The next stop on our 2009 tour took us to the SECC in Glasgow for the BBC Good Food Show. This was the first  year we had been at this show, and it was a show which we all enjoyed.

Scottish Smoked Salmon Crostini with Savoury Cranachan

Simon Woodhouse brought two new recipies to this show and both were extremely popular and went down really well with all the visitors who watched his demonstration and tried a sample. He prepared Scottish Smoked Salmon Crostini With Savoury Cranachan and Truly Irresistible Aberdeen Angus Steak With Butternut, Apples and Onions and a Watercress Sauce.

As well as Simon’s recipies we also had a variety of different Co-operative products to give samples of throughout the show. These included Scottish Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese and Oatcakes, Truly Irresistible Moroccan Topped Houmous with Breadsticks, Lockerbie and Mull of Kintyre Cheddar Cheeses, Smoothies, Truly Irresistible Raspberry Crush, Truly Irresistible Crisps and Scottish Shortbread.

Irina and Craig with the cheese samples

We also had the wine team from head office who gave out samples of Co-operative wine throughout the day.

The highlight of this show for me was meeting some very famous chefs. I met the Hairy Bikers and the one

me and the hairy bikers

 and only Gordon Ramsay!!!! They were doing demonstratons over the course of the 3 days as well as a

me and gordon ramsay

number of book signings.

This was a great show which we all thoroughly enjoyed and we can’t wait to go to London next week for the BBC Good Food Show.

Please come along and see us if you can!

Christine x

The next date on our tour was the Royal Welsh Show. This was the biggest show of the tour and one of our personal favourites!

We had local chef and hotelier Gareth Johns preparing two delicious recipes in our roadshow kitchen – the first being Welsh Beef Tagliata, and for desert a Welsh Slapan. Both these dishes went down extremely well with all the visitors who were lucky enough to taste them. They also liked the fact that they were prepared using welsh ingredients.

Gareth Johns in the kitchen

receiving the award at the Royal Welsh show

This was one of the shows where unfortunately we were not blessed with fantastic weather for all four days. The first couple of days saw us sporting our plastic ponchos and braving the elements whilst promoting the demonstrations by Gareth Johns, handing out goodie bags and sampling the ‘truly irresistable’ products from the Co-operative!

ponchos and wellies were needed at the Royal Welsh Show!!!

The next stop on our tour is the New Forest and Hampshire County Show…see you there!

Christine x

Brand Ambassador and tour blogger 2009