EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat 26 May & 9 Jun, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, Hyndland Street, citymarketsglasgow. co. uk ■ West End Festival Fri 1–Sun 24 Jun. Myriad foodie delights lie within the WEF’s programme, including four mini Ale Festivals at the Three Judges (all day Fri–Mon throughout the festival), whisky masterclasses (Fri 1, 8 & 15 Jun, 7pm, £15, Glasgow University Union) with Glasgow Malt Whisky Company, the Taste of Greece & Cyprus Market (Sat 9 Jun, 10am–3pm, St Luke’s Orthodox Cathedral), a multilingual tasting of French and German wines (Sat 9 Jun, 5pm, £15, Alliance Francaise), a charity pud showdown called
The Whisky Stramash
Priscilla, Queen of the Desserts (Sun 17 Jun, 6pm, Firebird), and a charity day at the Bothy (Wed 13 Jun, noon) with a special £10 set menu on offer all day in aid of the Beatson Pebble Appeal. See website for further details of these and other WEF events, westendfestival.co.uk
■ Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Sat 2 & 16 Jun, 10am–2pm. Queen’s Park, Langside Road, citymarketsglasgow. co.uk EDINBURGH ■ Wine Tasting: Grands Bordeaux Fri 25 May, 6–8pm. £22
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(£20). Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Learn (in French) about the diversity of Bordeaux vineyards. ■ St Mary’s Market Saturdays, 9am–2pm. Outside St Mary’s Cathedral, Leith Street, edinburghmarkets. co.uk
■ Edinburgh Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace, edinburgh farmersmarket.com ■ The Whisky Stramash Sat 26 May, noon–4pm & 5–9pm; Sun 27 May, 1–5pm. £25. Surgeon’s Hall, Nicolson Street, 0844 481 8898. Whisky samplings and ‘mystery, music entertainment, comicality and madcap pioneering.’
■ Foraging Course Sat 26 May, 2pm. £20. Meet on Roseburn Terrace, entrance to the Water of Leith, booking via edinburghlarder.co.uk or 556 6922. Find and taste wild garlic, edible fl owers, medicinal plants and tree products.
■ Cyrus @ Mithas Sun 27 May, evening service from 6pm. £44.95. Mithas, 7 Dock Place, 554 0008. Acclaimed Indian chef Cyrus Todiwala comes to Scotland for a night.
■ Stockbridge Market Sundays, 10am–5pm. Thursdays from 7 Jun (until 30 Aug), 2.30–7.30pm. Saunders Street, Stockbridge, stockbridgemarket. com ■ Portobello Market Sat 2 Jun, 9.30am– 1.30pm. Brighton Park,
Portobello, pedal- porty.org.uk ■ Drill Hall Food Market Sat 9 Jun, 10am–3pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101.
■ The Royal Highland Show Thu 21–Sun 24 Jun, Thu 7am–8pm, Fri & Sat 8am–8pm; Sun 8am–6.30pm. £22–£25 (£18–£20; under 16s free). Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, 335 6236. The biggest event in the agricultural calendar with tons of tempting Scottish produce to buy and try. OUTSIDE THE CITES ■ FyneFest 2012 Fri 1–Mon 4 Jun, times vary. £15–£20 for the weekend. Fyne Ales, Achadunan, Cairndow, 01499 600120.
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UNIQUE HEALTHY COCKTAILS! Hilary Donald is an art student and Real Foods customer who has mixed some flavoursome and unique cocktails packed with energy and nutritional qualities. Fed up with nights out and unhealthy cocktails full of sugar, egg white and cream, Hilary had the
idea of creating her own healthier mixes by really considering what goes into each recipe to create the most nutritional punch. These cocktails are not your usual run of the mill smoothies though, their delicious and delicate flavour combinations really enliven the palate, as well as your mind and body. Real Foods stocks all of Hilary’s fabulous
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