Each June, Thainstone Centre, near Inverurie 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. This 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.

We also run the www.findextrawork.co.uk website where there is information about earning more money from a range of part time and full time jobs which can be done at home or out and about. Visit for more information.

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.

Details of the 2011 Taste of Grampian Festival will be added soon.

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.

More Aberdeenshire Events.

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