Scottish Taste Buddies  Food and drink can be merely consumables necessary to sustain the holidaymaker or can be carefully chosen to be savoured and remembered as part of the whole enjoyable Scottish holiday experience. Scottishfoodguide.com is dedicated to the latter and happy to be associated with other enterprises, initiatives or ideas of like mind. To this end we have created Scottish Taste Buddies as a showcase for kindred spirits.

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Enquiries		Catering in Scotland				Comments
		45 Queen Street Edinburgh,  EH2 3NH Tel: 0131 220 3852				An excellent trade publication for Scottish catering, tourism and hospitality markets, the magazine is ideally placed to keep abreast of the latest news and views. Teamed up with chartered accountants, nutrition specialists, property consultants and, on occasion, MSPs, it brings you the best advice and opinion available. In an effort to recognise and reward the high degrees of creativity, excellence and innovation in Scotland 's catering, hospitality and tourism industries, CIS asks YOU annually for entries and nominations for the CIS Excellence Awards. Aimed at recognising and rewarding the highest standards in the Scottish catering, hospitality and tourism industries, the CIS Awards showcase and celebrate the best that Scotland has to offer every May. Look out for entry forms each new year and consider your nominations in good time. Open to all types of established and emerging businesses and talent, from chefs and contract caterers to hotels and restaurants. and tourism organisations, there is a category to suit you or your company.

Enquiries		Gardening Scotland				Comments
		The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston Edinburgh,   Tel: 0131 333 0965				This year’s Gardening Scotland (May 31st - Jun 2nd 2013) Scottish Food Guide will return to its exclusive Pavilion in the Highland Hall at Ingliston. Wendy passionately supports local producers and will be on the Stand to welcome you along with SFG Members and their produce to taste and buy. Wendy will be signing copies of her latest book 'Food Miles From Home' and cooking up recipes with the Stand produce in the theatre too.

Enquiries		Soil Association Scotland				Comments
		Tower Mains 18 Liberton Brae Edinburgh,   EH16 6AE Tel: 0131 666 2474				Soil Association Scotland campaigns for locally produced, GM-free, organic food to be available and affordable throughout Scotland. They provide an organic food and farming information service for members, schools and the general public.

Enquiries		Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight				Comments
		Number 3, The Royal Highland Centre Ingliston Edinburgh,  EH28 8NB Tel: 0131 3350940				Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight is an annual September celebration of Scottish produce that has been backed by some of the country’s leading culinary names. Now run by Scotland Food & Drink, individuals and organisations support the event along with significant Government backing. Food columnist and cookery expert Lady Claire Macdonald is Patron and Wendy Barrie a supporter for the two week long event.

Enquiries		FOOD MILES FROM HOME by WENDY BARRIE				Comments
		Edinburgh,   Tel:				In her latest book “Food Miles from Home” Wendy Barrie travels to some of her favourite places, eating seasonally and above all seeking local speciality producers: Linderod Pig and herring in Skåne; Paste di Meliga in Italy; crabs in San Francisco; Shetland lamb and highland beef in Scotland. There are entertaining stories and recipes to give a taste of the regions visited with local alternatives to recreate the dishes. If, like Wendy, Scotland is home, at least some of the time, then look no further than Scotland’s specialty producers - lardons from pedigree pigs, finest mature highland cheeses in place of Parmesan, and our blues for Roquefort! Wendy says “Remember, we are what we eat, so we should know what we are eating! Think about it, savour and enjoy.” Wendy’s book is available through her websites price £15 inclusive of p&p in UK & Sweden and from selected farm shops. For further information and orders please press contact button on website. Also available at Craigie's Farm Shop, Hopetoun Farm Shop, Mr Mailk's Newsagent on Queensferry Road, Tain Pottery and Benromach Distillery Shop.

