][1]Assuming that Edinburgh has not blown away by the weekend then, on Saturday, there are a couple of funky food events that may tickle your appetite.
Saturday is Slow Food’s Terra Madre Day and a couple of the capital’s 5pm members are hosting special events to celebrate. The terra madre/mother earth thing always sends my over-sensitive hippy BS detector into overdrive but that’s cause I’m feeling grouchy. The events themselves look fun.
At Centotre, the Continis are manning tasting stalls outside their George Street premises from 2-4pm on Saturday afternoon.
Carina and Victor Contini will be showcasing the origins of the food they use in their restaurants and telling the tales behind each ingredient.
As well as showcasing fresh pasta made using Shipton Mills organic flower and free range eggs from Phantassie Foods in East Lothian, the Continis will be enthusing about the three different types of mozzarella which arrive weekly from their Italian farmers and the extra virgin olive oils which are produced for them in Tuscany.
Meanwhile, over at Cafe St Honore, Scottish Chef of the Year Neil Forbes will be demonstrating how to prepare roe deer, large organic chickens, Christmas trimmings and Christmas pudding. Naturally, the masterclass is called Roe Ho-Ho.
Coffee and shortbread will be served on arrival at 11am; there will be tasters during each demo, then a two-course lunch featuring roe deer with glass of wine. Tickets are priced at £25.
Joining Neil will be Sascha Grierson of Hugh Grierson Organic Farm in Perthshire. Sascha will share her wisdom on poultry matters, while roe deer expert Morris Scott will be talking about Bambi venison.