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There are 200 foodie events taking place this October in Cornwall, Devon, Bath, Bristol and Somerset, making Celebration of Food the biggest festival of its kind in the UK.

Lobbs Farm has been in the same family for five generations and continues to thrive in the supermarket age, thanks to its award-winning farm shop. Ismay Atkins talked to Richard Lobb.

Crab is one of Britain’s most enduring shellfish favourites, and it just gets better from now until autumn. Seize the moment and tuck into food’s potted guide to buying it, cooking it, and what to drink with it.

Add a little local flavour to your barbies and picnics this summer with these south West-sourced drinks.

If spankingly-fresh raw fish and vinegared rice is your idea of heaven, you may bemoan the South West as a place to feed your habit, but there’s some fine stuff out there if you cast your net wide.

Blas is a tiny St Ives burger joint with a big reputation for simple but sublime gourmet burgers. One of the three female foodies who run it, chief chargriller Sally Cuckson, talks to Ismay Atkins about the art of a good burger.

Helena Murch is kicking back and watching the pumpkins ripen to perfection.

In the height of summer head outside for fabulous food, eaten alfresco. Stef Fox Adcock has scoured the area for old faves and new finds for pleasure-seeking foodies.

Foodies plan their day-trips around a good feed, says Stef Fox Adcock, who's rustled up some summer expeditions to whet your appetite.

Olly Jackson is the new chef at New Yard Restaurant, which is set on the romantic historic estate of Trelowarren near the Helford River. He talked to Ismay Atkins about super-local produce, the joys of wild garlic, and the return of Cornish melons in the estate’s soon-to-be-resurrected kitchen garden.

Forget Easter - it’s in summer that spring-born local lamb has matured to fine eating. Enjoy the succulent meat in these seasonal recipes.

Funky food, chic places to shop and on a clear day you can see forever ... Stef Fox Adcock paints a picture of foodie St Ives.

Looking after cheese

Delicate microgreens, heirloom tomatoes and French heritage strawberries ... it’s no wonder that some of the South West’s most prestigious restaurants can’t get enough of produce from Buttervilla Growers. Ismay Atkins met its champion of small-scale horticulture, Robert Hocking.

Previous generations of Brits were dab-hands at turning cheap cuts into delicious dishes, and it’s a way of cooking that’s back with a vengeance. Grab a fork and dig in to some British faves.

When only soup will do, rustle up Jane Lawson’s recipes, drawn from the snow-clad regions of northern, central and eastern Europe.

Cornwall’s highest-rated chef recently made the shock announcement that he was leaving the Marina Villa Hotel in Fowey, where he held a rising two Michelin stars. He’s moved the entire operation to Rock, where for the first time he has total control of his destiny. Jo Rees spoke to a man on a mission.

Cornwall has all that the foodie bride and groom could wish for. From private islands to fabulous foodie hotels, make sure you make it a gastro-wedding to remember, says (newlywed) Stef Fox Adcock.

There will be lots of occasions over the coming weeks when a perfectly cooked roast will be in order; here are some top tips to get you rockin’ and roastin’.

Try Mark Lane’s festive wine quiz out on the troops after Christmas lunch - much more fun than another game of Triv.

Look beyond the supermarket and high street for your foodie Christmas shopping in Cornwall this year. Here are some of our fave ideas.

Celebrate the season with these lovely festive drinks from Louise Pickford and Ben Reed. Photographs by William Lingwood.

Cornwall’s queen of chocolate has been crowned! Andrea Parsons opened artisan chocolate boutique I Should Coco, a year ago, and has already scooped four Taste of the West gold awards for her fresh hand-made truffles and chocolates. Andrea spoke to Ismay Atkins about sugar, spice… and a pinch of Cornish sea salt.

Plus, Vanilla Bar shares its newest original cocktail on the menu for the festive season.

Make the most of the catch of the season by learning a new skill. Round fish have a backbone along their upper bodies, with a fillet on each side, and include salmon, cod, bass, trout, snapper, hake, haddock and whiting. Any round fish can be filleted and this suits those who don’t like having to deal with bones (or heads and tails).

One of the latest graduates from the Fifteen Cornwall chef-training programme, 22 year old Natalie Dale from Bodmin was previously stuck in a dead-end with no idea of what she wanted to do. She tells Stef Fox how learning to cook has changed both her palate and her life.

Rescue the kids from the school holiday doldrums and get stuck into some food-based fun near you, says Catriona Roberts.

