Name:                CNB
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2008
Date:                29 Jan 2008

Comments:

2008 promises a lot of exciting foodie stuff happening 
here in South East Cornwall, stayed tuned to this 
website for all you need to know!

Name:                nick barclay
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2007
Date:                04 Nov 2007

Comments:

Our 3rd annual Taste South East Cornwall is upon us, 
it all kicks off at 11am next Saturday, November 10th 
with our ever popular 'grazing on the quay' until 3pm 
on the Looe Fish Market. See you there!  

Name:                Pauline & Jan Sroczynski
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2007
Date:                06 Aug 2007

Comments:

Grazing on the Quay -
Congratulations to all the TASTE team for a great day. 
The fish Market as a venue was brilliant with the 
right space and atmosphere. If anyone missed it , 
they missed a treat. Our guests loved it and nearly 
all attended. As Nick said it shows what can be done. 
hopefully more of the same soon! 
Jan

Pauline & Jan Sroczynski
Badham Farm Cottages. 

Name:                Jackie Taylor
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2007
Date:                09 Jul 2007

Comments:

Back by popular demand - the Taste Sunday Brunch Club. 
See our events listing for full details. 

Name:                Paul 
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2007
Date:                09 Jul 2007

Comments:

Nick Barclay, Iian Shillitoe

Apologies not to have thanked you in person last night 
but we had to dash. We absolutely loved the food, in fact 
the whole evening was perfect. If you can take some 
more compliments we thought the food had a really 
delicate touch ... and how did you know that belly pork 
is my favourite? The service and ambience were spot on. 
Cheers,
Paul & David

Name:                Claire
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2007
Date:                09 Jul 2007

Comments:
Nick Barclay 'guest chefs' with Iain Shillitoe at
The Bywater: 
Oh...............my...........God!!!!! 
What a fabulous evening!! Thankyou so much for a 
great evening, the food was exquisite.
 
I beg you to let us know if and when you will do it 
again. It is great privilege for South East Cornwall 
to have such great chefs. Your staff were fab too!!  
Can't have you taking all the credit.

Name:                Andrew and Bonny
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
hidden:              2007
Date:                30 Apr 2007

Comments:

Former residents, now living just around 
the corner on the Island of Tasmania! 
Just checking out your website and happy 
to see I'll be there during your grazing 
on the Quay session in June, so glad not 
to be missing of your festival. 
All the very best to Andy and Ally for 
the grand opening of their Farm shop, 
they've got endless energy. They came 
and stayed with us this year, arrived 
as Stangers and left as friends thanks 
to Liz Chapman at Trenant

Name:                nick barclay
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2007
Date:                22 Apr 2007

Comments:

Its that time again!! 
TASTE SOUTH EAST CORNWALL edition 
number 3, don't miss the boat, 
get on board now!! There is so 
much to look forward too!

Name:                Brian & Terri Shears
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                24 Nov 2006

Comments:

GREAT LUCNH AND DEMO AT BYWATER, CAN'T 
WAIT TO TRY OUR PASTA MACHINE!

Name:                Lyn Winter
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                24 Nov 2006

Comments:

Superb Fungus Foray at Kilminorth Woods 
last weekend.  Mushroomy meal at the Bywater 
in the evening - excellent.  Thanks to 
Iain & Amy and all concerned in the 
organisation of events and the festival.

Name:                Rod and Mandy Smith
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
hidden:              2006
Date:                24 Nov 2006

Comments:

Hello
We came to Looe for a few days and had not 
heard  about your Food Festival. It sounds 
very good and we wish we could have stayed 
longer and gone to the several Food Fairs 
listed on your helpful web site, but  we 
had a lovely meal at Trawlers on the quay,
and the service was efficent and friendly.
We wish we had a similar event in 
Gloucestershire.  We will be back, as we 
enjoyed our break, which was so relaxing. 
And rest assured we will be telling 
our friends that not only is the local 
food good but Looe is a lovely town to 
visit whatever the weather, particularly 
when there are friendly pubs to pass 
away an hour or so.

