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Scotland: Another Wee Brilliant Chef Alliance Launch

Scotland got a great taste of what Slow Food UK represents and the passionate culinary industry that will hopefully see a large number of influential gastro-professionals eating off the same plate.

As the guests sat under sunny winter skys, filling their bellies with Tony Singh’s delights and Highland Parks single malts, Slow Food UK CEO Catherine Gazzoli, spoke passionately about the importance of the SFUK Chef Alliance project. ’The point is to encourage dynamic and opinion-forming chefs to support the use of quality seasonal

Featured UK Slow Food Supporter: Briggs Shetland Lamb

Richard Briggs knows everything there is to know about farming some of the the most prized lamb in the country. For most of us Brits, lamb is a staple favourite and roasted leg, braised shoulder or seared cannon, go down a treat without question.

 
Briggs’ Shetland Lamb raise 100% Native lambs that come from pure bred Shetland flocks on the isles. They are processed and packed by the local cooperative, Shetland Livestock Marketing Group. Despite Shetland only being approxomiately 3500 square kilometres,  the livestock has definitely gained a reputation for itself over the years.
Richard believes that

A Family Adventure with Slow Food UK at Massimo Restaurant & Oyster Bar, London

On Saturday, the 25th of February, the Chef Patron of Massimo Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Massimo Riccioli, will be setting a delicious stage for a family-oriented fundraiser to benefit Slow Food UK and its educational projects.

The London restaurant will provide a spacious area for children and their parents to interact with food, using basic ingredients such as fresh-baked bread, extra virgin olive oil, vegetables and pasta, and how these elements can compose dishes full of flavour and excitement. There will also be a Taste Adventure run by Slow Food UK

Burns Night Twitter Competition with Highland Park

An 18 year-old bottle of Highland Park’s ‘soul o’ plays an’ pranks!’ will be presented to one of our Slow Food UK friends to celebrate Scotland’s best loved bard, Robert Burns.

A Burns supper is a wonderful occasion to celebrate excellent Scottish produce and traditional dishes with friends and family to celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns.
In honour of Burns Night, Chef Alliance sponsor Highland Park and Slow Food UK are having a Burns Night contest for followers

Our Kitchen Grows: more chefs join Slow Food UK’s Chef Alliance

We are pleased to announce the addition of some wonderful chefs to Slow Food UK's Chef Alliance project: Michel Roux Jr. of Le Gavroche, Colin McGurran of Winteringham Fields, John Pratt of the Traddock, Richard Walton-Allen of Create and Raymond Blanc of Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons.

These chefs are joining a list of fine chefs who work around the country, including Richard Corrigan, our Chef Alliance Spokesperson.
Slow Food UK has partnered with Highland Park to recognise chefs who share our belief that food should be produced ethically and sustainably, and who also promote local British produce, including

Forget about your January blues!! Get ready for a foodie February…

It's a new year! Resolve to make a difference by joining Slow Food UK.

It’s a new year, and we’re all full of ideas on how to make this year better than the last, whether it’s with fresh resolutions or by recommitting to old aspirations.
If part of your plans for 2012 include becoming more involved with your local community, learning more about food issues, attending interesting events and meeting

Slow Food UK Facebook Giveaway

We have an exciting little contest for our online friends, and all it takes to win is a simple click on our Facebook page.

Once we get 1,000 Facebook ‘Likes’ on our Facebook page, we will be picking one lucky winner from the pool of our Likes to win a Slow Food UK gift hamper, which will include a wonderful Slow Food apron, a Slow Food UK mug and a selection of tasty foodstuffs from our shop,

Slow Food UK and Grana Padano Promoting Small Suppliers

This November, Slow Food UK worked with Grana Padano in hosting stalls showcasing a wonderful array of smaller producers at MasterChef Live 2011 in London and the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham.

 
Our Slow Food Pavilion featured fantastic exhibitors demonstrating commitment to food that is good, clean and fair. At the Slow Food UK table, our staff talked about the Slow Food movement and answered questions about Slow Food and Slow Food UK. We also treated visitors to amazing samples of Grana Padano cheese, which is a

A Collection of Recipes from Chef Alliance Chefs

Whether you're looking to impress friends and family with a new holiday dish, or if you're seeking some culinary inspiration, the chefs from Slow Food UK's Chef Alliance have some amazing recipes that are sure to please palettes this Christmas season.

Here are some recipes collected online from Chef Alliance chefs to make your meals memorable:
James Martin’s Cheese and leek double-baked soufflé with dandelion and walnut salad (from BBC Food Recipes)
Sam Harris’s Pheasant with Red Wine (from The Guardian Food and Drink)
Richard Corrigan’s Festive Ham (From

Towards a New Common Agricultural Policy

On 12 October, 2011, the European Commission presented the legislative proposals for the revised Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2013. It is Slow Food’s view that these proposals are insufficient in promoting a more sustainable, equitable and fair CAP.
Although reformations should centre on supporting small- and medium-scale producers, the future CAP does little to change the