Cornwall
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity across this major South West tourism region, with reporting focused on hotspots including Padstow, St Ives, Falmouth, and Newquay. Topics include seasonal restaurant and pub openings, chef-led coastal ventures, locally sourced menu trends, and the operational challenges of high summer demand. Insight is geared toward operators navigating rural staffing, holiday-driven trading peaks, and the balance between local community service and visitor volume.
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Mar- 2024 -27 MarchRestaurants
The Idle Rock hotel launches new Reef Knot restaurant
The Idle Rocks in St Mawes, Cornwall has announced the relaunch of the hotel’s restaurant, Reef Knot. The new restaurant, which overlooks St Mawes’ harbour, will now be led by executive head chef Stuart Shaw. Following its recent refurbishment, The Idle Rocks will feature a brand-new restaurant concept which will…
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5 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Cornish Bakery’s Southwold site closes for refurb
Cornish Bakery has temporarily closed its Southwold location on Sunday 3 March to complete refurbishment works. The bakery is expected to reopen on Friday 15 March and reveal a new interior and exterior. Located on the corner of High Street and Victoria Street for the past six years, the site…
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Feb- 2024 -14 FebruaryFood and Drink
Cornish Bakery opens larger St Ives site
Independent baker Cornish Bakery, has reopened its refurbished and expanded St Ives bakery. The building’s upstairs area has been opened up with significant added seating capacity and an art gallery space featuring works by local artists. The new bakery was officially opened by the 2019 winner of ITV’s The Voice…
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Jan- 2024 -2 JanuaryPeople
Adam Handling appointed MBE in New Years Honours List
Chef Adam Handling has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to hospitality and international trade in the New Year Honours List 2024. Born in Scotland, Handling’s career began at Gleneagles at the age of 16, where he was the first ever apprentice chef, before…
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Dec- 2023 -5 DecemberTrade Associations
Relais & Châteaux chefs pledge to stop serving eel
Relais and Châteaux’s World Culinary Council have voted to immediately remove eel from its own menus, as the fish is considered critically endangered and features on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list of threatened species. The association has called on the rest of its 580 hotels…
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Oct- 2023 -30 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/10/23
Red Oak Taverns is set to acquire 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate by the end of October. The acquisition includes locations in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset. Red Oak already owns 212 pubs, primarily leased and tenanted, with a presence in the Midlands, South, North West,…
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30 OctoberPubs and Bars
Red Oak Taverns acquires 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery
Red Oak Taverns has announced that it will complete the purchase of 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate on 31 October 2023. The deal includes sites across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset such as the Rolle Quay (Barnstaple), the White Hart (Launceston) and the Four Lords (Par).…
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Sep- 2023 -13 SeptemberRestaurants
Loungers opens 200th site in Buckingham
Operator of the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, Loungers, has opened its 200th Lounge site, Verdetto Lounge in Buckingham. The opening of Verdetto Lounge brings Loungers’ total estate up to 238 locations, including 35 Cosy Clubs and three Brightsides. The Lounge brand now graces the principal shopping areas of…
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Aug- 2023 -23 AugustRestaurants
Michael Caines’ Harbourside Refuge closed and put up for sale
Michael Caines’ Harbourside Refuge restaurant and bar in Cornwall has shut and been put up for sale. A statement on its website confirmed that the restaurant has been closed since 1 August. The Harbourside Refuge was opened in August 2020 after being acquired by Caines from the Rick Stein group.…
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18 AugustFeatures
In conversation with the founder of the Cornish Bakery
Can you tell us a little bit about your career leading up to the Cornish Bakery? I really didn’t have a big career, because from my early 20s I backpacked all over the world. I funded that travelling by buying and selling pub properties. I would do between two and…
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