Flavour Fortnight 2011 (3-18th Sep)


12 July 2011

Flavour Fortnight, a region wide celebration of local food and drink in
Dumfries & Galloway, has been confirmed for 3-18th September 2011. More than
80 events will be organised and hosted by businesses across south west
Scotland, from Langholm in the east to Portpatrick in the west.

Flavour Fortnight is led by Savour the Flavours of Dumfries & Galloway and
is funded by LEADER and Dumfries & Galloway Council. Each of the 80+ events
included within the Flavour Fortnight programme are organised by people
working within Dumfries & Galloway's food and drink industry, and they have
been designed to encourage people to engage with and enjoy the quality
produce available in the region.

Among the events confirmed so far are:

The Art of Fungi - a wild food forage around an art gallery
My Big Fat Greek Mezze - delicious Greek cuisine made with locally produced
food
Motorcycle Menu - a multi location local food menu designed for touring
bikers
Dexter in a Day - an intensive beef butchery course
Food & Words: A Shared Intimacy - a literary celebration of food in a
traditional bookshop
Lochinch Castle Food Festival - bringing together a feast of local food and
drink producers
Meet the Highlanders - conservation grazing on National Trust for Scotland
land
Jam & Jazz - great music and delicious preserves

Plus there will be lots of open days, local menus, demonstrations, tastings,
talks, forages, workshops, new products and much, much more taking place
throughout the 16-day event.

Liz Ramsay of Savour the Flavours says the 2011 event programme will help to
position Flavour Fortnight as one of the most important food events in the
UK.
"Flavour Fortnight began last year with very modest ambitions but we were
overwhelmed by the support from the industry, keen to showcase the quality
food and drink available in Dumfries & Galloway."

“We've just started pulling together the final programme of events and
it's looking as though there will be twice as many events as last year which
is fantastic. I'm particularly excited to see that so much creativity and
innovation has gone into developing Flavour Fortnight events, it really does
demonstrate the passion of our industry, and we're looking forward to
revealing the final event line up later this month."

The Flavour Fortnight programme of events will be launched on 29th July, and
updates can be found on www.flavourfortnight.co.uk and on the Flavour
Fortnight facebook page.

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