Slow Food and the BBC Good Food Shows continue partnership for 2009

October 2009

SLOW FOOD UK AND THE BBC GOOD FOOD SHOWS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP FOR 2009

BBC Haymarket Exhibitions and Slow Food UK are delighted to announce the continuation of their partnership enabling the key messages of the Slow Food Movement to be communicated to thousands of ardent food lovers via the BBC Good Food Shows during 2009.

The BBC Good Food Shows are the UK’s leading food and drink events, and take place in Birmingham, Glasgow and London attracting over 300,000 people. Over the past seven years, the Shows have made a commitment to promoting regional producers with the Producers’ Village, a dedicated exhibition space which now forms the largest part of each Show and acts as a showcase of the very best produce available.

Slow Food UK is part of the 80,000-strong Slow Food multicultural speciality movement, which promotes food that is good, clean and fair. In the UK this is achieved by spreading taste education, defending biodiversity, connecting producers with co-producers and encouraging young people to engage with the future of Slow Food.

Having taken part in the BBC Good Food Shows in 2008 we are looking forward to returning in 2009. The Show provided us with the perfect platform to raise awareness of our product while also supporting the wider Slow Food movement. Being part of the Slow Food Pavilion, located with other artisan producers of good, clean and fair produce, helped us to communicate these aspects of our approach to food production. Fiona Asson, Fish in a box

Building on the success of the partnership in 2008 the BBC Good Food Show and Slow Food Bursary are pleased to confirm there will again be a Slow Food pavilion at each show with subsidised stands for producers representing the best in good food. There will also be an extensive schedule of Slow Food Taste Workshops at each Show, drawing on the extensive expertise of the Slow Food’s movement’s members and taste education programmes.

“We are delighted to be attending the BBC Good Food Shows again to present a wide cross section of producers from across the UK. These small scale artisan producers are so important to good food in the UK and are fundamental to the Slow Food Movement. In addition our taste workshops will provide visitors with the opportunity to taste and enjoy and learn about the fantastic food that is being produced with care and flair by small producers all over the country. Through these workshops we can inspire visitors and help to safeguard our cultural heritage.” Alan Roe, Vice Chair of Slow Food UK Trust

Laura Biggs, Managing Director of BBC Haymarket Exhibitions comments We are very pleased to be working with Slow Food UK once again at the Good Food Shows. Their presence enables us to share the importance of protecting our food culture with thousands of food lovers across the UK, as well as providing a fantastic feature within the show.”

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SHOW OVERVIEW – BBC GOOD FOOD SHOW SCOTLAND, 30th October – 1st November 2009, SECC

Glasgow Home to roost… with a definite place on Scotland’s foodie calendar

The BBC Good Food Show Scotland celebrates Scotland’s unique food and drink heritage, and in this, the year of Scottish Homecoming, we’ll be making it more special than ever! The exquisite range and distinctive flavour of Scotland’s home produced food guarantees an unbeatable tasting and shopping experience for all our visitors along with the opportunity to taste, buy and stock up your cupboards just in time for a truly delicious Christmas.

We’ll be bringing you a line-up of top TV chefs including Scotland’s own Gordon Ramsay, plus James Martin and The Hairy Bikers cooking live in the 1000 seater, Supertheatre sponsored by Sainsbury’s.

In The Kitchen sponsored by Love Food Hate Waste, an essential stop on your tour of the show, cookery demonstrations will be given by top chefs including Tom Kitchin and Martin Wishart, with a special guest appearance by Tana Ramsay. These lively and entertaining demonstrations can’t fail to inspire.

The show will feature a series of workshops, tastings and the finest local produce with the ability to cater for more guests than ever, including:

• Tasting Theatre - Wine Tasting, Island Food and Baker’s Men. Or explore Scotland’s shore with Jacqueline O’Donnell and John Quigley who will investigate the vast array of seafood goodies available. 

• The Scotland Food & Drink Artisan Village – features some of the best artisan producers with products from smoked venison and duck to superb quality beef and lamb to gourmet pies, Scottish fruit-infused vodka and melt-in-the mouth shortbread. A special tasting area will be offering samples of these delicious Scottish products, giving visitors to the chance to taste the flavours of the regions.

• Drinks - The Fine Wine, Beer and Spirits Show, with the finest tipples from exhibitors from all over the world, guests

• The Asian Dining Experience – A mouth-watering visit to Asia without leaving Glasgow, as visitors are taken on a tour of the unique spices and flavours and from some of South East Asia’s finest dishes/ producers.

SHOW INFORMATION

BBC Good Food Show Scotland, 30 Oct–1 Nov, SECC Glasgow, 10am–6pm (5pm close on Sun)

bbcgoodfoodshow.com / 0844 579 3161

Advance ticket prices:

FAMILY SUNDAY – up to 2 children under 16 get FREE ENTRY per paying adult £1.50 booking fee per ticket (free child tickets exempt) All tickets include a Showguide worth £10 packed with recipes from the Show.

Various ticket packages are available. Full details of pricing and price packages are available here or by calling the team on 020 8267 8310.

If you would like to discuss promotions, competitions or ticket offers, please contact Maggie Mitchell or Ginny Braynsmith on the following numbers:

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The Good Food Show Glasgow is organised BBC Haymarket Exhibitions – a joint venture owned by BBC Magazines and Haymarket. There were 17,500 visitors to the Good Food Show Glasgow in October 2008.

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