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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink festivals in towns across the south-west for over 13 years. They are now accepting applications for all 2026 dates, including the Cranbrook one at www.eatfestivals.org/apply

Bev Milner Simonds from eat:Festivals told us: "We specialise in developing festivals that bring the community...

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Help Africa - eat chocolate

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Tue, 12/10/2013 - 2:11pm

A Devon charity is raising money this Christmas by selling a very special chocolate.

Paignton Zoo, a registered education, science and conservation charity, is believed to be one of the first zoos in the UK to stock Madecasse Chocolate, made from the finest Madagascan cocoa.

Paul Bellingham, of Paignton Zoo, said: “This is really special, as most chocolate is processed outside Africa. It’s a perfect product for us to sell – made from shade-grown cocao, harvested without damaging natural forest habitat, it generates jobs and money for local people in a developing economy....

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New Year, New You - Essential Courses at Kingswear

If you normally find yourself making and breaking a number of New Year’s resolutions in the first couple of weeks of January,here’s one which will be both easy and highly enjoyable to keep. Book yourself on to a new 'Essentials' course at Manna from Devon Cooking School and fine tune your existing cooking skills whilst learning new and improved techniques.

Whether you have an existing passion for cooking or just want to try something new in 2014, the Essentials courses could be for you.

The half day courses( 10am-1.30pm) are run by Holly and David Jones, who both have...

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Entries now open for the 2014 Taste of the West Awards

After the unprecedented success of this year’s awards, Taste of the West is delighted to announce that entries for the prestigious Product Awards and Hospitality and Retail Awards are now open for 2014.

The 2014 awards are taking place earlier than ever before, with the Product Awards judging set for early April, allowing winners a longer period of time to maximise the benefits of receiving these widely recognised accolades.

These highly sought after awards demonstrate the South West’s commitment to producing food and drink products of an outstanding quality.

The...

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Ten Reasons it Has to be Devon Fizz for Xmas

Authored by yearlstone
Posted: Mon, 12/02/2013 - 9:09am

By Yearlstone's Roger White

In the words of the UK’s leading wine magazine Decanter “The message for wine drinkers is simple. If you have the money to buy Champagne but choose to spend it on English sparkling wine instead you can be confident of getting something at least as good if not better. And you will have the added satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting local grape growers and the local economy."

Don’t believe Decanter? Well how about France’s leading wine magazine La Revue du Vin. It found Yearlstone Vineyard’s Vintage Brut 2006 the 4th best fizz in England...

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Exeter ‘Come Dine With Me’ star's fundraiser

Exeter-based PR Consultant Glen King, with clients across the South West, celebrated her TV debut on popular Channel 4 programme, ‘Come Dine with Me’ by hosting a special event to raise awareness for Exeter Foodbank.

Glen organised an evening for close friends and family at the luxurious kitchen showroom Sapphire Living Space located at Topsham which was sponsored by V-Zug. Guests were welcomed with wine and canapés and asked to donate tins and packets of food for the local worthy cause.

A charity raffle with prizes donated by local independent companies was drawn by BBC...

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Fresh veg from school allotment to soup kitchen

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 9:36am

Southbrook School pupils are growing seasonal vegetables in their allotment and making soup for the homeless of Exeter. The Soup Kitchen at St David’s Church receives batches of nutritious soup from Southbrook which is distributed on Thursday evenings to the homeless.

The project won this year’s ‘Excellence in Exeter Community Award’ competiton for school based projects that have a direct benefit to the local community. The award forms part of the University of Exeter’s annual ‘Excellence in Exeter’ graduation style awards evening; designed to encourage young people to engage with...

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Las Iguanas’ Latin passion arrives in Exeter

Here’s an opening for Exeter to get excited about – Las Iguanas have brought their passion for all things Latin to the already buzzing Queen Street. Delivering on their simple ethos to deliver South America to every table, every day, the aim, in the words of general manager Dominika Sawicka, is to make Las Iguanas ‘the place to be’.

So what can Exeter’s discerning diners expect? In essence, a fresh, fabulous foodie adventure through the deliciously diverse cultures and cuisines of South America. Of course at Las Iguanas, everything begins and ends with their passion for food. Only...

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Lloyd's Kitchen's Business Event

Members of the local business community were welcomed with wine and canapés at the newly refurbished Lloyd’s Kitchen based in the heart of the City. The event celebrated the re-brand and showcased the new dinner menu as the restaurant now opens for Friday and Saturday evenings. Guests sampled a tasting menu which included the new business express lunches and a charity raffle was held to raise monies for ELF (Exeter Leukaemia Fund).

For more information please visit: www.lloydskitchen.co.uk

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Gold for the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink at the Devon Tourism Awards

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Mon, 11/18/2013 - 11:46am

The Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink has won gold in the Tourism Event of the Year category of the 2013 Devon Tourism Awards.

After the awards ceremony, which was held in Torquay last week, Michael Caines MBE, tweeted: “Great result after 10 years, a great achievement for all involved!”

This year saw stiff competition with an increase to over 100 entries from the cream of the Devon tourism industry, with 44 businesses selected as finalists, each winning either Gold, Silver, Bronze or Highly Commended awards.

Exeter Festival of South West Food &...

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