Taste South East Cornwall

Type: Festival

Taste South East Cornwall is centred around the picturesque fishing ports of Looe and Polperro, whose reputation for local food and fine dining has exploded onto the Cornish gastro-map since Taste was first staged in 2005.

Events throughout the month will include masterclasses - tastings - guided walks - winter food fairs - gourmet dining - mystery tours - accommodation specials and much more…

Many of the local producers listed are not normally open in the Autumn but are opening specially for the festival.

Take a look at the official Taste South East Cornwall website and check out the programme of events. The website is continually updated and will feature events throughout the year.

The three ‘founding festival’ restaurants of Nick Barclay, formerly of Barclay House, Nick Love of Trawlers on the Quay in East Looe and Richard McGeown of Couch’s in Polperro have been joined by many other restaurants in the area which will be featuring special ‘festival menus’ and other ‘one off’ events throughout the month - all of which will be featured on the web site. Nick Barclay said,

‘I am firmly committed to the festival and am proud that restaurants, suppliers and purveyors are all working closely together in our quest to showcase the best that South East Cornwall has to offer, from plough to plate and sea to shore! Make sure you don’t miss the boat !’

Restaurants and food and drink producers of South East Cornwall invite you to sample the best of local produce AND save food miles. The Looe fish market is the venue for another ever-popular Grazing on the Quay on Saturday 10th November from 11am – 3pm. The tasting marks the launch of a month long gastro-extravaganza that is the Taste South East Cornwall Festival.

Nick Love from Trawlers on the Quay Restaurant said, “This latest Grazing on the Quay is just one of an exciting programme of foodie events.” “From a Just Desserts coffee morning with sweet delights and breads and a take away Bread Deli Counter to Beer and Banger or Cider and Paté evenings at the Courtyard Café at the Purely Cornish Farmshop St Martin-by-Looe.”

Participating restaurants include the Old Sail Loft Restaurant who want to create a truly Old Cornish atmosphere with a 7 course taster menu, with traditional dishes being given a thoroughly modern twist, accompanied by music by Cornish group Caracana. The Bywater Restaurant invite you to join them in a Mushroom Walk and Talk through Kilminorth Woods with The National Trust's Matt Lewis - a chance to explore our local woods and discover the abundant varieties of fungus living there.

Couch's Great House Restaurant Polperro, is offering a Food of the Modern World - Thanksgiving menu devised between local chefs Richard McGeown and Nick Barclay. Chocoholics are invited to Comwall's Chocolate Oasis with the Chocolate Dream Company in Polperro for an evening of chocolate heaven and delicious punch from their 'Touch of Class' beverage fountain.

Each night during Festival Month, participating restaurants including Barclay House, will feature a special 3 course menu showcasing their signature Cornish Distinctiveness menu and don't forget to visit participating suppliers such as The Chocolate Dream Company, Purely Cornish, Treleavens Ice Cream and Blue Sail Fish Merchants.

If Looe’s catch of the day is not your titbit, then perhaps you will smack your lips and be tempted with the sweet sensation of scrummy chocolates, honeycomb or the luscious Cornish Lust liqueur. Just in case it’s a bit chilly, warm the cockles of your heart with some hot mulled cider or Wassail.
Taste and smell are not the only senses to be tempted. In the drive to promote all things Cornish, the Fish Market will resound to the strains of the fiery fiddle and hammered dulcimer of Cornish musical duo Leski, bringing music & song from the heart of Cornwall.

Dates

Open All Year

Event 2008 09/11/2008 - 09/12/2008

Monday 09:00 - 17:00

Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00

Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00

Thursday 09:00 - 17:00

Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Saturday 09:00 - 17:00

Sunday 09:00 - 17:00

Bank Holiday 09:00 - 17:00

Event 2009 TBC 07/11/2009 - 13/12/2009