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Slow Food UK brings the good, clean and fair message to The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards

The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2012 took place at the Guildhall in London last night, with the best chefs, writers, critics and personalities in the industry gathering for this prestigious occasion.

We struggled to keep the table stocked up, with guests enjoying products such as Middle White Pork, fresh and sweet Formby Asparagus and Artisan Somerset Cheddar, showing that for the best chefs in the world, traditionally-made, artisan food is still their first choice.
The awards ceremony itself also saw the first ever Slow Food UK

Salone Del Gusto/Terra Madre delegate application call

Salone de Gusto/Terra Madre will be held in Turin, Italy, 25-29 October of 2012.

This significant global meeting brings together people from different backgrounds, professions and countries – all with a shared concern for how we produce, access and consume food. Slow Food UK is proud to be a sponsor of this event.

Slow Food UK now has the task of selecting a limited number of UK members to participate in this event as sponsored delegates.  Those selected will receive free entry, accommodation and subsistence. (Travel costs will be paid by the delegate).
If you would like to represent Slow Food UK as a delegate, please send your name

SLOW FOOD UK FEATURED ARK OF TASTE PRODUCER: PARK MILL FARM

From the scenic Gloucestershire, hails one of Slow Food UK’s most energetic producers and supporters. Park Mill Farm, owned by Lara and Oliver Madge, raises Old Gloucester Spot pigs – their pride and joy!

Raised in the slow and traditional way as they are at Park Mill Farm, this rare breed of pig are outdoor-reared and originally from Severn Valley in Gloucester. This is a cheese and cider region which explains why the Old Spot is sometimes known as the ‘orchard pig’, as it was traditionally reared in cider

BBC Food Blog Feature on Ark of Taste and Real Cheddar

Slow Food’s mission to champion good, real foods is perfectly exemplified in Ark of Taste artisanal products like Somerset Cheddar. Recognition of the superior taste and quality of cheddar made in smaller batches and in more traditional methods is , as evidenced by this BBC Food Blog feature.
Read more about how cheddar making has

Ark of Taste and Booths Featured in BBC Article on UK’s Forgotten Foods

The work of promoting some of the UK's most unique but 'forgotten' products is one with which many producers, chefs, and organisations are on board, as was covered in a recent BBC article.

Just as the Ark of Taste aims to promote awareness of these ‘forgotten foods’ and these small producers, Booths supermarket is working to make these products more easily accessible by stocking them in their shops. The BBC article highlights these efforts along with specific small producers of great British foods. Read the article

NON-STOP SLOW FOOD ON CAMPUS AT EXETER UNIVERSITY

The Exeter University Slow Food on Campus group has been the home of a number of great events as of late.  To kick the February blues, a dinner was held in coordination with the Green Society in celebration of Green Week to encourage the idea of ‘meat-free Mondays’. The event sold out well in

CHEF MASSIMO CELEBRATES SLOW FOOD UK AT LONDON FUNDRAISING EVENT

Family fun and food were the order of the day on Saturday, 25 February at Massimo Restaurant and Oyster Bar  in London’s West End.  Massimo’s beautifully appointed dining room was the perfect backdrop to this exciting fundraising event.  The guests numbered 75, and amongst them were Slow Food UK members as well as those

TREALY FARMS BECOMES SLOW FOOD UK SUPPORTER

We are pleased to announce the newest addition to our Supporters’ Scheme –Trealy Farms.  Only in operation since 2004, James Swift and his partners have already racked up an incredible portfolio of awards, including the BBC Food & Farming Awards: British Food Producer Of The Year and the Local Food Heroes Awards: Wales Winner

SLOW FOOD BABY COMES TO BRIGHTON & HOVE

Cold weather was not enough to keep keen parents away from the Slow Food Baby event held in Brighton & Hove on Monday 30 and Tuesday, 31 January.  Slow Food Baby is designed for parents and babies aged 9 months to around 2 years. Exploring foods with the family is a key step in

Edible Edinburgh with Wedgwood the Restaurant

Wild food is the ultimate in local and seasonal produce and historically has always been a source of food for people. Chef Paul Wedgwood has teamed up with expert forager Robin Harford to offer a foraging course followed by feast of these foraged foods at Wedgwood the Restaurant.

On this one-day course keen foragers will experience uncovering a secret world of unique edible possibilities around Edinburgh.  Discoveries will include how to identify wild edible plants and learn to cook, prepare and preserve these plants.  Foragers will be immersed in their mystery, history and folklore and above all they will be taught