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Come and celebrate the best of Scottish food and drink in St Andrews St Andrews Partnership, in collaboration with Food from Fife, is delighted to bring you the programme for the 2013 St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. There will be four weeks of exciting food and drink events in and around the town in the build up to St Andrew’s Day. The festival celebrates Scotland and Fife’s wonderful produce and natural larder, and showcases some of the best places to eat, drink, stay, shop and relax in St Andrews. In this guide you will find listings for events taking place throughout the festival. More events are being added every day so please make sure that you have a look at our website when you are planning your trip to the town!

Join us for St Andrew’s Day in St Andrews. As well as all of the tasty food events on St Andrew’s Day, there are of exciting events in the town centre to coincide with the switch-on of the festive season lights. These events are open and free to all. Come and watch our ice sculptors creating amazing sculptures live from 11am till 3pm at Holy Trinity Church. There will be children’s rides and activities in Market Street throughout the afternoon with delicious on-street refreshments available in the late afternoon.

The lights switch on will be at the east end of Market Street, by the fountain. The festivities will start at 4pm with the Star Radio stage and at 5.30pm the Provost of Fife, Jim Leishman, will pull the switch to illuminate the town. The fantastic Madras College Pipe band will lead a parade round the town centre – ending in St Salvator’s Quad where the fun will continue with a free outdoor ceilidh. The listings were correct at the time of going to print. However details and timings can change so please check final details with the venue in advance.

How to Get to St Andrews By car From Edinburgh to St Andrews Leave the city via the A90 (follow signs for the Forth Road Bridge). Continue north over the bridge on the A90 (which becomes the M90) until junction 8 then take the A91 eastwards, following signs to St Andrews. Journey time is approximately 65-70 minutes. From Glasgow to St Andrews Leave the city via the M8 towards Edinburgh. Exit at junction 2, joining the M9, then the A8000, then the A90, all the while following signs for the Forth Road Bridge. Continue north over the bridge on the A90 (which becomes the M90) until junction 8 then take the A91 eastwards, following signs to St Andrews. Journey time is approximately 90-100 minutes.

By bus From Dundee and the north to St Andrews Leave Dundee city centre via the Tay Road Bridge (A92), Continue for two miles, then at a roundabout take the A914, then the A919 (passing Leuchars Rail Station), then the A91, all the while following signs for St Andrews. Journey time is approximately 20 minutes.

By rail St Andrews is served by Leuchars Rail Station, which is on the East Coast main line linking London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The station is just ten minutes by road from St Andrews. Public bus services to St Andrews meet all train arrivals and there are always taxis waiting just outside the railway station. Visit National Rail enquiries for timetables and on-line booking or try Traveline Scotland for a comprehensive journey planning service.

The modern bus station in St Andrews is very well served by frequent and comfortable express coaches running from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, and also by an extensive local public bus network which operates throughout St Andrews and the wider Fife area. Visit Traveline Scotland for timetables and a comprehensive public transport journey planning service.

By air International and most domestic air passengers will normally arrive at Edinburgh Airport (80 minutes by road) or Glasgow Airport (120 minutes by road). Some domestic air routes serve Dundee Airport (20 minutes by road). St Andrews taxi companies run airport shuttle services.

November 2 Special Fife Farmers’ Market 9am – 2pm FREE Argyle St Car Park, St Andrews, KY16 9BX Extended hours, pop up restaurant, five star cookery demonstration. A feast of food with the best local produce on show. Hot freshly prepared food including, soup, hog roast, venison haggis, BBQ buffalo, chocolate crepes. There will also be a cookery demonstration with Martin Hollis, executive chef at the nearby five star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa.

Christmas in November 10am – 5pm FREE St Andrews, KY16 8PN Magical market and festive event at Fairmont St Andrews. Avoid the high-street frenzy in the run up to Christmas and join us for this weekend winter wonderland. Buy your presents at the festive market, visit Santa Claus with the children, sample fine Scottish produce at our food & drink tastings, prepare for Christmas lunch with our cooking demos, relax with a Christmas movie or enjoy the singing and dancing entertainment with mulled wine and other festive treats! Christmas Market and food tastings/choir performances will be from 10.00am – 5.00pm. Master classes are at 6.30pm.

