11/10/2026
What a week this has been!!! (What a couple of months really). Fully booked, including this whopper of an event. On Thursday, we catered for the 555th Anniversary of The Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen. We developed a menu that traced the journey from fleece to finished cloth - the craft that helped shape medieval Exeter. Lizzie took a deep dive into local history, researching the cloth making process but also its wider context, impact and even daily sustenance. Together, we adapted the created menu to match the Guildhall’s Kitchen capacity and guest numbers. Raphaël did all of the cooking. Every single item on the menu was sourced locally, even the bespoke chocolate coins we had made. Fordmore Farm Shop & Café Fishes Little Bishops Organics Forest Produce
It was a fantastic evening, which we wouldn’t have been able to do without our team. People who go above and beyond, who really stepped up and made the evening work. We appreciate each and everyone of you so much!!! Huge thanks to Bobbie, Fearn, Dawn, Lilas, Fin, Joseph & Ethan. A really huge thanks to Harri too, for making it possible for Lizzie to go and work an evening, and leaving the evening cluster-feeding, bottle-refusing baby and night-terror prone toddler behind in warm care and safety. Thank you!
Bobbie Reavill fearne Dawn Taylor lilass Harri Davies
First Course - Carding & Spinning
Hand-picked Devon crab with celeriac remoulade, compressed apple purée, pomme paille, fennel
pollen
Second Course - The Loom
Goat’s cheese, brick pastry, pickled heritage carrots, cucumber, beetroot, toasted seeds, wild
garlic oil
Third Course - The Tuckers' Craft
Hot smoked Trout, charred leek, crisp oats, split buttermilk with dill
Fourth Course - Shearing & Finishing
Oven roasted lamb loin, potato rösti, flat mushroom, wilted spinach, red w**e and redcurrant
sauce.
Fifth Course
Cheese course: North Devon Cheddar, Yarg, Sharpham Rustic
Sixth Course - The Merchant's Cloth
Broadcloth of Chocolate and Blackberry
Spiced blackberry frangipane tartelette, Port poached pear, Clotted cream ice cream, chocolate
sheet.
Seventh Course
Coffee, tea and petits fours (chocolate tartelettes, gold leaf. Imprinted Gold Coins).