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Eating Out Features

Christmas at Wear Park, Exeter

Eat, Cook, Celebrate

Whether you’re eating in or out, or perhaps a bit of both, enjoy our selection of festively flavoured products, gifts, menus and events

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The Beach, Exmouth

Life’s a Beach

Owner Maisie Dawson talks to Taste Buds about her popular Exmouth pub, The Beach

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Maisie Dawson in La Mar, Exmouth

Meet the owner at The Beach pub and La Mar

Maisie Dawson, the owner of The Beach pub and La Mar fine-dining restaurant in Exmouth, talks to Taste Buds about her hospitality journey

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The Carlton Hotel can prepare a deli-box for walkers and explorers on the go

A North Devon Foodie Adventure

Taste Buds talks to Eliot Seabourn-Wren about how North Devon is the perfect spot for food-loving adventurers

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Eliot Seabourn-wren, owner and chef, The Carlton Hotel, on the Ilfracombe quayside

Supporting Acts 

Meet the local suppliers who provide The Carlton Hotel in Ifracombe with fresh, seasonal produce, saving food miles and supporting the local economy

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Conference Rooms at the Carlton Hotel Ilfracombe

Meet, Greet and Eat

From conferences to weddings, The Carlton Hotel in Ilfracombe is ideally located, offering tailored menus using locally-sourced food

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Local Ice Cream at Venus

A Local Approach

Where should our food come from?

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Venus serves it's spring water in cans

Plastic-free Pioneers

We’re all aware that we need to use less plastic – the founders of Devon’s Venus Company have known it for decades

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Aidan carrying home made bread fresh from the oven

The Right Ingredients

Jennie Cooper chats to new owners Linda Kitchen and Aidan Lang at Harrabeer Country House about all things edible at their Dartmoor B&B

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Strawberry and Chocolate Jazz Cone ice cream outside Johns

Putting the Devon into Dining

This selection of pubs, restaurants and ‘proper’ products all come served with a large dollop of Devon – you won’t find more local than this lovely lot!

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20 years anniversary logo

Taste Buds turns Twenty

Taste Buds magazine is 20 this year!

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General Managers, Jennie Luke and Glenn Ferguson. Venus

Meet the Managers at Venus

Jennie Cooper chats to General Managers, Glenn Ferguson, Jennie Luke and Joe Soames about putting the hospitable into hospitality

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Charlotte and Ben Buckland. New co-owners of Home Farm Café in Parke, Bovey Tracey, Devon

Coming Home

Ben Cole and Charlotte Buckland, Home Farm’s new co-owners, talk about being back in Devon and expanding on the café’s popular offerings

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Flamenca, Exeter

Time to Party

Offering an authentic Spanish menu and various entertaining spaces, Flamenca in Exeter is an ideal venue for celebrations and gatherings

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Louisa Newman, Michael Smith and Lee Porter

Planet-friendly Purpose

Jennie Cooper talks to Michael Smith, Venus’s co-founder, about his sustainable vision

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A selection of dishes from the Home Farm Café evening menu

Let’s talk Dinner

Jennie Cooper chatted to Ben Cole from Home Farm Café about his special ‘smile-inducing’ dinner menus

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Vegetable counter in deli or farmshop

Deli-ectable Devon

A visit to one of Devon’s many delis and farm shops is always a treat – Chrissy Harris rounds up some great examples

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Larkbeare Grange

Dine and Stay

Good food and a place to stay – what more do you need? Chrissy Harris rounds up some of Devon’s best dining destinations with rooms

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