Chef cooks up something special for festival

STAFF and students from Queen Margaret University are to join forces with Jewel & Esk College to host their first food festival in the Capital.

Celebrity chef and Michelin star award winner Tom Kitchin will be making a special guest appearance and giving a demonstration at the event.

He will join a number of chefs including Alexander Kidd from Skibo Castle in Sutherland, Joe Gray, Graduate Apprentice from 'Fifteen', and a senior chef from The Atrium in Edinburgh, who will all be demonstrating their signature dishes.

Gordon Hodgson, head of the Faculty of Service Industries at Jewel and Esk said: "This is a very exciting project, bringing together two educational establishments renowned for their expertise in hospitality.

"For the public, it's an opportunity to taste the very best of Scottish produce and to see some of the country's top chefs in action."

A Celebration of Regional Scottish Food will be held at Jewel & Esk College on 24 April.