From Oven to Table: Contemporary Pottery made in Fife 10.30am – 4pm FREE Kinburn House, Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, KY16 9DP. St Andrews Museum during St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Be inspired by the diversity of domestic ware made by contemporary potteries in Fife. The exhibition covers a variety of approaches to the craft from as far west as Culross, all the way to St Andrews in the east. And with everything for sale, why not come along and find some unique presents for Christmas! The display includes items from Susan McGill Designs, St Andrews Pottery, Wemyss Ware, Butter Wynd Pottery, and Culross Pottery and Gallery. The museum is home to the ‘Café in the Park’ selling homemade food during museum opening hours. The exhibition will run throughout the festival.

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings

Local produce at Drouthy Neebors Café Bar

11am – 3pm FREE VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU

12noon – 8pm 209 South Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9EF

Meet some local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

Traditional Ceilidh – The Hoolie 10pm –1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB Ceilidh Band and dancing during the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. Join us at Forgan’s every Saturday from 10pm for some traditional Ceilidh dancing. With Ceilidh bands such as: Dancing Feet, Cosmic Ceilidh, Callanish and Scare the Crows.

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Special menu for the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. 3 Courses £16 per person Friday, Saturday, Sunday each week of the festival. Telephone booking advisable on 01334 479952, menu available at www.drouthyneebors.com

Recollections of medieval pilgrimage 9am – 2pm FREE Forth Pilgrim “statio” at Fife Farmers’ Market, Argyle St Car Park, St Andrews KY16 9BX St Andrews Food and Drink Festival is bringing a touch of history to its November activities through recollections of medieval pilgrimages which brought thousands of people to the area. Forth Pilgrim Ltd ‘Pilgrim Statio’ performances will be taking place at a number of locations with a “fun and friendly” information centre. Roger and Eileen Pickering, along with other members of the Forth Pilgrim team, will be providing free, light hearted, educational costumed interaction with visitors of all ages.

A Feast of Books! During library opening hours FREE St Andrews Public Library, Church Square, St Andrews, KY16 9NN Cookery and food related book displays at St Andrews library – Church Square. Fed up cooking the same old things? Need some inspiration? Enjoy displays of cookery and food related books guaranteed to tickle your taste buds and get you cooking some old favourites or trying something new. Books can be borrowed free of charge.

Champagne Masterclass 6.30pm FREE Fairmont St Andrews, KY16 8PN Special event at Fairmont St Andrews Taste four fabulous champagnes and learn about the bubbles, with sumptuous canapés. £29.95 per person. Contact our reservations team to book. Tel 01334 837000.

November 3 Christmas in November 10.00am – 5.00pm FREE Fairmont St Andrews, KY16 8PN Magical market and festive event at Fairmont St Andrews. Avoid the high-street frenzy in the run up to Christmas and join us for this weekend winter wonderland. Buy your presents at the festive market, visit Santa Claus with the children, sample fine Scottish produce at our food & drink tastings, prepare for Christmas lunch with our cooking demos, relax with a Christmas movie or enjoy the singing and dancing entertainment with mulled wine and other festive treats! Christmas Market and food tastings/choir performances will be from 10.00am – 5.00pm. Master classes are at 6.30pm.

Local produce at Drouthy Neebors Café Bar

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Whisky Master Class 6.30pm – 7.30pm Fairmont St Andrews, KY16 8PN Warm up this winter & learn about the Scottish ‘water of life’ with a selection of whiskies and nibbles in the Rock & Spindle Bar. £24.95 per person. Contact our reservations team to book. Tel 01334 837000

The Ale Wife at Christmas in November

12noon – 8pm 209 South Street, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9EF

11.30am FREE Fairmont St Andrews, KY16 8PN

A 17th century Ale Wife encourages visitors to interact during a costumed role play highlighting the preparations for festive celebrations. Whilst being introduced to the making of ale and celebratory foods will you earn the title “King of the Bean?”

November 4 Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Eden Brewery at the Central Bar Normal opening hours Central Bar, 77 Market St, St Andrews, KY16 9NU The Central Bar will be supporting local brewing by running an ‘Eden Brewery Beer Festival’. They will be featuring four Eden Brews through the period, and activity will include met the brewer sessions, beer flights in sample sizes, and free tickets for brewery tours.

