][1]Three of Glasgow’s top restaurants, Café Gandolfi, Cail Bruich and Two Fat Ladies have joined the star-studded line-up for Taste of Edinburgh food festival.
It is the first time in the event’s five year history that restaurateurs from Glasgow have demonstrated their skills at Taste of Edinburgh.
Over 25,000 people are expected to visit the festival which is taking place in The Meadows over the weekend Fri 1 to Sun 3 July.
The West Coast culinary favourites join a stellar line up of restaurants which represents some of the very best of Scottish culinary talent including: Chez Roux, Cucina at Hotel Missoni, First Coast, Mark Greenaway at Hawke & Hunter (who, incidentally, just scored a corking review from Joanna Blythman of the Sunday Herald), Ondine, the Plumed Horse, Tigerlily, Vincaffé and Wedgwood.
Foodie fans will have the chance to enjoy cooking demonstrations at the Taste Theatre and sample the best food and drink from over 100 Scottish and UK artisan producers. Visitors can also brush up on their own culinary skills with hands-on AEG Perfekt Cooking Classes with Cook School by Martin Wishart, and sessions at the Waitrose Cookery School.
Ryan James, proprietor of the Two Fat Ladies restaurants and Glasgow Restaurant Association chairman said, ‘We are really excited to be on board with Taste of Edinburgh this year. The Glasgow restaurant scene is doing incredibly well and we have a lot to offer.
‘Taste will be a great opportunity to showcase this in Edinburgh, bring some of the garrulous Glasgow charm to the event and also share ideas and knowledge with some of the other successful Scottish chefs taking part.
‘We are already talking to our suppliers to make sure we have the very best, fresh, local produce to cook with over the weekend and fingers crossed for lovely summer weather. Nothing tastes better than freshly caught seafood and a glass of champagne in the sunshine.’