All in goo taste
Eating and drinking festival returns to the capital. Words: Anna MiIIar
aste-buds at the ready! Following
the success of last year's festival.
Taste of Edinburgh is set to return in May with an even bigger line—up. As well as offering food lovers the opportunity to sample taster dishes from 20 of Edinburgh's top restaurants. festival goers will be able to eat and drink from up to l()() speciality food and drink suppliers.
Scotland's Michelin-starred chefs Martin Wishart and Andrew Fairlie will headline. alongside Lady (‘laire MacDonald and The Tower‘s James Thomson. Restaurants involved in the four-day festival include Centotre. (‘reelers. Dakota. Ducks at le Marche Noir. Forth Floor at Harvey Nichols. Number One at The Balmoral. Plumed Horse. Restaurant Martin Wishart. Restaurant David Bann. Roti. Santini and The Tower.
Sarah Forbes. Taste of Edinburgh Event Director. said: ‘Our restaurants‘ inspiration comes from the four corners
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of the globe and showcases not only the best of Edinburgh’s food scene. but also Scotland‘s celebrated national larder. It will he a gastronomic delight for food aficionados with more restaurants. celebrity chefs. features and exhibitors. coupled with ticket prices remaining the same as 2007 -- it looks all set for a great
day out.‘
Taste Festivals is the brainchild of
Brand Events and (‘hannel 4. which launched them in September 2006. Last year. Taste events were held in Edinburgh. Dublin. London. Bath and Birmingham. This year. Leeds replaces Dublin in the line up of events taking place across the UK.
Taste of Edinburgh will be held at the Meadows from Thu 29 May-Sun 1 Jun. Tickets are on sale now priced from £12 for standard entry. Tickets can be booked by calling 0871 230 5581 or via the website at www.channel4.comltaste
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I Following Scottish Ballet’s win for Outstanding Repertoire (Classical) at the National Dance Awards, the troupe is to introduce a second full- length production of Romeo and Juliet to its touring programme. Acclaimed choreographer Krzysztof Pastor, resident choreographer at Dutch National Ballet, has promised a fresh visual snapshot of Shakespeare's text, while a dramaturge has been recruited to help bring the story to life.
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K E LV IN G R 0V E ART GALLERY and Museum remains Scotland's most visited attraction following its £35m refurbishment. A new global survey of museums and galleries placed the Kelvingrove 14th in the world, putting it just behind the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, but ahead of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
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THE ESPC has announced that it is teaming up with local property developers to host events oflenng assistance to those trying to get on the property ladder. Interested parties should head to the ESPC, 85 George Street, Edinburgh, on Thu 13 Mar from 5-7pm.
BBC RADIO SCOTLAN D is offering potential funnymen/ women the opportunity to send in their best gags in the form of sketches, sitcoms or comedy dramas. So, if you think you could be the next Ford Kiernan, Fred MacAuIay or Karen Dunbar, then send your entries to radioscotland comedy©bbc.co .uk. One lucky winner will be offered a month's work experience at the BBC studios.
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN for T Break 2008, the competition which offers local bands the chance to compete to play T in the Park’s T reak stage at Balado. See www.tbreak.co.uk
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I Bjork representatives have said that the singer was forced out of Serbian festival EXIT due to her outspoken views on Kosovo. The Icelandic singer voiced her support for the region gaining its independence while onstage during her recent Japanesetoun
Meanwhile, following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, Daft Punk are set to release the DVD of their movie, Electroma, this summer. The film, which features ‘two robots in mythical America’, will be released alongside a 40-page book of stills from the film.
Back in the UK, following their double win at this year's Brits, Take That’s Beautiful World DVD has become the fastest-selling music DVD in UK history.
In other festival news, upcoming rockers The Twang are set to return to Scotland for this summer's Rock Ness festival gig. Finally, Outsider organisers have said there will be no festival this year but that they will be returning in 2009 as part of Scotland's Year of Homecoming.