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CULINARY NEWS
QUICKES CHEESE FARM On 11th March chefs from the Saunton Sands and the Royal Duchy enjoyed a 3 hour work based enrichment tour and visit of Quickes Home Farm. With the expert guidance of owner Mary Quicke MBE they were taught the art and craft of traditional cheese making, where the skilled cheese makers have over 100 years experience between them, and work to original recipes dating back several generations. The Quickes family, have been farming in Newton St Cyres Devon for over 450 years. 25 years ago Sir John Quicke and his wife Prue built the dairy, where Sir John’s daughter Mary continues to produce outstanding cheeses today.The most famous cheese in the range is the traditional mature cheddar, a far cry from the block cheddars that flood the market today. By slowly maturing a muslin-wrapped truckle for a year, its allowed to breathe, producing a beautiful rinded cheese with a unique and complex flavour.The dairy at Home Farm is set in 1500 acres of stunning Devon countryside, where the 500 dairy cows provide the rich creamy milk to make the cheese, butter and ice cream. Care for the beautiful environment and the welfare of the animals lies at the heart of Quicke philosophy one which we here at Brend Hotels share. www.quickes.co.uk
THE DEVON FOOD BOOK
“Linking the landscape with the food on your plate” Brend Hotels are proud to be one of the main sponsors of the Devon Food book to be released on 23rd March 2010, written and illustrated by the late, award winning author Carol Trewin and photography by Adam Woolfitt, this is a wonderful food book and companion volume to Gourmet Cornwall and Cornish Fishing and Seafood.The book paints a fascinating picture of how Devon’s Food Culture and Landscape have evolved together. It also features some of the counties best artisan food and drink producers and 25 recipies from some of Devon’s best known chefs, including our own Group Development Chef Dez Turland and Ben Boisdevery from Saunton Sands Hotel www.thedevonfoodbook.co.uk
NORTH DEVON FOODFEST
Sponsored and supported by Brend Hotels The 2nd North Devon Foodfest was held on Sunday 18th October at the Pannier Market in Barnstaple and once again proved to be a huge success for the industry as well as the public. There were chef demonstrations, quality local produce on sale, live music as well as local ciders and ales. Dez Turland – Brend Hotels Group Development Chef on events at the North Devon Foodfest“What more can I say, last year was great and this year was unbelievable, we’ve doubled the attendance from about 5,000 to over 10,000. We have had more producers, more chef demonstrations, celebrity guests and finished off with fun and laughter on stage with a version of Ready Steady Cook. As I’ve always said Brend Hotels have always been committed to working with the best local and regional suppliers who share our same vision and values for the South West. When you see a day like today it helps us all to cement and build stronger working relationships which in turn builds our North Devon Food Culture. If we can all help to support the local industry, the availability of local produce will eventually become more abundant and more economical, in turn promoting a more ethical means of food supply. It has long been the Brend Hotels desire and ambition to help build these links and the foodfest provides the perfect platform.” This year brought together some of Devon’s finest chefs with Mark Dodson from the Michelin stared Masons Arms in Knowstone starting off proceedings, followed by other chef demonstrations. Highlight of the chefs stage was a interactive talk from channel 4’s celebrity chocolatier Willie Harcourt-Cooze who delighted the vast audience.The days proceedings were drawn to a close with a Brend Hotels Ready Steady Cook challenge between Dez Turland and Dave Gardiner Executive Chef of the Victoria Hotel in Sidmouth, who were assisted by guests Seth Conway from ITV West Country and Ian Brass from Radio Devon. www.ndfood-drink.co.uk
BREND HOTELS CHEF of the YEAR – 17th March
The competition is now in its 2nd year on a national stage at the Wessex Salon Culinaire show, and is held at the Bournemouth International Centre. The competition involves 7 teams from Brend Hotels competing for the prestigious title of Brend Chef of the Year as well as the Mike Archer and Martin Hartley trophies.The teams are. - Carlyon Bay Hotel – St Austell Craig Edens & Nathan Tate
- Barnstaple Hotel – Barnstaple Pete Woolacott & Marie Mullins
- Devon Hotel – Exeter Gary Lidster & Tony Dyke
- Royal Duchy Hotel – Falmouth Sean Beckerleg & James Bennetts
- Sands Café – Saunton Ro Ouwehand & Steven Sparks
- Saunton Sands Hotel – Saunton Simon Forsey & Seb Davidson
- Victoria Hotel - Sidmouth Stuart White & Chris Luffman
They will have 45 minutes to produce a seafood starter of their choice and a modern interpretation of Irish Lamb Stew, good luck to all the teams involved.A special mention also to all our sponsors of this competition for their continued help and support. DEVON COUNTY SHOW – 20TH 21ST & 22ND May
Brend Hotels are proud to announce that in 2010 we will be one of the main sponsors of the Devon County Show. On Friday 21st Brend Hotels will be on stage with a host of cookery demonstrations and culinary tips for everyone to enjoy, as well as providing the catering for the steward’s dinner on the 15th May. www.devoncountyshow.co.uk
EXETER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL
On Saturday 10th April at 4.30pm Dez Turland will be on stage along with James Nathan previous winner of masterchef in a cookery demonstration.Dez will be cooking 2 of his dishes from the final of the British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year 20010, these will be FALMOUTH BAY LOBSTERAPPLE & CELERIAC REMOULADE – LOBSTER & TRUFFLE SAMOSA – THERMIDOR MAYONAISE – SPICED LAMB LOINCOCONUT CAULIFLOWER PUREE – FONDANT POTATO – PEAS & SHOOTS – GOLDEN RAISIN & CUMIN JUS www.exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
TASTE OF THE WEST FOOD SHOW
Dez Turland will be on stage on at 1.15pm on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th April at Westpoint Exeter.Demonstrations will be all about profit making using particular food and drink, and will indentify the importance of flavours, presentation, balance and texture whilst still being cost effective. www.tasteofthewest.co.uk
CORNWALL FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL 24th – 26th September This will be the 7th Cornwall Food & Drink Festival and is the biggest event anywhere dedicated to Cornish food and drink. There is always plenty of fun for all, with so much going on you can really make a day of it – for the whole family. Focus is on the amazing quality of local food and drinks of which Cornwall is rightly proud of you can meet farmers, fishermen and artisan producers as well as acclaimed chefs, from Cornwall demonstrating their culinary skills.Dez Turland will once again be on stage at some point of the festival, cooking alongside a local producer, and discussing the importance of great local produce and the effect it has upon our region.Please visit this site nearer the time for more information and exact dates. www.cornwallfoodanddrinkfestival.com
FALMOUTH OYSTER FESTIVAL 14th – 17th October
“A Celebration of Cornish Seafood” On Thursday 14th Dez Turland Group Development Chef will be cooking for a table of 10 guests a 3 course lunch in 1 hour, sharing topical views about our local culinary industry and the importance of sustainability and food miles.The Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster dredging season, the diversity and quality of Cornish Seafood and in particular, one of the last remaining traditional fisheries, dredging by sail and hand punt.Each year the festival is open by a celebrity chef ( please watch this space for further details on celebrity chef ) and is packed with cookery demonstrations from local chefs as well as oyster and seafood bars, local ales, children’s corner, sea shanties, live music, Cornish produce stands and the famous oyster shucking competition as well as lots more over the 4 days. www.falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk
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