food

Tiverton Hot Air balloon, Music and Food Festival 2014

Event Date: 
11/07/2014 - 3:00pm to 13/07/2014 - 11:30pm
Venue: 
Petroc College, Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ

Devon’s Largest Balloon Festival Returns for 2014! The annual Tiverton Balloon and Music Festival has confirmed that it will be returning this summer for the fourth consecutive year

A delicious recipe from the Mercure Southgate

Why not try this delicious duck recipe which will feature in our Graduation Week Menu?

Pan Roasted Duck Breast Roasted aubergine puree, fine beans, shallot and orange compote

Shallot and Orange Compote:-

Ingredients (makes roughly 12 portions): - 3 Large Banana shallots, peeled and sliced - 2 Medium to large Navel oranges (Zest and segmented) - 100gr sugar - 250ml orange juice - 3 cloves of garlic - 1 Cinnamon stick

Method: In a medium size sauce pan, sweat the shallots and garlic until translucent. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook until quite thick (we...

3 for 2 Tapas Thursdays

LATE night shoppers in Exeter can sample Spanish delights with 3 for 2 tapas on Thursday evenings at The Magdalen Chapter. Launched to coincide with the much-anticipated late night shopping in the city, shoppers can rest their heavy bags and taste the all-new tapas menu.

A new wine list has also been introduced for Summer 2014 and features 14 open wines. These include a New Zealand Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc, an Italian Conto Vecchio Pinot Grigio Blush and an Alto Bajo Merlot.

A recent development for the city centre, retailers across Exeter...

6 Vegetables to Eat Raw

#1 – Broccoli

Broccoli is loaded with all sorts of vitamins and is rich in nutrients such as iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, etc. Because of its high nutrient value, boiled or roasted broccoli is considered an ideal food for teens and young children. However, cooking broccoli, even something as simple as steaming it, could reduce its nutrient content by almost a third. Moreover, chewing raw broccoli ruptures a special compound in the plant’s cells and releases an enzyme called myrosinase. This enzyme stimulates the liver and improves the body’s ability to fight...

Exeter Respect Festival 2014

Event Date: 
31/05/2014 - 12:00pm to 01/06/2014 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Belmont Park, Belmont Road, Exeter

This year's Respect promises to be as exciting as ever with a fantastic line-up of acts and activities taking place in Belmont Park from 12noon to 7pm on Saturday 31 May and from 11am to 6 pm on Sunday 1 June 2014.

Belmont Park will be covered in beautiful decorations produced by a range of schools, community and youth groups. There will be activities and performances representing every part of Exeter’s culture, which is becoming more diverse year-on-year, with something to see or do for participants of all ages and backgrounds. This year Exeter Respect been sponsored by many...

A delicious recipe from the Mercure Southgate

Why not try this delicious recipe which will feature in our Graduation Week Menu?

Crab mixture

Ingredients (makes roughly 10 portions) 10 Ramekins, polished glasses or whatever you are choosing for presentation. - 454gr of pasteurized white crab meat, flaked into very fine pieces - ¼ of a bunch of dill - the juice of 2 limes - 4 stalks of spring onions, sliced very finely - 3 tblsp of crème fraiche - 2 small pinches of paprika - salt and pepper to taste - 2 small drizzles of lemon zest infused oil - 50gr butter melted

Method: In a medium size mixing bowl, mix...

Celebrate all things pasta with Carluccio's

Nothing says Italy quite like its food, and nothing says Italian food like pasta. Sharing its passion and expertise for the Italian specialty; Carluccio’s will host a nine-week long celebration of all things pasta. La Festa Della Pasta will be taking place from the 19th of May to the 20th of July.

THE PASTA

Throughout the festival, Carluccio’s food shops will feature a range of new pastas, showing that there’s a whole world of unexplored pasta out there. With colourful, multi-shaped, gluten free, wholemeal, flavoured, extra long and short pastas available, there’ll be...

Culture plan: Exeter must "hold nerve"

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Fri, 05/16/2014 - 11:50am

Exeter’s cultural organisations must “hold our nerve” and continue to drive cultural development according to a planning presentation by the Exeter Cultural Partnership.

In a major presentation at RAMM entitled "What's next for Culture in Exeter" the 100 strong audience heard short presentations covering the importance of culture to Exeter, the Rugby World Cup, the re-opening of the Exeter Library and plans for the city's cultural future and how these plans will be achieved. The feature presentation was from international authority on culture and place making Charles Landry, author...

Eat, drink and protect your brand

Authored by Ashfords LLP
Posted: Sat, 04/26/2014 - 11:57am

So, the ultimate foodie event is now upon us. A perfect excuse to overindulge in eating and drinking our favourite local foods and tipples. And boy do we have some great produce down here in the South West.

But how well do these business score when it comes to understanding and protecting their intellectual property ("IP") rights? I'm talking here about issues like: do they register their brands as trade marks, so as to be able to stop others from using the same or a similar trade mark?

Do they seek patent protection, or enter into confidentiality agreements...

Bank Holiday Monday: BBQ in the Garden

Event Date: 
26/05/2014 - 12:30pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
The Magdalen Chapter, Exeter

Make the most of your much deserved Bank Holiday with us.

Relax on a deck chair in the walled garden and chill out to the tunes of original singer-songwriter Richard James ( www.richardjames.com ) as you sip something cold and make the most of the final day of the spring bank holiday. Enjoy a tempting selection of BBQ pork favourites.

To book telephone 01392 288177. To view the full menu visit www.themagdalenchapter.com

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