Recipes & restaurant reviews

5 edible flowers to grow in your garden

Thu, 13:17 Catherine Courtenay

The edible flower selection in pinks, pesches and white Photo: Greens of Devon

Janice James from Greens of Devon shares her top tips for creating a beautiful floral kitchen garden

Win Win a luxury cream tea hamper for two with Rodda’s worth £100

Mon, 13:53

WIN a Rodda's cream tea hamper worth �100

It wouldn’t be a British summer without a scone or two, so we’ve teamed up with Rodda’s to offer a luxury cream tea hamper

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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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Eat Out to Help Out at Devon restaurants

Tue, 13:04

Authentic Portugese cuisine can be found on our doorstep at The Cork and Tile

Diners can save up to £10 each when they eat at participating restaurants across Devon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 31 August.

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Which Michelin Guide restaurants in Devon are doing takeaways?

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Owen Jones

The Michelin Guide praised the food at the Cornish Arms in Tavistock and now you get get it as a takeaway. Photo: Nick Hock

When coronavirus closed pubs, restaurants and cafes across the country, some decided to keep their kitchens in operation and switched to offering a takeaway service - including these excellent Devon eateries which feature in the 2020 Michelin Guide.

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Food & Drink Awards

Click here to find out about the 2018 Devon Life Food and Drink Awards

Chef Profiles

Interview with Devon chef Donna Berry

Thursday, February 13, 2020 Sue Cade

Donna Berry in her element at the Swan: 'We have a deep-rooted passion for the pub'

We talk to Donna Berry from The Swan at Bampton, who has her roots firmly in the Devon food scene

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Drink

The UK’s newest sparkling wine launches in Devon.

Thursday, July 30, 2020 Catherine Courtenay

Ivan and Janice Jordan are producing sparkling wine from their vineyard at Silverton, near Exeter, Devon. Photo: Steven Haywood

Silverton wine, with its notes of citrus and lychee, could be one of the most eco-friendly bottles of fizz in the country

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22 Coastal pubs in South Devon

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Fred Humphries

The Pilchard Inn, Burgh Island (c) Matthew Hartley, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

When two of the best things about Devon - our county’s coast and our pubs - come together you get something truly special. Here are 22 great South Devon pubs that have views of the coast

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