Here are some great places to dine out in Cornwall with a view, plus a list of delis that will make you a posh picnic.

Eating al fresco is one of the joys of summer, so ditch the egg mayo sarnies for this simple but delicious picnic lunch. Add good vino and a green salad and you’re set.

The godfather of Cornish fine dining, Kevin Viner holds the distinction of being the first chef to hold a Michelin star in the county. After many years in the business he's taken a new direction and is doing fine dining for the masses. Jo Rees caught up with him at the Royal Cornwall Show.

Simple but delicious, homemade pasta is perfect for a laid-back midsummer supper; with some help from the experts you'll be making it perfectly in no time.

There are lots of beautiful kitchen gardens that you can visit this summer, many of them attached to lovely restaurants. Here’s our pick of the crop in the South West.

Whether you’re making crabcakes or just sharing with friends, there are few things sweeter or more satisfying than fresh crab meat, picked yourself.

Reap the rewards of your home-grown produce with these lovely recipes by Sarah Raven.

Rick and Jill Stein have just taken on the tenancy of St Austell Brewery pub The Cornish Arms in St Merryn. Not that they’ve turned it into a gastro pub; it’s a new style, old style pub, where everything is just as it was before – only better, he tells Jo Rees.

Good quality chicken costs more than an intensively-reared bird, but buying a whole, free-range local chicken is excellent value when you joint it yourself.

Scones, cakes, finger sandwiches... here are our top afternoon tea finds in Cornwall.

Rustle up your own afternoon tea with these recipes for a classic victoria sponge, shortbread and scones. What a treat.

There’s a wide range of local courses available in Cornwall that run from bread making to wild food foraging. Words by Catriona Roberts and Stef Fox.

Head chef Sanjay Kumar has brought a fantastic knowledge of international cuisine to the menu at Falmouth's The Greenbank Hotel. He tells Catriona Roberts about his career from Calcutta to Cornwall.

Your kitchen should be a sanctuary, but if it's not working well, the new year’s the perfect time for a makeover. From a full overhaul to a bit of reorganisation, we've eight ideas to get your kitchen cookin’.

Our top shops for local veg in Cornwall.

Good veggie dishes make the most of what's in season throughout the year. We've picked some winter warmers from Bath's famous vegetarian restaurant Demuths.

Chill out with a rejuvenating weekend away at one of Cornwall's top foodie hotels that offer more than great cuisine. Here are our top tips on where to go for a winter break that'll feed both your body and soul.

Tim MacKenzie is an inspirational foodie, bringing passion, creativity and a Kiwi no-nonsense attitude to the contemporary Cornish food scene with his Falmouth café-deli Provedore.

We all love chocolate, but how does the discerning foodie identify the good stuff? asks Jo Rees.

The best recipes are often the ones that get passed on between friends and family, so we asked some of our foodie chums from the South West for their top tips for Christmas culinary success.

John Collins, the proprietor of Dennis Knight Fish Merchant, supplies seafood to restaurants within a 30-mile radius of his shop in Port Isaac. Man and boy, he has been in the business for 25 years and now offers a mail-order service, too.
Catriona Roberts caught up with him to find out his thoughts on the best catch.

If you're entertaining over Christmas, wow your guests with a festive dessert by one of our favourite foodies, Annie Bell.

Giles Eustice runs Trevaskis Farm, a working farm with its own restaurant, pick-your-own, educational program and stunning new farm market. By growing fresh produce and selling it direct to the public in stylish surroundings, Trevaskis is competing directly with the supermarkets at a price that the shoppers love, says Jo Rees.

We cornered Cornwall's top chefs and gave them a Chinese burn until they told us where they like to eat out and shop for food on their days off. Of course they spilled the beans...

Try our fabulous fishy things to do in Cornwall this summer...

Fruity, refreshing and packing a punch, there's little that can beat a cool glass of the appley stuff on a hot summer's day, says Stef Fox.

Xenia Irwin is a rare vintage, one of just 268 Masters of Wine (MoW) in the world, and one of only 56 women MoWs at that. As wine buyer for St Austell Brewery's wine business Walter Hicks, she is a one-woman wine-force, influencing the wine drinking habits of Cornwall and beyond.

Seafood is fab food - light, healthy and quick to cook, so you don’t spend hours in the kitchen during the precious summer evenings.

The ultimate in seasonal eating, get out and forage for food for free, says The Scrumper.

