year...

Exeter rugby stars' ultimate taste test

Exeter’s original gourmet burger restaurant has launched a smokin’ range – but only after local rugby stars tested out the new menu first.

Famed for its gourmet burgers made with Devon beef from Greendale Farm, the Queen Street restaurant has today launched the Urban Smoke Shack.

Beef, pork and chicken cooked in the newly imported American ‘smoker’ for up to 10 hours at a time, were all put to the test by amongst others, Exeter Chiefs’ Jack Nowell, Sam Hill and Jack Yeandle.

Owner and chef Garth Pearse says providing new food experiences for customers is crucial, in...

English wine tasting at River Cottage

Have you ever wondered whether English wines really are all that? Perhaps you want to support the English and organic wine industry, but have no idea where to start?

This summer, River Cottage has teamed up with Enotria wines to offer a series of intimate wine tastings.

You’ll enjoy the ambiance of the 17th century River Cottage farmhouse along with its beautiful kitchen gardens.

Spend the evening sampling six superb wines, some locally produced in Devon and others carefully selected from around the world. The food is locally sourced and organic, alongside wine that...

Food & Drink

Cornish Bakery open in Exeter

Princesshay honey creating a buzz

Quickes continue their run of success

Global flavour for Exmouth’s Strand

Bake Off's best bits at Magdalen Chapter

Tiger bills signs dual-territory deal

Business launches own brand of beer

Rosa calls for honest poultry meat labelling

Celebrate local food and music at Soupstock

Exeter rugby stars' ultimate taste test

English wine tasting at River Cottage

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