Enquiries		Royal Highland Show				Comments
		Royal Highland Centre Ingliston Edinburgh Edinburgh,  EH28 8NF Tel: 0131 335 6200				The 'Highland' is the pinnacle of the Scottish showing year, but its appeal stretches well beyond Scotland’s borders to make it not only one of the UK’s premier agricultural shows but also a great day out for all the family, featuring many other activities including food, crafts & flowers. One of the most popular locations at the show - and the one with the greatest footfall - is the Food and Drink at the Royal Highland indoor exhibition. This year there are more exhibitors than ever to tempt you. Visit the Food and Drink Cookery Theatre to see Scotland's cooks and chefs in action with our wonderful produce. A full timetable of Shows daily with lots to taste in the complimentary 100 seat theatre, See you there! June 20th - 23rd 2013. www.royalhighlandshow.org

Enquiries		Scottish Cheese Trail Cheeseboard				Comments
		Edinburgh,   Tel:				This attractive cheese tile is one of a limited edition commissioned by Wendy Barrie to celebrate the craft of the artisan cheesemaker and to support small rural enterprises in Scotland. Ideal for that wedge of handmade cheese and an excellent reminder of where to look for that charming place to eat and stay. A perfect gift for the foodie friend. £10 incl p&p (UK or Sweden). Available through this website.

Enquiries		St George's School				Comments
		Garscube Tce Edinburgh,  EH12 6BG Tel: 0131 311 8000				Scottish Food Guide supports excellent examples of school lunches! St George’s is such a place with a great tradition of serving freshly cooked lunches and works with students to create appealing meals for the girls to enjoy. Sitting down to eat a proper meal is an important part of social skills as well as nutrition. They are proud and delighted to hold the healthy living award for all their meals and are committed to offering ample fruit and vegetables whilst reducing excesses of sugar, salt, fat, additives and preservatives. They support taste education and have a healthy approach to food throughout the school, underpinned by government nutritional standards, with taster tables for new dishes. St George’s maintains strong links with the Food Studies department and kitchen visits are arranged for year groups and hospitality students can experience the real deal! They are committed to using local produce and suppliers and to reducing waste wherever possible.

Enquiries		Eider Cottage				Comments
		Aberdour,   Tel:				Experience Wendy's unique little coastal cottage with panoramic views. Architect designed and beautifully kitted out. Ideal base to explore the fine foods of Fife with excellent train links to Edinburgh. Sleeps 2. Click for further information.

Enquiries		Pots Pans and Pixels				Comments
		Contact via website Edinburgh,   Tel:				Great things sometimes come in small packages and Wendy Barrie’s inaugural light-hearted first cookbook will strain neither purse nor coffee table. Nor will it endanger the rain forests. What this practical little book will do, well above its shipping weight, is amuse and inform. ‘Pots, Pans and Pixels’ is a cheery kitchen companion, a soufflé of favourite recipes served with a sprinkling of tales from the files of a working ‘foodie.’ Wendy’s creative input teamed with talented Scots photographer Alan Donaldson’s full colour food shots will appeal to all who like to see the ‘one made earlier’ before trying out new recipes. Others may be surprised at how interesting the life of a ‘scone maker’ can be! Cover price £10 inclusive of p&p in UK or Sweden available via this website. Only a few copies left.

Enquiries		Healthy Living Award				Comments
		NHS Health Scotland 5th Floor Meridian Court 5 Cadogan Street Glasgow,  G2 6QE Tel: 0141 414 2880				The healthyliving award is the sign of healthier food when eating out in Scotland, whether that be in your workplace canteen, local sandwich shop, café or restaurant. This exciting award rewards good practice and highlights businesses that are making it easer for their customers to eat healthily when eating out. Please note new address from April 2013

Enquiries		Slow Food				Comments
		International,   Tel:				‘Cometh the hour cometh the man’ could well be said of Carlo Petrini who started the Slow Food movement in the ‘80s as a rallying call to all food loving Italians who were concerned at the relentless march of the ‘fast food’ culture. Not only did he articulate the misgivings of his own countrymen but encouraged like minded people around the world to come together in local convivia. Sometime in the ’90s I was invited by a friend to a charity dinner to mark Slow’s arrival in Scotland. Since then, hundreds of youngsters have attended my Slow Food workshops to learn about the food we eat. In many places chefs have linked with a local school, to encourage taste education for youngsters. I am now a member of Slow Food Scania. Slow Food is a movement supporting biodiversity and small producers world wide. It values ecological production of high quality food with primary producers receiving just rewards for their dedication and hard labour. Many will use skills passed down through generations and may be safeguarding rare breeds or old varieties, above or below ground. The core values of the movement are Good, Clean and Fair.

