Tag: Cornwall

Design Service with a Vintage Twist

Design Service with a Vintage Twist

Beatengreen, St Ives’ renown vintage boutique and purveyor of all things retro and reinvented, is about to begin a new phase of life itself. Creative couple Matt and Kerry Knight, who opened the eclectic emporium in the Old Masonic Lodge five years ago, are closing 

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 

Pioneering cookery school showcases the wild food of Cornwall

Pioneering cookery school showcases the wild food of Cornwall

Fat Hen, the country’s only dedicated Wild Food Cookery School, is set to re-launch in 2014 with an inspiring menu of specialist cookery courses. The programme will showcase the astounding abundance and diversity of wild Cornish produce, as well as offering a venue for unique 

Cornish glass artist captures the world in colour

Cornish glass artist captures the world in colour

Julia Mills’ intricate and captivating works in the medium of glass have become well-recognised examples of a jubilant and colourful response to Cornwall’s natural beauty. Each carefully hand-made piece harnesses the astounding natural light of the peninsula, incorporating dynamic abstract forms alongside shapes from nature 

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 

Recreating the art of Alfred Wallis

Recreating the art of Alfred Wallis

Max Wildman, an artist whose popular success revolves around an uncanny recreation of the techniques and style of the painter Alfred Wallis, exhibited a selection of recent work at vintage boutique Beatengreen during the St Ives September Festival this year. Alfred Wallis is a legendary figure 

Ben’s Ode to the Sea

Ben’s Ode to the Sea

In the fourteen months since chef Ben Tunnicliffe took over as custodian of The Tolcarne Inn in Newlyn, crowds of food enthusiasts have been beating a path to his door. Each day a fresh menu reads like an ode to the sea; a force which