The Slow Lane
THE SLOW LANE October 2009
Encouraging us to take some time to appreciate the place and value of food in our lives, the producers featuring in the Slow Food Pavilion at the Good Food Show Scotland are great examples of properly made food. Taking place at the SECC Glasgow from 30 October – 1 November, the Slow Food Pavilion will feature a distinct eye for quality, heritage and Slow Food's core values of 'good, clean and fair.' The ethos behind it is taste, environmental sustainability and fair remuneration to all involved.
• Producers and products on show include Duncan Lyon's farm on the Isle of Bute, and his rosie veal which comes from four-month old male calves.
• On a small, family-run organic farm in the Scottish Borders, Chris and Denise Walton of Peelham Farm Produce, put sustainability and integrity at the heart of the way they raise their pigs, sheep and cows.
• Acanthus Hand Raised Pies and Different Breid are two small Glasgow bakers who are out to prove just what we've lost in our world of mass-produced convenience food.
• Traditionally made, rich, dark Scottish ales made in a tiny brewery at Traquair House near Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders, are also on show, fermented in the original oak vessels.
• Based near Fort William, Great Glen Game make a range of smoked and cured products including venison chorizo, salami and pepperoni.
• Also in the Slow Food Pavilion you'll be able to sample Grana Padano cheese and Balvenie single malt whisky, both made by larger companies supporting the work of Slow Food in the UK.
According to Show Director, Rebecca Reeves: “Slow Food isn’t about slow cooking or long, leisurely meals. Concerned about how our ‘fast’ food culture affects our food, health and environment, Slow Food seeks to remind us of the importance of small, artisan producers, food with connections to local places and people, and food made not for convenience, but for enjoyment.”
Producers in the Slow Food Pavilion will also showcase their food - and, just as importantly, the story behind it - at a series of Taste Workshops presented by Slow Food on all three days of the Good Food Show.
Book in to these amazing workshops in the Tasting Theatre at the BBC Good Food Show and find out why, from a food perspective, pigs are arguably the most versatile and inspiring of our common farm animals. Or take time, the right amount of time, is often the difference between great food and drink and what’s average, bland and uninspiring. Learn a bit more about time in the company of 15-year-old malt whisky and eighteenth-century beer in ‘Drinking Time’.
Food that comes from an island has a very distinctive geographical and cultural identity. Scotland has lots of islands, and consequently lots of small-scale but unique products. The Isle of Bute is one with a growing identity for its food; learn more in ‘Island Food’. ‘Ethical Meats’ show us how products such as local rose veal and culled venison seem challenging but in fact offer positive answers to ethical dilemmas - as well as great eating. In ‘Bakers Men’ a craft baker and specialist in hand-crafted meat pies offer a slower perspective on our daily bread.
In ‘Food with a View’, find out how local producers work with their natural environment to create an excellent edible product.
To investigate more don’t forget to get your tickets for the Taste Workshops and the BBC Good Food Show Scotland, SECC, Glasgow from Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November. Visit bbcgoodfoodshow.com for more information and to book your tickets or telephone the ticket hotline 0844 579 3161.
Taste Workshops:
| Friday 30 October | Saturday 31 October | Sunday 1 November |
| 10.45 Prodigious Pigs | 10.45 Bakers’ Men | 10.45 Island Food |
| 11.55 The Slow Lane | 11.55 The Slow Lane | 11.55 The Slow Lane |
| 14.15 Drinking Time | 14.15 Ethical Meats | 14.15 Food with a View |
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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:
| Adult | £15.00 |
| Over 65s Standard Advance | £13.00 |
| Child aged under 5 | FREE |
| Child aged 5-16 (Friday) | £13.00 |
| Child aged 5-16 (Saturday) | £10.00 |
| Child aged 5-16 (Family Sunday) | FREE |
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.
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