Donald Reid Quotes (5 Quotes)

Once you're out of the city centre it's important to do something to turn a few heads and give yourself some presence, rather than just going through the motions.

You could drink whisky straight out the barrel and it would taste rotten, ... Or you could be patient and wait 12 years. Then you get something magnificent. That's what Slow Food is all about.

Donald Reid, spokesperson for Slow Food in Scotland, assured me that I wouldn't have to start picking my own berries or spend hours slaving over a hot stove. Yes, there are slow foodies who do grow their own vegetables and bake their own daily bread, but the movement does not necessarily advocate a strict, purist lifestyle. If people want to do that, that's absolutely fine, ... But members don't carry any kind of pledge card and we don't have strict rules to obey. It's not like 'you should eat this or you shouldn't eat that'. It's about incorporating the Slow Food philosophy wherever you can into day-to-day life.

The tunes Johannesburg is playing are the new sounds of a new nation.

The gold pan shows the lengths some chefs will go to to make a dish taste even better.