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It all started with celebrity chef Rick Stein, whose fish restaurants put Padstow on the culinary map and set in motion what people in these parts termed the "Stein Effect." Top chef establishments and cool bistros have been popping up all over the place, from John Burton-Race's New Angel to Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall. Fortunately, all the buzz around the newcomers hasn't completely overtaken the clotted clotted-cream teas of Devon or the Cornish pasty of Cornwall (every bakery sells them), and it would be sacrilege not to partake in large amounts of both while here.
One reason we know North Devon is the place to be is that art-world superstar Damien Hirst opened a restaurant here in 2004. A handsome Victorian harborside...more
Socially responsible celebrity chef Jamie Oliver chose Watergate Bay in Cornwall for his third restaurant. Like Oliver's other enterprises in London and...more
After being closed for most of 2006 due to a room expansion, this country house hotel on 40 acres is again offering the grandest, most refined dining in Devon....more
Even if you don't stay in Michael Caines's hometown showcase, the Abode Exeter Hotel, make an excuse to eat in his restaurant. For all the hype, Michael Caines...more
Maybe it's counterintuitive to make a reservation at a shack, but this extremely laid-back spot is so phenomenally popular that there's little point turning up...more
Since taking over in 2002, young Australian chef and surfer Michael Smith has turned this informal beachfront bistro with simple white decor and brightly...more
Rick Stein owns Padstow—he made Padstow; he is Padstow. Rick Stein, in case you hadn't heard, is the premier fish chef of England, especially since he got...more
See funky young Devon in progress at this restaurant and bar that opened in 2003, largely to cater to the surfers who virtually own this beach. The interior...more
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