After 36 hours the team at River Cottage have finally been able to contact Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall via satellite on his filming trip.
"I'm so shocked to hear the news of the fire in our barn at Park Farm, our River Cottage HQ," he said.
"I'm filming a long way away right now and it's just impossible to imagine," he added.
"Obviously it's a huge relief that nobody's been hurt, and I'm very grateful to the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service for their prompt response and all their help.
"I understand there's already a plan underway to set up a working field kitchen so we can continue to host our events, teach our courses and look after our guests in the coming months.
"I've no doubt the whole River Cottage team will be pulling together to make this happen.
"And in due course we'll set about restoring our lovely Devon barn to it's former glory.
"Thanks so much to all those who have sent us messages of support."
Following the fire at River Cottage on Tuesday evening the fire services are continuing their investigation.
Mike Burroughs of Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said: "It is too early to speculate on the cause of the fire, but I can categorically state that the fire did not start in the wood fired bread oven or the fish smoke."
In the meantime the River Cottage team are talking to a number of companies to look at options for the site to be up and running in a matter of days.
The barn is only one of several buildings at Park Farm which are used for courses and events and there are plans being discussed today for an additional kitchen and events space to support these.
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