Michael Smith, Executive Chef at Porthminster Beach Café, is celebrating the start of his 15th season at the iconic beach-side restaurant overlooking St Ives Bay. Originally from Victoria, Australia, Michael came to Cornwall in search of a great food scene and Britain’s answer to the …
Porthminster Beach Café has announced that it will be hosting a Festival Dinner as part of the St Ives Food and Drink Festival this May – with dishes by Mitch Tonks, Jack Stein, Jose Pizarro, Gizzi Erskine and Sophie Michell. The beach-side restaurant will be …
Porthminster Beach Café in St Ives is teaming up with Lelant-based independent wine merchant, Scarlet Wines, to host a wine dinner which will bring together the best of Cornwall and Australia. Guests are invited to indulge in the finest Cornish produce alongside award-winning Australia wines …
The Coldstreamer Inn is set to become one of West Cornwall’s top dining destinations this year, under the newly installed management team of Tom and Hollie Frankin Pryce. The traditional pub is located in the heart of the village of Gulval on the edge of …
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 …
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 …
Congratulations to client Porthminster Beach Café, included in this feature in The Times (Thursday 8th August 2013). The 20 best places to eat by the beach were specially chosen by top chefs. Those picked from around the coast were a diverse range of architecturally impressive …
St Ives Restaurant Reveals Secrets to Success Last week saw the launch of eagerly-anticipated recipe book of the summer – Porthminster Beach Café – The Cook Book. At a busy private party at the popular St Ives restaurant which overlooks the beach, regular diners celebrated …
Press Release on behalf of Porthminster Beach Cafe and Fat Hen. This spring, Porthminster Beach Café will be celebrating its unique location with a series of Forage and Feast Days. In collaboration with ecologist and forager Caroline Davey of Fat Hen, these courses will highlight …
On behalf of Porthminster Beach Cafe, this is from the blog announcing the release of the restaurant’s first Cookbook. It’s not long now until our much-anticipated cookbook is finally published. Launched on the weekend of the St Ives Food and Drink Festival on the 18th …