Name:                Nigel and Mel Morgan
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
hidden:              2006
Date:                24 Nov 2006

Comments:

A great weekend at  the Food Fest especially at 
Trawlers - we have fabulous restaurants in the 
Cotswolds but we love our trips to Cornwall - 
the homemade bread at Trawlers and the good 
beds at The Trehaven are incomparable!

Name:                Nick
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                23 Nov 2006

Comments:

On behalf of all those involved in Taste South 
East Cornwall, I would like to thank Andy of 
Purely Cornish for organising an ace launch 
of the Festival. It had great vibes and raised 
the profile of the event with local residents 
as well as visitors to Looe. Thanks too for 
the support of Mayor Overd and 
our MP, Colin Breed !

Name:                Ben
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                23 Nov 2006

Comments:

I thought Iain Shilito's pasta making 
demonstation was excellent - when's the next 
one Iain ? His spagetti starter was brilliant. 
What I ike about taste South East Cornwall 
is that it promotes local produce but with 
interesting themes.

Name:                Cindy, Roy and Val
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                23 Nov 2006

Comments:

We think the master calsses are brilliant. 
We went to two last year at Trawlers and again 
last week - Mark Napper makes bread making and 
his delicious lemon posset trifles so easy. 
We  also impressed with his simple but very 
tasty pizzas. On the Italian theme we went to 
Iain's master class at the Bywater yesterday 
and he also makes home made pasta look so simple. 
But even if we can't do it ourselves, the 
lunches were super and very good value for money. 
Book up for the next ones before places run out 
as they are very popular.

Name:                Fran Moore
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                13 Nov 2006

Comments:

Thank you for putting on the opening night 
celebrations, we really enjoyed our tasters and 
look forward to participating in other events 
during the Festival - its just a pity we have to 
work [in Liskeard] Mon-Fri & are only able to 
join in at a weekend, but what a weekend coming 
up - it all looks good to me.

Name:                Jackie
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                09 Nov 2006

Comments:

Looking forward to the 2006 Festival 
- hoping to get along to as many events 
as possible. 

Name:                Clive & Julie ffitch
Resident or Visitor: Resident
hidden:              2006
Date:                28 Oct 2006

Comments:

Had a truly wonderful meal at Tapenades in 
Liskeard on Thursday evening for our anniversary,
and every mouthful was a pleasure to be savoured!
There is a friendly, relaxing, and thoroughly 
professional ambience that makes for a special 
visit here, whenever you go. Highly recommended,
and ensures Liskeard a place on the cullinary map.
Clive and Julie at Redgate Smithy B&B
www.redgatesmithy.co.uk
(also supporters of Taste South East Cornwall)

Name:                Barbara Wilson
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
Date:                30 Aug 2006

Comments:

Ye Old Plough Inn in Duloe is a fabulous eatery, 
No reservation 6 of us arrived at 7pm on Sunday 
night and enjoyed a superb meal and excellent 
wines and beers. a real treat, highly recommended, 
superb staff, lovely atmosphere, wonderful food. 
many thanks for a lovely evening.

Name:                Digby & Lindsay Dyke
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
Date:                20 Apr 2006

Comments:

Who needs Padstow when you can have fantastic 
fish dishes in Looe?!  
Lovely Mark at Trawlers On The Quay went out 
of his way to help us on a busy night.  
The dinner we had there was so brilliant that 
we bought a cottage in Looe in order to eat 
there again soon!!  
All the best for a good season of 
"tasting in SE Cornwall!"!

Name:                Paul Jones
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
Date:                03 Apr 2006

Comments:

My wife and I had a fantastic evening on 
31st march at Mawgan's of Looe, we had Huku 
Maputo, a chicken dish my wife said she did 
not want to stop eating it, full of wonderful 
flavours, I had the best Lemon Sole I have 
ever eaten, the welcome from chefs Eddie & 
Jeanne would take so beating. We would 
return to Cornwall just to go to Mawgan's.

