SCOTTISH FOOD & DRINK FORTNIGHT
Now an established annual event, Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight runs from 7 – 22 September 2013, with food fairs, events, markets, tastings and special meals scheduled up and down the country to highlight and promote different regional and local food and drink. Follow on Twitter @ScotFoodFort or with the
#EatScottish hashtag, go to the EatScottish Facebook page or search for nearby events at food. list.co.uk or scottishfoodanddrinkfortnight.co.uk
■ Dundee Flower and Food Festival Fri 6 Sep–Sun 8 Sep,
10am–5.30pm. Day
ticket £8–£10 (£7–£9); festival pass £16–£20
(£14–£18); under 16s
free. Camperdown
Country Park, Coupar Angus Road, Dundee,
Huntly, 01466 720247. A community festival connected to the culture of Huntly’s farming community. Among competitions for cooking and baking are the hotly contested World Stovie Championships.
01382 433815. A staple in the Dundee calendar, with food and drink tastings, chef demos, live music and competitions including the World Jampionships.
■ Slow Food in Edinburgh
FREE Sat 7 & Sun 8 Sep, 1–4pm. Royal
Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place,
■ Huntly Hairst Sat 7 & Sun 8 Sep, Times vary. Prices
vary. Various venues,
Edinburgh, 248 2909. Connecting with food that’s good, clean and fair, with the chance to sample a few tasty treats.
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■ Best of the West Festival Sat 14 Sep,
11am–7.30pm. Sun 15
the West of Scotland. on activities.
■ City of Elgin Food & Drink Festival ■ Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival
Sep, 11am–5.30pm.
Sat 14 Sep, 10am–5pm. Sat 14 & Sun 15 Sep,
sampling sessions, a real ale tent and live music. ■ ScotFest FREE Sat 14 Sep,
Day ticket £9.50 (under Prices vary. Various
10am–6pm. Prices vary. 10.20am–4.30pm.
16s £4.50); weekend
venues, Elgin, elginbid. Loch Lomond Shores,
Cochrane Park, Alva,
Ben Lomond Way, scotfest.co.uk.
ticket £15 (under 16s
£9). Inveraray Castle, Argyll, 01499 302203.
This family-friendly festival highlights the best in food, drink, craft, music and entertainments from
co.uk. Over 80 exhibitors descend on Elgin for this day of food and drink festivities, with cookery demos and tastings, live music, children’s entertainment and hands-
Balloch, 01389 751031. The bonny banks host a festival with free cookery demos, a farmers’ market, continental market, tasting and
A one-day celebration of homeland food and drink, craft, design and live music. You can nibble your way around the food fair, with samples of regional produce from Galloway fudge to Arbroath Smokies.
■ Scotland’s Food Strategy Conference
Wed 18 Sep, 9.25am–4.10pm.
£175. Royal College
of Surgeons, 9 Hill Square, Edinburgh,
527 1600. A look at the opportunities and challenges facing Scotland’s food industry, with speakers including chef Nick Nairn and director of public health science Dr Andrew Fraser, among others.
Best of the West Festival, or Bowfest, at Inveraray Castle on 14/15 September. FOR MORE FOOD AND DRINK VISIT LIST.CO.UK/FOOD-AND-DRINK