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We’re feeling the festive spirit in Padstow — and now you can too, wherever you are in the UK….
Beach Retreats The Long Store
Coming to Padstow Christmas Fayre? Where to go and what to see in and around Padstow in December…
Roast Turbot Emily Scott
Celebrate Christmas in style with Emily Scott’s luxurious roast turbot with clams and chorizo pigs in blankets. A whole turbot takes center stage atop lemony fennel and thinly sliced potatoes, while clams steamed in white…
After a year without Padstow’s beloved Christmas Festival, the harbour town’s festive sparkle is set to return. The brand-new Padstow Christmas Fayre — a free, community-led four-day celebration of Cornish food, drink, and Christmas spirit…
Emily Scott
Emily is a chef and best-selling author, and was the commissioned by the Cabinet Office in 2021 to curate a special dinner for Royalty and world leaders at the G7 summit, and has been recognised…
Adrian & Dan Oliver
Adrian Oliver is a well-loved Cornish chef best known for his years at Margot’s Bistro in Padstow. Now working as a private chef and proud ambassador for Hospitality Action, Adrian brings warmth, honesty and a…
goats cheese pistachio Tart
The Cornish Larder specialises in creating a range of artisan chutneys, sauces, and preserves. Founded in 2018 the business is dedicated to celebrating the rich food and drink scene of Cornwall by incorporating local food…
Paul Ainsworth Ham recipe - pic Issy Croker
This is my idea of absolute food heaven. Humble, recognisable ingredients cooked beautifully. Enjoy!…
Mark Hix Image Matt Austin
Mark Hix is an acclaimed British chef, restaurateur, and food writer known for championing British seasonal ingredients. With a career spanning over three decades, Hix made his name as Chef Director of Caprice Holdings before…
Paul Welburn
Paul was born and raised in North Yorkshire and has recently moved to Cornwall – having spent his career working with some of the best British chefs including Gary Rhodes, Richard Corrigan and Andrew Pern…
Ross Geach Image Frankie Thomas
Former Stein’s head chef Ross Geach is the owner and head grower at Padstow Kitchen Garden, supplying vegetables to top restaurants in Cornwall and beyond. As a seventh-generation farmer, Ross turned a hobby into a…
Paul Ainsworth Photo: wethefoodsnobs
Since growing up in his parents’ guesthouse in Southampton, Paul Ainsworth has spent a lifetime in hospitality and worked for Gordan Ramsay before creating The Ainsworth Collection. Paul Ainsworth at No6 in Padstow won a…
Rick was born on the Channel Islands surrounded by fish. His mother trained at Cordon Bleu and her enthusiasm for food, particularly fish, was passed on to Rick. With a passion for food ingrained in…
What Nick doesn’t know about fish, isn’t worth knowing. He grew up working the land with his family growing everything from potatoes to a small vineyard. Nicks worked across the Rick Stein’s Padstow restaurants and…
Ben Quinn
Ben Quinn is a chef, coach, and founder of Canteen—a legendary, community-led café space in Cornwall—and Woodfired Canteen, a roaming events company celebrated for its long-table feasts in unusual locations….
Pete Murt Seafood Restaurant Padstow
Pete’s born and bred in Padstow and he’s now Head Chef of Rick Stein’s flagship restaurant The Seafood Restaurant….
This Christmas at Padstow Christmas Fayre, we spoke to Lucy Jones from Cornish Food Box about how supporting local Cornish produce can build a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food system – and why it…
The First in our Meet the Chef’s series of Journal Entries….
Scallops gratin a la bretone
Stephane Delourme brings a taste of Brittany to Padstow with his Gratin à la Bretonne — a rich, layered seafood bake of sea bass, scallops, mussels, and prawns in a velvety white wine sauce, finished…