Name:                Rick Schuette
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
Date:                29 Dec 2005

Comments:

We are very much looking foreward to visiting 
Cornwall during the Taste of South East Cornwall 
in late November, 2006.  We have never been, 
but I think we will be helped to feel right 
at home, based on your help so far.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Name:                Peter Taylor - Webmaster
Resident or Visitor: Resident
Date:                17 Dec 2005

Comments:

Welcome to the 
Taste South East Cornwall 2006 site.

Name:             Nick Love
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             09 Dec 2005

Comments:

This is just the beginning.....but many, many 
thanks to all our supporters, including 
Richard, of Bateman Financial Management, 
Angie at Taste of the West Cornwall, 
Emma Lloyd at BBC Radio Cornwall and all the 
Cornwall Media, our webmasters Peter and 
Jackie and all of you who came along and 
enjoyed our excellent Cornish produce and 
hospitality. Watch this web site for details 
of TASTE 2006 - it's going to be even bigger 
and better and starts on the 29th January 
would you believe with 'Taste the Brunch in 
South East Cornwall' - a series of 12 monthly 
Sunday Gastro Brunches... followed by an 
envigorating walk or a brandy by a log burning 
fire or in the summer a pims on a sun lounger 
overlooking Whitsand Bay.........
......whatever suits your fancy. 
Looking forward to seeing you there.

Name:             nick barclay
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             09 Dec 2005

Comments:

Hey Richie,

Really great 7 course tasting dinner last 
night at Couches after my mystery tour!! 
cheers - nick barclay

P.S. many thanks to all the producers 
who allowed us to visit their wonderful 
places!
Merry Christmas everyone!

Name:             Ian & Jen McDermott
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             29 Nov 2005

Comments:

So glad Christine and Roy have made it on 
here, it was their generosity that took 
us to Tapenades and recommended Trawlers 
- proving that word of mouth and great 
food is the best advert (although maybe a 
local brewery could get involved.....)

Name:             Christine and Roy
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             27 Nov 2005

Comments:

We had yet another excellent meal at 
Tapenades.
Such a friendly place offering fabulous
food and great service.

Name:             Helen
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             27 Nov 2005

Comments:

We stayed in Looe last night and had 
a great afternoon/evening. We had a 
fantastic meal at The Sail Loft (next 
to Trawlers on the Quay) - the seafood 
chowder was especially delicious!

Name:             Webmaster
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             16 Nov 2005

Comments:

Hi Nicette (previous posting).
Please don't give up on the site!
Point taken about all the scrolling - 
I've removed most of the horizontal
scrolling - it's a lot calmer now.
For full details of what's on, click 
the Events link for a week by 
week listing.

Enjoy the Festival..... 

Name:             Nicette
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             16 Nov 2005

Comments:

The festival is a great idea - it's good to 
know that there is so much happening in 
our area.  
Your website would be a whole lot easier to 
use if you didn't have all these scripts 
dashing accross the page - it's very 
offputting and makes it hard to find out 
what is actually going on.  
I have to say I am giving up!

Name:             Ian and Jen McDermott
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             14 Nov 2005

Comments:

Tried both Tapenades and Trawlers over the 
last few days, both were amazing 
(especially the Wild Boar at Tapenades, 
although still can't work out how you keep 
the venison so moist with the chocolate).  
Although not sure why you need special 
menu's for the festival, what you cook 
all year round is wonderful!!!

Name:             Mandy
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             12 Nov 2005

Comments:

Would agree with Jackie. 
A great night out and good fun too. 
Food was brilliant and I cannot wait 
to try out all those festival menus.

Name:             Jackie
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             12 Nov 2005

Comments:

Hola,
What a great start to the Festival.
Tapas Night at Trawlers on the Quay.
Wonderful
muchas gracias!

Name:             Clive and Yvonne Edmonds
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             24 Oct 2005

Comments:

As big fans of the lovely fishing/holiday 
town of Looe this Festival is a must 
especially as Trawlers, our very favourite 
restaurant, has plenty of options on offer.  
Already anticipating the lovely scallops 
and homemade bread and of course a night 
at the divine Trehaven Hotel.