November 5

November 6

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

St Andrews Wine Company

12noon –9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB

7pm – 8pm FREE 16 Bell St, St Andrews, KY16 9UX

Special menu for the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Free tastings for the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. Australia is all about Chardonnay and Shiraz isn’t it? Well think again as we discover some of the other grapes that grow in Australia including delicate whites and soft, fruity reds. Open until 10pm on St Andrew’s Day.

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon –9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Tastings for a Tenner - Winter Warmer Whiskies with Luvians 7pm – 9pm Luvians Ice Cream Parlour, 84 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PA A fantastic opportunity to learn from experts. As the name suggests, tickets for this event are just £10, which includes all the whisky on the evening as well as some well matched nibbles to keep stomachs from rumbling Tickets (£10) are available for sale in store or over the phone on 01334 477752. Numbers are strictly limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

November 7

November 8

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

Australia is Cool - Guid Cheese Shop

12noon –9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

7pm St Andrews Episcopal Church, Queens Terrace, St Andrews, KY16 9QF Join us and indulge in stunning wines from the cool regions of Australia, all paired with heart-warming wintery cheese treats. £25 per person. Tickets are available at the shop or over the phone (01334 477 355) and are sold at the first-come-first-serve basis. The number of seats is very limited so please reserve your tickets well in advance.

Learn to Ceilidh – The Shoogle 10pm – 1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9PB Every Friday Learn to Ceilidh. Each week the band is different. We have Kilrymont Ceilidh, Ceilidh Billy, Three Little Words and Lomond Ceilidh from 10pm.

Local produce at Drouthy Neebors Café Bar 12noon – 8pm 209 South Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9EF Special menu for the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. 3 Courses £16 per person Friday, Saturday, Sunday each week of the festival. Telephone booking advisable on 01334 479952, menu available at www.drouthyneebors.com

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings 11am – 3pm FREE VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU Meet some local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

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Venue guide 1

St Andrews Museum

Holy Trinity Church

The Farmers’ Market

St Andrews Public Library

Drouthy Neebors

Mitchell’s Deli / Forgan’s

St Andrews Brewing Company

Luvian’s Ice Cream Parlour

St Andrews Wine Company

Visitor information Centre

The Guid Cheese Shop

Luvian’s Bottle Shop

St Andrews Episcopal Church Hall

Nahm-jim

St Andrews Cathedral

Town Hall

St Andrews Castle

Holy Trinity Church Hall

St Salvator’s Quadrangle

Café Jannetta

The Scores Hotel

Zest Café

J&G Innes

Other Venues outwith the town centre Balgrove Larder Farm Shop, Butchery & Café Cambo Estate Eden Brewery, Guardbridge Fairmont St Andrews Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon –9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

November 9 Cambolicious 3.30pm & 5.30pm Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns, St. Andrews, KY16 8QD Beer festival fun - Cambolicious started as a small, family orientated festival showcasing the best in Scottish craft beer and cider. Held in the atmospheric Cambo house outbuildings decorated with fairy lights now, Cambolicious has evolved into more than just a beer festival. Craft stands, delicious locally sourced food, live music from local musicians and games for both adults and children. Don’t miss it! Tickets £10.00 Book by phone 01333 450054 or online at www.cambolicious.com

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings

Traditional Ceilidh – The Hoolie

11am – 3pm VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU

10pm – 1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB

Meet some local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

Ceilidh Band and Dancing during the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. Join us every Saturday from 10pm for some traditional Ceilidh dancing. With Ceilidh bands such as: Dancing Feet, Cosmic Ceilidh, Callanish and Scare the Crows.

Saturday Samplers Whisky tastings at Luvians 12noon – 6pm FREE Luvians St Andrews Bottle Shop, 66 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU Luvians of Cupar and St Andrews has become known internationally as a great ambassador of malt whisky, and was one of the pioneers of its promotion. From having just two varieties of malt on its opening day in Cupar, it now stocks over 1000- including some of the rarest and most collectable whiskies.

Local produce at Drouthy Neebors Café Bar

The “Ale Wife” at Cambolicious Beer Festival

12noon – 8pm 209 South Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9EF

Late afternoon during the Cambolicious Beer Festival. Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns, St. Andrews, KY16 8QD

Fantastic Jannettas Ice Cream - see how gelato is made 7pm – 9pm FREE 31 South St, St Andrews, KY16 9QR Special free evening session at Jannettas Gelateria. When Bennett Jannetta arrived from Italy nearly 100 years ago there was only vanilla on offer. Now the fourth generation is providing 52 flavours of award winning traditional ice cream, including frozen yogurts and sorbets. Come and hear about our family’s history, see our demonstration and taste the gelato. Entry free but space is limited, so please phone 01334 473285 to book or sign up in the shop.

