Food Bites: Award-winning pasties

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New Partnership for St Austell Brewery

St Austell Brewery’s flagship lager korev has partnered with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to support green, sustainable initiatives that help safeguard the environment as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability. The MCS logo will feature on the lager’s 100% recyclable cardboard can packs soon, and it has been named ‘Charity of the Year’ by St Austell Brewery’s Charitable Trust. Laura Mackay, head of marketing for Beers & Brands, said: “We are proud to support the charity in its urgent mission for plastic-free seas, and raising awareness about the simple steps we can all take to protect our coastline.” l

Helluva Pasties Brings it Home

A Cornish bakery has secured a hat trick of accolades for its pasties in the 2021 Taste of the West Awards. Judges gave top marks to Helluva Pasties’ extra pepper Cornish, Cornish Blue cheese and steak, and Davidstow mature cheddar and red onion pasties, all awarded Gold, as was the bakery’s chicken and mushroom pie. Its steak pie secured Silver and popular egg and bacon pie was Commended in the savoury bakery category. Armed with a passion for baking and her gran’s secret Cornish pasty recipe, Samantha Cox launched Helluva Pasties in 2013 between Callington and Liskeard; she currently employs a team of 12 staff. “To be recognised as one of the best food and drink producers, not only in Cornwall but the region, is very humbling and gratifying for our hardworking team,” said Sam. Visit Helluva outlets at Hatt, near Saltash, and St Ive, near Liskeard, from Wednesday to Saturday; frozen and uncooked products can also be sent via courier to pasty lovers across the UK. l

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High Point Drinks Delivers for Sober October

Sober October sees a new alcohol-free kid on the block in Cornwall. Each bottle of High Point Drinks’ Ruby Aperitif (with notes of hibiscus, lavender, wormwood, pink peppercorn, orange and pink grapefruit zest) and Amber Digestif (lapsang, ginger, clove, vanilla, cacao nibs, gentian root and oak) is a month in the making, and crafted without artificial flavours or colours - just Cornish spring water, tea leaves and a selection of natural ingredients from the surrounding countryside. These botanicals are then infused, fermented and blended to produce drinks layered in flavour and deep in complex aromas. The result: a healthy, sustainably sound alternative to alcohol. The team is led by Harbour founder Eddie Lofthouse, founder of premium craft brewery Harbour in Bodmin, who believes the future lies in super-premium fermentation, creating the perfect balance of sweet, sour and spice. l £19.99 a bottle; www.highpointdrinks.co.uk