Here’s our unmissable guide to what to eat and where to feast in Cornwall this month. From candlelit yurts and charity lunches to food festivals and film nights, we’ve...
Now in its third year, Shine for ShelterBox is an annual campaign from Cornish (and global) charity ShelterBox, which currently has a team on the ground helping those made...
In spring, I popped into Short & Strong in Charlestown, in need of refreshment whilst walking the coast path from Pentewan to Fowey. After a perfect coffee and delicious slice...
I’m still holding out for an Indian summer, but things are feeling decidedly autumnal as I write this edition of the Foodie Diary. There’s plenty to look forward to...
If you’re looking for somewhere lovely to eat in Truro, you might easily miss The Alverton. Set up above the city centre on Tregolls Road, it’s not visible from...
When Chris Boulton, a professional photographer from Cheltenham, visited friends in St Ives, he was immediately drawn to the people and natural beauty of Cornwall. He took a photo...
Welcome to a slightly-briefer-than-usual roundup of what’s happening on the Cornish food scene this month. Happy reading, happy eating, and happy holidays! NEW COCKTAIL MENU AT THE BEACH...
One of Cornwall’s most iconic landmarks, the castle-topped tidal island of St Michael’s Mount, sits in Mount’s Bay, opposite Marazion and close to Penzance. If you live in Cornwall, or...
Oysters, lobster and champagne. What’s not to love? I was delighted when Katy Davidson, a.k.a. The Oyster Lady, invited me to an oyster and lobster cookout in Newquay at...
Internationally renowned theatre company WildWorks returns to their roots with their first show in Cornwall for over ten years. Wolf’s Child, originally created for the Norfolk and Norwich Festival...
Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly roundup of food news and events from across the county. As ever there’s so much going on, from fish suppers and...
At the western end of Porthmeor Beach in St Ives, you’ll find West Beach, a smart little bar and café, with crisp white paintwork, scrubbed bare wood, and a heavenly...
With blue skies and glorious sunshine it would seem that summer has officially arrived in Cornwall. In celebration, Miracle Theatre is getting into the swing of the open-air theatre...
If you’ve been to Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall in the last few years, you’ll have seen Ben Allen’s tattoo-inspired floor-to-ceiling wall mural above the kitchen pass, a colourful display of his...
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. There’s no excuse not to get out and enjoy the next few weeks of (hopefully) glorious weather and Cornwall being (relatively) quiet. Pack...
The Beach at Bude was recently awarded two AA rosettes, and to celebrate the restaurant’s success, they hosted their inaugural wine dinner on 4 May 2017. Head chef Joe Simmonds put...
The lovely people at Fish for Thought recently sent us some of their recipe boxes to try out. This is a new range of products where customers choose a fish-based...
I have a prediction: summer 2017 will be remembered as hot and hazy. Let’s hope for long lazy days on the beach, backyard barbecues, fun and laughter with friends, warm...
Welcome to our latest round-up of food news. Expect delicious things in Cornwall this month, with local asparagus and strawberries already featuring heavily on menus. Spring veg, glorious seafood...
Nancarrow is a picture-perfect working farm situated in a valley on the outskirts of Truro, with opportunity for guests to enjoy the produce grown and reared in the surroundings at...
Drawing together an unlimited supply of coffee, a delicious two course brunch and a whole lot of creativity, what’s not to love about Brunch on the Farm? Organised by...
The school holidays are almost upon us, and cafés, restaurants and hotels are steeling themselves for the influx of holidaymakers. This is such a gorgeous time of year, with a...
The Great Estate Festival is Cornwall’s newest summer festival, and takes place from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 June 2017 at Scorrier House, near Redruth. Festival organiser, Quick Panda Productions, has described the...
Maria Floyd is a landscape painter who studied at Goldsmiths College, London and now works from her studio in the heart of Dartmoor in Princetown, Devon. Some of Maria’s seascape...
It really feels like spring has finally arrived. Daffodils are out in force, magnolias are in bloom and the hedgerows are looking far greener than they have in months....
The Beach Hut at Watergate Bay has undergone several transformations since opening back in 1999. It began life as a bucket & spade and surf hire shop which, in 1999, Henry Ashworth...
Fowey, with its narrow streets, boats bobbing in the estuary, and beautiful views across the water to Polruan, is not your typical battleground. But for one evening in February,...
I wasn’t going to take photos, and I definitely wasn’t going to write about it, but a recent lunch with friends in Padstow was so fantastic that I can’t not share...
Welcome to our latest round up of food news from across the county. There’s a lot going on – keep scrolling down for the jam-packed “In Brief” section. Happy eating! ...
Chris and Kris, two food-obsessed Cornish boys, were fed up of the lack of high quality ketchup on the market and decided to develop a real quality ketchup that...
There’s nothing funny about making sausages, nothing at all. If you’re serious about snags, bonkers about bangers or passionate about pork, then sign up to one of these brilliant butchery...
Canteen Cornwall, a concept dreamt up by husband and wife duo Ben and Samantha Quinn and The Lost Gardens of Heligan have teamed up for a series of foodie events this year, The...
A cold January evening calls for comfort eating, and the cosy Old Mill Bistro in Little Petherick proved the perfect place for a wintery supper. Set in a 16th century...