November 10 Local produce at Drouthy Neebors Café Bar

Recollections of medieval pilgrimage

12noon – 8pm 209 South Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9EF

12noon – 3.30pm FREE Forth Pilgrim “statio” at St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park , Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, KY16 9DP

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival is bringing a touch of history to its November activities through recollections of medieval pilgrimages which brought thousands of people to the area. Roger and Eileen Pickering, along with other members of the Forth Pilgrim team, will be providing free, light hearted, educational costumed interaction with visitors of all ages. The museum already has a fascinating collection of pilgrimage information.

Eden Brewery at the Central Bar

Normal opening hours Central Bar, 77 Market St, St Andrews, KY16 9NU

The Central Bar will be supporting local brewing by running an ‘Eden Brewery Beer Festival’. They will be featuring four Eden Brews through the period, and activity will include met the brewer sessions, beer flights in sample sizes, and free tickets for brewery tours.

November 11

November 12

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB

Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

An Introduction to Scottish Gins 7pm – 8.30pm St Andrews Partnership, Business Training Programme. Luvians Ice Cream Parlour, 84 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PA As part of the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival, the St Andrews Partnership is hosting a series of training sessions for local businesses. This year the training programme aims to give an insight and introduction to Scottish gins. Participants will be taken through a tutored tasting of six Scottish gins by Archie McDiarmid (Manager of Luvians Bottle Shop). The cost of this event is just £5. Numbers are limited and booking is essential. To book your place: Phone 07977 510 435 or email viv@ foodfromfife.co.uk by Friday 9th November.

November 13 St Andrews Wine Company 7pm – 8pm FREE 16 Bell St, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9UX French wines are fabulous, but we’re really enthusiastic about the regions that aren’t so well known. Explore areas such as Auvergne, Languedoc and Gascony and see where the real value is in France.

November 14 Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

November 15 Learn to Ceilidh – The Shoogle 10pm – 1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB

Tasting Notes: The Poetry of Wine at the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival 6.30pm – 8pm Luvians Ice Cream Parlour, 84 Market Street

Meet some local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

A guided introduction to four Extremaduran wines from the blender himself. Working with StAnza, Matthew Stewart, exporter and blender for the Spanish cooperative Viñaoliva, leads a guided tasting and talks about the blender’s art. Matthew is also a poet – his entertaining Tasting Notes were published by Fife’s HappenStance Press in 2012. There will be time for interaction and questions, as he introduces the wine of poetry, and the poetry of wine. Guests will have the chance to taste four Zaleo wines (Pardina 2012, Rosado 2012, Tempranillo 2012 and Premium 2010) and food pairings of ham, bread and Spanish cheese.

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

£7.50 or £5.00 conc. (To include tasting, copy of Tasting Notes, and tapas.)

Every Friday Learn to Ceilidh. Each week the band is different. We have Kilrymont Ceilidh, Ceilidh Billy, Three Little Words and Lomond Ceilidh from 10pm.

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings 1pm – 3pm FREE VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU

12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Booking link - www.eventbrite.com/event/9010489617

November 16 Surprise, Surprise: Poetry & Haggis 6.30pm – 8pm FREE Zest Café, 95 South Street, St. Andrews KY16 9QW Alexander Hutchison offers poetry, haggis and other tasty delights … In this free StAnza special event in association with Zest, Alexander Hutchison, whose celebration of the birth of the vegetarian haggis is a Scottish poetry legend, offers a selection of tasty poems served up with haggis stovies and the occasional song. Come and listen or bring along your own food and drink poems to read at the open mic slot.

Traditional Ceilidh – The Hoolie 10pm – 1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB Join us every Saturday from 10pm for some traditional Ceilidh dancing. With Ceilidh bands such as: Dancing Feet, Cosmic Ceilidh, Callanish and Scare the Crows.

The “Ale Wife” at Forgan’s 2pm and 3pm FREE Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB A 17th century Ale Wife encourages visitors to interact during a costumed role play highlighting the preparations for festive celebrations. Whilst being introduced to the making of ale and celebratory foods will you earn the title King of the Bean?

