EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ The Grosvenor Grill FREE Sat 15 Jun, 22 Jun & 29 Jun, noon. The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. The folks at the Grosvenor stick it to the rain and serve up some hunks of meat each Saturday of the West End Festival.
■ Tasting Scotland presents Fun, Food and Fizz Thu 20 Jun, 6.30–9.30pm. £37. The Good Spirits Co., 23 Bath Street, 239 4907. A pop up event with a seven-stage tasting menu made from the goods of seven local producers, plus a paired wine for each course. ■ Wine and Antipasti Tasting Thu 27 Jun, 6.30–9pm. £14.95. The Plum Tree, 6 Wilson Street, Merchant City, 552 6980. The newly
opened Plum Tree pairs six wines with a variety of antipasti offerings. Booking essential. EDINBURGH ■ Henderson’s 50/50 Food Festival Thu 13 Jun–Sun 14 Jul, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 225 2131. Henderson’s celebrates 50 years of their healthy veggie eats over 50 days. In addition to dinners, barbecues, bonfires and live music, the fete includes Hawaiian luaus (Thu 13 & Fri 14 Jun) and vegetarian speed dining (Thu 20 Jun).
Gin Tasting ■ Sat 15 Jun, 6pm. £17.50. Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. It’s World Gin Day! Is there any way to celebrate other than tasting as many as you can? Didn’t think so. ■ Edible Edinburgh:
Scottish farming’s annual jamboree includes a large and busy Food Hall with cooking demos, samples and plenty of local food. There’s a special focus in 2013 on the Highlands region. Royal Highland Show Thu 20–Sun 23 Jun. £25 (£20). Ingliston, royalhighlandshow.org.
Breakfast at the Botanics FREE Wed 19 Jun, 7.30–10am. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Get a greenery fix before work or school with an early morning breakfast of local food and environmental ideas. ■ The Henderson’s 50 Wine Fair Thu 20 Jun, 12–6pm.
£15 (early bird offer £20 for two). Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. One wine tasting to end them all: 25 reds, 25 whites, plus a few rosés and sparklings to keep you on your toes. Then, vote for your favourite to add to Henderson’s wine list. Booking essential. Henderson’s 50/50 Food Festival.
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■ Fifty on First Thursday Thu 4 Jul, 7pm. £30. Henderson’s Bistro, 25 Thistle Street, 225 2605. Henderson’s head chef Barry Baker takes 50 ingredients from within 50 miles to create a feast that celebrates Scotland’s natural larder. Artist Ben Hymers has designed a menu to illustrate the ingredients’ provenance. No dress code! Booking essential. Henderson’s 50/50 Food Festival.
■ Scottish Real Ale Festival Thu 11 Jul–Sun 14 Jul, Times vary. £6 (CAMRA members £4). Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. Celebrate the fizzy, yeasty world of brews with over 150 Scottish real ales – the largest collection of native brews in the world. Plus, the announcement of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Scotland prize. OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ Crail Food Festival
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Jun, 10.30am–late. £2. Crail Community Hall & harbour, 01333 450935. Lots of seafood and other Fife produce to be had at Saturday’s Indoor Market and Tasting Theatre, with the action moving to the harbour on Sunday with street food, ice-cream and smoothies. ■ Scottish Game Fair Fri 5–Sun 7 Jul, 9.30am–6pm. £18 (£5). Scone Palace, Perth, scottishfair.com There’s plenty of local food to be had at this popular huntin’ fishin’ shootin’ event, including a food hall with 50 stalls and a venison cookery competition.
■ Pop-up Fine Dining Thu 20 Jun & 4 Jul, 7pm–midnight. £40. Jupiter Artland, Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, 01506 889900. A seasonal woodland dining experience of contemporary Scottish food, with a view of the Firth of Forth.
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