Food News – September 2011

September's food news resembles a set of Russian dolls, as a lot of this month's happenings fall under the purview of the Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight.

The Fortnight runs for 15 days. That's not a fortnight. It makes up for this flagrant falsehood by truly covering the length and breadth of the country. From EatBute, which we assume is a clever title and not a geophagic (Google it) challenge, to the Scottish Screen Archive's programme of food films in Falkirk, there is something for everyone across Scotland. Even the pedants.

Into this Russian doll-type situation falls Blasda, a series of events devoted to what the promotional material ominously refers to as the “growing strength” of local producers. Their italics, not ours.

And within Blasda is the Glasgow Harvest, four Saturday afternoons celebrating urban gardening in the four corners of the city. With site-specific art, workshops about worms and live music, Glasgow Harvest is a chance to meet new people, share some food and a few tips, and experience feelings of inadequacy around your home-baking.

And finally this month, something completely different yet equally Scottish. Whisky Live is this month's premier opportunity to swan around rooms filled with interesting food types while nodding along to whatever it is they're saying. Not to worry, as Whisky Live has a range of masterclasses to help you disguise your philistine tendencies and identify all the different kinds of peat you'll encounter, as well as the chance to try ALL the whiskys. Seriously, check their website, there's enough to (very responsibly) float a battleship.