Food & Drink

Nominations are being sought for Edinburgh's fair trade champions as the city gears up for Fairtrade Fortnight 2010.

The Fairtrade Fortnight is designed to raise awareness of the Fairtrade Movement. It takes place at venues and shops across Edinburgh and throughout the UK. The theme of the 2010 Fairtrade Fortnight is "The Big Swap", encouraging people to use a Fairtrade alternative to their normal product where possible.

There are a few customs surrounding drinking in pubs that visitors to Edinburgh - particularly those from North America - take a bit of time adjusting to. A "server" doesn't bring your drinks to the table, rather you have to go to the bar and order.

Live cookery demos of favourite seasonal dishes every hour on the hour from Scotland’s Michelin star and top chefs such as Jeff Bland of The Balmoral and Tony Borthwick of The Plumed Horse.

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A Taste of Spain is a free celebration of Spanish lifestyle, culture and food on The Mound, from 4pm to 8pm on Friday 17 July and from midday to 8pm on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July.

Scottish folk-singer and songwriter Robin Laing reflects on the relationship between the people of Islay and whisky in this launch of Whisky Legends of Islay.

If you asked anyone in Scotland to tell you what the national soft drink is, the chances are they'd say Irn-bru. The sweet, sticky, orange fizz, made by A.G. Barr of Glasgow for more than a century, has for years held off stiff competition in the lucrative soft drinks market from multi-national rivals Pepsi and Coca Cola.

Macsween of Edinburgh, renowned for its vegetarian haggis, has won two awards in the 2009 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.

Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham has re-affirmed the Scottish Government's stand against Genetically Modified food in an address to the fifth international conference on GM-free regions in Europe.

As of 2009, the U.N. has declared 8 June as officially World Oceans Day across the globe each year. This year's theme is "one ocean, one climate, one future."

Food and drink festival Taste of Edinburgh returns with new ingredients and a new home in Inverleith Park.

This is the recipe for the alcoholic oatmeal drink known as Athole Brose, used by The King's Own Scottish Borderers (The City of Edinburgh Regiment). The Regiment, the twenty fifth of foot, was founded in 1689 and raised by beat of drum in the space of two hours for the defence of Edinburgh.

This section will cover Edinburgh food, drink, restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Die-hard carnivores will tell you that the traditional haggis without meat is not haggis. But for those who wish no harm on the famously shy, wee beastie then here's a vegetarian adaptation for your table.

Food businesses across Edinburgh are being urged to be on their guard following a report of an attempted sale of potentially illegal shellfish.

The City of Edinburgh has more pubs and more liquor licences than any other council area in Scotland according to new government statistics.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival pitches camp in Charlotte Square Gardens this year between 9th and 25th August, hosting a staggering 800 authors from around the world. The quality and range of authors always draws wide interest, and this year is no exception. Following the launch of ticket sales last month, heavy traffic made the web site inaccessible for a while and a good number of events have already sold out.

Over 150,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day annual trade show and fair for farmers and the public.

Join 140 local food and drink exhibitors for a gastronomic fest in The Meadows.