Name:             Gill Bridges
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             13 Oct 2005

Comments:

Great idea and high time  that we put this 
lovely part of Cornwall on the map so that 
it's known for its great cuisine, local 
produce and selection of restaurants, as much 
as for its unique combination of beaches, 
river valleys and  moorland.

Looking forward to it!

Name:             Tim Love
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             22 Sep 2005

Comments:

Just heard from my brother by e mail about 
this. Sounds fantastic and I can't wait 
to see the Festival Menus. Like the local wine 
tastings in particular as I took back a case 
of Camel Valley wine the last time I was there. 
Also handy that I can 'fly in' 
via Stanstead (my 'local' airport) 
to Newquay. I must check out the flights 
before they all book up.See you all soon.

Name:             Robert Nash - Australia....
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             22 Sep 2005

Comments:

Sorry not 'local' but heard about 
the Food Fest from a friend - will try and 
make it. 
A long way to come but I'm sure it will be 
worth it. Sounds great and love Cornwall.
Rob

Name:             Helen Abbott
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             22 Sep 2005

Comments:

Saw the ad in the Times last week - been some 
time since I last visited the area but this 
has whetted my appetite. Great web site with 
lots of information which is very helpful. 
Can't believe you have so much on in one 
month. Brilliant.
Helen, London, and megga Foodie Fan.

Name:             Regina Stephenson
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             22 Sep 2005

Comments:

Hi All
Lovely idea - Helga and I will be booking 
a table and may even try the Bread Making 
Course.

Name:             Lee and Bill Boyes
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             22 Sep 2005

Comments:

We can't wait to come back to South East 
Cornwall for the Festival - we've had some 
great week ends there and fabulous food in 
the past two years. Well done to all those 
involved in putting on this fantastic event 
at a time of year when one needs to 
'endulge' and enjoy - things seem to 
be getting even better for South East Cornwall 
and it was super to see your event listed in 
the Times last week end !
See you in November
Lee

Name:             Tony  Whyte
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             19 Sep 2005

Comments:

We can't wait to sample some of the 
Gastronomic delights in store.  

Dawn & I hope it will all go 
extremely well.




Name:             Peter Bishop
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             17 Sep 2005

Comments:

A fantastic initiative and  a great 
opportunity for our local producers, 
suppliers and restaurants to promote their 
skills to both locals and visitors alike. 
I've already started a diet in readiness!!

Name:             Christopher Stopes
Local or Visitor: Visitor
Date:             01 Sep 2005

Comments:

Excellent to see SE Cornwall showing what it 
has to offer. 
Very pleased about the initiative and look 
forward to participating in some of the events.
Well done!

Name:             Brian & Terri Shears
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             23 Aug 2005

Comments:

Having an event like this is an excellent idea
and one that can only increase business for all 
in the tourism industryin the area, and  the 
awareness of the really good food that is 
available in this great part of Cornwall. 
It will sadly do nothing for our waistline or 
pockets but what the heck. Good luck to all 
involved.
Brian & Terri at Lower Trengale Farm
www.trengale.co.uk 

Name:             Richard McGeown
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             19 Aug 2005

Comments:

Even myself as a Chef Patron is full of intrigue
and excitement about the up and coming event,
and can't wait to find out more about how the
products I encounter everyday are made.
Good work everybody so far with progress,
and I look forward to seeing everybody at
the various different events

Richard McGeown-
Couchs Great House Restaurant Polperro

Name:             nick barclay
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             18 Aug 2005

Comments:

This month long event is a must for anyone
interested in great food and how it gets 
to the table, taking in some amazing sights,
amazing people and amazing good practice
along the way! Explore, understand, enjoy!!! 

We are proud to support our 
local community.........

Cheers
Nick Barclay

Name:             Jackie
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             16 Aug 2005

Comments:

Good luck to all involved in this event 
- looking forward to some fabulous food!

Name:             Peter Taylor
Local or Visitor: Local
Date:             26 Jul 2005

Comments:

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