Exmoor Food Fest

The Bridge House in Bampton joins the Exmoor Food Fest

Bridge House in the historic town of Bampton has been a hostelry since the 1920s.
Nigel & Caroline Lamacraft took over Bridge House in 2013 having run the popular and busy “Avocet Café” in Topsham for 9 years. After an extensive refurbishment we re-opened Bridge House serving our “proper good food” all freshly prepared by chef owner Nigel in a relaxed atmosphere with Caroline welcoming you front of house.
We serve classic British dishes utilising the fantastic range of seasonal, quality ingredients this area has to offer. We make all our own bread, cakes, puddings, chutneys and preserves and enjoy foraging in the local countryside.
We are open for lunch and supper on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays with our frequently changing seasonal menu. At the weekend we open at 10am, so come and relax and read the newspapers with coffee & cake or brunch – lunch served from 12 or book for our popular Sunday roast lunch.
We serve a range of local bottled beers, ciders and a good choice of wines to accompany your food.
We have been closed for a few weeks in January/ February to carry out the next stage of our refurbishment, working on two en-suite letting rooms and will re-open on 16th February.
The Exmoor Food Fest deal is available
Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday lunchtimes
Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings
For the first two weeks in March we will offering 2 courses for £10 and 3 courses for £15 to celebrate our 3rd birthday !

The Bridge House
Bampton EX16 9NF

Tel. 01398 332138
Website: www.thebridgehouse-bampton.co.uk
Twitter: @bridgehouse24
Facebook: /bridgehousebampton

Date for the Diary: High Tea at Lowtrow Cross Inn, 25 Feb 2017

Lynmouth Bay Cafe joins the Exmoor Food Fest

It was almost a year ago that two good friends arrived in Lynmouth to take over the Lynmouth Bay Café. Although our backgrounds were very different we’d both decided that it was time for a complete change in our lives and a tearoom seemed a good idea.

We first saw it on a very grey, wet and cold day in January last year and since then we have always said that Lynmouth chose us – we loved it! The first year has been a steep learning curve for both of us but we’re still here and still good friends!

After a well needed break in January we have a mini refurbishment underway and now excited to be re-opening on Saturday 11^th February and supporting the Exmoor Food Festival.

Here at the Lynmouth Bay Café we make our own cakes, scones, soups and savouries and where we can’t we use local suppliers.

As part of the Exmoor Food Festival we will be offering our range of Cream Teas, including our popular Exmoor Cream Tea, with 10% discount from 11^th February to 22^nd February. (Excluding Monday 20^th when we will be closed)

We look forward to meeting you.

Tel. 01598 753 337
Facebook: /LynmouthBayCafe

Exmoor Food Fest 2017 gets off to a splendid start

A week ago, several award-winning chefs came together in the kitchen of the Luttrell Arms in Dunster to prepare an outstanding seven-course-meal marking the official launch of the 2017 Exmoor Food Fest.

Head chef Barrie Tucker was joined by Paul and Donna Berry (The Swan), Andrew Dixon (The Café at Porlock Weir), Olivier Certain (Clavelshay Barn) and Ellis Pannell (Pyne Arms).

Each course was perfectly matched with exclusive wines by Dirceu Vianna Junior MW, Wine Director at Enotria&Coe, who commented: “Congratulations for putting together such amazing event. It seems that everyone really enjoyed the excellent food and brilliant atmosphere.”

Nigel Way, owner of The Luttrell Arms Hotel, introduced each of the chefs as their courses were being served, said “The Guest Chef Dinner is a celebration of food and drink from across the region. We are happy to support the Exmoor Food Fest which provides a valuable platform for fine dining, and its success brings benefits not only to restaurants here in Dunster but to the economy of Exmoor.”

Elke Winzer said. “The launch of the Exmoor Food Fest 2017 at The Luttrell Arms Hotel was a great success, not least because of the untiring enthusiasm and support by the Luttrell’s team for the festival. They put together a fantastic Guest Chefs Dinner showcasing the talent and high quality local produce on Exmoor and it was a fitting start to the third Exmoor Food Fest.”

