Cornwall Food and Drink

16/09/2025

05/09/2025

We've been busy over the Spring and Summer making a series of films featuring
Great Cornish Food Award winners, including Fishing for the Future winners Island Fish Ltd
Not content with catching and cooking sustainable, freshly caught, local fish and shellfish, this family business even trades on the seabed. Start walking from Flood Hatch at 11.51 if you’re lucky enough to be on Tresco Island on Tuesday 9th September where you’ll find Island Fish for just over an hour serving the freshest seafood, along with a host of local food and drink producers.
Once the tide turns and floods the channel this magical event disappears until the Spring and if you miss it there’s always the Visit Isles of Scilly Taste of Scilly Festival from 12-21 September. To watch the extended film about Island Fish or for festival information head to the links in our comments below 👇 🐟🦀🦞


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27/06/2025

WIN a dream escape for two.

To celebrate Great Cornish Food Weekend - Summer Starts Here, we’re giving you the chance to win an unforgettable getaway.

A huge thanks to Isles of Scilly Travel and Star Castle for providing us with an amazing prize:
• A luxurious one-night stay for two at the beautiful Star Castle Hotel on the Isles of Scilly.
• Return tickets for two on the Scillonian III ferry between Penzance and St Mary’s.

Whether it's an afternoon tea, fresh seafood, or the perfect pasty, we want to know what great Cornish food means to you.

Three ways to enter:
1. Social Media - Like this post, follow our page, and comment your favourite Cornish food and tag a friend.
2. Email Sign-Up – Head to our website and sign up to our newsletter and reply to the email we send you.
3. In-Store Entry – Come to the Great Cornish Food Weekend – Summer Starts Here and pop your entry into the box.

The competition ends at midnight on 6th July
UK residents only. The winner will be announced after the competition closes.

Prize Terms & Conditions:
Isles of Scilly Travel-

Includes two adult return tickets on Scillonian III between Penzance and St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly.
• Prize issued as a voucher, redeemable via our Travel Centre (not online).
• Voucher valid for 12 months from issue date.
• Travel must take place March–November (excluding July, August, and UK bank holidays).
• The prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
• Meals, transport and activities on the islands are not included.
• Travel subject to availability and weather conditions – early booking recommended.

Star Castle-
• Includes a room for two at the Star Castle and breakfast
• Available between March–November (excluding July, August and UK bank holidays).
• The prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.

Good luck, your island adventure awaits!

23/06/2025

It's nearly time for our Great Cornish Food Weekend - Summer Starts Here.

Join us at the Great Cornish Food Store in Truro for a summer celebration like no other.

What's on the menu?
•Delicious samples of Cornwall’s finest local produce.
•Live demos from local chefs and producers.
•Great live music and entertainment.
•Fun for all ages- Children's activities and outside fun.

Whether you're passionate about local produce, looking for cooking inspiration, or just really love good food, this weekend is for you.

📍 Where: Great Cornish Food Store, Tregurra Park, Truro
📅 When: 4–6 July

Summer starts here.

03/03/2025

Mr & Mrs Pasty’s Grand Tour of Cornwall – Celebrating Year-Round Tourism

Last week, Mr & Mrs Pasty travelled across Cornwall, highlighting places that remain open throughout the year and showcasing the region’s rich history, culture, food, and drink.

Day 1 – A walk at Treffry Viaduct, a tasting at Knightor Winery, and a tour of St Austell Brewery.
Day 2 – A visit to Truro Cathedral followed by time exploring the city.
Day 3 – A stop at Padstow Lobster Hatchery, followed by a tour and tasting at Healey’s Cyder Farm.
Day 4 – A trip to Penzance, a walk along the promenade, and a visit to Polgoon Winery.
Day 5 – Welcoming visitors arriving at Truro Station, a pasty-making lesson at Philleigh Way Cookery School, a crossing on the King Harry Ferry, and a fishing trip in St Mawes.

This tour highlights the variety of experiences Cornwall offers beyond the summer season. A special thank you to the Shared Prosperity Fund for part-funding Cornish Pasty Week 2025 and helping to support this initiative.

20/12/2024

Since March we have hosted a number of events celebrating and showcasing the agrifood sector and the businsesses who make it thrive here in Cornwall. From a Women in Food Event on International Women's Day to a educational event for National Cream Tea Day and of particular note....

Over two days in October, the Great Cornish Seafood Weekend showcased the unbeatable fishing and seafood of Cornwall and Scilly. 300 people learned from fishermen, fishmongers and chefs all about the lesser-known (but plentiful and sustainable) species and how to prep and cook them.

