Stephen Jardine: When Scotland feeds events" crowds A year today we will be settling down to enjoy a feast of sporting entertainment served with Scottish food to match. That's the promise from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games which starts in just 361 days and has made an impressive commitment to reflecting the food of the nation. A food charter is currently being finalised to set the standard for companies catering at the Commonwealth Games. The hope is that will then create a benchmark to ensure the best possible quality food and drink at major events. It's a big promise. As if hanging the Mozambique flag the right way up and keeping Robert Mugabe out of town isn't a tough enough challenge, the Commonwealth Games has committed to changing the way we eat in front of the rest of the world. Currently it's a work in progress but the range and quality of what's on offer is changing. Perthshire farmer Jim Fairlie took the bull by the horns after one too many bad burgers. As a music fan who regularly attended all-day gigs, we suffered for our love of music by having to eat terrible food. I used to moan about it to my wife and she always said we should make great quality burgers and take them to events and that's exactly what we did" he told me. Having refined the offering based on experience, his company now feeds fans at some of Scotland's biggest outdoor events. The best ingredients cooked with care deliver a much better eating experience for the festival faithful. It also raises the standards for, and the expectations of customers and adds to the momentum of Scotland's changing food culture" said Jim. But that's only one side of the equation. Event organisers also have to buy into the change. Last weekend's Open offered some great hospitality catering and a range of options around the course but there were grumbles about some of the more basic food on offer. The problem is, at these big outdoor events not everyone wants or can afford lobster thermidor. Some just want simple and fast food but the challenge is to make it of the best possible quality using great Scottish ingredients. So where were the Scottish firms that do offer great food on the move, last weekend? The answer is many of them were at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk which delivered an amazing food and drink offering to go alongside the music, theatre and film. And why would they drive past East Lothian and head all the way to Suffolk? Probably because they were priced out by the fees being demanded at Muirfield to allow businesses to take part and set up. Scotland's event catering is getting better and better all the time but it's a constant struggle with no room for complacency. The food charter coming this year may just be the game changer Scotland needs.