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times vary. Prices vary. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles, 01721 725777. Interactive food festival puts on a day of ‘Ready Steady Cook’ sessions for adults and children, master-chef demos, wine classes, beer and whisky tasting, as well as an indoor produce market.
Lupe Pintos have challenged ten venues around their shop in the West End of Glasgow to make their very best chilli, and lucky ticket-holders get to go around and try each one, filling in a scorecard as they go.
EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ BBC Good Food Show Scotland Fri 21–Sun 23 Oct, 10am–6pm (Sun until 5pm). £16.50–£20.50 (VIP £65). SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 581 1362. Another serving of celebrity chefs and star culinary attractions. ■ A Taste of Science with John Torode Thu 20 Oct, 7pm. £60 per person or two for £100. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. MasterChef presenter explores the trend of ‘laboratory cooking’.
■ National Apple Day FREE Fri 21 Oct, 8.30am–7pm National Nut Day FREE Sat 22 Oct, 9am–6pm. Grassroots Organic, 20 Woodlands Road, 353
3278. Celebrate British produce. ■ Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 22 Oct & 12 Nov, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, 5 Hyndland Street.
■ The Great Western Chilli Cook-Off Sat 29 Oct, noon –5.30pm. £10. West End, lupepintos.com See main image for more. Proceeds to charity. Tickets on sale at Lupe Pintos.
■ Silverburn Farmers’ & Speciality Market FREE Sun 30 Oct, 10am–4pm. Silverburn, Barrhead Road, 880 3200. ■ Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 5 Nov, 10am–2pm. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Road, 287 2500.
EDINBURGH ■ Juniper Green Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 22 Oct, 9am–1pm. Kinleith Arms car park, 604 Lanark Road, 453 3214. ■ Edinburgh Farmers’ Market FREE Saturdays, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace, 652 5940.
■ Weekly Food Market FREE Saturdays, 10am–2pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100.
■ Stockbridge Market FREE Sundays, 10am–5pm. Saunders Street, Stockbridge, 551 5633. ■ Malloween Sat 29 Oct, 7pm. £45.
Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh, 1 Tower Place Leith, 468 5000. Bubbles, canapés and a three-course dinner. Fancy dress is welcomed, with a prize for the best dressed ghoul.
■ Portobello Organic Market FREE Sat 5 Nov, 9.30am–1.30pm. Brighton Park, Brighton Place. ■ The Wine Gang Scottish Wine Fair Sat 12 Nov, noon. £20 (£15 early bird). The Merchants’ Hall, 22 Hanover Street, 0844 481 8898. Wine tasting event with STV’s Tom Cannavan and The Wine Gang.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ Peebles Food Festival Fri 21–Sun 23 Oct,
WHISKI ROOMS
whisky shop – bar – restaurant – bistro
Fresh local Scottish produce served all day Extensive wine, drinks and whisky list
Regular Whisky Tastings
Iconic views over the Mound Regular live Scottish music
4 - 7 North Bank Street
Edinburgh EH1 2LP 0131 225 7224
www.whiskirooms.co.uk
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