EVENTS
GLASGOW ■ South Africa Wine Tasting Thu 14 Nov, 7.30– 9.30pm. £40. Baby Abode, 129 Bath Street, 01334 870731. Reds and whites from the Cape, with Master of Wine Rose Murray Brown.
■ Sort Your Beard and Have a Beer – Heverlee Pop-up Bar FREE Sat 16 Nov, 9am–5pm. Glasgow Bike Station, 65 Haugh Road, 248 5409. The Belgian beer takes its brews to barbershops and bicycle shops, where bearded people are known to hang about.
■ Great Grog Christmas Wine Fair Thu 21 Nov, 6–8pm. £16. No 1 Chocolate Factory, 63 St Georges Road, 555 0222. A whole slew of wines to try at this untutored tasting.
■ Sort Your Beard and Have a Beer – Heverlee Pop-up Bar FREE Sat 30 Nov, 10am–6pm. Curley’s Urbane Barbers, 15 Minard Road, Shawlands, 649 0988. See entry, left. EDINBURGH ■ Summerhall and Barney’s Beer: Beer Festival Fri 15 & Sat 16 Nov, 6.30pm–midnight. Sun 17 Nov, 2–8pm. £8 per day. Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3000. See Around Town, Edinburgh, Activities & Events for details.
■ Spice Walk Sun 17 Nov, 3–5pm. Khushi’s, Antigua Street, kate@mithas. co.uk. Walk between two of Edinburgh’s highest profile Indian restaurants to raise money for Children 1st. Free samples and t-shirts for participants.
During November, the town of St Andrews celebrates food from Fife and elsewhere with tastings in the VisitScotland Information Centre, cookery demos in the town hall, special menus around town and food related exhibitions. The festival reaches a climax over the weekend of St Andrews Day on 30 November. standrewsfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
■ Sort Your Beard and Have a Beer – Heverlee Pop-up Bar FREE Sat 23 Nov, 9.30am–6.30pm. Boombarbers, 34
Broughton Street, 557 6363. See Glasgow listings, left. ■ Sort Your Beard and Have a Beer – Heverlee
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Pop-up Bar FREE Sun 24 Nov, 9am–4pm. Boombarbers, 13 Melville Place, 220 1013. See Glasgow listings, left.
■ The Laird’s Kitchen Mon 25 Nov, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Oliver Geddes of the National Library of Scotland explores 300 years of local food, from crappit heid to haggis. ■ Wine Tasting: Vins du Beaujolais Fri 29 Nov, 6pm. £22 (£20). Institut Francais d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Accompanied by cheeses and cured meats. In French.
■ Christmas Cocktail Masterclass Fri 29 Nov, 7.30– 9.30pm. £38. The Dining Room, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 28 Queen Street, 220 2044. Watch a pro whip up six cocktails, each using a different spirit as base.
■ A Handsel of Ginger for the New Year Thu 5 Dec, 7.30– 8.30pm. £7 (members £5). Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Mark Newman talks about the Zingiberaceae, better known as the ginger family, which includes cardamom and turmeric. Hot Javanese drink Bandrek served. OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ St Andrews Food & Drink Festival Until Sun 1 Dec, Various venues. See main image.
■ Perth’s Festival of Chocolate Fri 22 Nov, 10am–5pm. Sat 23 Nov, 10am–7pm. Sun 24 Nov, 10am–4pm. Prices vary. King Edward Street, Perth, 01738 475728. Scotland’s first outdoor chocolate festival, with stalls featuring chocolate soap and candles, workshops, talks, demos and plenty of tastings.
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