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Crediton-based Sandford Orchards scoops more awards for non-alcoholic cider

Devon-based Sandford Orchards is celebrating a fantastic year of awards for its new non-alcoholic cider, Red Zero. It has just been named ‘Low and No Alcohol Category Champion’ by Taste of the West after winning Best Non-Alcoholic Cider at the World Cider Awards, Best New Drink at the Food Drink Devon Awards, Gold from The Farm Shop and Deli Awards and Silver from the Great British Food Awards.

Barny Butterfield, founder of Sandford Orchards comments: “Red Zero has had an outstanding first year, picking up a host of awards that recognise the hard work and dedication that we put...

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Food Poverty Project Poised to win ‘The People’s Millions’

Local charity The Devon and Cornwall Food Association has been shortlisted as the potential recipient of up to £50,000 of People’s Millions Lottery Funding – an opportunity that will enable them to expand the vital work they do to redistribute in-date food that would otherwise be sent to landfill. Their project, Devon and Cornwall Food Action, is one of two projects chosen for the South West region but your help is now sought to secure the funding. A public vote on the 26 November will decide which project wins this year’s cash and your votes are needed.

DCFA Company Secretary...

Exeter restaurant in running for 'Oscars'

Success is clearly a highlight on the menu at Denley's Essence of India, as the popular Topsham restaurant has been shortlisted to win one of the country’s prestigious British Curry Awards for an impressive fourth year. Taking place at the vibrant Battersea Evolution, London, in two weeks time (Monday 25 November), the Awards this year attracted a record total of 270,000 public nominations and will be broadcast to over 200 countries around the world.

Having run Indian restaurants since 1996, Jamil Miah, founder of Denley's Essence of India, has prepared and served an estimated 1...

Time for a taste of Devon wines!

Following a fine summer for growing grapes in the UK, Devon vineyards have a lot to celebrate and an Exeter city centre food store is promoting their success. A range of locally produced Devon wines is being launched at the Real Food Store on Tuesday 19 November with a special wine tasting evening between 6pm and 8pm.

Three vineyards, all within 12 miles of the city, are supplying wine to the community owned store which opened in March 2011. Pebblebed, at Clyst St George, Yearlstone, at Bickleigh, and Manstree based at Shillingford St George.

Jo Hawkins, one of the...

It's chocs away for new business

The countdown has begun as Choccie Bar gets ready to launch its online boutique at Exeter Castle.

Choccie Bar will be joined by a number of friends for what will be a most unusual launch event during which the company will showcase it’s collection and officially send the online boutique live.

John Sheaves, CEO of Taste of the West will be pressing the Go Live button;

“The Southwest is becoming a well-recognised hub for innovative and excellent food produce and we are delighted to see and nurture new and exciting businesses like Choccie Bar entering the market”, he...

Xmas Organic Veg Box Order

NOT AN EXISTING CUSTOMER but you would really love to have a box of Fresh, Local, Organic Vegetables for your Xmas Dinner? PLEASE NOTE WE CAN ONLY DELIVER IN THE EXETER, DEVON AREA

Choose from 4 box sizes that will contain Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Leeks, Brussel Sprouts, Parsnips, Swede, Cabbage, please let us know in the comments, when paying, if there is anything you don't want and we will make up your box with extra of other item/items:

THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERS IS SATURDAY, 21ST DECEMBER 6PM.

Deliveries will be made during the evening of Monday, 23rd...

NEW FEATURE: TED Sunday brunch recipe

Smoked Salmon Frittata

Serves: 4

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 125g smoked salmon 8 black olives, stones removed and chopped 6 eggs 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons double cream 100g soft goat cheese, cubed

Method

Prep:10min › Cook:30min › Ready in:40min

Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. Heat olive oil in a 20cm (8 in) oven-safe frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, and season with a little salt and pepper. Cook, stirring until translucent. Add the salmon and...

Rose Veal takes centre stage at the Dartmouth Food Festival with The Millbrook Inn at the helm

Jean-Phillippe Bidart, head chef at the Millbrook Inn in South Pool, will this Saturday be demonstrating how to cook an assiette of rose veal at the Dartmouth Food Festival. JP, as he is known, will be on the festival stage in Royal Avenue Gardens at 11am on Saturday, October 26 – below he shares his recipes.

Rose veal, sourced from Joyce and Steve Greenslade’s Pitmans Farm near Cullompton, is a popular choice on the menu. JP said: “It is a very good earthy meat and very underrated. It’s not too fatty, its healthy and its easy to cook and people love it, once they’ve tried it. And...

South West chefs lining up to take centre stage at Dartmouth Food Festival

Devon is buzzing with talented, award-winning chefs, many of whom are making Dartmouth Food Festival (Friday 25 – Sunday 27 October) their food and drink festival of choice. This year the festival is delighted to be showcasing even more high profile local chefs than ever before.

Commenting on behalf of Dartmouth Food Festival, chairman David Jones says: “Devon has so many hugely gifted chefs and it’s fantastic to see such a vast selection of them demonstrating their culinary skills at the festival.”

David continues: “We’re exceptionally lucky to have such an exciting and...

Bringing on the season of love and goodwill; Exeter's Christmas Market

This year's Christmas Market in Exeter will run from Thursday 21 November until Thursday 19 December, on Cathedral Green. The Christmas lights ceremony will also take place on 21 November from 4pm-8pm, with Rob Baxter, Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach; Paul Tisdale, Manager of Exeter City Football Club and members of the Lympstone Military Wives Choir taking centre stage to jointly switch on the city’s Christmas lights during the event at 6.30pm.

Visitors will be treated to a festive programme of entertainment throughout the event. The Princesshay stage will light up with musical acts...

Devon's superior food and drink hailed at Taste of the West Awards

The passion and success of the South West food and drink industry was clear for all to see at the Taste of the West Awards’ Ceremony on Tuesday 15th October. The ceremony took place at The Bristol Pavilion, the home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and saw the 166 Gold award-winning products competing for the 22 ‘Best Of’ category awards and prestigious ‘Champion Product’. Six of these highly sought after ‘Best Of’ category awards were won by producers from Devon.

These seven delighted Devon producers include; Highfield Preserves Ltd winner of the ‘Savoury Preserves’...

Food & Drink

Crediton-based Sandford Orchards scoops more awards for non-alcoholic cider

Food Poverty Project Poised to win ‘The People’s Millions’

Exeter restaurant in running for 'Oscars'

Time for a taste of Devon wines!

It's chocs away for new business

Xmas Organic Veg Box Order

NEW FEATURE: TED Sunday brunch recipe

Rose Veal takes centre stage at the Dartmouth Food Festival with The Millbrook Inn at the helm

South West chefs lining up to take centre stage at Dartmouth Food Festival

Bringing on the season of love and goodwill; Exeter's Christmas Market

Devon's superior food and drink hailed at Taste of the West Awards

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