Hospitality fresh food specialist Bidfresh is launching a high-profile support programme for chefs, designed to encourage businesses to use the very best fresh, seasonal and responsibly sourced produce.
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Tourism Award Winners celebrate in style
Over a hundred tourism businesses, sponsors and supporters of the South West Tourism Awards celebrated last week at Deer Park Country House in Devon.
Read moreZero-waste restaurant and bar Ugly Butterfly opens in Cornwall
Chef Adam Handling has launched his sustainable restaurant and bar concept, Ugly Butterfly, in St Ives, Cornwall.
Read moreBristol pizza restaurant plans new delivery-focused concept in former salon
Bristol-based Bosco Pizzeria on Whiteladies Road is working on a smaller, takeaway and delivery-centred pizza outlet called Pizzucci.
Read morePremium meat direct to the door from Farm Wilder’s wildlife friendly farms
Meat that’s full of exceptional flavour, taste and texture is the promise of Farm Wilder which has launched a new online business supporting farmers who want to protect Britain’s precious wildlife.
Read moreThe AA reveals the top hotels in the UK with 2 from the South West being amongst the latest AA Red Star winners
Announced in a virtual ceremony, AA Red Stars are awarded to hotels which offer the very best customer experience and the highest levels of service.
Read moreThe Artisan Kitchen from Gloucester lands two Great Taste Golden Forks!
13 products picked up a Great Taste Golden Fork Trophy on Sunday 17th October as Great Taste, the largest and most trusted food and drink awards on the planet, reached its exciting finale.
Read moreGreat Taste announces Golden Fork nominations for the South West
Great Taste, the largest and most trusted food and drink awards on the planet, will reveal its Supreme Champion 2021 on Sunday 17th October.
Read moreItsu opens restaurant in Bath as part of UK expansion
The Asian healthy food chain Itsu opened in Bath on Friday 8th October. The restaurant at 43 Stall Street will have 1,500 square feet of floor, seating up to 52 customers with 12 outside.
Read moreMichelin-starred gastropub to reopen as cookery school, wedding venue and restaurant
Chef Josh Eggleton’s Michelin-starred Pony & Trap gastropub in Chew Magna, North Somerset, is reopening as a cookery school, wedding venue and restaurant in spring 2022.
Read moreBristol hoteliers reveal budget 2021 wish-list
Extending the reduced VAT period and doing more to overcome a shortage of skilled workers top the wish-list of Bristol hoteliers ahead of this month’s budget.
Read morePetrol shortages and driving rain did not stop the celebrations at Noahs Ark Zoo Farm
Over forty tourism businesses, sponsors and supporters of the Bristol Bath & Somerset Tourism Awards braved the weather last week to attend a celebration hosted by Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm.
Read moreMonarch Liqueurs awarded two Golds by Taste of the West!
Monarch Liqueurs – home of the Tamar Tipple – are delighted to have been awarded a Gold by Taste of the West for their Peach Brandy Liqueur and the Apple Brandy Liqueur.
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