Tag: Food

The BIG Christmas Market is all set to light up Truro’s Lemon Quay 

The BIG Christmas Market is all set to light up Truro’s Lemon Quay 

One of Cornwall’s most popular seasonal events – The BIG Christmas Market – is all set to return to Lemon Quay in Truro this week. The annual gathering of over 100 local artisan producers kicks off on Friday 2nd December, with 19 days of shopping, 

Celebrating ten years at The Tolcarne Inn

Celebrating ten years at The Tolcarne Inn

Chef Proprietor Ben Tunnicliffe is celebrating 10 busy and successful years at the helm of The Tolcarne Inn in Newlyn this year, but warns that very challenging times lie ahead for the restaurant industry. The historic maritime inn by the sea wall in Newlyn was 

Use your Christmas gifting as a force for good this year

Use your Christmas gifting as a force for good this year

As yet another Christmas approaches amid challenging circumstances, The BIG Christmas Market in Truro promises not only an uplifting yuletide experience, but the opportunity to harness that precious festive spending as a force for good.

Pub chef from Cornwall in final of regional competition

Pub chef from Cornwall in final of regional competition

A chef from a coastal brewpub in Cornwall will compete with peers from Michelin-starred restaurants and 5* hotels next month, having made it through to the final of prestigious regional competition, South West Chef of the Year.

2022 is a bumper year for apples, but what to do with the glut?

2022 is a bumper year for apples, but what to do with the glut?

The weather during the 2022 growing season has been exceptional for apples, resulting in a bumper crop across the Westcountry and beyond.

Leading culinary competition returns! 

Leading culinary competition returns! 

Entries are open for South West Chef of the Year 2022 A fantastic opportunity awaits the talented chefs and home cooks of the South West with the much-anticipated return of South West Chef of the Year.  After a two-year enforced break, due to the pandemic, 

Summer in the city: The BIG Summer Market returns

Summer in the city: The BIG Summer Market returns

A summertime showcase of local food, drink, art and craft returns this year, with Truro Farmers Market and The Cornwall Shop Small Market joining forces for The BIG Summer Market on 19th and 20th August, 9am – 4pm. Last year the event drew crowds into 

Authentic deli will bring a taste of Italy to Truro

Authentic deli will bring a taste of Italy to Truro

An Italian food enthusiast, who built a successful business during the pandemic, is set to open a deli in Truro  in order to keep up with demand for her authentic street food and speciality ingredients. Valentina Langley grew up in the Campania region of Southern 

Cornish Producer Wins Top Spot At National Pig Awards

Cornish Producer Wins Top Spot At National Pig Awards

A Cornish farming family are celebrating this week after being named Producer Retailer of the Year at the 2018 National Pig Awards. Sally Lugg of Primrose Herd was presented with the award by former British tennis number one and TV presenter Andrew Castle at a 

Patrons’ Lunch For The National Lobster Hatchery’s Satellite, Newlyn

Patrons’ Lunch For The National Lobster Hatchery’s Satellite, Newlyn

Chef Ben Tunnicliffe hosted a Patrons’ Lunch at The Tolcarne Inn this week to celebrate a successful first operational year of the National Lobster Hatchery’s (NLH) satellite in Newlyn – an outpost of the Padstow-based marine conservation charity. Ben, who has recently become a Patron