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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

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

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

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

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

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.




Food & Drink - around the network

Ramsay's Petrus crowned best restaurant

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 key to a healthy heart

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

Battery hen bargains

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?

Ramsay opens third UK pub

Ramsay opens third UK pub

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has opened his third UK pub.

Vegetarianism offers much to eat

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?

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

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

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?

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

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 '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

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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Boxwood Café review: Raving about Ramsay

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

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 - 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 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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