30 young farmers and young fishermen met up at a special social in the summer to compare and contrast their different livelihoods and encourage the next generation into their industries.

7 artisan food and drink producers from Scilly came to the Great Cornish Food Store in November to test the mainland market and meet new trade customers.

19/12/2024

Let us tell you about the Great Cornish Food Academy...

We are linking the agrifood industry with schools, colleges, universities and specialist educational organisations to raise awareness of the fantastic and varied career opportunities in food and drink and to help develop an inspirational food curriculum in schools. So far...

Over 600 children across Cornwall have prepared, crimped and baked their own genuine Cornish Pasty, learning where the ingredients come from, how to prepare them and what makes this Cornish icon so important.

Over 600 students have learned about the wide variety of rewarding careers in fishing and seafood

46 students have been taught Butchery and Fishmonger skills

7 young people have been supported to overcome barriers into work

This has all been made possible through Cornwall Council's commitment to our sector and UK Shared Prosperity Funding.

18/12/2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to stop and reflect on our achievements over the past 12 months.

As a team, we do not blow our own trumpet enough and yet we are extremely proud of work we have done together this year.

Here's just a few stats to get us started. In 2024...

30 businesses are using relatively small investments supported by our Agrifood Grants Scheme to unlock transformational uplift in their performance

21 key decision-makers from our food and drink sector formed the first CIoS Food Board to direct and inspire the brand new industry strategy we’re publishing in the new year

and...

25 fantastic finalists have been shortlisted for the Great Cornish Food Awards, which celebrate those who are doing something groundbreaking to secure a strong and flourishing future for food, drink, farming and fishing in Cornwall and Scilly. Each of the 7 winners (to be announced 6th Feb) will receive £1000 to invest in their business plus £1000 of professional PR and tutoring.

This has all been made possible through Cornwall Council's commitment to our sector and UK Shared Prosperity Funding.

16/10/2024

This week we welcomed a group from Work Your Way into The Great Cornish Food Store.

Work Your Way is a programme supporting young adults with an EHCP to prepare them for working life by accessing work placements opportunities that could lead to employment.

We loved meeting the group, showing them around the store and introducing them to our team leaders to talk about the variety of job roles available. We were also impressed by their enthusiasm and questions!

11/10/2024

We are incredibly pleased to welcome the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) as the sponsor of our Fishing for the Future Great Cornish Food Awards.

The CFPO promotes, represents and advocates for Cornwall’s uniquely diverse and sustainable fishing fleet. Making up over 80% of the volume and value of fish landed in Cornwall, they are the long-standing voice of the Cornish fishing industry.

“The Cornish fishing fleets annual catch makes up the basis of around 40 million meals, that’s enough to feed every single person in the South West every day for a week. A diverse mix of inshore and offshore boats, mobile and static gears, Cornwall's fishermen set the foundation for a total of 8,000 jobs across the county's seafood supply chain,' Chris Ranford, CEO CFPO said

By leading the way in sustainable practices, we not only safeguard the livelihoods of Cornwall’s fishermen and coastal communities, but also uphold our outstanding dedication to providing premium quality, highly nutritious and responsibly sourced seafood to the nation and beyond.

We are extremely proud of Cornwall’s seafood sector so it’s a pleasure to champion an award that highlights its commitment to securing the future of our seas and coastal communities for tomorrow," He said

If your business operates in the seafood sector and is working to support the industry’s longevity and health of Cornish waters, we want to hear from you!

Entries will be accepted until the 2nd of November and category finalists will be announced 2ndDecember. Visit our website for more information and to enter.

10/10/2024

We were excited to hold our first “Produce to Plate” event on Monday 7th October at Newquay Orchards.

A small gathering of Chefs and Growers from Cornwall had the chance to connect with one another while sampling some outstanding local produce.

The ambition of the group is to continue to collaborate and find ways to work together to help to support a sustainable food system here in Cornwall, please get in touch if you would like to join the conversation.

09/10/2024

We’re proud to welcome Murrell Associates as the official sponsor of our Growing People Award as part of the Great Cornish Food Awards.

Murrell Associates is a business-focused law firm with a thriving food and drink client base. Their specialist understanding of employee needs, coupled with their commitment to the food and drink industry, makes them a perfect pairing for this award.

• Nationally recognised by the Legal 500
• Certified by B Corp
• Certified by the Living Wage Foundation

The firm prioritises its people. It knows the hospitality industry well and values employees as key assets. Its expertise helps businesses tackle food and drink sector challenges.

Legal Director Melanie Rowe said: “We’re excited to support the Growing People Award. It is great to see an award that recognises the outstanding Cornish food, drink, and farming innovators who are shaping the future of food and drink and prioritising their people.”