New on the menu at this year’s Festival is The Big Tasting Table where small groups of visitors can meet local food producers from around Scotland and taste for themselves why fresh local produce is best. Your chance to get round the table with individual producers talking about Arbroath smokies, hill managed venison from Cowal, Ifferdale Lamb from Kintyre, Loch Fyne Oysters. The Chef Tom Lewis will be giving a talk entitled: “Scotland’ Produce v The Rest of the World” which is sure to draw a good crowd.
There’s a Drink Tent, where visitors can taste and purchase locally brewed ales, west coast malt whiskies and taste some fine Strathardle wines which may be all the way from Australia – but have a Scottish link in that one half of the NSW Lowe Family Wine Producers, Jane Wilson hails from Oban.
Many of the regular Farmers’ Market stalls will be at Loch Lomond Shores over the weekend and other artisan producers selling and offering samples including: honey, handmade chocolates, freshly baked bread and pies, shortbread, cheese, oatcakes, seafood, free range chicken, pork, Scottish fruit wines. And the Festival is a family event – kids have their very own cooking sessions with Fi Bird of Stirrin’ Stuff.
The Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival is open from 10.00 am to 6.00pm on both Saturday and Sunday at Loch Lomond Shores in Balloch and best of all, all the activities are absolutely FREE!
Check out the website for further details: www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.com
