Great Cornish Food Store Ltd is a company registered in England, No 9997008. VAT registration number 238095786. Registered office: Chapel View Farm, Coombe Lane, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RE, United Kingdom.
A touch of theatre in store
Big, bold and beautiful, Claudia Hocking’s contemporary installations certainly make an entrance. New to the Cornish art scene, she’s already carved a niche for dramatic diptychs, sardine shoals, and glowing mackerels painted on discarded surfboards – all inspired by Cornwall’s dramatic coastline and marine life.
Meet multi-faceted Liz Munro
Meet our lovely Liz, born and bred in Cornwall. When not here at the store, she can be found at home tending to her lovely chickens, sheep and bees…
Bulbs, glorious bulbs
It’s time to buy some gorgeous Cornish daffodil and narcissi bulbs, and plant them in time for some early Spring cheer…
The flower girls of Cornwall
Meet Catherine and Adele from The Cornish Flower Patch, who recently began to supply us with their seasonal wrapped posies. You may have noticed the colourful displays we have in store – and we had the pleasure of sitting down with them for a few minutes, a couple of weeks ago, after they’d delivered their latest showstoppers.
In conversation with our butchery team
This week is Love Lamb Week – an ideal excuse, we thought, to catch up with our butchers, Dan and Ross. Dan’s been with the store since it opened in 2016; Ross joined just as the country went into lockdown…
Ripping up the rulebook
In the first of our supplier series, we caught up with Hannah Lamiroy, founder of Tinkture Organic Rose Gin.
Photo by John Hersey
Meet Andy Garner
Andy Garner is a belly boarding aficionado and artist extraordinaire. We’re delighted that he’s chosen to exhibit his exquisite pieces on our store…
New art space showcases local talent at the store
Andy Garner exhibition displays fine art, and crafted belly boards and hand planes It was the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato who said “Necessity is the mother of invention” – and so it is here at the store, where we’ve created a temporary exhibition space in our eat-in café area whilst we operate a take-out only […]
Tuck in to some great new Cornish produce
Arctic Sky anyone? Or perhaps a Tink & Booch? We’ve had a bit of fun this last couple of weeks sampling some exciting new lines and bringing back some old favourites. So hop on board as we take you for a literary tour of some new and fabulously refreshing gins, cocktails in a can, craft […]
Plans for our café from Monday 6th July
Takeaway service will be open Mondays to Saturdays, 8.30am to 5pm. Last orders for hot food 3pm Earlier this week, the government announced the latest steps for the UK coming out of lock down which come into effect from next Saturday, 4th July. Accommodation and hospitality businesses such as cafes and restaurants can re-open […]