Recollections of medieval pilgrimage 2pm – 4.30pm FREE Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB Forth Pilgrim “statio” at Forgan’s, St Andrews St Andrews Food and Drink Festival is bringing a touch of history to its November activities through recollections of medieval pilgrimages which brought thousands of people to the area. Roger and Eileen Pickering, along with other members of the Forth Pilgrim team, will be providing free, light hearted, educational costumed interaction with visitors of all ages.

November 17

November 18

Food and craft

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

11am – 4pm Special fair at Cambo Estate, Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns, St Andrews, KY16 8QD Christmas Food and Craft Fair, Local crafts and delicacies, Seasonal music and entertainment. Entry £1 Children Free - In aid of Cambo Institute.

12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

November 19 Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel 12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

November 20 Dining with the chef at Forgan’s 7.30pm Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB Our very own master chef Ross has prepared a menu of award winning dishes that will be presented to each person and then Ross will talk with everyone about the dishes, giving a great master chef experience. £24.95pp for 6 courses and a glass of wine. Book online or come in and see us. £10 booking deposit.

St Andrews Wine Company 7pm – 8pm FREE 16 Bell St, St Andrews, KY16 9UX As the winter rolls in it is time to start enjoying chunkier reds and where better to find wines that go well with hearty fare than Italy. This tasting will allow you to know your Barolo from your Barbera.

November 21 Nahm-Jim Thai-Scottish Fusion Night 5pm – 11pm 60-62 Market Street, KY16 9NT Award winning Thai restaurant Nahm-Jim, led by its owner and executive chef Bee Mitchell, present a taster menu that features some of the classic Scottish dishes with a Thai twist. The menu includes Nahm-Jim’s famous Thai haggis featured in Gordon Ramsay’s Best Restaurant television show. For one night only experience something truly unique.

Cairn O’Mhor at Luvians 12noon – 6pm FREE Luvians St Andrews Bottle Shop, 66 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU Luvians launch for Cairn O’Mhor’s new mixed fruit cider Set in amongst the rich fields and the hedge fringed country roads of the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire there’s this strange Scottish winery. Since 1987 the Cairn o’ Mohr Winery has been brewing up juicy-fruity, berry loaded, blossom scented, leafy layered, award winning country wines, using the berries for which this area is famous, wild flowers roots and leaves. Fruit wines, sparkling wines, ciders, fruit punches, apples and bourtree juices and other stuffage using near anything that grows. Owners Ron and Judith Gillies believe in sourcing locally and living in an area flush with wild ingredients and some of the best fruit in the world. It’s all there for the picking. Taste the new mixed fruit cider in the fantastic Luvians Bottle Shop in Market Street.

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

The Chocolatier Experience at Balgove Larder

Local produce at Drouthy Neebors Café Bar

12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB

6.30pm Strathtyrum, St Andrews, KY16 9SF

12noon – 8pm 209 South Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9EF

Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Come along to the Chocolatier Experience and immerse yourself in the delectable delicacy that is chocolate. Tickets £15 (includes chocolate tasting and glass of wine on arrival) Available from Balgove Larder or at www.hello-chocolate.co.uk.

November 22 Perfect Winter Pairings 7pm St Andrews Episcopal Church, Queens Terrace, St Andrews, KY16 9QF Guid Cheese Shop Would you like to go beyond the same old Stilton-Port combination this Christmas? Come and learn with us some new ideas for festive offerings that are sure to impress you and your guests! £25 per person. Tickets are available at the shop or over the phone (01334 477 355) and are sold at the first-come-first-serve basis. The number of seats is very limited so please reserve your tickets well in advance.

The Balgove Larder will be open for Christmas shopping after the experience!

Learn to Ceilidh – The Shoogle 10pm – 1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9PB Every Friday Learn to Ceilidh. Each week the band is different. We have Kilrymont Ceilidh, Ceilidh Billy, Three Little Words and Lomond Ceilidh from 10pm.

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings 1pm – 3pm FREE VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU Meet some local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

November 23 St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings 11am – 3pm VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU Meet some local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

Balgove Larder Special farm food and festive weekend FREE Strathtyrum St Andrews, KY16 9SF Saturday - A day of festive fun at the farm shop. Grab a mulled wine or cider at the door and come in to find inspiration for your Christmas meal. We’ll have demos throughout the day on how to dress a turkey and tie a roast, as well as festive ideas from our kitchen to fill out the rest of your holiday table. With samples to try (including turkey from Gartmorn Turkey), recipes and shopping lists to take home and plenty of gift ideas for all your loved ones, come Christmas you’ll be more than ready! Sunday - Tastings from some of our favourite suppliers, mulled wine and cider.

