11-11-2009, 09:12 AM
The latest food news from Scotland from brand new cookery schools to the seasonal food festivals.
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School Set to Launch with a Stocking Full of Christmas Courses
A new cookery school, The Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (ENTCS) has this week announced a range of cooking courses, set to see participants through the festive season and develop cookery life skills that will last a lifetime.
The school will open on Edinburgh’s Queen Street at the start of December, and is already being tipped to be one of the biggest and most prestigious cookery schools in Scotland. Principal Fiona Burrell, who is a protégé of Prue Leith, is opening the school just in time for the festive period with courses including ‘Seasonal Cookery’, ‘Christmas Entertaining Made Easy’ and ‘Countdown to Christmas’, which equip all students with the inspiration and skills to have a stress free Christmas.
For those wishing to extend their cookery learning beyond the winter period, one month, three and six month courses are beginning from January 2010, places are limited so people are urged to book up fast. This fantastic range of certificate courses will allow people to learn all the fundamentals of life skills cooking.
entcs.co.uk
Homecoming Borders Banquet
Across the Scottish Borders
20 - 30 November
As part of the Homecoming Scotland Finale Weekend, the Borders Banquet has launched a ten day celebration of the world-class food which comes from this beautiful part of Scotland. With ‘Home cooking for Homecoming’ the theme of the event, there are plenty of opportunities for food lovers including a re-enactment from the Delia Smith of her day, the 18th century cookery writer, Elizabeth Cleland. This is the perfect opportunity to try out local Borders produce in the many eateries across the region hosting special menus and events. Other events include celebrity chef demonstrations, famer’s markets and fairs.
homecomingscotland2009.com/finale
Hands on Opportunities to Explore Breadalbane
Six businesses in one of Scotland’s most beautiful areas have come together to offer visitors the opportunity to get hands on in exploring the area. Packages include The Best of Breadalbane Food and Drink Package (£35 per person) which uses some of Scotland’s finest soft fruit to make jam just like Granny used to make, followed by a delicious lunch at Delivino in Crieff with plenty of time to pop into the local Sweetie Shop and factory to observe the techniques of traditional Scottish sweetie making. There are also options to sample some fine wines, take a special distillery tour or visit a local chocolatier.
The Active Breadalbane Package (starts at £35 per person) and focuses on either walking or cycling around the area. Again there are lots of added extras such as route maps, packed lunches, guides and recommended stop off points. Walking tours can also incorporate a visit to Rob Roy’s Grave and finish with a reviving whisky and stovies (a traditional Scottish dish of potato, onion and meat) at your hotel.
explorebreadalbane.co.uk
Foodies Festival Christmas
Edinburgh
5 - 6 December
The first ever Foodies Festival Christmas event in George Street’s stunning Assembly Rooms is a celebration of festive food and drink with top chefs making appearances.
Jeff Bland of Number One at The Balmoral Hotel and Tony Borthwick of The Plumed Horse will be among the Michelin starred chefs demonstrating their favourite seasonal dishes live in the Chefs Theatre, adding their own modern twists and passing on hints and tips for preparing the best festive fare.
Visitors will be able to buy specialty food and drink and seasonal, local produce from over 90 stalls; feast on signature Christmas dishes from favourite restaurants and sip seasonal cocktails from top bars in a relaxed festive atmosphere with carol singing, the twinkling lights of Christmas trees and delicious seasonal scents in the air.
They can also try nosing and tasting with wine connoisseurs, whisky and rum experts, oyster shucking and chocolate making in the seasonally inspired food and drink master classes, and Cooking with Kids master classes for budding young chefs.
Weekend tickets are £10 (£6) and can be purchased from Seetickets on 0871 230 5573 or online at foodiesfestival.com
Go WEST to Celebrate Weihnachten This Christmas
Glasgow Green
December
Lovers of authentic Bavarian food and drink should head WEST this Christmas. That’s because WEST Brewery, Bar & Restaurant, is inviting yuletide revellers to celebrate Weihnachten (Christmas in German) in the beautiful surroundings of the Templeton Building on Glasgow Green.
WEST’s Christmas menu features such mouth-watering starters as: home-cured Scottish gravid lax with dressed salad, horseradish and rye bread; seared Quothquan breast of pheasant with a puy lentil salad and red wine sauce and goulash soup with fresh organic bread.
Main courses include: Borders roast turkey and all the trimmings; braised Perthshire ox cheek and tail suet pudding with a wild mushroom sauce; fillet of salmon with awest coast crab, pine nut and parmesan crust served with lemon oil and ‘Jaeger Schnitzel’, a traditional schnitzel with a dark mushroom sauce. Desserts, meanwhile, include a delicious homemade Christmas pudding with warmed brandy sauce; traditional Christmas fruit trifle; baked apple strudel served with Vanilla ice-cream and a Lanark-made trio of ice cream with chocolate sauce and tuille biscuit.
westbeer.com
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Edinburgh New Town Cookery School Set to Launch with a Stocking Full of Christmas Courses
A new cookery school, The Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (ENTCS) has this week announced a range of cooking courses, set to see participants through the festive season and develop cookery life skills that will last a lifetime.
