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EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ Cocktail Masterclass Thu 23 Jun, 7pm. £25. The Butchershop Bar & Grill, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999. A two-course meal, overview of the history of mixology and practical cocktail-making masterclass. Part of the West End Festival.
■ Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 25 Jun & 9 Jul, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, 5 Hyndland Street.
■ Silverburn Farmers', Speciality Food & Craft Market FREE Sun 26 Jun, 10am. Silverburn, Barrhead Road. ■ Jazz & Media Ale Festival FREE Sun 26 Jun, 3pm. Three Judges, 141 Dumbarton Road, 337
3055. Live jazz and a selection of ales. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Queen's Park Farmers' Market FREE Sat 2 Jul & 16 Jul, 10am–2pm. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Road.
■ Gordon Ramsay Summer Ball Thu 14 Jul, 7pm–2am. £300–£500. Mar Hall, Mar Hall Drive, Bishopston, 812 9999. Glittering charity ball featuring food cooked by chefs selected by Ramsay. Proceeds to the Scottish Spina Bifida Association.
EDINBURGH ■ The Royal Highland Show Thu 23 Jun, 7am–8pm; Fri 24 & Sat 25 Jun, 8am–8pm; Sun 26 Jun, 8am–6.30pm. £22 (£17; under 16s free). Royal
Taste of Edinburgh returns to the Meadows this year for their multi-faceted restaurant festival, with demos, tastings, celebs, summer drinks and pop-up restaurants from Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Highland Centre, Ingliston, 335 6236. Dozens of suppliers, farmers and cottage industries offering samples and top chefs giving demonstrations amid the annual agricultural jamboree. ■ Something for the Weekend . . . Thu 23 Jun, 5.30–7.30pm. £5. Valvona & Crolla
Foodhall at Jenners, Princes Street, 556 6066. Sparkling wine and prosecco tasting with smoked salmon. ■ Jolly Toper Whisky Tastings Thu 23 Jun & 7 Jul, 7.30pm. £17. The Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, 556 5348. Whisky-tasting sessions at one of the best- stocked bars in town.
IN CO-PROMOTION WITH REAL FOODS, EDINBURGH
ORGANIC & ETHICAL LOAVES
Real Foods was the first shop to recognise Garvald Bakery’s unique ethos and products. Over 40 years ago Real Foods became the bakery’s first customer, and are today the bakery’s largest stockist with the whole range of Garvald handmade bread in their two central Edinburgh shops. But Garvald is no ordinary bakery. It is a
small Edinburgh charity based on Steiner principles, that provides adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to develop skills in meaningful work. They also produce a huge variety of delicious, local, handmade bread and cakes!
All the products are 100% Organic as certified by the Soil Association and the flour and other ingredients are supplied by a local worker’s co-operative.
■ Juniper Green Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 25 Jun, 9am–1pm. Kinleith Arms Car Park, 604 Lanark Road, 453 3214. ■ Edinburgh Farmers’ Market FREE Saturdays, 25 Jun & 2, 9 & 16 Jul, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace.
■ Taste of Edinburgh Fri 1–Sun 3 Jul, Fri & Sat noon–4pm & 5.30–9.30pm; Sun 11.30am–3.30pm & 4.30–8.30pm. £13 in advance; £16 on the gate (children £6/£8.50). The Meadows, Melville Drive. tasteof edinburgh.co.uk Fine dining festival in the park, with stands representing everything from local organic farm produce to Michelin- starred restaurants.
■ Beer Festival Fri 8 & Sat 9 Jul, noon. £5. 28 York Place. A special selection of fine ales is on offer all weekend, along with a barbecue and live music. OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ Tarbert Seafood Festival FREE Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jul, Times vary. Various Venues, Tarbert, 01880 820132. Cooking demonstrations, stalls and the crowning of the Seafood Queen. ■ Hand Picked by Harvey Nichols Fri 8 Jul, times tbc. £75. Loch Fyne, Tarbert. Swanky day trip to Loch Fyne to sample oysters, scallops, lobsters and langoustine in the company of head chefs from Harvey Nichols' Forth Floor brasserie. Price includes transport and drinks.
Real Foods stock the whole range of Garvald Organic bread including: wholemeal, malted grain, Tibetan, malt, linseed, white, walnut bread and a variety of Garvald cakes and biscuits.
Baked daily – except Saturday and Sunday. NEW! LOOK OUT FOR THE NEW SOURDOUGH LOAF BEING DEVELOPED.
REAL FOODS Natural Healthy Ethical Shopping ■ LOCAL PRODUCE ■ SEASONAL ■ WHEAT-FREE ■ DAIRY-FREE ■ GLUTEN-FREE ■ ORGANIC WINES ■ ORGANIC HEALTH & BEAUTY ■ NATURAL BABY PRODUCTS
• Free recipes, health advice and online shop at realfoods.co.uk
• Free delivery on orders over £5. • Daily special offers at two central Edinburgh shops. • Student & senior citizen discounts.
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