CHEFS

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- 11am -
Tommy Browning-Young (with Janine Jansen)

Tom Browning has been cooking in and around Devon for the 14 years. Taking huge pride in the opportunities he has been given by very well respected chefs such as Michael Caines and Tim Bouget, Tom has honed his skills working within a variety of different hospitality venues. Most recently Tom has taken a Head Development Chef role working for one of the most well established fine food suppliers in the Country, Forest Produce. His food style is varied and has changed throughout the years, but has always taken a strong focus on seasonality and sustainability, taking inspiration from the wealth of incredible quality ingredients around him in the Westcountry.
Dishes:

Devon Venison loin, Glazed Venison Sausage, Parsnip and Maple Syrup

And

Blackberry Trifle, Crème Fraiche, Tonka Bean

- 12pm -
Sue Stoneman (BBQ)

Sue, an award-winning home cook from Exmouth (South West Home Cook of the Year) - loves to cook for friends and family, not just indoors in her kitchen, but also outside on her BBQ’s.  "Anything you can cook inside, you can cook outside!" says Sue. She is well known for cooking a complete meal on the BBQ as well as a lot of baking, including bread, cakes, chocolate brownies and even a pavlova!  You will find Sue working at Bigfire, selling a range of BBQ’s and Firebowls when she's not lighting fires and BBQing in her back garden!   Sue likes to champion all things Devon and loves to use local ingredients in her dishes and enjoys visiting local farm shops and festivals picking up new products to try out.

Dish(es): I shall be cooking a Devon Apple and Cider Cake - on the BBQ!  I'll be using Sandford Orchard Cider.

- 1pm -
Chef Don, Chef Milan and Chef Hushiar from Eastern Eye, Newton Abbot

Eastern Eye is the original contemporary Indian restaurant, responsible for re-defining quintessential Indian cuisine, by bringing together authentic flavours, reflecting traditional recipes using innovative techniques, with world-class presentation, we have created an exciting range of menus and palate pleasing dishes that guarantees to tantalize the tastes of our diverse range of customers. Of course, no Restaurant would be successful without efficient and knowledgeable staff, and we are fortunate enough to have some of the best in the country.  Established in 1990 in Newton Abbot’s Queen Street, We have been successfully running this premises for the last 32 years under one ownership, we are the busiest and first Indian restaurant in south Devon, and we have won many awards, such as the British Curry Award, Asian Curry Award, English Curry Award and Herald Express Tourism Award. In 1990 Eastern eye started with 12 tables. In 2003 we refurbished and expanded our premises with 31 tables. We celebrated our opening party for three nights with all of our loyal customers. Once again In 2013 we refurbished and expanded our premises with 41 tables, now our restaurant has a seating capacity of 160.

Dish(es): Lamb Kovita Kebab (Starter)
Madras Seafood Curry (Main)

Moghul Chicken Korma(Main)

Stuffed Vegetable Rice (Side)
Check their website

- 2pm -
Harry Dawson from Salcombe Gin

Inspired by the coastal vitality of Salcombe and its shipbuilding heritage, Salcombe Distilling Co. creates exceptional, award-winning gin at its waterside distillery on Island Street, Salcombe; one of the world’s only distilleries directly accessible by boat.

Dish(es): Using fresh botanicals and neutral grain spirit, we will recreate the recipe of our multi-award-winning gin ‘Start Point’ from scratch.

- 3pm -
Charlotte Vincent from this year’s BBC2’s Great British Menu

Charlotte Vincent started as an Army chef, before honing her skills and driving her passion for food forward and becoming one of the most renowned and exciting chefs in the Southwest. Charlotte was a fierce contender on this year’s series of Great British Menu, on BBC2, where for the first time, she was chosen to represent the Southwest in an all-female line-up. Charlotte has recently moved to a new job in Cornwall, where she will no doubt continue to wow locals and visitors with her delicious menu’s.