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Thainstone Taste Of Grampian Food Show
Taste of Grampian food festival takes place each June at the Thainstone Centre, near Inverurie and celebrates and highlights the culinary delights of the North
East of Scotland and Grampian. Visitors can get a taste of the many different dishes, food and drink available throughout Aberdeenshire.
Local suppliers are at the Taste of Grampian food festival and the whole family can try samples from over 100
different local producers. This includes shortbread, salmon, beef, ice-cream, fudge and whisky.
Entertainment At The Taste Of Grampian Food Festival
Children and adults can all enjoy this day out with many different activities, shows and displays throughout the
day. Taste of Grampian includes:
- Live Music
- Children's activities
- Cookery demonstrations from celebrity chefs
- Arts and crafts
- Cookery competitions
- Schools cookery competitions final for primary and secondary schools in Grampian
- Demonstration by the winners of the Grampian Chef of the Year and Grampian Young Chef of the Year
- Wine and Whisky Tasting
- Craft Fair
- Press & Journal Motor Show
- Face painting
- Magician
- Mini farmyard
- Food Companies Displays
- Press & Journal Motor Show
- Children’s fun rides
- Craft Marquee
- Pipe band
- Scottish Women's Rural Institute competition final
- Cookery Dual between TV Chefs
- Outdoor events such as BBQ demonstrations
- Traditional Scottish music.
Taste of Grampian Recipe Book
Many of the recipes exhibited at The Taste of Grampian are included in the book Taste Of Grampian Savour The Experience Recipe Book which is available to but from The Press and Journal shop on Union Street, Aberdeen for £3.95.
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Taste of Grampian 2011
The Taste of Grampian 2011 food festival will take place on 4 June. Celebrity chefs for the Taste of Grampian 2011 food festival will include Jean-Christophe Novelli and Simon Rimmer.
Details of the 2012 Taste of Grampian Festival will be added soon.
2010 Taste of Grampian
The Taste of Grampian 2010 will take place on 5 June. The Taste of Grampian 2010 celebrity chefs include James Tanner and Silvena Rowe.
2009 Taste of Grampian
The 2009 Taste of Grampian festival took place over the weekend of the 6 and 7 June 09. Television and celebrity chefs in attendance included Jean Christophe Novelli and Phil Vickery
2008 Taste of Grampian Food Festival
The 2008 Taste of Grampian Food Festival will be held on Saturday 7 June. Celebrity chefs include Simon Rimmer, Alan Coxon and Tony Tobin
The 2008 Taste of Grampian Food Festival is sponsored by McLeish Brothers, the New York style deli and convenience chain with shops in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverurie, Glenrothes,
Edinburgh and Broughty Ferry.
Celebrities At The Taste Of Grampian Food Festival
Celebrities at the Taste of Grampian Food Festival in 2007 which will be held on 2 June will be:
- TV Chef Nick Nairn
- Paul Rankin
2007 Taste of Grampian Food Festival
The 2007 Taste of Grampian Food Festival will be held on Saturday 2 June.
The sponsors of the 2007 Taste of Grampian Food Festival are Tesco and McLeish Brothers delicatessen of Inverurie.
The day's events will be compered by Food Archaeologist, Head Chef and Restaurateur Alan Coxon.
Visit the official Taste of Grampian Food Festival website at www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk for more information, photographs, directions and more details.
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2006 Taste of Grampian Festival
Television chefs who were at the 2006 event included:
- Kevin Woodford (The Presenter from Planet Cook)
- Phil Vickery (from Ready Steady Cook)
- The Two Fat Laddies
The day's events were compered by Food Archaeologist, Head Chef and Restaurateur Alan Coxon. Alan was a former
executive chef at Baxters in Fochabers so understands the importance of fresh locally produced healthy food in Grampian.
The 2006 Taste of Grampian one day food and drink festival was held on Saturday 10th June 2006 at the Thainstone Centre.
Admission to the event was free.
Parking was charged at £3.
The 2006 Taste Of Grampian Food And Drink Show Festival was sponsored by EatScotland, the official eating and drinking
guide to VisitScotland. Read more at their website at eatscotland.visitscotland.com
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