The Bridge Inn, Dulverton, have joined ExFF25

We have a newcomer to the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest! And it’s no other than The Bridge Inn in Dulverton who have just signed up for ExFF25.
We can’t wait to see what they will have on offer for you in February…

The Bridge Inn is a country pub in Dulverton – the gateway to Exmoor.
Expect great ales, craft beers huge selection of gins, lovely wines, coupled with great modern British food. In the summer you could be sitting on the terrace overlooking the river with a cold glass of Sauvignon and a Devon crab cake salad, or on a cold winter day sat in front of the fire with a pint of porter and a local pheasant & pork pie.

The Bridge Inn are the 7th venue to join the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest – with more than six months to go until our month-long celebration of our region’s finest hospitality they will be joined by many more amazing venues on and around Exmoor. At the beginning of August we’ll start preparing the website for 2025, so keep checking back! We’re having some surprises for you, too….

Fancy Saturday Lunch?

Zekki is a small 30-seat restaurant in the heart of Wiveliscombe, West Somerset. Owned by chef Tim Zekki, the concept is inspired by his childhood memories in the town of Karmi, Northern Cyprus. There, at his father’s restaurant, Kismet, friends and family would gather to share long and happy meals of dishes packed with flavour under the shade of vine leaves. Listed as a ‘hot newcomer’ in this year’s Hardens, described as a ‘gorgeous and charming flavour bomb of a place’ by Telegraph restaurant critic William Sitwell.

The restaurant is now open for Saturday lunch – a perfect time to discover the range of amazing sharing dishes now served at Zekki.

Tim Zekki is known to many of you – he has been part of the Exmoor Food Fest as guest chef at events and of course as chef/owner of Duende in Wiveliscombe. He enjoys pushing the boundaries of food, such as the challenge of inventing an amazing beef-based dessert course for Exmoor Food Fest’s Celebration of Beef.

With the refurbishment of the premises came the change in menu. Now you find an exciting range of sharing dishes which invite you to spend time with friends and just enjoy the food.

Here is a sample menu:

Zekki: 4 High Street, Wiveliscombe, United Kingdom

To book, email Hello@zekki.restaurant

Opening hours:
Thursday 6.30 till 11pm
Friday 6.30 till 11pm
Saturday lunch 12.00 till 4.00pm
Saturday evening 6.30 till 11pm

The Bittescombe Inn joins the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest

We’re excited to be welcoming Head Chef Olivier Certain and the Bittescombe Inn in Upton to the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest.

Olivier has been a firm favourite of ours for many years, and we can’t wait to see what offers he’ll create at the Bittescombe Inn who are new to the Exmoor Food Fest circuit.

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Win a Golden Ticket for 2!

🎉 WIN A GOLDEN TICKET FOR 2 🎉

La Petite Bouchée in Witheridge turn 10 in August – and you have the chance to join in the invite-only celebrations on 8 August.

All you have to do is to click the link to enter the competition which will run till 28 July. The winner will be notified by 1 August.

Win a Golden Ticket for 2!

Good luck! 🎉

This could be yours:

Are you eating without fear?

Join us for a Conversation about Food with nutritionist and gut health expert Nathalie Sansonetti on 24 June 2024 at 7pm who will be speaking about how we can deal with perceived food intolerances.

Join us for an evening with Gut Health Expert Nathalie Sansonetti on 24 June 2024, 7pm who will talk about “Eating without Fear”. The event will take place on Zoom.

Nathalie Sansonetti has over 15 years’ experience working as a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist, Health Coach, EFT/Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner, Food Allergy & Intolerance Therapist and Mentor.  She was nicknamed the ‘gut whisperer’ by a client as she focuses her guidance on gut health.

She works holistically to rebalance her clients’ bodies, minds, spirits, in order for them to transform their fear of food to allowing themselves to eat pretty much anything they want, without their guts reacting.

She has a busy practice with private clients, and is often featured in media such as BBC Radio Sussex, national and international podcasts and retreats as well as company wellbeing programmes.

Nathalie’s motto is “It’s not what you eat, it’s how you eat it, and how you feel when you eat”

Food is never the enemy.

Sign up to join the Conversation about Food

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This event is the first in our new series of “Exmoor Food Fest Fringe Events” which run along the traditional, restaurant based Exmoor Food Fest as we all know it.

