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Carp-e diem
There’s something fishy going on in this issue of Exeter Living. I chose our cover
art in tribute to a fabulously fishy meal I recently enjoyed at The Galley restaurant down on the quay in
Topsham. Read all about it on pages 42-43. Also this issue, I’ve been back to Topsham
ambling around the town centre, perusing the shops, chatting to the locals and enjoying the stunning scenery (it’s a hard life, eh?). My four-page feature starts on page 32. While I was in Topsham, I popped into
Topsham Beauty to sample the ancient eyebrow grooming technique that no A-lister would step onto the red carpet without – threading (page 56). I’ve been speaking to some of our local
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wedding specialists for the inside track on now’s hottest nuptial trends (pages 54-55) and Matt Bielby writes a gushing love letter to the new BMW 3 Series which he reckons is the best car in the world right now (pages 70-71). It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday 18 March
– don’t forget, now – and I’ve done the hard work for you, trawling some of our finest local independent shops to find nine gift ideas guaranteed to win you a fair few Brownie points (pages 48-49). And if you’re wondering why there’s nothing functional or practical among them – no aprons, food mixers or ironing boards – that’s the whole point. Elsewhere this issue, I explore one of my favourite shops in Exeter, Violette in the
Castle Quarter (pages 50-51), Jean-Baptiste Sancey, chef-proprietor of The Railway in Honiton, shares his recipe for an innovative chocolate mousse (page 45), a local TV correspondent turned author tells us about his new fundraising play (pages 28-29) and don’t miss your chance to win a champagne weekend break in London (page 69). All that and more, plus local printmaker
Emma Molony on making a mess (page 98), and that Kitty Kane snoops around another wow-property (starting on page 78). Enjoy!
Sarah Feeley, Editor
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