In A Nutshell Andrew Moss, North Port Restaurant: ‘I had an album of my own music released in 2013, if I wasn’t a chef I’d be in the music industry’

Andrew Moss runs the acclaimed North Port Restaurant with his partner Karen in the historic cultural quarter of Perth. He started working in a commercial kitchen as a dishwasher when he was only 14-years-old, which eventually led to taking over the Perth eatery in 2014. Now aged 40, Andrew has secured and retained two AA…

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The Good Books, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart: ‘Keeping readers enthralled as to what might happen next should be the focus of any storyteller’

Dugald Bruce-Lockhart on not reading War and Peace, his love of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses and the books of his childhood.    The first book I remember reading: Other than the Ladybird book of dinosaurs, the first proper story I remember reading was Shadow the Sheepdog, by Enid Blyton. Along with Gerald Durrell’s novels, my…

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Dalkeith Palace to host exhibition by Paul Martin

The eighteenth century splendour of Dalkeith Palace will play host to an exhibition by Paul Martin this June. The exhibition will feature the final works of this remarkable artist, seen for the first time, alongside a retrospective of 50 years of painting and printmaking. Paul Martin began his studies in the late 1960s at Birmingham…

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Maison by Glaschu kicks off summer with week-long ice cream cart pop-up and a Bastille Day bottomless steak frites

One of Glasgow’s chicest restaurants, Maison by Glaschu is kicking off summer with a week-long ice cream cart pop-up and a Bastille Day bottomless steak frites special. Situated on its Gallic-style terrace in Princes Square, Maison by Glaschu will be serving up scoops of handmade ice cream with inventive flavours from 14-21 June, between 12–4pm.…

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Producer’s Corner: Charlie Aitken, Rum Cay

Charlie Aitken grew up listening to stories from his grandparents about their time living near the island of Rum Cay in the Bahamas, during the 1970s.  The Aitken family, including Charlie’s father, spent much of their life living and working there, and it gave them a fresh perspective on life. When they eventually returned to…

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Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture crowned winner Scotland’s Home of the Year

An Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture has been crowned winner of Scotland’s Home of the Year. Hilltop House near Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire – a bright, contemporary home built on the natural footprint of the surrounding farm steading – scooped the top prize. It is home to Jessica Zanoni and husband Chris Labrooy, who live…

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