Don’t Wake The Fish!

Don’t Wake The Fish!

The Gurnard’s Head has confirmed the dates for its 2014 Real Ale and Music festival, Don’t Wake the Fish as the Summer Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th May.  The festival, now in its third year at this famous Cornish inn, remains a 

Discover a delicious super-food on your doorstep

Discover a delicious super-food on your doorstep

Fat Hen, the country’s first Wild Food Cookery School, has introduced a specialist Seaweed Foraging and Cooking Course this year to help keen cooks get to grips with the slippery stuff. The one-day course will run on the 14th May and again on the 13th 

Local Food in the Heart of the City

Local Food in the Heart of the City

As people across the country rediscover the joys of their local market, the white and green stripped stalls of Truro Farmers Market are once again at the vibrant heart of Cornwall’s culinary scene, winning new converts to a grassroots food culture which has never been 

Cornwall’s Biggest Produce Market Returns

Cornwall’s Biggest Produce Market Returns

Now into its third successful year, the Big Produce Market returns to the heart of Truro at Lemon Quay on the 9th and 10th of May. Featuring over 50 of Cornwall’s most exciting food and drink producers, the market showcases many of the county’s smaller, 

New Cookery School will reveal the wild flavours of the Cornish coast

New Cookery School will reveal the wild flavours of the Cornish coast

A ground-breaking Wild Food Cookery School opens its doors in West Cornwall this spring, with a course celebrating the Cornish coastline. Fat Hen’s Fish and Shellfish Day on the 19th April will be led by Mark Devonshire, formerly Head Tutor at Rick Stein’s Seafood Cookery 

Cornish Still Lives

Cornish Still Lives

This spring The Gurnard’s Head hosts Cornish Still Lives, its third art exhibition following In the Cornish Light of Day in 2013.  The exhibition features work by distinguished artists from South West Cornwall: Gillian Cooper, Maggie O’Brien and Martin Sadler.  All are successful in turning 

Courage On Our Coasts – Photography Exhibition

Courage On Our Coasts – Photography Exhibition

This winter The Old Coastguard in Mousehole will play host to an exhibition of images by photographer and RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew member Nigel Millard, showcasing the lifesaving work of the RNLI. The exhibition opens to the public on 8th December 2013.  The photographs form part 

The Harbour Kitchen Supply Store, Launched Sept 2013

The Harbour Kitchen Supply Store, Launched Sept 2013

The Harbour Kitchen team, following the sale of The Harbour Restaurant in Port Isaac, embarked on an exciting new project this summer. The Harbour Kitchen Supply Store opened in August and was officially launched in September, with a busy gathering of food fanatics from Cornwall and beyond. The 

StreetSmart 2013 – Star Supporters in Cornwall

StreetSmart 2013 – Star Supporters in Cornwall

StreetSmart is a national campaign to help the homeless, raising money through £1 donations from those dining in the country’s top restaurants during November and December.   This year the campaign in Cornwall has been taken to new levels through the collaborative efforts of Cornwall 

Forage & Dine at Scarlet Wines

Forage & Dine at Scarlet Wines

Scarlet Wines in Lelant is hosting it’s first foraging event on Friday 20th September. Places are still available – call 01736 753696 to find out more. The cost is just £40 for the expert-guided walk, lots of dishes to try, and accompanying wines. Leaving in