Food&Drink
EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 28 Apr & 12 May, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, 5 Hyndland Street, citymarketsglasgow.co.uk ■ Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 5 & 19 May, 10am–2pm. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Road, citymarketsglasgow.co.uk
■ Monday Curry Club at The Two Figs Mon 7 & 21 May, 7–10pm. £12. The Two Figs, 5 and 9 Byres Road, 334 7277. Fortnightly curry club. ■ May Feast Sat 19–Thu 24 May, times vary. Prices vary. Ubiquitous Chip, 12 Ashton Lane, 334 5007. A week of special events run in collaboration with local producers, with whisky-distilling demos, German barbecues and the Chip’s monthly foodie quiz.
■ Artisan Roast 2nd Birthday Celebrations Mon 7–Thu 10 May, 6pm. Artisan Roast, 15–17 Gibson Street, 07776 428409. A four-day birthday celebration including talks and a birthday knees-up on the day itself (Thu). Email megan@artisanroast.co.uk to confirm attendance.
EDINBURGH ■ 30 Days of IPA Until Mon 30 Apr, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 30daysofipa.co.uk Quizzes and tastings all over town to celebrate India Pale Ale.
■ Convivium Wine Events Thursdays, 26 Apr–14 Jun, 6.30–8.30pm. £25–£45 per session. The Bon Vivant’s Companion, 51 Thistle Street, 07808 791904. A series of events based around Convivium Wine’s innovative WineTubeMap.
■ Wine Tasting: Loire Wines & Cheese Fri 27 Apr, 6pm. £22 (£20). Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. A tasting of wines and cheeses from the Loire Valley, conducted in French. ■ St Mary’s Market FREE Saturdays, 9am–2pm. St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Broughton Street, 667 4058. New weekly market offering food,
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clothes, crafts and household goods.
■ Edinburgh Farmers’ Market FREE Saturdays, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace, edinburghfarmers market.com ■ Feast 2012 Sat 28 Apr, 10am–4pm. £12 (£10; under 5s free). Jewel & Esk, Edinburgh Campus, 24 Milton Road East, qmu.ac.uk/feast Celebration of regional Scottish food led by students of Queen Margaret University and Jewel & Esk College. Expect chef demonstrations, tastings, local produce stalls and kids’ activities.
■ Edinburgh Local Food Network: Meet, Eat and Talk Thu 3 May, 7pm. £5. Edinburgh Larder, 15 Blackfriars Street, 556 6922. Josh Macphee gives a talk on ‘local food Chicago style’.
■ Portobello Organic Market FREE Sat 5 May, 9.30am–1.30pm. Brighton Park, Brighton Place, pedal-porty.org .uk/food/portobello-organic- market ■ Drill Hall Food Market FREE Sat 12 May, 11am–3pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, outoftheblue.org.uk
■ Bake Club FREE Tue 15 May, 7pm. Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street, 555 7019. Share the love, and the cake, at this skill-swapping session.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ Butchery Masterclass Thu 3 May, 7pm. £10. Hopetoun Farm Shop, off A904, nr Newton, Broxburn, 01506 830716. Have a bash at boning some meat and lay into a lamb shoulder with Derek the Butcher at this demonstration and workshop.
■ Retro Spring Tasting Menu Sat 5 May, 7pm–10pm. £40. Waterside Bistro, 1–5 Waterside, Haddington, 01620 825674 . The Waterside presents a tasting menu of innovative flavour combinations. ■ The Tartan Supper – A Tartan Week Event Fri 18 May, 7pm. £35. Hospitalfield House, Hospitalfield, Arbroath, 01241 890344. Rescheduled Tartan Week event featuring fine wines matched to taster dishes.
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SCOTTISH Food & Drink
CALENDAR 2012
A round-up of the best food & drink events around Scotland this summer
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
25–28 APRIL 25TH PAISLEY BEER FESTIVAL Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, Paisley, Renfrewshire, paisleybeerfestival.org.uk Four-day celebration of the best ales from around the UK and Europe.
3–7 MAY SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL Various venues, Speyside, 07876 414046, spiritofspeyside.com Given that Speyside is home to over half the distilleries in Scotland, this festival is well-equipped to offer an opulent whisky experience. 4–7 MAY FLAVOUR TASTER Various venues, Dumfries and Galloway, flavourfortnight.co.uk A springtime appetiser for the autumn’s Flavour Fortnight, this is a bite-size version of the longer fest.
10–12 MAY KINGDOM OF FIFE REAL ALE, CIDER AND PERRY FESTIVAL Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, kingdomoffifecamra.org.uk Sample over 40 real ales, as well as wines, ciders, perrys and continental beers. Food is also available.
18–19 MAY HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND REAL ALE FESTIVAL Helensburgh Sailing Club, Helensburgh, Argyll, helensburghalefestival.co.uk Sample the best of locally produced beers and ciders alongside live music. 19–20 MAY LOCH FYNE FOOD FAIR Loch Fyne Oysters, Clachan, Cairndow, Argyll, 01499 600470, lochfyne.com Expect plenty of fresh shellfish at Loch Fyne Oysters’ own seafood stands, but look out for other West Coast produce.
19–20 MAY AUCHINDRAIN FOOD FESTIVAL Auchindrain Museum, Auchindrain, Inveraray, Argyll, 01499 500235, festivalofmuseums.com Experience the joys of cooking over a peat fire and taste traditional foods. Part of the Festival of Museums. 25 MAY–3 JUN ISLAY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND MALT Various venues, Isle of Islay, enquiries@theislayfestival.co.uk, islayfestival.co.uk The friendly Islay Festival offers visitors whisky tasting, fishing and a food fair, live music, ceilidhs and Gaelic lessons.