Our First Ever Cooking Demo at the Farmer's Market
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We were so new we were borrowing signage from the Edinburgh convivium.
Christina McDiarmid gets 'hands on' during the Gambero Rosso Tasting.
Getting across the finer points of zesty white.
Christina of Berkmann Wine Cellars gets expansive.
In case you hadn't noticed, Christina was about 5 months pregnant. She is looking wistfully at a wine she is describing by nose & memory.
Not sure about the blur here, was the camera a little tispy perhaps?
The definition of a rose tinted evening.
Michael Bennett of Epulum & Slow Food Linlithgow, describes the wonder of a classic Cullen Skink.
Traditionally, kids sell home-made lemonade at the side of the road; Harry Knox & Slow Food do things differently!
Alan Wilson & his beer tasting was unsurprisingly popular.
Michael seasoning the Cullen Skink.
Three cooks in full flow.
Archie McDiarmid explains the concept of Fabada Caledonia.
Our convivium leader, Catriona Staddon of Hyndberry prepares our 'Make Your Own Crannachan'
Plum & Honey Cake... just as good as it looked!
Catherine says hello.
An & Christina, owner & manager respectively, from Epulum dish out the grub at this relaxed supper.
Catherine takes some questions from the floor.
The youngest guest gets to grip with her piece of cake.
Setting up the dining area
A once beutiful, still delicious, Bonnytoun Ham.
It's not a harvest feast without bunting!
Poppy Caddell works out what weighs more... her or the pumpkin?
Ben & Dick get the spit-roast lamb up and cooking.
Putting the finishing touches to the bouffet.
Cooking with babies, sot as hard as you'ld think.
Waiting for the lamb!
Checking out the menu
Some audiences are pig ignorant!
Ben & Michael set to work carving the lamb.
The salad bar & vegetarian station in full flow.
200 people fed & happy.
An unusually quiet dessert station
Pete explains the mission
The speech was good, but spit roast lamb is a great distraction.
A young man enjoying local apples.
A younger guest checking out the pigs.
Lara Cellini & her son Ivor enjoying the homemade ice-cream.
An evening inspection of the chickens.
