Enter a competition to win a £2.3m mansion and you will also be in with a chance of enjoying a one-night stay at celebrity chef Michael Caines' new luxury hotel.
All you need to do is enter the Millionaire Mansion competition by February 13 and you will automatically go into a draw to enjoy a romantic break at Lympstone Manor in Devon*.
You will stay in one of the Manor’s luxurious Junior Suites, for the night, and receive a bouquet of red roses, a Scent of the Manor candle gift and home made chocolates.
Lympstone Manor is the vision of Chef and Patron Michael...
More than 100 key business contacts from Exeter and Devon attended Sandy Park’s third Network at Sandy Park event on Thursday 18th January. Guest speaker Michael Caines MBE gave fascinating insights into his career and shared how his hard work, vision and determination enabled his dreams to become a reality when he opened Lympstone Manor nearly a year ago. He also highlighted how important it is for him to create jobs in the South West, as well as support the community by sourcing local produce where possible and through his work with the Exeter Chiefs’ charity the Exeter Foundation....
Andrew Brownsword Hotels and Michael Wignall have announced that Michael is to leave Gidleigh Park. Set to depart after the New Year, Michael is looking forward to commencing a new venture of his own.
The announcement comes two years after Michael joined Gidleigh Park in January 2016 and follows a successful partnership, with Michael being awarded many accolades including two Michelin stars just nine months after starting at the hotel.
Stephanie Hocking, CEO Andrew Brownsword Hotels comments, “Michael has brought a breath of fresh air to Gidleigh Park, and his cooking,...
With just a week to go until the third Exeter Foundation evening with Michael Caines MBE, the menu and accompanying wine has been confirmed.
The menu, which has been devised by Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines MBE and Sandy Park’s Head Chef Sam Billson, includes luxury canapes, followed by a decadent five-course menu and petit fours and coffee to finish.
Ingredients have been sourced locally, including chicken from Darts Farm, vegetables from Dart Fresh and a selection of South West cheeses. The complementary wine has been specially selected to match each course by...
Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines MBE will be teaming up with Sandy Park’s Head Chef Sam Billson in the Sandy Park kitchen in November, for his third evening in aid of the Exeter Foundation.
Michael previously paired up with former Head Chef Denis Turner in March 2015 and March 2016, raising over £6,500 for the Exeter Foundation.
The event, taking place on November 9th 2017, will include an especially devised seasonal five-course menu prepared by the two chefs on the night with complementary wines. The chefs will introduce each course and a Q&A session will add...
Local independent adoption agency and charity, Families for Children, are appealing for potential adopters to come forward who will consider adopting a sibling group. If adoptive families cannot be found soon then it is likely that these brothers and sisters will be separated.
New research published today to mark National Adoption Week (16-22nd October) says that 57% of the children in the South West waiting for adoptive families are brothers and sisters in groups of 2 or more. Figures from national adoption information service, First4Adoption, based on the latest government...
Following Lympstone Manor’s opening in April, Michael Caines MBE is pleased to announce that his country house hotel has been awarded a coveted Michelin Star, published in The Michelin Guide 2018 to Great Britain & Ireland.
The guide is the most revered restaurant guide amongst chefs, restaurant critics and guests alike.
Speaking of the accolade, Michael said: “It’s such an incredible achievement for myself and the team to be awarded the Michelin Star. The hotel and restaurant have been open for only six months, so to have achieved this within such a short time is an...
Families for Children, local adoption agency and charitable trust, were joined by patron and adoptee Michael Caines, MBE, to officially launch their new Centre for Adoption Support, the Atrium.
The launch, which was hosted by Lucy and Jim Fisher at Exeter Cookery School, welcomed guests from local authorities, adopted families, funders of the project and service users. They heard how the new look service will enable the Charity to provide vital new adoption support services in the region.
Michael says: “I have experienced first-hand the support of this charity in...
The 2017 prestigious South West Chef of the Year competition is open for applications.
The highly anticipated culinary contest is the only one in the UK with the aim to find the very best regional talent from not one but five categories including professional and young professional chefs, students and apprentices, junior cooks under 16 years and home cooks.
The South West’s culinary reputation has long been lauded, shaped by its bountiful lands and coastline that create outstanding produce and in turn inspire an increasingly long list of home grown Michelin starred chefs...
Friday evening (28th April) saw the 3rd Kirk Hills Omelette Challenge take place at Exeter Castle as part of the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink.
12 business people from in and around Exeter were invited to rise to the challenge and endeavour to make the fastest omelette in the South West.
The challenge commenced following a demonstration by Michael Caines MBE in a time of 28 seconds. Compered by Paul Nero from Radio Exe this fiercely contested battle saw sibling rivalry between Kirk Hill’s very own Rachel Churchill and Sarah Chamberlain and the...
