Deadline to enter the 2024 Food Drink Devon Awards has been extended by two weeks to 29 April. To give everyone who has been wrangling children over the Easter holidays, or jetting off to warmer (and drier) parts of the world, the chance to get your entires in! Link to enter in our bio. Open to members and non-members.

🚨NEW MEMBERS SHOUT OUT #2   We’ve had LOTS of new members join our community. Watch out for introductions this week and next!   So, next up… we’re delighted to welcome these four fabulous businesses…     🐄 STOKEHOUSE FARM DAIRY Fresh pasteurised whole milk and milkshakes from grass-fed cows, fresh from Stokehouse Farm to @stokehousedairy milk vending sheds in Tiverton and Cullompton. Non- homogenised and sold in reusable, one-litre bottles. Find them at @moorhayesbarandrestaurant in Tiverton and @middevonleisure in Cullompton.   🫒THE EXMOOR FEASTING COMPANY Holly and Andy are the husband-and-wife team behind The @exmoor.feasting Company, based in Withypool in the heart of Exmoor. Together they provide grazing boxes, feasting tables, platters, tables, pop-up feast nights and other informal catering across the moor and North Devon. Their fully tablescaped feasting table is a total showstopper… ideal for special events. You’ll also find them at @eatfestivals and markets around Devon.   🦆THE DUCK AT YEOFORD @theduckatyeoford is a family-run country pub and restaurant, easily accessible from the train station on The Tarka Line. Run by James and Sarah, it’s open from Thursday to Sunday. Winners of multiple awards they offer Devon ales and lagers, Sandford Cider, local gins and an eclectic list of over 40 wines. Chef James’ ever-changing lunch and dinner menus are bursting with fresh and local ingredients, with a fabulous signature dish of Creedy Carver Confit Duck Leg Cassoulet. There is even a delicious Thursday and Friday night takeaway!   🍫MOORS EDGE CHOCOLATES Moors Edge Chocolates handmade, small batch, hand tempered Belgian chocolates, lovingly created – as the name suggests - on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor. @moorsedgechocolates know that great chocolate isn’t just a sweet treat, it’s a sensory experience that can transport you to another world.

🚨NEW MEMBERS SHOUT OUT #1 We’ve had LOTS of new members join our community over the last few months and we’d like to introduce you to them. Watch out for introductions this week and next! So, first up we’re delighted to welcome these four fabulous businesses… 🐟LOLULI’S FIRE & FISH Darren and the @lolulis_fire_and_fish team take the most amazing line-caught local fish, and seafood, and create a menu that is fun and packed flavour... spectacularly cooked over the fire. Available at events, pop ups, shows and private dining. Cooking over the flames is more than barbecue, it’s romance, creativity and passion. You’ll find Loluli’s several times a week outside The Old Firestation Brewery & Taproom in Topsham. Photo @nickhookphoto. ☕️STEAMER COFFEE SHOP & KITCHEN The @steamercoffeekitchen is a vibrant artisanal hub on the outskirts of Cullompton, just off of the M5, serving exceptional coffee and teas with high-quality, locally-sourced, delicious food. They're not just a coffee shop – they’re a family and dog-friendly venue, complete with play area for children and paddock for your furry friends. Need a place to work or host meetings? They've got you covered with comfy seating around a log burner, free wifi, and plenty of sockets to charge devices. Ample parking ensures an stress-free visit. 🍾WELLHAYES VINEYARD @wellhayes_vineyard is a small family-run vineyard owned by Simon and Alison Routh who planted their first vines in May 2008. The vineyard occupies a beautiful and favourable location for vines, on a south facing slope overlooking the small village of Clayhanger in mid-Devon. The Rouths produce award-winning sparkling wine, traditionally made, on site from the grapes grown in the vineyard. 🍨CROSSES ICE CREAM Made by Rachel on the family farm, @crossesfood ice cream uses the best locally produced ingredients including eggs from Appledore Farm Eggs just a mile and a half from their door, and home-made honeycomb and fudge. The award-winning ice cream is made in small batches to maintain quality. You’ll find Crosses in @bonnebouche19 in Willand, and @crumbcoatbakery_ and sold from Rachel’s vintage ice cream trailer at events and weddings.

👩‍🌾 TOBY’S GARDEN FEST 3-4 May Exciting news for fun-loving foodies and veg growers! The multi-award-winning and hugely entertaining @mark_diacono is speaking in and hosting our @fooddrinkdevon talks pavilion in the Powderham Castle Courtyard at @tobygardenfest along with well-known wine writer and all-round drinks expert @susyatkins. The fabulous line-up of speakers includes @sharphamcheese, @southdevonchillifarm, @piqilife, @the_pig_hotels and more! The @fooddrinkdevon team will be on hand with our green heart trail and a wonderful hamper of Devon food and drink to win. Check the @tobygardenfest bio for link to website and to buy tickets.