Artisan bread, made properly and with a crust you can get your teeth into, is on the rise once again, says Stef Fox.

Neil Haydock is one of Cornwall's most high profile chefs, leading the kitchen at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall. He's got the hard job of living up to the customer's expectations of Oliver's establishment, and says, "Jamie's name gets people into the restaurant, but it's my job to sustain that and make sure they enjoy the experience."

Chill out at home with these easy to whip up ice creams. Recipes by Annie Bell.

Wake up and smell the coffee; there's no need to settle for insipid inferiority or burnt offerings, says Stef Fox.

At just 24, doughboy Tom Hazzledine has his own bread empire, BakerTom, which makes fabulous back-to-basics bread, and he's on a mission to make proper bread a daily pleasure instead of a once-a-week treat. Jo Rees talks to the man whose fortunes are on the rise.

Rustle up some easy Asian fusion dishes at home - from a quick chicken satay to a noodle broth.

From cheese to chicken, prawns to pork, Cornwall produces some fantastic smoked food. Stef Fox presents the puff on how it's all done.

Self-confessed coffeeaholic, Hugo Hercod is a star barista of the highest rank you'll find working in a UK café. That means you'll get a cracking espresso when you go to Relish Food and Drink in Wadebridge, the gourmet café and fine food deli he runs with partner Sarah Townsend. Hugo talks to Lara Glasspool about the bean.

Cosy up with British comfort food, made with the best local beef. Here are the faves; steak and chips, faggots, steak and kidney pud and roast beef.

Banned by the Puritans for being sinfully rich but loved by King George I, the Christmas pudding is steeped in history and tradition - and alcohol, if you’re doing it right, says Stef Fox.

Antonina SZ Brown is one half of the team behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop. With husband Jeremy, she manages the shop, small tearoom, a pick your own garden, some rare breed Gloucester old spot pigs… and the couple's two young children. She talks to Lara Glasspool about the politics of food.

It’s not just about the turkey. Celebrate the season with these divine festive recipes from Clarissa Dickson Wright and Johnny Scott. Plus we’ve got the top foodie hotels to try if you want someone else to do the hard work. Photographs by Gus Filgate.

Roger Ryman holds the much coveted title of
UK Brewer of The Year and has headed up the beer making at St Austell Brewery for nearly a decade. He talks to Lara Watson about French cheese, lone pipers and coffee stout.

“You don’t rush brunch,” says local foodie Hugo Woolley, so kick back this weekend with a relaxed brunch of dishes from around the globe.

Climate change is being harnessed by Cornish producers to grow crops normally more associated with the Mediterranean. Stef Fox finds out what you could be picking up from your local farmers’ market, any day soon.

Phil Ugalde is a fierce champion of all things Kernow. As director of pasty makers Proper Cornish, you wouldn't expect anything less. He tells Lara Watson about his campaign to get protected status for the pasty.

It’s won international awards, is one of the largest employers in Cornwall, and has been run by one family for more than 150 years. St Austell Brewery certainly knows how to do a Proper Job.

Earn yourself some eco credentials and holiday in Cornwall this year. The food team hired a retro VW camper van and hit the road. Here’s our six day foodies’ tour of Cornwall’s Atlantic Highway. Words by Lara Watson.

Artisan bacon is a world away from the watery, mass-produced stuff. Traditional breeds are reared with care, the meat prepared with skill and the resulting bacon a thing of beauty.

Even if you aren't growing your own you can still live the 'Good Life' by shopping at Cornwall's excellent farm shops and enjoying the fruits of someone else's labours. The food team visited some of the best.

Soaring sales of fruit and veg seeds, a rise in smallholding, the fashion for allotments... the food revolution continues as foodies take buying local one step further and produce their own food. Food magazine gets the lowdown on how you can get involved.

Carol Klein's recent series Grow Your Own Veg on BBC 2 has been the surprise hit of the season, with high viewing figures and sales of the accompanying book. food caught up with the enthusiastic nurserywoman at one of her sell-out book signings.

Who’d have thought a simple wrapping of pastry around meat and veg could invoke the pride, passion and arguments that surround the good ol' oggy. Stef Fox pokes around under the crust of the Cornish pasty.

Traci Lewis is one of the most influential foodies in Cornwall. As the head of Organic South West, the Soil Association’s project in Cornwall and the
Isles of Scilly, she’s the driving force behind the county’s burgeoning organic movement.

Planning a wedding this year? Stef Fox has some top tips on how to give it a Cornish foodie flavour - from venue to vol-au-vents.

