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<p>We can&#8217;t think of a better reason to ditch the diet this month than <a href="http://East Devon’s renowned producers, chefs, restaurants and venues have joined forces to present Taste East Devon Festival. Join us for a series of events taking place across our beautiful coast and country">Taste East Devon</a> (9-24 Sept). Supported by local celeb chefs, including River Cottage&#8217;s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Michael Caines MBE, it&#8217;s your chance to meet a specially curated blend of our best local producers, chefs, millers, distillers, foragers, growers, brewers, coffee, cocktail and cheese-makers. Here&#8217;s a few events that got me salivating, but there are <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events">loads more here</a>. Get booking, pronto. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bakes-meet-the-miller-the-baker-and-the-chutney-maker-otterton-mill-otterton-sun-10-sept">BAKES: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/meet-the-miller-the-baker-and-the-chutney-maker">Meet The Miller, The Baker and The Chutney Maker</a>, Otterton Mill, Otterton, Sun 10 Sept</h2>



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<p>Discover how the Millers of the gorgeously rustic Otterton Mill mill traditional wholemeal flour as it was done according to the Domesday Book. Multi-award-winning Waterhouse Fayre will also be there with their range of jams and chutneys to taste. FREE</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">KITCHEN GARDENS: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/the-pig-at-combe-kitchen-garden-tour-2023">THE PIG-at Combe Kitchen Garden Tours &amp; Lunch</a>, Gittisham Monday 11 Sept &amp; Tues 19 Sept</h2>



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<p>Explore THE PIG&#8217;s three walled gardens and glasshouse with their resident team of Kitchen Garden gurus. Learn what ‘plot to plate’ really means and root out their unusual varieties grown at the bottom of the garden. Then you can tuck into delicious wood-fired flatbreads and a mocktail in the bucolic grounds. £20 pp (limited spaces)</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">GIN: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/sidmouth-distillery-gin-school-2023">Sidmouth Distillery Gin School</a>, Sidmouth, Mon 11 Sept&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Learn about gin while making your very own bespoke bottle using either a wide range of available botanicals or bringing your own. What&#8217;s not to love? £75pp</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">WINE &amp; CHEESE: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/lyme-bay-wines-and-quickes-cheese-tasting-2023">Lyme Bay Winery and Quicke’s Cheese Tasting</a>, Shute, nr Axminster,&nbsp;12, 14, 16, 19 and 21 Sept</h2>



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<p>Think you know your wine and cheese pairings? Head to Lyme Bay&#8217;s Cellar Door to discover their mouthwatering combinations of Lyme Bay Winery’s award-winning English wines with artisan producer Quicke’s cheeses. £10pp</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SHELLFISH: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/salutation-devon-shellfish-dinner-2023">The Salutation Inn&#8217;s Devon Shellfish Dinner</a>, Topsham, Tues 12 &amp; Weds 13 Sept</h2>



<p>An evening celebrating shellfish, including an arrival drink, amuse bouche, a welcome from Tom, owner of The Salutation Inn and fishmonger at their on-site fish shop SALT, and a four-course menu of local shellfish. £79.50pp</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">WINE: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/lympstonemanor-tasteeastdevon">Vineyard Tour, Wine Tasting and Lunch</a>, Lympstone Manor Hotel, Lympstone nr Exmouth, Weds 13 Sept</h2>



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<p>Join the 5-star Lympstone Manor for a vineyard tour, wine tasting and exclusive four-course lunch hosted by James Lambert of Lyme Bay Winery. £155pp</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BEER: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/otter-brewery-open-evening-and-tour-2023">Otter Brewery Open Evening and Tour</a>, <em>Mathayes Luppitt, Fri 15 Sept</em></h2>



<p>Local beer fans step this way for a tou around the brewery with lots of tasting and learning thrown in, along with some food to keep you going. £27.50pp</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">COCKTAILS: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/copperwood-cocktail-masterclass-with-canapes">Copperwood Cocktail Masterclass with Canapés</a>, Ottery St Mary, Sat 16 Sept</h2>



<p>Meet the co-founders of Copperwood Coffee in their new venue in Ottery St Mary for a bespoke cocktail masterclass with canapés.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SEAWEED: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/seaweed-foraging-and-pressing-with-ebb-tides-seaweed">Seaweed Foraging and Pressing with Ebb Tides Seaweed</a>, Sidmouth, Sun 17 Sept</h2>



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<p>Take a deep dive into the amazing world of seaweeds off the beautiful East Devon coast with Tony Coulson, founder of Ebb Tides Seaweeds.&nbsp;You&#8217;ll be taught about their incredible benefits and how you can incorporate them into your daily lives. Plus a chance to meet Muddy favourite, The Devon Seaweed Company and how they turn local foraged seaweed into their beautiful prints. £25 per person</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">COFFEE: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/buzz-coffee-roaster">Meet the Roaster</a>, Buzz Coffee Roasters, Sidmouth, Mon 18<sup>th</sup> Sept</h2>



<p>Buzz individually selects specialty green coffee beans from coffee-minded people who have travelled all over the world to find the best fairtrade, organic and rainforest-friendly and sustainable coffee farms. Here&#8217;s your chance to meet the woman behind the Buzz and have a nosey at Hester (Buzz&#8217;s 6kg gas-fired coffee roaster). Free.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">CIDER: <strong>​​</strong><a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/courtneys-big-pick-and-open-orchards-2023"><strong>Courtney&#8217;s ‘Big Pick’ and Open Orchards</strong></a><strong>, Whimple, </strong>Sat 23<sup> &#8211; </sup>Sun 24 Sept</h2>



<p>Get hands on at Courtney’s orchards for apple pressing, live music, food and Courtney’s drinks including cocktails, their prize-winning ciders and soft drinks from their cider bar. Help to pick next year’s vintage or press your own. Free.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">RUM: <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/events/distillery-in-action-cocktails-at-two-drifter-distillery">Distillery In Action &amp; Cocktails</a>, Two Drifters Distillery, Exeter,&nbsp; Sat 23rd Sept</h2>



<p>Two Drifters Distillery make their rum from the raw ingredients and are proud to be carbon negative and B Corp Certified. See all aspects of the distillation process in action, from the fermentation to the distilling, spicing, aging, bottling and tasting. Their brand new cocktail bar and shop will also be open, with their signature serves on offer.</p>



<p><strong><em>Want more, more, more delicious outings? Check out the full list of events at <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/">Taste East Devon</a>.</em></strong></p>


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