Traditional Ceilidh – The Hoolie 10pm – 1am Forgan’s Restaurant, 110 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PB Join us every Saturday from 10pm for some traditional Ceilidh dancing.

The “Ale Wife” at Balgove Larder 12noon and 1.30pm FREE Strathtyrum, St Andrews, KY16 9SF A 17th century Ale Wife encourages visitors to interact during a costumed role play highlighting the preparations for festive celebrations. Whilst being introduced to the making of ale and celebratory foods will you earn the title King of the Bean?

Recollections of medieval pilgrimage 12noon – 3.30pm FREE St Andrews Museum Kinburn Park , Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, KY16 9DP Forth Pilgrim “statio” at St Andrews Museum St Andrews Food and Drink Festival is bringing a touch of history to its November activities through recollections of medieval pilgrimages which brought thousands of people to the area. Roger and Eileen Pickering, along with other members of the Forth Pilgrim team, will be providing free, light hearted, educational costumed interaction with visitors of all ages. The museum already has a fascination collection of pilgrimage information.

November 24 Balgove Larder All day FREE Strathtyrum St Andrews, KY16 9SF Special farm food and festive weekend Tastings from some of our favourite suppliers, visit the shop and café, mulled wine and cider.

November 25 Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

November 26 StAnza’s delicious poetry workshop 1pm – 3pm Town Library, Church Square, St Andrews, KY16 9NN Gerry Cambridge’s creative writing workshop inspired by food and drink. Food and drink often make memorable appearances in fact, fiction and verse. This workshop with leading poet Gerry Cambridge offers creative wordplay, looking at food and drink as metaphor and exploring attitudes to food and drink via writing. Participants may be encouraged to pen their own responses to edible classics and favourites, some of which will literally be on the table, and could give a whole new meaning to “writing on food”. Ticket price £3. To reserve a place, please email info@stanzapoetry.org or phone 07900 207 429

Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel

12noon – 9pm 76 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9BB

Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

An Introduction to Scottish Gins 7pm – 8.30pm Business Training Programme Luvians Ice Cream Parlour, 84 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PA As part of the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival, the St Andrews Partnership is hosting a series of training sessions for local businesses. This year the training programme aims to give an insight and introduction to Scottish gins. There has been a recent resurgence in Scottish gin production – and we are delighted that the expert team at Luvians in St Andrews have offered to help local business people learn about this new growing sector. There is a choice of dates, with places available on either Tuesday 12th November, or Tuesday 26th November. Participants will be taken through a tutored tasting of six Scottish gins by Archie McDiarmid (Manager of Luvians Bottle Shop). The cost of this event is just £5. Numbers are limited and booking is essential. To book your place: Phone 07977 510 435 or email viv@foodfromfife.co.uk by Friday 9th November.

November 27 Kingsbarns Distillery – from dream to reality 8pm St Andrews Brewing Company, 177 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9EE Visit the first brew pub in St Andrews and enjoy the delights of Wemyss Malts (single casks & blended malts) & Darnley’s View Gins with the founder of the future Kingsbarns Distillery, local golf caddie Douglas Clement. Hear how he’s turning his dream of creating a single malt whisky distillery by the home of golf, St Andrews, into a reality with the help of the Scottish Government and the Wemyss family. £15 per ticket. On sale at Luvians and in St Andrews Brewing Company in South Street.

St Andrews Wine Company 7pm – 8pm FREE 16 Bell St, St Andrews, KY16 9UX Portugal is a country that is well known for its fortified wines, but also produces outstanding table wines from unique indigenous grape varieties. Come along to learn more about these fun and well made wines.

November 28 Pie Fest at Best Western Scores Hotel Choose from our selection of hearty favourite homemade pies - Mixed Game; Steak and Ale; Chicken, Ham and Leek; Seafood; Roasted Winter vegetable.

Visit the first brew pub in St Andrews St Andrews Brewing Company tasting 8pm St Andrews Brewing Company, 177 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9EE St Andrews now has its very own “brew pub” thanks to the St Andrews Brewing Company. Meet Bob Phaff and hear the story of his brewery, sample five of his beers. Tickets priced at £10 available in the brew pub from November 8 .