Aah, the crackle of a roaring winter fire, the clink of fine glassware... If you need a mini-break to see you through the dark cold months, try our guide to Cornwall and Devon’s cosiest retreats.

Bill Clarke’s family business Trewithen Cornish Farm Dairy is the cream of local companies still producing great milk and clotted cream in the traditional way.

If cooking isn't your thing but you'd like to track down some ready-to-go gourmet puds like those in 'Comfort eating' on the recipe page, try these Cornish goodies...

These little fingers of fire are being grown in Cornwall and resulting in some top local products,
says hot stuff Stef Fox.

Want to know what’s hot? We asked Cornwall’s deli specialists what they think is unmissable...

Josephine Symons owns and runs On The Table, the fabulous farm shop at Rose near Truro. It’s one of the new school of farm shops that is providing a real alternative to the supermarket.
Interview by Jo Rees.

The first week of October is British Cheese week, and some of the UK’s best cheeses are made here in Cornwall. Enjoy our guide to local fab fromage.

Ben Tunnicliffe has won numerous accolades for his restaurant The Abbey in Penzance. He’s recently extended his reach with another fine eaterie in the area, The Cove, at Lamorna. Lara Watson got the lowdown on the man behind the mouli.

Toby Roskilly is Cornwall’s own Willy Wonka, creating strange and scrumptious ice cream flavours - from an unsuccessful garlic and avocado flavour to the award winning pear and Parmesan. Surely he’s got the best job in Cornwall?

Just 20 minutes from mainland Cornwall, The Isles of Scilly are a sub-tropical paradise. Each island is unique, but they are close enough to hop between on a weekend.

Wild food is the current culinary craze of the British food scene. From fungi to flowers, it’s all there for the picking. Wild Food School's Marcus Harrison tells how to forage for your supper.

With Cornwall now famed for its food as much as its seascapes, Lara Watson went in search of the perfect (dining) room with a view.

Want to bake your own bread, or get to grips with preparing shellfish? A course can take your culinary skills to another dimension, says Derryck Strachan.

Kid’s cooking classes, farm visits, child-friendly restaurants or a trip to a farmers’ market... there are loads of fun, foodie things to do with kids this Easter holiday.

Discover the romance of a getaway on the Isles of Scilly.

John Carley is well known as one of the front runners of the organic industry in Cornwall and the UK.

It’s no secret that Camel Valley Vineyard makes excellent wine - but did you know that it’s even the drink of choice for the EU parliament members? Jo Rees talks to Bob Lindo.

Temperate climes, a wide blue horizon, cosy hotels and good food make the Isles of Scilly an ideal getaway this season.

Rick Stein crosses the Channel for his new series and book, French Odyssey. He tells Stephanie Fox how French food measured up to Cornwall’s best.

Few regions in the UK are lucky enough to have the scope for seafood as fresh as Cornwall’s. Words by Lara Watson.

Real ale is no longer just the preserve of the stereotyical beer enthusiast. It’s fast becoming a fashionable drink in its own right, says Carol Trewin. Photographs by Adam Woolfitt.

food writer Lara Watson gives her sweet tooth a treat.

Regardless of the mass produced, fluffy ‘Cornish ice cream’ in supermarkets across Britain, you can still find the real thing closer to home. Words by Carol Trewin. Photographs by Adam Woolfitt.

Now’s the time to gorge on freshly picked, crisp veggies. Farmer and grower, Lori M Reich, reveals what to look for when buying and how to make the most of the summer’s bounty.

Chef Paul Ripley left London to work in Cornwall with Rick Stein. After ten years with Rick, and an enviable position as Head Chef, Paul took a well deserved year-long break before opening Ripley's restaurant in St Merryn.

Want some help matching wines with barbecued food? Then read Susy Atkins’s definitive guide to the best pairings of the summer.

From Cornish Earlies to tender asparagus shoots, Cornwall has long benefited from a gentle climate.
Food discovers why west is best for
early produce.

Long before Jamie Oliver woke MPs up to the horror of the Turkey Twisler, Jeanette Orrey was throwing out the ready made cake mix in her local school. Britain’s most famous dinner lady told food about the changing face of school dinners. Words by Lara Watson.

Go on – spoil yourself… it’s not difficult. When it comes to planning a getaway break, you’ll be spoiled for choice by the Brend Hotel Group.

Rick tell's Food about his Local Heroes series.