Enquiries		Restaurant Tranan				Comments
		Kallgatan 12 Sibbhult Skane Sweden International,  280 63 Tel: 0046 44 489 20				Our first international Taste Buddy ! Restaurant Tranan is the highly regarded Chef Training Restaurant in Skane, South Sweden, run on Slow Food principles by husband and wife team Paul and Kerstin Seugling. We were invited to a Slow Food event here at Easter where there were many and varied themes from school meal discussions to GMO debates, all of course punctuated with delicious meals! This is a world famous Chef School and Scottish Food Guide was delighted to be asked to find a chef placement for them and this autumn there will be a chef from Tranan on work experience in a fine highland hotel. More later.

Enquiries		Love Food Hate Waste				Comments
		Wallace House 17-21 Maxwell Place Stirling,  FK8 1JU Tel: 01786 468248				A very useful website for all you food lovers who hate waste with great tips on saving our environment and our pennies. I am delighted to have been invited to contribute over 200 of the recipes on this website so enjoy and help create our healthier, cleaner Scotland. If you have an I Phone you can download a brilliant free Love Food Hate Waste net apps with my recipes to have fun with.

Enquiries		The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland				Comments
		19 Torphichen Street Edinburgh,  EH3 8HX Tel: 0131 229 2968				Promoting the advancement of health, hygiene and safety in Scotland. Based in Edinburgh REHIS is an independent self-financing Scottish registered charity promoting education and professional practice in environmental health. REHIS acts as the awarding body for a number of qualifications in Food Safety, Food and Health and Occupational Health and Safety, details of which are available from their office. Please note their new contact details as they have just flitted to new premises.

Enquiries		Edinburgh Life Magazine				Comments
		Edinburgh,   Tel: 07850 938407				Edinburgh Life, the magazine for everyone interested in Edinburgh and the Lothians. This colourful bi-monthly is filled with interesting articles on life, people, places, culture, food and all that makes the region so unique. Look out for it in your local shops and newsagents. Some issues have had Wendy's Mini Runabout to a foodie place near you! Here I am outside Prestonfield.

Enquiries		Zero Waste Scotland				Comments
		Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way Stirling,  FK8 1QZ Tel: 01786 433 930				Zero Waste Scotland is working with businesses, local authorities and households across Scotland to reduce the quantity of food that is wasted each year. The Scottish hospitality sector alone is estimated to dispose of 53,500 tonnes of food annually, and households could save £35 a month by reducing food waste. Please visit the website with a click or drop a line to see how they can help you and your business reduce food waste and save money. Please note new address.

Enquiries		Kitchen Canny				Comments
		Edinburgh,   Tel: 0131 555 4010				SFG supports Kitchen Canny – a practical kit to tackle food waste in the home. The pilot project worked with community groups in Scotland who helped to distribute over 3,000 Kitchen Canny kits. Success of the first phase has now led to the launch of a new and improved kit (UK wide). The Kitchen Canny kit has been praised as “an eye-opener”, prompting statements such as “I now realise I do waste food when I thought I didn’t” and “the amount we were wasting was ridiculous. We are now saving £30 per week!” Under the umbrella of Changeworks, an environmental charity based in Edinburgh, Kitchen Canny is the first product as part of an ongoing food waste prevention project. Independent analysis of the pilot has shown an average reduction of 37% in edible food waste in participating households. This works out at a saving of approximately £160 per year per household. For further information on how to obtain your kit please click on link to their website.

Enquiries		Bo Dahlgren, Consultant in Animal Husbandry, Eco Farming & Biodiversity				Comments
		International,   Tel:				Bosse Dahlgren has always been passionate about nature and is a leading expert in old breeds, farming heritage and animal welfare. He is particularly interested in how this knowledge can be used in sustainable food production and is on the Board of various Rare Breed Gene Banks.