Slow Food London Easter Market
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DISCOVER EASTER DELIGHTS AMONGST THE EGG HUNT AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE
Make your way to Southbank Centre for an Easter Egg hunt that promises a
real sense of discovery. As part of the Slow Food London Easter market
being held at Southbank Centre square from Friday 10th to Monday 13th April,
the Easter Egg hunt (throughout Sunday afternoon) is for both children and
parents. As children collect egg-shaped "clues" by exploring the market,
adults can detect answers to a short quiz by talking to the artisan stall
holders. There are plenty of chocolate prizes for the children, and adults
entering into the fun can win a hamper crammed with Slow Food merchandise
and produce from the market.
Silvija Davidson, Chairman of Slow Food London, enthuses: "The Slow Food
Easter weekend has something for every lover of quality food; a chance to
have fun, taste and learn and an opportunity to stock up on top notch items
from producers who share your passion." And for novel feasting ideas, or
simply an enjoyable sampling session of new flavours, why not venture into
the Event Tent, which will run a festival-long programme of tastings and
workshops?
Seasonal British produce includes Eggardon's new season North Ronaldsay - a
rare, primitive breed of lamb native to Scotland but thriving on the chalk
hills of the Bride Valley in Dorset. Sample fresh goat's cheese buttons
with coatings of ash, rosemary and pink peppercorns, and also crumbly new
season's Wensleydale and Lancashire teamed with home-made, properly spiced
organic Hot Cross Buns produced by Flour Power City. Organic new potatoes,
sparkling fresh spring greens and salad leaves are promised by Ash Green.
Easter biscuits and Simnel cake can be found in vegan and gluten-free
formats, and there will be exotically spiced chocolate a-plenty as well as
sweet delights in the form of crumbly fudge and fluffy marshmallows.
From further afield, courtesy of Farmstead, come Spring Pecorinos sourced
from artisan producers, including a dried-cherry-coated speciality; and the
saucer shaped Cathar with its characteristic Cross. Middle Eastern
sweetmeats and truly authentic, scented Turkish delight will grace the
Arabica stand. With their normal daring, Green and Blue will feature wines
made from rare and remarkable grape varieties, supplied with expert advice
to ensure the perfect complement to your Easter table. For a rare striking
Easter present, be sure to stop by the Slow Food merchandise stand for the
likes of gloriously perfumed saffron housed in a hand-decorated amphora or
hand-decorated tableware. And finally, weather permitting (as they don't
like being cold!), a small colony of honey bees will be putting on a show in
an observation hive
Dates and times: Good Friday April 10 to Easter Monday April 13 (11am-8pm
daily except Monday 6pm) at Southbank Centre Square, outside Royal Festival
Hall.
Admission is free.
About the Slow Food Movement
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic, educational, member-supported
organisation that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life,
the disappearance of local food traditions and people's dwindling interest
in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food
choices affect the rest of the world. The movement is growing fast in the
UK as more and more people discover how Slow Food can help to protect
Britain's food culture and traditions.
Slow Food London (www.slowfoodlondon.com),
is the voluntary London arm of the international Slow Food movement and one
of the biggest and most vibrant convivia in the world. Each convivium is
different, but all have the aim of celebrating and protecting the
traditional foods of their region, giving visibility to small-scale farmers,
fishermen, growers and artisan producers.
| Start Date | 10/04/2009 |
|---|---|
| End Date | 13/04/2009 |
| Time | 11.00 — 20.00 except Easter Monday, ends 18.00 |
| Price | |
| Organisation | Slow Food London |
| Venue | Southbank Centre |
| Postcode | |
| Contact Person | Fiona Richmond |
| Contact Telephone | 01584 813771 |
| Contact email | info@slowfood.org.uk |
| Website address | www.slowfoodlondon.com |