🏆 We’ve won! 🏆
Super proud to say that last night Disco Scallops™ was named Food Innovation Winner 2025 at the BBC Food & Farming Awards.
@dan.saladino said it was the multi layered storytelling and different chapters of the project that drew their attention and gave it the win. The science, the research, the fishermen, the comms, and the restaurants all coming together to make pot-caught scallops a real possibility for conscious consumers.
It was a truly brilliant category, with 2 other incredibly important food innovations (and all from the Devon and Cornwall too!) which makes us even more proud to have won.
This one’s for the boats, the chefs, the scallops… and of course you all for eating them and loving the stories!
Now who’s going to look after this chopping board then?!
@bbcfoodprog@robertenever@rwalkergram@therockfishuk@fishtekmarine@naturalengland
#DiscoScallops #BBCFoodAwards #SeafoodWithAStory #FishingDoneDifferently
We’re the new kids on the block. We’re building a different way to catch scallops; one that works for fishermen, chefs and the future.
It’s early days, but the momentum is real. Right now we need more fishermen. More fishermen = more pots in the water = more Disco Scallops™ on plates, which ALL equals less destruction to the seafloor.
Simple.
Swipe to see what we’re up to and how you can help.
#DiscoScallops #PotCaught #SeafoodInnovation #FromSeaToPlate #SustainableFishing #SeafoodRevolution
A weekend for those who love the sea 🌊
Join us at Cherry Tree to celebrate World Ocean Day in collaboration with @discoscallops
Sat 6 June
8:30am Yoga with @moll_cumming
From 9am @the.wandering.chapter
6:30pm Scallop feast and disco. An evening of food and music with Disco Scallops and @markehix . We just added a few more tickets!
Sun 7 June
9am Community yoga + coffee. An ocean-inspired session with @croydeyoga . £5 includes a coffee from harpers.
10:15am The Ocean Panel. A free panel on marine conservation and how you can support and protect our local waters, with @discoscallops , @earthactionnorthdevon and @northdevonbiosphere .
6:30pm @croydecameraclub sunset walk. A stroll to Baggy Point. £5 includes a hot drink. All abilities welcome.
The ocean is more than a view. It’s the lungs of our planet and the heart of our community. We’re gathering to bridge the gap between enjoying the water and looking after it, ensuring the coast we live beside remains a source of life.
Link in bio for tickets and details.
📷 Slides 5 + 6: @rsw_photo
🪩 last few tickets left 🪩
World Ocean Day is next month and it deserves a proper toast. Ours involves Mark Hix (a chef who truly understands the sea), the beautiful setting of @cherrytreefarmcampsite in Croyde, and a vinyl soundtrack with dancing under the stars.
@markehix will be cooking a procession of Disco Scallop small plates, each one a little casefile for fishing done differently. Wine poured from @sandridgebarton and disco tunes from @vinylheartsclub . It’s sure to be a beautiful night, ideal for any discerning seafood lover who want to raise a glass (and a scallop shell) to the sea this World Ocean Day.
6th June from 6pm. Last fee tickets available from Cherry Tree website
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ad | Scallops with wild garlic & nduja butter, cooked in the half-shell direct in the coals on the @weberuk Go Anywhere. What could be better?
Oh and these are @discoscallops - so called because they're lured into traps by bright lights and Gloria Gaynor played on a loop*. This way, they don't disturb the seabed, unlike traditional dredging🪩
Full recipe in my new cookbook Fired Up ☀️
*One of these statements is not true, sadly.
Scallops are the Food of the Sea!
Pulled up our new Disco Pots and they were full of Scallops!
Very happy with how well they are working!
#Discoscallops #sustainable #fishing #scallop
Our latest blog is live! Why not give it a read over a coffee? It explores the problem with scallops in the modern day, and crucially some of the ways we can change that...
For centuries, fishing seems to have had one direction of travel: efficiency. Bigger boats, longer trips, heavier gear, more sea covered, more stuff taken out. The logic was seductive in its simplicity: maximise yield, maximise profit. The problem is the ocean doesn’t work like a spreadsheet, and we’re all starting to see the bill.
Read the full piece on our website - link in bio.
Scallop feast & disco 🪩 6/6/26
Celebrate the ocean with an evening of seabed safe scallop dishes and soulful cooking from chef @markehix , followed by disco vinyl and dancing. Soundtrack provided by @vinylheartsclub@discoscallops were discovered, born and built in our beautiful county of Devon. The scallops have even been described by chefs as “The Rolls Royce of Scallops”, so don’t miss this opportunity to try them.
Tickets live on Cherry Tree’s website. Link in bio.
#cherrytreefarm #discoscallops #markhix
When scallops are this fresh, you don’t need to cook them.
These are Disco scallops, and when they’re this good, a ceviche with blood oranges, coriander, spring onion and chilli is all you need.
It’s the kind of dish I love putting together at my Kitchen Table in Lyme Regis, and it only works when you start with something this beautiful. That’s exactly why I use Rockfish. Comment ‘scallop’ below to get the recipe, or head to the Rockfish website to find it there.
Disco scallops, anyone?
I genuinely thought they tasted better, with the novel approach used to catch them and the low impact to the planet. You can buy them online to cook at home, and keep an eye out for them on restaurant menus too. I got sent a stash to try when I featured them as a disruptor in a @goodfoodeveryday feature.
They only need a couple of minutes on either side in a hot oiled pan (I used neutral oil). Taste the dressing as you go and serve immediately. A lovely story to share with dinner party guests!
#scallops #sustainablefish #ukfishing
