Blue Goose Coffee’s Compostable Coffee Pod Advent Calendar won a World Coffee Innovation Award at London’s Caffe Culture show this week. The Advent Calendar won the Coffee Capsule Innovation Award, was runner up in the Ethical Initiative category and was recognised as trailblazing and an outstanding contribution to the global coffee scene. It’s the calendar’s third major award, having already …
Dartmouth Food Festival crowdfunding for 20th anniversary cookbook project
Dartmouth Food Festival is crowdfunding for an exciting 20th anniversary cookbook project. In 2024, the Dartmouth Food Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone they are producing a cookbook which will consist of a compilation of recipes, stories and images collected over the past twenty years. The book will be dedicated to founding Patron Joyce Molyneux, who …
Devon’s culinary talent honoured at annual Food Drink Devon Awards
Devon’s talented food and drink scene was alive at Monday (2nd October) night for the 12th Food Drink Devon Awards. Over 444 individuals from the county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in style at the esteemed awards’ ceremony, held at Sandy Park the home to Gallagher Premiership Rugby team, the Exeter Chiefs. …
Exeter College’s @thirty-four Restaurant is named AA College Restaurant of the Year
Exeter College’s @thirty-four Restaurant is named AA College Restaurant of the Year The Exeter College student-run restaurant, @thirty-four is going from strength to strength. Home to the prestigious Michael Caines Academy, which recently celebrated its 10th year, it has been awarded the AA College Restaurant of the Year, the highest accolade a college restaurant can achieve. This news comes after receiving an AA Highly Commended College Rosette earlier this year. This year’s AA College Restaurant …
Jamu Wild Water clinches Gold & Bronze at Nourish Food Awards 2023.
Jamu Wild Water Clinches Gold & Bronze at UK leading Health Food Awards 2023. Newly established Devon drink brand Jamu Wild Water made a splash at last Friday’s award ceremony at this year’s Nourish Health Food Awards, with the introduction of their award-winning gut-friendly waters! This exciting development comes in response to growing awareness of the importance of digestive health …
Foxcombe Bakehouse scoops a Great Taste TWO STAR award for All Butter Choc Shortbread
Foxcombe Bakery is delighted to announce that their All Butter Chocolate Chip shortbread has won an 2 Gold Star Great Taste ‘outstanding’ award. The beautifully handmade All Butter Chocolate Chip Shortbread is traditionally baked on the family farm in Devon using authentic British ingredients. The delicious All Butter Chocolate Chip Shortbread is available in a variety of different size formats. …
Sharpham Dairy launches 2023 festive cheese hampers packed with local treats
Sharpham Cheese has launched its 2023 festive cheese hampers and they’re packed with sweet, savoury and alcoholic treats from the dairy and local artisan friends. (Visit the Food Drink Devon offers page for a special Early Bird offer during October!) Sharpham Devon Festive Celebration Box | £90 Full of cheese, plus savoury and sweet accompaniments, this is a beautiful gift …
UK’s First Home Compostable Coffee Pod Advent Calendar
Blue Goose Coffee is taking festive coffee gifting into a new eco dimension by creating the UK’s first Eco Coffee Pod Advent Calendar that’s entirely plastic free. The world-first plastic-free Compostable Coffee Pod Advent Calendar for Nespresso® machines is taking festive coffee gifting into a new eco dimension. The multi-award-winning eco-friendly coffee advent calendar features 24 compostable Nespresso® coffee pods …
‘This could potentially be our biggest harvest ever!’ Barny Butterfield, Sandford Orchards
The school summer holidays have been a washout in Devon with bad weather contributing to a reported 20% downturn in tourist numbers but, for one Devon business, all this rain has resulted in a bumper apple harvest. Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at award-winning Sandford Orchards comments: “A late cool spring followed by a flaming June was the perfect start to …
Chunk of Devon have created three whacky pies inspired by American Classics
Chunk of Devon have created three whacky pies inspired by American Classics. Chunk of Devon’s latest pie recipes for limited-edition bakes pay homage to dishes you’d find on an American Diner menu. Chow down on some whacky and wonderful pies inspired by some truly classic meals from the land of stars and stripes. Cheeseburger Pie Cheddar cheese sandwiched between two …