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13 Jul 2017
How to cook the perfect apricot tart
The apricot isn’t the most user-friendly fruit in the world – but put it in the right dish ...
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10 Jul 2017
A Summer Cocktail Recipe : Sangria
We thought we would share Ben’s Sangria recipe as we are sure you will have happy mem...
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07 Jul 2017
La Jara Frizzante Rosato NV Italy is Available Now
The La Jara Frizzante Rosato NV Italy (£10.75 with 5% discount when you buy 6 bottles or mo...
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06 Jul 2017
Butter could cost more by Christmas, Arla boss warns – BBC News BW
Enjoy your strawberries and cream now because there might not be any for Christmas. Dairy f...
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28 Jun 2017
Great Wines for July – Rain or Shine!
Jara 2015 Rock Rose Garnacha – made by Daniel Ramos, high in the Gredos mountains just west...
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22 Jun 2017
Four Fruit Marmalade
I’m a confirmed marmalade addict so many won’t share the anguish that I went through when m...
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22 Jun 2017
New Beers from Hepworth Brewery and Adnams of Southwold
Ale-ites amongst you might have noticed some new beers in the house. We’ve gone a lit...
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22 Jun 2017
New Slaws from Hurly Burly Foods in London
You’d have to bury your head in the sand not to have noticed that 2017 is the year of the f...
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20 Jun 2017
The Rise of the Crab
Our Sharpham wine and crab evening in the tapas bar on May 31st had me in a bit of a flap. ...
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19 Jun 2017
Thinking Aloud!
Please excuse the rather self-indulgent nature of the following – it’s me think...
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06 Jun 2017
Vote for us at the Devon Muddy Awards for best Wine Merchant
Best Wine Merchant – Please vote for us We’re in the finals of the Devon Muddy Awards...
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23 May 2017
Our Supplier Q & A with Barnaby’s Brewhouse
The last year has seen Barnaby’s Brewhouse grow from strength to strength and is proving in...
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28 Apr 2017
Own Label Products
I’ve resisted it for over thirty years. The amount of times I’ve been guaranteed that sales...
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27 Apr 2017
It’s Happened!
The new signs and website are up. Everything else is the same so I hope you’ll agree that i...
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27 Apr 2017
Ben’s Devon Steak Pasties are Coming!
As some of you might know, our pasties are no longer available through the veg box scheme. ...
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27 Apr 2017
The rise of British charcuterie
We’ve also been making a few salamis. It’s still very much work in progress but everybody s...
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27 Apr 2017
Ben’s Wine & Tapas News
Ben’s Wine & Tapas is settling down nicely and we’re moving things on with a series of ...
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20 Apr 2017
An ode to Begude
With twelve of the Domaine Begude wines (including magnums of the top Chardonnay and Pinot ...
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19 Apr 2017
New Portuguese wines – Quinta das Maias Tinto and Branco
We have a couple of new Portuguese wines in the shops and BWT that I’m quite excited about....
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24 Mar 2017
Ben’s Wine & Tapas Update
We’re still feeling our way but, judging from the feedback, we’re doing most things right. ...
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24 Mar 2017
More About The Name Change
Things are finally happening on the renaming front. New signs will be going up in the next ...
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24 Mar 2017
Natural Cure Bacon
From the butchery at Staverton, is our ‘Natural Cure’ bacon. Ali seems to have got it down ...
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24 Mar 2017
Lots of New Products
We’ve been as busy as ever with the two Lukes (more next time), the kitchen team and Ali in...
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