Tasty fare: panfried ginger crab cakes, and rack of lamb.

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Caines takes Devon's regional ingredients several steps further, adding his own world-food nuances: ravioli of Brixham crab with a ginger-and-shellfish sauce, slow-poached Cornish sea bass with Thai puree, stir-fried shiitake mushrooms and a lemongrass foam, slow-roasted Hatherleigh venison with braised pork belly.

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Smartly attired executives from start-ups such as SolFocus, Solaicx and Ice Energy sipped wine and munched on gourmet appetizers, including mini crab tacos and Guinness ginger cake, while they talked shop.

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