The history of The Carved Angel
The Carved Angel Restaurant was opened in Dartmouth, Devon in 1974 by Joyce Molyneux, based upon the premise of high quality modern British food using only the finest local ingredients. Over the next three decades The Carved Angel’s stature and reputation grew as it came to be acknowledged as one of the Country’s finest restaurants.
The restaurant was given the name of ‘The Carved Angel’ after the Chef/Owner Joyce Molyneux during refurbishment of the restaurant prior to opening was presented a carving of a wooden angel by a local carpenter. She was so taken by the beautiful carving that she decided to place it into the central position of the dining room for all her guests to admire.
During the quieter Winter months at the restaurant Joyce would start to steam her Christmas Puddings in preparation for the seasons menu.
She found a vegetarian recipe created by the Victorian Chef Eliza Acton.
Joyce followed the recipe to the book, presented them in old fashioned ceramic basins, tied with muslin and presented with a greetings tag.
This Traditional pudding was moist, not overly sweet but married beautifully with the spice of stem ginger and nutmeg, complimented by succulent fruit and fine brandy.
It was a lighter colour pudding to your normal dark, heavy and gritty version and was extremely well received by the local community and diners.
Over the years diners would ask Joyce to sell the Christmas Puddings to them so that they could enjoy this traditional dessert at their own Christmas table and naturally she obliged.
Soon the news of this delicious Christmas Pudding spread and in time they became very well known and now enjoy a cult status. Today the Traditional Christmas Pudding is still made to the exact recipe and presented in the same way in its ceramic basin and tied with cloth and is now joined by 8 other delicious flavours. All the puddings are also produced in a 908g, 454g and 120g in reusable plastic containers and attractively presented in a presentation carton.
The factory producing all the puddings is recognised and certified by BRC as a double AA grade.
Our recipes are hand mixed and puddings baked for up to eight hours, whilst being gently steamed to ensure moistness and freshness. Our completed puddings are rigorously checked to high quality standards before being released from the factory.
The Carved Angel also sources the finest ingredients to combine in our delicious range of condiments. All our chutneys, pickles, mustards and preserves are produced to the highest standards in terms of quality and taste and we don’t stop there. We wanted to add something a little special like Champagne to our Tipsy Strawberry Jam, the tastiest Raspberries to our Blush Raspberry Jam and the finest crunchy vegetables to our chutneys to enjoy everyday with all your food whether used to cook with or simply used as a condiment to add the wow factor to all your meals.