You will receive the Zoom link for the event after signing up.

ExFF25 Diaries: Food is not the enemy

Yesterday I met with two amazing women – one in person, Michell Tenreiro, and one online, Nathalie Sansonetti.
Watch out for a series of events, some online and some in person, about “Food is not the enemy”!
This is all part of our Exmoor Food Fest celebrations (we’re ten in Feb ’25, but I believe in celebrating birthdays over months!).


Put 24 June, 7pm, into your diary for an interactive online chat with Nathalie about making your gut happy, allowing you to enjoy food even if you suffer from food intolerances.
In October, Nathalie will be running a couple of events at The Porlock Weir Hotel about the same topic. Dates and details to be confirmed!

This is all very exciting! Let me know if you’d like to know more.
Sign-up link for the online event will be available soon.

Stemming from 15 years helping clients restore their gut health, I will be offering knowledge, tools and techniques to help dispel a lot of myths and misunderstandings around food.
With the aim to help people appreciate and fall in love with beautiful food again – instead of fearing it and depriving themselves of one of humankind’s exquisite pleasures..

Natalie Sansonetti

Pic is today’s view from The Porlock Weir Hotel.

And so it has begun!

We have an ambitious target for the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest: We want 100 restaurants/ pubs / bistros/ tearooms to join the celebrations for our 10th anniversary.

And this year the sign-ups are starting early. La Petite Bouchée have pipped everyone else to the post – they are our #1 sign-up. So one down, and 99 to go! We wonder who the next one will be…. (we do have an inkling, but can’t say anything yet).

Last week we did an Instagram live together where Anita-Clare Field talked about what will be happening at La Petite Bouchée this year which will see their own 10th anniversary celebrations this summer.

Are you a local(ish) restaurant interesting in joining #Exff25? Then sign up here.

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Exciting plans for the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest

I had a fabulous meeting on Easter Monday morning at The Porlock Weir Hotel with Miguel Tenreiro and Werner Hartholt plotting the “100 days to the 2025 Exmoor Food Fest” celebratory dinner in October, featuring 10 chefs and 10 courses.

A lot is happening this year in the lead up to the 10th anniversary of the Exmoor Food Fest🎉 – including a trip to London to promote the Exmoor Food Fest and our amazing hospitality sector to London foodies.

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PS Chefs – look out for an email heading your way this week. You will need to take action by 20 April to be involved in something very special at the beginning of May. 

Here’s to an exciting year with loads of events and celebrations!

Elke Koessling Winzer
Founder and Organiser of the Exmoor Food Fest

Photo: Werner Hartholt (left), Miguel Tenreiro.

Exmoor White Horse Inn in Exford continues ExFF24 into March

If you have missed visiting the Exmoor White Horse Inn in Exford during the Exmoor Food Fest in February, we have good news for you: The offer is being extended into March with a new menu.

Wondering what to do for Mothering Sunday? There are still places available at Mothering Sunday Afternoon Tea and Mothering Sunday Lunch at the Exmoor White Horse Inn.

Call 01643 831229 to book.

Exmoor Food Fest menu will be running throughout March

A message from La Petite Bouchée

We were incredibly sad to have to cancel all our bookings for Exmoor Food Fest this year. We’ve supported the festival for 6 years and loved meeting people keen on supporting the bountiful larder Exmoor has to offer. Sadly due to gravity of our situation at home we were left with no choice. We apologise if we’ve missed emails or had to cancel your booking. I know you will understand that I would not have made this decision had It not been necessary. 

After a 3 week stay in hospital and against all the odds Caroline, my wife and co owner of La Petite Bouchée returned home to us. There are no words to describe our joy at having her back, we didn’t dare dream it would happen. So moving forward and whilst Caroline continues to grow stronger each day, I  will be home with her ensuring that everything is in place moving forward and I will return to work on  March 2nd. 

We are delighted to announce that we will be serving our Exmoor Food Fest menu on selected dates in March.  9th, 15th 16th, 22, 29, 30 

Friday and Saturday nights, reservations only

So if you would like to join us, the prices remain the same as does the menu. If you would like to book please either WhatsAPP or Text on 07738 703450 or email us at hello@lapetiteboucheebrasserie.co.uk

We very much look forward to welcoming you.