WELCOME

WICKED WOLF GIN

Cocktails

CANAPÉS

ELLIS PANNELL, THE PYNE ARMS, BARNSTAPLE

Plaistow Mill’s smoked trout with fennel toast,Westland Farm pulled pork fritters with sweet and sour apple sauce,Vulscombe goat’s cheese and Exmoor Ale onion chutney

STARTER

PAUL AND DONNA BERRY, THE SWAN, BAMPTON

‘Breakfast’ Bampton butcher’s smoked streaky bacon, duck, plum and quail Scotch egg, black pudding, tomato and pancetta with haricot beans

FISH COURSE

OLIVIER CERTAIN, CLAVELSHAY BARN, NORTH PETHERTON

Pan-seared fillet of silver mullet, Jerusalem artichokes, baby gem and poultry reduction

MAIN COURSE

BARRIE TUCKER, PSALTER’S RESTAURANT, AT THE LUTTRELL ARMS HOTEL

Haunch of venison with pickled mushrooms, mushroom purée, charred salsify, salt baked celeriac and chocolate sauce

PRE-DESSERT

BARRIE TUCKER, PSALTER’S RESTAURANT AT THE LUTTRELL ARMS HOTEL

‘Egg and Soldiers’

DESSERT

ANDREW DIXON, THE CAFÉ AT PORLOCK WEIR,

Apple mousse, apple jelly, nutty granola,
Somerset cider brandy ice cream, cider syrup

All photos by Clayton Jane.

Dirceu Vianna Junior MW

Nigel Way and Barrie Tucker, Luttrell Arms

Elke Winzer (middle) with Danielle Morris, Somerset County Gazette, (left) and Robert Downes, West Somerset Council (right)

Julie Heap, Wicked Wolf Gin

Nigel Way (r.) with Chef Ellis Pannell.

Andrew Dixon and Ellis Pannell.

Dirceu Vianna Junior MW with Jo Rees, Food Mag.

Donna Berry, The Swan.

Luttrell Arms

Head chef Barrie Tucker

Elke Winzer and Lynne Scott

Welcome back to The Beach Hotel, Minehead

14^th February will see the grand opening of the new Theatre Kitchen at The Beach. They’re so proud of their young chefs down at The Beach they don’t want to hide them behind closed doors. You will be able to watch your dish being created and plated up in front of your eye, it will be truly amazing for diners and chefs. The updated menu is looking incredible!

The Exmoor Food Fest deal will be available for lunch from Monday, 20 February to Thursday, 24 February.

For further details, please contact The Beach Hotel on Tel. 01643 704765

Taste of Exmoor Awards 2017: The voting has begun

All restaurants participating in this year’s Exmoor Food Fest are eagerly awaiting your vote. Choose your favourite dining experience, the best taste, ambience and service – and the Exmoor Chef of the Year and the Exmoor Host of the Year will be crowned on 27 March 2017 at an Awards Ceremony in Butlins.

This is the first time we are running a Taste of Exmoor Award, and we are looking forward to receiving your votes!

The Café at Porlock Weir: Here is the ExFF17 menu!

EXMOOR FOOD FESTIVAL 2017 at The Café at Porlock Weir

Available Friday, Saturday Lunch
Friday, Saturday, Sunday Dinner

2 Course £10.00
3 Course £15.00

Butternut squash soup, parmesan cream, truffle oil
Fish cake, buttered spinach, warm tartar sauce
Beetroot salad, goats cheese, goats curd, baby leaves, confit tomato, onion, aged Balsamic

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Steamed steak, kidney & red wine suet pudding, roasted winter vegetables, creamed potatoes

Risotto of wild mushrooms, baked artichokes, wild rocket

Roasted gurnard, braised fennel, charred courgette, Bouillabaisse juices

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Coconut rice pudding, mango pureé, lemongrass sorbet

Lemon possett, orange jelly

Cheese,
Cropwell Bishop Stilton
Wookey Hole Cheddar
Vulsombe goats cheese
grapes, celery, chutney, biscuits

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

PLEASE MENTION EXMOOR FOOOD FESTIVAL WHEN BOOKING

ANY DIETARY REQUIREMENTS, 48 HOURS NOTICE IS REQUIRED

Fancy reading a bit more about Chef Andrew Dixon? Then pop over to the Somerset Cool website.

Exmoor Food Fest deal available at the Rest and Be Thankful

The Rest and Be Thankful Inn and restaurant in the centre of Wheddon Cross, the highest village on Exmoor. The Inn originally a staging post for travellers on their way between Dunster and Dulverton, and you will still find a warm welcome, good food and extremely comfortable accommodation awaiting you there today, almost 200 years later.

Our restaurant has firmly established itself as the place to eat when visiting the moor, or to pop in for a light snack when out for a ramble. We take pride in our traditional home-cooked pub meals in the heart of Exmoor, using local produce in and around Wheddon Cross Exmoor whenever possible. Great care and attention is taken in the cooking and presentation of each dish.

The Exmoor Food Festival menu is available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings (except Tuesday 14^th February) 6pm – 9pm beginning the 2 February 2017.

Voting for the Taste of Exmoor Awards starts today

This year, all restaurants participating in the Exmoor Food Fest are automatically entered in our very first Taste of Exmoor Awards.

For one month, customers can vote for their favourite dining experience on our website. On 27 March, the Exmoor Chef of the Year and the Exmoor Host of the Year will be crowned in an Awards ceremony at Butlins in Minehead.