BBC Good Food Show Scotland
PRESS RELEASE – Oct 2009 – For immediate release

THE SLOW LANE

Food lovers who prefer to live life in the slow lane are invited to sample the fayre on offer in the Slow Food Pavilion at the Good Food Show Scotland, taking place at the SECC Glasgow from 30 October – 1 November.

The Slow Food Pavilion will feature a range of products with a distinct eye for quality, heritage and Slow Food's core values of 'good, clean and fair.'

Some of the highlights at the Show include:

•,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

•,Produce from Duncan Lyon's farm on the Isle of Bute. According to Rebecca Reeves, Good Food Show director: “Slow Food isn’t about slow cooking or long, leisurely meals. 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.” Also taking place in the Slow Food Pavilion will be a series of Taste Workshops presented by Slow Food on all three days of the Show. The workshops will give a detailed and fascinating input into food production in Scotland.

Sessions include:

•,‘Drinking Time’ – learn about 15 year old malt whisky and 18th century beer

•,Ethical meats – learn how products such as local rose veal and culled venison can offer positive answers to ethical dilemnas

•,Bakers Men – see how a craft baker and hand-crafted meat pies offer a slower perspective on our daily bread.

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.