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Food & Drink W
hile most of us have walked the dog, watched Netflix and
made banana bread during lockdown, foodie friends Helen Lloyd and Julie Graham have come up with a new business local to Dartmouth and are launching as we write. We had a virtual chat – is there any other kind at the moment?! - and they told us all about what they’ve got planned with their new project, Coastal Kitchen Devon
Coastal Kitchen Devon
Manna from Devon: Tell us where the idea came from for you to work together and to start Coastal Kitchen Devon? Julie: We first started working together on the Dartmouth Food Festival about 10 years ago and it became clear very quickly that we are quite alike. We both love cooking, eating out, discovering new products and championing local producers. And we both have far too many cookbooks!
Helen: We also have compatible skills. Julie is a trained chef and hugely experienced in event management, while I have great organisational skills (honed over many years of co-ordinating the food festival) and enjoy creative writing, having recently started a local food blog. We also both have an attention to detail that may be classed as obsessive! So, it seemed crazy not to do something together.
Julie: Lockdown gave us a chance to develop our ideas further and when the Town Council gave us the opportunity to set up the Farmers Market again we jumped at the
chance. We’ve both been involved in the local food community for over 10 years so have a lot of useful connections.
Helen: I remember being part of the local farmers market scene back in 2005 when my husband and I owned the Dartmouth Ice Cream Company, so it’ll be fun being involved again – albeit on the other side of the stall!
Manna from Devon: Tell us your plans for the Farmers’ Markets in Dartmouth and what will they be like - a traditional market or a mini food festival?? Julie: A bit of both really. We’ve tried to seek out smaller, artisan producers who are perhaps new to some people. For example, there’s a company called Fresh Flour in Buckfastleigh who are growing and milling their own organic wheat and turning it into pasta. But there will be a few familiar faces too such as Dartmouth Fine Foods and Michael Sutton’s Cellar.
Helen: We’ve also tried to make sure there is a wide range of products available such as bread, eggs, meat and locally grown flowers. You can see
who’s coming on our new website -
www.coastalkitchendevon.com. And don’t forget there is already a number of artisan shops, cafes and delis in the Market Square and throughout the town to add to the experience.
Manna from Devon: What other plans for Coastal Kitchen Devon - tastings? Demonstrations? supper clubs? talks? foodie trips?? Julie: Oh, we’ve got so many plans for the future. Initially we will be using the Community Café to hold small foodie related demos, talks, wine tasting sessions etc on market days. Then once the world has got back to some kind of normality, we’d love to invite local chefs/businesses to host Pop-up lunches.
Helen: As we are both cookbook obsessives we are currently focussing on a book a month and challenging ourselves to make as many dishes from it as we can. We’d love people to join in our Cookbook Club and give us their experiences of the book too. All they have to do is follow us on social media and then at the end of the month we’ll do a review on our website. You can find us on
Written by David & Holly Jones •
mannafromdevon.com • Tel.01803 752943
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