Food writer and chef Christopher Trotter will attempt to open the doors of Fife’s larder to the waiting world, as he has been named the region’s first food ambassador.
Christopher will showcase the region’s produce and support the promotion of Fife as a place to live, work, visit and invest in. The author of four cookery books, he organises festivals and demonstrations and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio Scotland’s Kitchen Cafe.
Christopher, who this year will play a leading role in the Bruce Festival, is passionate about seasonal fresh food and believes there is no better larder than Fife for home-grown, home-produced fresh fruit, meat and vegetables.
“I used to boast that Fife had everything from meat to shellfish, and fruit to vegetables everything except cheese,” he said. “Happily, a few years ago, Jane Stewart filled that gap when she began producing her Anster farmhouse cheese.
“In terms great cooking, Fife is easily able to compete with the big cities as we boast two Michelin-starred restaurants Bruce Sangster in Elie and Geoffrey Smeddle’s The Peat Inn. It is an honour to be an ambassador for such rich quality, originality and diversity.”
Christopher is part of a delegation heading to France on Friday for the official return-signing ceremony to celebrate the twinning of Cupar and the Howe of Fife with Sainte Menehould and its surrounding villages in north-east France.