Food Bites: Platinum Pudding and a Fish Mish fundraiser

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Platinum Pudding Contest

The race is on to create a new dessert in commemoration of HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Fortnum & Mason has collaborated with the Eden Project’s Big Jubilee Lunch to launch a nationwide baking competition that will produce a dish to mark Her Majesty’s 70th year on the throne; the winner will be gifted to the nation in the hope it will be as enduring as Victoria Sponge and Coronation Chicken. Entries close on February 4, and will be judged by a panel chaired by Dame Mary Berry and including head chef of the Royal Household, Mark Flanagan LVO. Five dishes will go through to a live bake-off at Fortnum’s 181 Piccadilly store in March. The contest was the brainchild of Cornishman Jason Kelly (pictured), whose grandparents Ivy and Dudley Young owned the Sandpiper restaurant in Truro. The Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated with a four-day holiday; beacons will be lit across the UK, overseas territories and the Commonwealth on Thursday, June 2, while on Sunday June 5, over 200,000 neighbourhood events are anticipated across the UK for the Big Jubilee Lunch. l

New wine bar for Falmouth

A new wine bar has opened in Falmouth’s historic Killigrew Street. In Kernowine, Del and Natasha Crookes have created a business which will be a mix of wine bar, school, in-store and online retail. Del passed the WSET diploma in 2020, and won the highest score in the world for his knowledge of sparkling wine, so expect great fizz to drink in or take home. The business aims to be as sustainable as possible, with a range of refill taps designed to cut down on glass bottles by allowing people to bring their own. Naturally, there is a great selection of Cornish wine, cider, beer and soft drinks on offer, as well as a curated list of spirits, all complemented by a small menu of lunch and charcuterie platters. Open daily, 11am to 9.30pm. 21 Killigrew Street, Falmouth, TR11 3QA. www.kernowine.co.uk l

Fish Mish fundraiser

March 2 sees a very special fundraising dinner at the Porthminster Café, St Ives in aid of The Fishermen's Mission. Chef-proprietor Mick Smith and executive chef Lee Wilson will be joined by fellow chefs Ben Prior and Rick Stein’s Stephane Delourme in the kitchen, while the evening will be hosted by St Ives’ own fishermen who will interview the chefs after each course. It promises to be a wonderful evening in aid of a great cause.

For bookings and enquiries, email reservations@porthminstercafe.co.uk l