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Sunday lunch in Devon: 12 pubs you should try

Friday, January 3, 2020 Fred Humphries

The Rugglestone Inn (c) Major Clanger, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The Sunday lunch is an enduring British institution that's incredibly important to get right. We've chosen 12 places in Devon that will guarantee sublime stuffing, mouth-watering meats and Yorkshire pudding perfection.

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Why eating locally-bred Devon meat may actually help save the planet

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Cattle are utilising an otherwise �useless� crop, producing nutritious healthy and great tasting food

JO BUDDEN explains why - contrary to recent publicity - eating meat may help save the planet

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Recipes

Exclusive Seafood Recipe: Thai-Inspired Mussel Broth

Friday, January 17, 2020 ChefPaul Ainsworth

Porthilly mussels, coconut, lemon grass, tomato, basil & miso broth, mopping bread

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Michael Caines recipe: Braised short ribs Texan style

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

To supplement his monthly column, Devon's celebrity chef Michael Caines has provided this American-inspired ribs recipe

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Restaurants

Ad Feature Cary Arms & Spa, Babbacombe Beach

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Lana de Savary has spared no expense in restoring this historic and well-known seaside inn.

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23 Devon restaurants with views to dine for

Monday, May 13, 2019 Kate Haskell

Exeter Cathedral Close (c) Edwin YEUNG, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

With views of the coast, the countryside and our towns and cities, Devon's eateries are home to some of the best views the county has to offer. Here are 23 places that are a treat for the tongue and the eyes

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Drink

Inside The Bishop Blaize pub in Exeter

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

'Noisy and passionate' is how Alice Bryan, the new landlady of Exeter's Bishop Blaize, describes herself. JUDI SPIERS drops in for a chat

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PUB REVIEW: The Seven Stars, Dartmouth

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Seven Stars is a welcome refuge in Dartmouth

In his regular series of columns for Devon Life, Patrick McCaig of The Otter Brewery visits The Seven Stars pub in Dartmouth

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Local Producers

Why eating locally-bred Devon meat may actually help save the planet

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

JO BUDDEN explains why - contrary to recent publicity - eating meat may help save the planet

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Celebrating Dartmoor Brewery's first 25 years

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

What began as a microbrewery on Dartmoor a quarter of a century ago is now making beer that's among the best in the world. SU CARROLL visited their Princetown headquarters… Photos: Steve Haywood

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