Former L’Enclume chef Dan Cox opens his ultra-sustainable restaurant Crocadon in St Mellion, Cornwall, today – the culmination of a five-year project that has transformed a 120-acre farm in the Tamar Valley. The 25-cover restaurant with an open kitchen occupies an old barn on the farm, where Dan (pictured, above) has introduced rare-breed cattle and sheep […]
Shutters, a new all-day restaurant and bar in Canary Wharf improbably combining Cornish produce with Mexican-inspired cocktails, opens its shutters for the first time next Wednesday, 1 December. The menu will be led with fish from the far southwest, supported by meat and vegetables also delivered from Cornwall – even the coffee served alongside pastries […]
Adam Handling is taking his Ugly Butterfly brand to Cornwall and will launch at the plush Carbis Bay Hotel on August 2. Handling has also been tasked to oversee F&B at the G7 Summit later this month, which will be held at the 47-bedroom hotel. A big job for the chef. His push for sustainability […]
The Scarlet hotel in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, has named Craig Davies as its new head chef. Davies was formerly sous chef at the Chester Grosvenor hotel under the watchful eye of Simon Radley, and was then head chef at the Atlantic hotel in Jersey in 2017. More recently, the chef headed up the kitchen at […]
Michael Caines has opened his second restaurant in Cornwall at a site bought from Rick Stein in July. Caines has launched the Harbourside Refuge restaurant and bar in Porthleven, West Cornwall, which will serve local seafood, meat and game, dairy and vegetables. Caines said: “I am very excited about the opening of the Harbourside Refuge, […]
Paul Ainsworth has said he is struggling to keep up with customer demand after his team took 3,000 bookings in just two days. The Cornwall-based chef said the reservations were taken across is two Padstow restaurants, No. 6 and Caffe Rojano, as well as The Mariners pub in Rock, and his guesthouse. “The past two […]
Meat once destined for top restaurants has been made available to keen cooks at home. With produce at risk of not finding a home, Philip Warren Butchers, from Cornwall, has launched “On the Pass”, a delivery service for consumers. “From whole free-range ducks reared and aged for Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth at No.6 in Padstow, to […]
Chef Jude Kereama has expanded his Cornish restaurant portfolio with the launch of Kuki, which has opened in The Valley in Carnon Downs. The chef, who has starred in two series of The Great British Menu, has seen acclaim at his two harbourside restaurants in Porthleven, Cornwall, named Kota and Kota Kai. The restaurants specialise […]
Celebrated chef Michael Caines is to take over The Cove at Maenport, a beach front restaurant just outside Falmouth, Cornwall. The restaurant will re-launch with Caines in charge in March this year, following a light refurbishment The restaurant will offer a “relaxed and informal approach to dining”, serving morning coffee, lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner, […]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth have announced a full refurbishment and menu overhaul at Caffè Rojano in Padstow, Cornwall. The pair have bought the freehold of the restaurant, which sits on a cobbled square not far from the village harbour. Caffè Rojano will again serve Italian food, though will also incorporate inspiration from New York diners, […]
