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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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Pancake Race for charity is a flipping success

Supporters and shoppers stopped at Exeter’s Princesshay to watch companies compete for the Pancake World Champion title today.

The Pancake World Championship is a partnership between local Event Management Company Wacky Nation and Princesshay, to raise funds for local charity Dream-A-Way, Princesshay’s charity of the year for 2014. It was hosted by Radio Exe.

The Championship saw teams from companies including Barclays, Gourmandine and Santander flipping pancakes whilst trying to reach the finish line first.

Despite the event bringing out competitive natures in most...

Happy Pancake Day - Fun Fact #6

Today is pancake Day - 10% off all Crepe/Pancake orders at Gourmandine!

Come and support our Team, and help raise money for Dream-a-Way at the World Pancake Racing Championships in Princesshay

Pancake fact #6 - It is estimated Brits will use 52 million eggs on Pancake Day, almost 22 MILLION more than a regular day!

Pancake fact #5 - The most watched pancake video on YouTube is of Pingu and has over 13 million views! (See video below).

Pancake fact #4 - The highest stack of pancakes according to the Guiness book of World Records was made up of 60 huge...

Choccie Bar wins Best Food Product

Exeter's Choccie Bar was amongst the region’s foodie elite this week as the winners of the food Reader Awards were revealed at a lavish ceremony at the headquarters of main sponsor Yeo Valley in Blagdon, Somerset.

More than 8,000 food and drink enthusiasts in the South West and beyond voted in two stages to recognise the extraordinary quality of their favourite food and drink venues and providers and, and on the night, Choccie Bar shook off the competition to win the Best Food Product award for its rather stunning chocolate ranges.

Katie Jones, Founder of Choccie Bar...

Devon Coffee through to the UK barista championship semi final

The UK barista championships held in Birmingham last weekend welcomed competitors from all over the UK where each entrant demonstrated their ‘barista’ skills to a panel of judges.

Steve Pearson from Devon Coffee, in Exeter’s Queen Street, battled against some of the best speciality coffee shops in the country and scored 490 points, placing him 14th on the leader board.

The competition involves each entrant presenting 4 espresso drinks, 4 cappuccinos and 4 espresso based beverages where the barista creates into a ‘signature’ drink. A combination of technical and sensory...

Rod and Ben’s teams up with Hillside Foods to stir up new flavours

Rod and Ben’s soups has joined forces with Exeter-based Hillside Foods to develop three exciting new organic soups for its summer range.

Hillside brothers Jay and Will Allan, who have won numerous Great Taste awards for their handmade fruit pastes, relishes, chutneys and biscuits, have turned their hand to food of a liquid variety, and have come up with the following flavours - Roast Chicken, Lemon and Thyme; Devon Potato, Creamed Onion and Rocket; and Fresh Summer Carrot and Herb - for a real taste of the Devon countryside.

Says Rod Hall, owner of Rod and Ben’s organic...

Popular Street Food Market Returns

The re-opening of the popular Street Food Market at Exeter’s Guildhall Shopping Centre has been postponed until Friday 6 March due to the weather.

The market will be open on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday and then every Friday, Saturday and Sunday thereon-in.

Starting its second year in Exeter, the Street Food Market took the city by storm in its first year and quickly rose to fourth position on TripAdvisor for places to eat in Exeter.

The market channelled the energy of the street food movement and brought to the city a vibe and tastes that are as ‘on trend’ as...

National award for Devon cider retailer

A Devon based cider maker is celebrating its silver jubilee year in style after winning a national retailing award.

The Green Valley Cyder Barn and Ale House retail outlet based at Dart’s Farm at Topsham near Exeter has won the nationally recognized Drinks Retailing Award for Independent Cider Retailer of the Year 2014.

The Cyder Barn has grown from a small outdoor unit selling only cider pressed on site and made only from Devon apples to a large in-store retail outlet stocking 180 ciders and perrys from the UK and across Europe. It is now probably the largest retailer of...

Thai restaurant opening in Tiverton

Rod and Tiwa Honour (pictured) are opening a new Thai restaurant in Tiverton.

Thai Home Catering, Bistro and Takeaway at 23 Gold Street will be open on Friday (14 February), and already has tables booked.

The bistro, which can seat up to 32 people, was previously a newsagents. It has been transformed over the last few weeks and is decorated with wallpaper specially sent over from Thailand.

Tiwa designed the menu which includes 66 traditional Thai dishes, all of which are illustrated, so everyone knows just what they are ordering. There is also a selection of popular...

Murder Mystery Dinner

Screamingly good fun at Exeter Golf & Country Club.

Come along for the first of this year's Murder Mystery Dinners, with the ever-popular Candlelight Theatre Company and enjoy a unique evening of intrigue and investigation. As the plot thickens over dinner, will you decipher who did it? Will you survive The Takeover?

The murder mystery takes place on Saturday 12 April and tickets are £45 per member, £50 per non member.

For further information about the Wear Park Restaurant visit www.exetergcc.co.uk/wear-park-bar-restaurant and to make a reservation email: info@...

Hunt for Devon's Top Curry

The heat will be turned up on curry chefs in Exeter and Teignbridge later this month in an attempt to find out who can rustle up the best balti.

Ten of Exeter and Teignbridge's finest curry chefs will be putting their best dishes to the test on Wednesday (19 February) at @34 Restaurant, Exeter College.

At stake will be the prestigious title of Exeter & Teignbridge Curry Chef of the Year 2014.

Following on from last year's successful competition, which was won by Mohammed Syed Walid, of the Real India, in South Street, Exeter, Exeter City Council will again be...

Food & Drink

Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera

Pancake Race for charity is a flipping success

Happy Pancake Day - Fun Fact #6

Choccie Bar wins Best Food Product

Devon Coffee through to the UK barista championship semi final

Rod and Ben’s teams up with Hillside Foods to stir up new flavours

Popular Street Food Market Returns

National award for Devon cider retailer

Thai restaurant opening in Tiverton

Murder Mystery Dinner

Hunt for Devon's Top Curry

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