Pancake day

Flipping marvellous pancakes at the Magdalen Chapter

Event Date: 
17/02/2015 - 7:00am
Venue: 
The Magdalen Chapter, Exeter

The Magdalen Chapter will be offering a decadent pancake feast this Shrove Tuesday.

On Tuesday 17 February, not only will a full pancake menu be on offer throughout the day in the hotel restaurant, but a pancake inspired cocktail will be served in the bar too.

At breakfast, choose between classic American pancakes served with bluberry compote or bacon and maple syrup. Through lunch and into dinner, savoury pancakes of smoked salmon with dill crème fraiche, and roast butternut squash, spinach and stilton with a hazlenut dressing can be enjoyed. Puddings too of classic lemon...

Teams wanted for Pancake World Championship

On your marks, get set…Toss!

On Shrove Tuesday (Tuesday 17th February), Princesshay will host the second World Pancake Racing Championships.

Local businesses, organisations and clubs are now being invited to demonstrate their flipping credentials by entering a team of between two and four members for this fun and entertaining contest.

The relay race involves each team member running along a short course before flipping a pancake four times. Eagle-eyed officials will be checking that the flipping is done properly. Speed, skill, dexterity and co-ordination will be key...

Flipping Frenzy at Angela Court

Residents of Angela Court Nursing Home in near Sidmouth were treated to some pancakes with every topping under the sun to choose from to celebrate pancake day.

Angela Court staff provided pancakes for all the residents and then helped them decide what toppings they would like. Fresh fruit, chocolate, syrup, cream and the old favourite of lemon and sugar were all available for residents to help themselves to!

Angela Court is recognised as an Investor in people and cares for some of the most vulnerable elderly in the community; the care team boasts an excellent reputation for...

Pancake Race for charity is a flipping success

Supporters and shoppers stopped at Exeter’s Princesshay to watch companies compete for the Pancake World Champion title today.

The Pancake World Championship is a partnership between local Event Management Company Wacky Nation and Princesshay, to raise funds for local charity Dream-A-Way, Princesshay’s charity of the year for 2014. It was hosted by Radio Exe.

The Championship saw teams from companies including Barclays, Gourmandine and Santander flipping pancakes whilst trying to reach the finish line first.

Despite the event bringing out competitive natures in most...

8 Foods that Last Forever

Here is a list of eight foods, including some pancake day favourites, that when contained in the right enviroment may never need to be thrown away again...

#1 - Honey

Honey will forever be there for you, and will never lose its precious quality. It is possible that it changes color, or even crystallizes over a certain period of time, but it will always remain safe and delicious. This is because microorganisms can’t stand the low water content of honey. To keep it in its natural form, you should keep it in a cool area and make sure that it is tightly closed! If the honey...