Food & Drink

For the third year running, an increasing number of eateries have come together to organise their own special event or promotion in June for Devon Restaurant Month, to raise awareness of Devon's award-winning food.

Events for 2014 include 2-4-1 dining, a Pudding Club, a Devon Crab and Lobster night, special tasting menus and afternoon teas.

Commenting on the campaign, Plymouth-based chef and TV presenter Chris Tanner said: "The Devon Restaurant Month initiative is a first-class opportunity for us all to shout about Devon and its 'larder on our doorstep'. The passion and...

Exeter business SunGift Solar has injected some sunshine into the Ottery St Mary Food and Families festival by stepping in as the headline sponsor.

The company, which is currently the most recommended renewable energy installer in the UK, was keen to support the festival thanks to the town’s emphasis on high-quality food and goods from local suppliers.

“When we were asked if we would like go be involved, we had no hesitation,” said Gabriel Wondrausch, managing director of SunGift Solar. “The festival is an excellent example of how much excitement and enthusiasm local...

The Royal Castle Hotel in Dartmouth is celebrating Devon Restaurant Month with an offer that’s hard to refuse; a three-course Devon Taster Menu for £40 per head and a hotel room for free. The only catch, other than the locally caught crab, is that you have to live in Devon to take up the offer, and if you want to stay in one of the highly sought-after river view rooms, there will be an extra charge of £20 per person. Either way, with rooms normally costing upwards of £127 per night, it’s a steal!

Throughout June the offer is available Monday to Thursday in the Grill Room Restaurant...

Nothing says Italy quite like its food, and nothing says Italian food like pasta. Sharing its passion and expertise for the Italian specialty; Carluccio’s will host a nine-week long celebration of all things pasta. La Festa Della Pasta will be taking place from the 19th of May to the 20th of July.

THE PASTA

Throughout the festival, Carluccio’s food shops will feature a range of new pastas, showing that there’s a whole world of unexplored pasta out there. With colourful, multi-shaped, gluten free, wholemeal, flavoured, extra long and short pastas available, there’ll be...