The List: 21 Jul 2011 (25/100)

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EVENTS

GLASGOW ■ Black Bottle Cocktail Challenge FREE Fri 22 Jul, 6.30pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 5908. Grand final for participants in Black Bottle’s cocktail masterclasses. Part of the Merchant City Festival.

■ Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 23 Jul, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, 5 Hyndland Street. ■ Partick Retail Outdoor Market FREE Tue 26 Jul, 11am–4pm. Mansfield Park, 5 Hyndland Street. A new West End market.

■ Grassroots Shop Tour Thu 28 Jul, 7pm. £5 (redeemable against

purchase). Grassroots Organic, 20 Woodlands Road, 353 3278. A 90-minute shop tour, exploring products and nutrition. ■ Wine Lick Thu 28 Jul, 8pm. £20. Boudoir Wine Bar, Merchant Square, Candleriggs, 552 4774. Relaxed wine tasting.

■ Ubiquitous Chip’s Jazz Lunch Sat 30 Jul, 1–4pm. Prices vary. Ubiquitous Chip, 12 Ashton Lane, 334 5007. Live jazz over a specially put-together menu. Booking advised.

■ Silverburn Farmers’, Speciality Food & Craft Market FREE Sun 31 Jul, 10am. Silverburn, Barrhead Road.

■ Taste of Mal Thu 4 Aug, 6pm. £15.

■ Grow Your Own FREE Sat 30 & Sun 31 Jul, 1–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2937. Drop-in event with advice on growing your own veg from the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society.

OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ Loch Lomond Shores Continental Market FREE Thu 21–Sun 24 Jul, 10am–5pm. Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, Balloch. Produce from around Europe.

■ The Waterside Bistro Beer Festival BBQ Sun 24 Jul, 12.30pm. Prices vary. Waterside Bistro, 1–5 Waterside, Haddington, 01620 825674. Barbecue food and a selection of guest ales.

Edinburgh Larder Malmaison, 278 West George Street, 572 1001. Mini food festival, including cocktail masterclasses, cooking demos, and wine and whisky tasting.

EDINBURGH ■ Juniper Green Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 23 Jul, 9am–1pm. Kinleith Arms, 604 Lanark Road.

■ Edinburgh Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 23 & 30 Jul, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace.

■ Allotment Visit and BBQ Thu 28 Jul, 7pm. £15. Bridgend Allotments, 41 Old Dalkeith Road. A tour of the grounds, followed by a barbecue. Booking via edinburghlarder.co.uk

■ Nordic Feast Thu 28 Jul, 7.30pm. £25. Edinburgh Larder, 15 Blackfriars Street, 556 6922, edinburghlarder.co.uk A three-course menu highlighting Nordic cuisine, including vegetarian and vegan options, plus a welcome cocktail for everyone who comes along. See their website for more details.

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My mum introduced me to Real Foods when she had a bakery and came here to buy organic flour in bulk. As I grew up I got seriously into cooking and I always knew that if there was anything I needed for a recipe Real Foods would have it. I put lots of recipes online on the Real Foods website realfoods.co.uk and loads are wheat-free, gluten-free and dairy-free and I’ve my own

The List: 21 Jul 2011 (Issue 683)