The school will open on Edinburgh’s Queen Street at the start of December, and is already being tipped to be one of the biggest and most prestigious cookery schools in Scotland. Principal Fiona Burrell, who is a protégé of Prue Leith, is opening the school just in time for the festive period with courses including ‘Seasonal Cookery’, ‘Christmas Entertaining Made Easy’ and ‘Countdown to Christmas’, which equip all students with the inspiration and skills to have a stress free Christmas.
For those wishing to extend their cookery learning beyond the winter period, one month, three and six month courses are beginning from January 2010, places are limited so people are urged to book up fast. This fantastic range of certificate courses will allow people to learn all the fundamentals of life skills cooking.
entcs.co.uk
Homecoming Borders Banquet
Across the Scottish Borders
20 - 30 November
As part of the Homecoming Scotland Finale Weekend, the Borders Banquet has launched a ten day celebration of the world-class food which comes from this beautiful part of Scotland. With ‘Home cooking for Homecoming’ the theme of the event, there are plenty of opportunities for food lovers including a re-enactment from the Delia Smith of her day, the 18th century cookery writer, Elizabeth Cleland. This is the perfect opportunity to try out local Borders produce in the many eateries across the region hosting special menus and events. Other events include celebrity chef demonstrations, famer’s markets and fairs.
homecomingscotland2009.com/finale
Hands on Opportunities to Explore Breadalbane
Six businesses in one of Scotland’s most beautiful areas have come together to offer visitors the opportunity to get hands on in exploring the area. Packages include The Best of Breadalbane Food and Drink Package (£35 per person) which uses some of Scotland’s finest soft fruit to make jam just like Granny used to make, followed by a delicious lunch at Delivino in Crieff with plenty of time to pop into the local Sweetie Shop and factory to observe the techniques of traditional Scottish sweetie making. There are also options to sample some fine wines, take a special distillery tour or visit a local chocolatier.
The Active Breadalbane Package (starts at £35 per person) and focuses on either walking or cycling around the area. Again there are lots of added extras such as route maps, packed lunches, guides and recommended stop off points. Walking tours can also incorporate a visit to Rob Roy’s Grave and finish with a reviving whisky and stovies (a traditional Scottish dish of potato, onion and meat) at your hotel.
explorebreadalbane.co.uk
Foodies Festival Christmas
Edinburgh
5 - 6 December
The first ever Foodies Festival Christmas event in George Street’s stunning Assembly Rooms is a celebration of festive food and drink with top chefs making appearances.
Jeff Bland of Number One at The Balmoral Hotel and Tony Borthwick of The Plumed Horse will be among the Michelin starred chefs demonstrating their favourite seasonal dishes live in the Chefs Theatre, adding their own modern twists and passing on hints and tips for preparing the best festive fare.
Visitors will be able to buy specialty food and drink and seasonal, local produce from over 90 stalls; feast on signature Christmas dishes from favourite restaurants and sip seasonal cocktails from top bars in a relaxed festive atmosphere with carol singing, the twinkling lights of Christmas trees and delicious seasonal scents in the air.
They can also try nosing and tasting with wine connoisseurs, whisky and rum experts, oyster shucking and chocolate making in the seasonally inspired food and drink master classes, and Cooking with Kids master classes for budding young chefs.
Weekend tickets are £10 (£6) and can be purchased from Seetickets on 0871 230 5573 or online at foodiesfestival.com
Go WEST to Celebrate Weihnachten This Christmas
Glasgow Green
December
Lovers of authentic Bavarian food and drink should head WEST this Christmas. That’s because WEST Brewery, Bar & Restaurant, is inviting yuletide revellers to celebrate Weihnachten (Christmas in German) in the beautiful surroundings of the Templeton Building on Glasgow Green.
WEST’s Christmas menu features such mouth-watering starters as: home-cured Scottish gravid lax with dressed salad, horseradish and rye bread; seared Quothquan breast of pheasant with a puy lentil salad and red wine sauce and goulash soup with fresh organic bread.
Main courses include: Borders roast turkey and all the trimmings; braised Perthshire ox cheek and tail suet pudding with a wild mushroom sauce; fillet of salmon with awest coast crab, pine nut and parmesan crust served with lemon oil and ‘Jaeger Schnitzel’, a traditional schnitzel with a dark mushroom sauce. Desserts, meanwhile, include a delicious homemade Christmas pudding with warmed brandy sauce; traditional Christmas fruit trifle; baked apple strudel served with Vanilla ice-cream and a Lanark-made trio of ice cream with chocolate sauce and tuille biscuit.
westbeer.com
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