It’s Sunday morning and there’s something going on. Church goers are foregoing the traditional post service coffee and are rushing out of the chapel, change jangling on their pockets. There’s a crowd gathering around one of the island’s honesty stalls. Continue reading
With its waterfront setting and rich historical background, Plymouth already has plenty to offer visitors. Food fans are in for a special treat, with a host of new restaurants and cafes opening in some of the most stylish and quirky venues you’ll find in the South West. Continue reading
English Wine Week runs this month from May 25-June 2 and is the perfect opportunity for oenophiles to visit an English vineyard and discover homegrown vintages of delight. Here are some of the best in the South West Continue reading
‘Flowers of the elder tree are not only fragrant and beautiful, they’re also the basic ingredient for making this most delicious homemade elderflower cordial recipe,’ says Helena Murch. Continue reading
Chef at award winning Porthminster Beach Cafe, Michael Smith, has released a cookbook brimming with accessible seafood and foraging recipes straight from the Cornish coastline. Continue reading
Nathan Outlaw is The Codfather of the South West food scene, and the only chef with a two Michelin-starred fish restaurant in the world. With a new outlet in London and another in the pipeline in Looe, plus a second book and a launch in America, he’s scaling the heights in style. Continue reading
Plan a Bank Holiday feast with these sizzling barbecue recipes by food blogger Marcus Bawdon. Continue reading
To celebrate the new Trencherman’s Guide, we’ve collected some exclusive recipes just for you from some of the chefs in the guide – including Richard Davies’ strawberry and vanilla pannacotta and Andy Appleton’s mussels, Cornish beer and ‘nduja toast. Continue reading
It doesn’t get simpler than this for making a mouth-watering rabbit stew using the abundance of wild garlic that is currently carpeting large areas of the countryside. Continue reading
Offal is part of traditional British cooking. Although its popularity has waned over the last 40 years, chefs such as St John’s Fergus Henderson and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, are rehabilitating its reputation. Continue reading
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