Firstly, Happy Devon Day!! How are you celebrating? I, unfortunately am in Bristol but will be with a fellow Devonshire bumpkin so I am sure we will manage to celebrate somehow in our own way! It’s been English Wine Week this week and I have done my best to celebrate by trying a few EnglishRead more
I love it when my week starts with sunshine and friends. This is just what happened last Sunday when I had lunch with my two besties Sarah and Chloe at The Pig at Combe. Our lunch date had been in the diary for months and it was so exciting that it had finally come around.Read more
On Sunday I woke up and looked out the window and was devastated to see torrential rain. I had a date with the Exeter Food Festival and was praying for fine weather. None the less I got myself bundled up and made my way to the festival grounds. It was busy despite the poor weather butRead more
I will make no bones about it. I love my city. Exeter is a hotbed of independent shops and cafes alongside the bigger brand names that all come together to make my home city great. Not only do we have fantastic shopping and dining destinations but the city is steeped in history going back many centuries.Read more
Wow! What a difference a few months can make. My last visit to the City Gate was on Christmas Day for a pre-lunch drink. A slightly worse for wear interior that was in serious need of updating and that’s exactly what Youngs have done! The City Gate has undergone a complete transformation inside and out.Read more
I was recently asked by Inghams Holidays to create a recipe to coincide with the promotion of their “Lakes and Mountains” holidays called “Inghams’ Foodie Finds“. My brief was to produce a recipe to showcase the culinary delights of their holiday destinations. For me Italy holds a special place in my heart as a favouriteRead more
My week started with a bang. I headed to London to see my boyfriend perform with his band The Pineapple Thief. Their sell out tour ended with a packed out show at The Islington Assembly Hall. Prior to the show Johanna and I dined at The Duke of Cambridge pub. The first and only certified organic pubRead more
Half of my week was spent in the glorious Cornish town of St Ives. A three hour train journey from Exeter taking in some of the most picturesque coastline and “hey presto” you are in St Ives. I stayed i a cute little Air B&B apartment right ne t door to The Tate. A perfectRead more
It’s been a week full of friends and not just friends… friends and food! Up there with my all time favourite things is spending time with my friends over a good cup of tea, lunch or dinner. The time you spend together chatting and consuming lovely things is really heartwarming. Whether it’s new friends orRead more
Last week I was privileged enough to visit River Cottage HQ for an exclusive event held by Foodies 100 in conjunction with River Cottage. River Cottage is set in the idyllic Devon countryside just outside the market town of Axminster. A place that I have wanted to visit for a long time due to theRead more