Good Game Grill will be serving up their handmade artisan Devon Burgers at… The Old Firestation Topsham on Friday 12th April. @goodgametopsham

🐣 WIN a Spring Mocha Bundle from Voyager Coffee. ☕️ @voyagercoffee, based on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, hand roasts sustainable, award-winning coffees that are as vibrant and varied as the landscape that surrounds and inspires them. 🍫 They’ve partnered with their favourite local Devon chocolatier, @barbersbeantobar2020, to bring you the perfect spring gift. 👉🏼 Together they have created a smooth and creamy 40% dark milk chocolate using Peruvian cocoa and their Voyager Road Trip blend giving subtle notes of coffee for a luxury chocolate experience. 🙌🏼 Their Mocha tasting experience includes a Mocha Egg, Mocha Bar and packet of Voyager Road Trip Blend. 🔗 Enter at the link in our BIO. Closes 30 April.

Visit @rhsrosemoor for lots of fabulous family activities to help you make the most of the school holidays, ranging from free craft workshops to exciting science shows… See the full list on our EVENTS pages on fooddrinkdevon.co.uk

The Millbrook Inn at South Pool has announced the appointment of Jamie Rogers as its new Executive Chef. Jamie, who is the acclaimed owner of the award-winning Twenty Seven Restaurant in Kingsbridge, brings with him a wealth of experience and numerous accolades. Jamie opened Twenty Seven in 2018 and quickly established it as a destination for foodies across Devon and beyond. He will continue to run @twentyseven_devon, while the @millbrookinnsouthpool, also renowned for its food, will provide Jamie with a new outlet for his skills. Book a table soon, they’re sure to be in demand!

APRIL EVENTS | Check out the listings on our website. Here’s a taster of next month from around our members! 🔗 Full details follow the ‘Events’ link in our bio. 🐰 Tasty Easter adventures at Occombe Farm, Paignton. @occombefarm 🌈 Learn a new craft at The Husbandry School - April courses announced. @thehusbandryschool 🍫 Creative Chocolate courses at Ilfracombe Chocolate Emporium. @ilfracombechocolateemporium ✏️ Egg-citing Easter holiday events at The Steamer Coffee Shop and Kitchen. @steamercoffeekitchen 🫖 April at The Bearslake Inn... Supper Club, scrumptious afternoon teas, new summer hours. @bearslake_inn 🌺 April and Easter events at RHS Rosemoor. @rhsrosemoor 🍽️ Exmoor Feasting kick off their food festival season at eat:Festival Bideford - 6 April. @eatfestivals @exmoor.feasting 👑 Bring your little ones to Princess Afternoon Tea at Greendale Farm Shop - 7 April. @greendalefarmshop 🤌 High Grange Feast Night | Five course tasting menu featuring the best of the East Devon Larder - 12 April. @highgrangedevon 🎟️ Book now for the very first Campania Kitchen Supper Club! Barnstaple 13 April. @campaniakitchen 🍸 Thunderflower Distillery Tours & Tasting in their new home. 13 April. @thunderflowerltd 🍎 Rull Orchards Open Day. Tiverton 20th April. @rullorchard 🎪 Flapjackery proudly sponsors Tavistock’s first ever eat:Tavistock. 21 April. @flapjackery 🎶 Music Nights in The Folly, The PIG-at Combe. 28 April. @the_pig_hotels

SPECIAL OFFER | The Cottage Hotel at Hope Cove has last minute availability this Easter with special ‘Awesome Easter Breaks.’ From 27th March to 5th April inclusive you can enjoy an Awesome Easter Break at the @thecottagehotel in Hope Cove, near Salcombe – with tariffs from just £82.00 per person per night including dinner, bed and breakfast in a sea-view room. Very special tariffs for children AND dogs are welcome too! Please telephone 01548 561555 for up-to-date availability and to reserve your room, or email info@hopecove.com Cottage Hotel website: www.hopecove.com

Learn a new craft at The Husbandry School, Bickington. Craft courses are one day long and run from 10am – 4pm. Each course gives you the opportunity to learn a new craft, and even take home a finished piece on the day! Coming up this spring: ▫️Family Woodworking on Saturday 13th April ▫️Spring Cyanotypes on Saturday 27th April ▫️Willow Weaving a Hare on Saturday 11th May @thehusbandryschool also offer fun springtime activities for all the family on Family Experience Days up on the farm! Check out the Events page on the Food Drink Devon website or visit husbandry.co.uk for more info.

Snap up a Cary Arms two-night celebration hideaway in Babbacombe, Torquay. Whatever your reason to celebrate, your ‘Celebration Hideaway’ includes: ▫️Two nights in a Luxury Seaview Room or Beach Hut. ▫️Three course dinner on one of your nights. ▫️Bottle of bubbly on arrival with a ‘Celebration Plate’. ▫️A bouquet of flowers in the room. ▫️Two hour spa access. Available all year round (excludes Festive Breaks). Call on 01803 327110 or email enquiries@caryarms.co.uk @caryarms #babbacombe #shortbreak #celebration #weekendbreak #devon #shortbreakdevon #devonholidays #luxurybreaks #seaview #seaviewhotel