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EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ Cheese Chewtorial Thu 20 Sep, 4 & 18 Oct, 7pm. £10. Fifi and Ally, 51–52 Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street, 07894 154682. Regular cheese tasting with the Roving Fromagiere. ■ Gin Tasting Fri 21 Sep, 7–9pm. £15. The Good Spirits Co, 23 Bath Street, 258 8427. Try six different gins.
■ Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 22 Sep & 13 Oct, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, 5 Hyndland Street. ■ Metropolitan’s 10th Birthday Bash FREE Sat 29 Sep, 6pm–3am. Metropolitan, Merchant Square, Candleriggs, 553 1488. See main image.
■ Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 6 Oct, 10am–2pm. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Road, 287 2500. EDINBURGH ■ St Mary’s Market FREE Saturdays, 10am–3pm. Outside St Mary’s Cathedral, Leith Street, edinburghmarkets. co.uk
■ Edinburgh Farmers’ Market FREE Saturdays, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace, edinburgh farmersmarket.com
■ Stockbridge Market FREE Sundays, 10am–5pm. Saunders Street, Stockbridge, stockbridgemarket. com ■ Harvest Festival FREE Sun 23 Sep, 11am–5pm. Royal
Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. See and taste produce from the Edible Gardening Project, and get advice on gardening, harvesting, cooking and storing crops. ■ What’s Happened to the Jammy? Tue 25 Sep, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Lecture in the historical kitchen looking at traditional methods
Metropolitan cocktail bar and restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant City celebrates its tenth birthday this month with special menus and a party on Saturday 29 September featuring Café Mambo Ibiza resident DJ Pete Gooding, trapeze acts, burlesque dancers, fire breathers and funk and soul music.
IN CO-PROMOTION WITH REAL FOODS, EDINBURGH
A FOOD LOVER’S EMPORIUM Ben Raffles grew up on a Somerset farm before pursuing his dreams of becoming a rock star. He eventually arrived in Edinburgh to study and compose music and today combines that with managing the Real Foods shop on Broughton Street, Edinburgh. ‘At Real Foods we treat each customer as an individual – it sounds a cliché but it’s what we do! People are more than just consumers, often they are looking for
advice on diet, cooking or lifestyle choices. I’ve seen people transform over the time they shop here – weight loss, happiness, life-changing decisions, nutrition, disease and allergy management. ‘People diagnosed with food intolerances often feel devastated and initially confused about what they can eat. Real Foods has the widest selection of thousands of free- from (wheat-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, fat-free etc) alternatives to everything you would normally eat at any meal. We have a thorough understanding of food
of food preservation, followed by cream tea and scones. ■ Innis & Gunn Harvest Supper Fri 28 Sep, 7pm. £40. Café St Honoré, 34 North West Thistle Street Lane, 226 2211. Chef Neil Forbes matches four Innis & Gunn oak-aged beers to a four-course menu of autumnal delights.
■ Le Di Vin Champagne Tasting Tue 2 Oct, 6.45pm. £40. Le Di-Vin Wine Bar, 9 Randolph Place, 538 1815. Andrew Nicol conducts a tasting of six exclusive champagnes, along with charcuterie nibbles. ■ Albert Roux and Michel Roux Jr Dining Experience Fri 5 Oct. Lunch £55; dinner £95. The Atholl, 11 Atholl
Crescent, 0844 736 0047. Two generations of the legendary cooking dynasty behind La Gavroche spend a day at the Atholl.
■ Theobroma Cacao – Food of the Gods FREE Sat 13 Oct, 2pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 3963. Nicholas Soldan from The Chocolate Tree speaks about the history and evolution of chocolate. Booking essential. OUTSIDE THE CITES ■ Dundee Rotary Oktoberfest Fri 28–Sun 30 Sep, times vary. £8 (first drink included in ticket price). Discovery Quay, Discovery Quay, Dundee, 01382 201245. A long weekend of live bands, 30 real ales and ten continental beers.
intolerances so can advise customers on ingredients and cooking too. ‘I think we are like agents for change
at Real Foods – it goes beyond work – it is about creating and being part of a community. People are always coming in saying “I’ve been looking for that for years! At last I have found it!”’
Real Foods hold regular, fun and informative events, see the website for updates www.
realfoods.co.uk
REAL FOODS Natural Healthy Ethical Shopping
■ LOCAL SEASONAL PRODUCE ■ WHEAT-FREE/DAIRY-FREE/GLUTEN-FREE
■ SUPERFOODS & RAW FOODS
■ ORGANIC WINES AND SPIRITS ■ ORGANIC HEALTH & BEAUTY
• 10% Early Bird discount available in both shops. See website for details. • Free recipes, health advice & online shop. • Free UK delivery on orders over £15. • Student, Senior citizen and Early Bird discounts.
REAL FOODS | 37 Broughton Street | EH1 3JU & 8 Brougham Street | Tollcross | EH3 9JH | www.realfoods.co.uk 20 Sep–18 Oct 2012 THE LIST 33