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tasting Dinner 7pm for 7.30pm Fairmont St Andrews, KY16 8PN Special dinner during the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. Four courses will be paired with the finest whiskies - with talks from experts. Ticket price £45.00 Contact our reservations team to book. Tel 01334 837000.

November 29 Food photography 10am – 4pm FREE St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9TA St Andrews Town Hall will be a hive of activity for the last three days of the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. St Andrews Photographic Society will be staging their Annual Exhibition as well as an exhibition of food related mounted photographs. The display, will complement three days of cookery demonstrations involving a number of local food businesses. For more information www.standrewsphotographicsociety.com

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Dinner 7pm for 7.30 Fairmont, St Andrews, KY16 8PN Following the huge success of last year’s inaugural dinner the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival organisers are preparing for a repeat of the culinary delight. The dinner will again bring together the fantastic, award winning team of chefs from Fairmont St Andrews, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, Rufflets Country House Hotel and St Andrews Links, who are all members of the Fife food Network’s “Food from Fife” initiative. They will be supported by the team of chef lecturers and students from Fife College, which also works closely with Food from Fife. Guests will have a chance to meet some of our iconic producers, celebrate the resurgence in Scottish beers and gins, and eat a fantastic meal designed and produced by some of the country’s best chefs. The meal will also include short talks by some of the producers who have supported the event and guests will be able to see live filming of the dishes being prepared on the evening! A table for ten is offered at the discounted price of £480, individual tickets are priced at £50. We look forward to welcoming you to this very special event! Book now at www.eventbrite.com/event/804868383

Cookery demonstrations during the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival 10am – 4pm FREE Chefs@School visit St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9TA A series of chef led demonstrations for local school children exploring Fife produce from seafood through to local seasonal vegetables. Learn about where your food comes from and how to have a healthy diet. For more information or to bring along your classes please contact info@chefsatschool.org.uk or call 0131 553 0048

Learn to Ceilidh – The Shoogle 10pm – 1am 110 Market Street, St Andrews KY16 9PB Join us every Saturday from 10pm for some traditional Ceilidh dancing. With Ceilidh bands such as: Dancing Feet, Cosmic Ceilidh, Callanish and Scare the Crows.

November 30 Zest Café on St Andrew’s Day All day from 8.30am 95 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9QW For St Andrews Day we will be celebrating all things Scottish all day! We will showcase traditional Scottish homebaking like granny used to make including tiffin, shortbread, tea loaves, and as always lots of freshly baked scones - and of course treacle scones. For lunch we will be making a selection of 3 or 4 traditional soups and of course our now famous Haggis Stovies. All day. Scones out of the oven at 8.30am.

Food photography 10am – 4pm FREE St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9TA St Andrews Town Hall will be a hive of activity for the last three days of the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. St Andrews Photographic Society will be staging their Annual Exhibition as well as an exhibition of food related mounted photographs. The display, will complement three days of cookery demonstrations involving a number of local food businesses. For more information www.standrewsphotographicsociety.com

Cookery demonstrations 10am – 4pm FREE St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9TA Meet the chef lecturers from SRUC, Elmwood campus, who are going to share with you their knowledge and perhaps even some of their kitchen secrets. Throughout the day we will be bringing together the chefs and local produce together to showcase Fife’s wonderful natural larder. Please see the festival website.

St Andrew’s Day - Lights, Parade, Ceildh! From 4pm FREE The food festival organisers have been working with local organisations to support several large-scale events for St Andrew’s Day itself. The events open and free to all, following the food festival events in St Andrews Town Hall on November 30 there will be a festive lights switch-on ceremony, organised by the St Andrews Partnership. This will take place at the east end of Market Street, by the fountain. The festivities will start at 4pm and culminate in the lights switch-on at 5:30pm by the Provost of Fife, Jim Leishman. On-street refreshments will be available, as the organisers work the hospitality team at SRUC Elmwood to provide non-alcoholic hot mulled drinks. There will then be a parade around the town centre - led by the Madras College Pipe Band - which will end in St Salvator’s Quad. At 6pm the quad will be the venue for an outdoor ceilidh organised jointly by St Andrews Community Council and the student-run Fellowship of St Andrews.

