Westcountry food & drink

Fifteen Cornwall wins national 'Tourism Oscar'
Fifteen Cornwall won gold at this year's Enjoy England Awards on Wednesday 23 April, scooping the top award in the 'Taste of England' category.
Foodies flock to festival

The Tewkesbury Food and Drink Festival was a massive hit over the Bank Holiday weekend.
MasterChef winner lands job at Gidleigh Park

Top TV chef Michael Caines MBE has offered the winner of BBC Two's MasterChef a job at his award-winning Devon restaurant.
Olive business thriving in Dorset

So how does a year long honeymoon travelling on motorbikes, around the Mediterranean result in the best olives in the UK? Maybe even the world…
Stein's Seafood Restaurant reopens after £2.5m refit

Rick Stein's stylish new Seafood Restaurant in Padstow has opened its doors after a £2.5m refurbishment.
Bring back high street fishmonger, poll says

The fishmonger is the retailer that shoppers would most like to see return to Westcountry high streets, research finds.
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Ramsay's Petrus crowned best restaurant
TV chef Marcus Wareing, one of Gordon Ramsay's star chefs, has come out top in the annual accolades dished out by toptable.co.uk.

The key to a healthy heart
The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet emphasises healthy fats, fruits and vegetables.

Battery hen bargains
Consumers can now purchase a whole chicken from supermarkets such as Asda and Somerfield for a mere £2 – but what's all the fuss about?
Vegetarianism offers much to eat

Su Taylor, of the The Vegetarian Society, looks at vegetarianism, and why a vegetarian lifestyle is becoming so popular.
Nicotine-infused beer anyone?

Wasabi flavoured sorbet and beer with nicotine were among the most unusual new product innovations reported worldwide in 2007.

Britain's most romantic restaurants
With the help of toptable.co.uk, we've compiled a list of the top 10 most romantic restaurants in the UK.

Foods that increase your metabolism
What is it with supermodels? They claim to be able to lunch on Big Macs and eat chips until they come out of their ears and not put on an ounce.

Have you got that fresh feeling?
The saying 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' is a phrase that has long been used to encourage the regular eating of fruit, but recent research can now 'show' consumers the goodness they are eating.
Bumper sales for British cheesemakers

Sales of regional British cheese are outperforming that of their continental rivals, new figures show.
London 'most expensive city to eat out'

London is the world's most expensive city for eating out, according to a new survey.
Big demand for the cider apple

The eating Coxes and the cooking Bramleys might be under threat from cheap French imports, but the humble English cider apple is in great demand.
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Food & Drink from 999Today.com
Boxwood Café review: Raving about Ramsay

999Today food critic Natasha Heard reviews the delightful Boxwood Café, part of the luxurious Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge, London.
Japanese restaurant wins London award

Mayfair's Sake No Hana is London's best new restaurant, according to The Good Food Guide London.
Venison - designer meat for humans

Venison is a healthy red meat, with virtually no fat or cholesterol, writes Nichola Fletcher.
Tokyo tops Michelin star chart

Tokyo, famous for its sushi, has overtaken Paris to become, officially, the world leader in gourmet dining.
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HOTEL Of The Week
A beautiful country house hotel in the heart of Dartmoor

Gidleigh Park is a beautiful country house hotel set on the banks of the North Teign River in the Dartmoor National Park, with 45 acres of gardens and woodland.
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PROPERTY Of The Week
Brownston Street

An elegant and well-proportioned Grade II listed Georgian house in the very centre of this much sought-after South Hams town.
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WINE Of The Week
Camel Valley Bacchus 2006

The sun is starting to peek out from behind the snow clouds, the spring flowers are in full colour, the evenings are lighter again … at last we can look forward to the spring/summer season ahead.
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VILLAGE Of The Week
Cove's long history rich with ship wrecks and smuggling tales

Hope Cove probably derives from the Old English hop meaning a circular valley...
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PRODUCT Of The Week
World's fastest Blu-ray burner launched in UK

Electronics giant LG Electronics has launched what it claims is the world’s fastest Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive in the UK.
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RESTAURANT Of The Week
Boxwood Café review: Raving about Ramsay

999Today food critic Natasha Heard reviews the delightful Boxwood Café, part of the luxurious Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge, London.
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RECIPE Of The Week
Oven roasted Ideford duck breast on a parsnip rosti, topped with rhubarb sauce

By Tim Golder, head chef at Topsham's prestigious Oliva Restaurant, which was named best restaurant in Devon at the 2007 Devon Life Food and Drink Awards.
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