St Andrews Food and Drink Festival Tastings 11am – 3pm FREE VisitScotland Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, KY16 9NU Meet local producers, learn about their work and sample their fare. See festival website for tasting schedule.

The Macsween Haggis Bible 11am – 1pm J & G Innes, 107 South St, St Andrews, KY16 9QW Special event with Jo Macsween at J&G Innes Booksellers. The Edinburgh firm of Macsween’s produces probably the most famous haggis in Scotland – including a hugely popular vegetarian version which Robert Burns could never have imagined! “The Macsween Haggis Bible” is a new book written by Jo Macsween, and it features fifty mouth-watering recipes, Jo rewrites the rules and demonstrates that haggis is a versatile ingredient that can be savoured at all times of day and throughout the year. Jo will be signing copies of her book at J&G Innes Booksellers, South Street.

Traditional Ceilidh – The Hoolie 10pm – 1am Forgan’s, 110 Market Street, St Andrews KY16 9PB Join us every Saturday from 10pm for some traditional Ceilidh dancing. With Ceilidh bands such as: Dancing Feet, Cosmic Ceilidh, Callanish and Scare the Crows.

The “Ale Wife” at St Andrews Castle on St Andrew’s Day 2pm and 3pm St Andrews Castle, The Scores, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AR A 17th century Ale Wife encourages visitors to interact during a costumed role play highlighting the preparations for festive celebrations, whilst being introduced to the making of ale and celebratory foods will you be the King of the Bean?

Savour some flavour with Sainsbury’s Cookery demonstrations 10am – 3.30pm FREE Public Library, Church Square, St Andrews, KY16 9NN Savour some flavour with Sainsbury’s Staff from Sainsbury’s will be in the upstairs activities room at the library providing short free cookery demonstrations using Scottish ingredients and highlighting Sainsbury’s commitment to local suppliers.

December 1 Food photography 12noon – 4pm FREE St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9TA St Andrews Town Hall will be a hive of activity for the last three days of the St Andrews Food and Drink Festival. St Andrews Photographic Society will be staging their Annual Exhibition as well as an exhibition of food related mounted photographs. The display, will complement three days of cookery demonstrations involving a number of local food businesses. For more information www.standrewsphotographicsociety.com

Annual Christmas Emporium 11am – 4pm FREE (General entry, including Festive Market & Food Hall) Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, Old Station Rd, St Andrews, KY16 9SP Activities include Christmas cake decorating, Christmas carols, Christmas dinner demonstrations and local craft shops. Jazz Brunch: £29 per person, including a glass of fizz. Hog Roast: £5 per person. Pre-booking is recommended for the Jazz Brunch event and our Christmas Afternoon Tea. Please contact the Reservations Team on 01334 474371 or reservations@oldcoursehotel.co.uk

Come Bake with us 12noon – 4pm St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9TA Come and join in the baking fun with our 2 resident experts Jenny Thomson at Courses for Cooks and Colin Lindsay at Bread in Fife, places limited for each session to 12 people. As St Andrew’s day is celebrated in many countries around the world, will have 4 sessions on the Sunday each focusing on a different country. 12pm: Danish Pastries - you can choose which shape they would like to make. Fillings - a choice of cinnamon or almond. 1pm: French Pissaladiere - onions, anchovies or red peppers and olives. 2pm: Greece - Filo pies - you can choose which shape you would like to make. Fillings Spinach and Feta or Baklava. 3pm : Italy - Biscotti - orange and hazelnut or almond and cranberry or fig. Places are limited to 12 per session, each session costs £10 per person, including a complimentary Food and Drink Festival apron, and can be booked by calling Marie-Clare on 0131 553 0048 or by emailing scottishchefs@yahoo.co.uk.

£50 £480 per person

per table 0f 10

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St Andrews Food and Drink Dinner Friday, 29 November 2013, Fairmont St Andrews

The St Andrews Food and Drink Festival is again bringing together the fantastic, award winning team of chefs from Fairmont St Andrews, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, Rufflets Country House Hotel and St Andrews Links, who are all members of the Fife Food Network’s “Food

from Fife” initiative. They will be supported by chef lecturers and students from Fife College. Guests will have a chance to meet some of our iconic producers, celebrate the resurgence in Scottish beers and gins, and eat a fantastic meal designed and produced by some of the country’s best chefs.

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