Posts by Kenny Smith
Scottish hospitality, catering and tourism winners
The CIS Excellence Awards 2018 were held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. These were the 15th awards, having been launched in 2004 to recognise, reward and celebrate the exceptionally high degrees of creativity, innovation and excellence in the Scottish hospitality, catering and tourism sectors, the awards have established themselves as the most…
Read MoreThey all looked at their best for ladies day
There were plenty of smiles for ladies day 2018 at Musselburgh Racecourse. Scottish Field photographer Angus Blackburn was on hand to photograph some of the ladies, in their racing finest. [zenfolio-gallery id=”232376456″ masonry=”true”]
Read MoreA gorgeous salmon gravadlax to make at home
Craig Somers is the head chef of the recently revamped Silver Darling restaurant in Aberdeen, and he shares a recipe with Scottish Field. I just started at the Silver Darling at the end of January this year. Before that, I was at the Tolbooth in Stonehaven. It’s a seafood place in the harbour and a…
Read MoreRestaurant is ready to mark National Oyster Day
An Edinburgh restaurant is getting ready for National Oyster Day this weekend. The Cannonball Restaurant & Bar on Castlehill has appointed the Capital’s only dedicated alfresco oyster shucker in time for National Oyster Day on Sunday, 5 August. Cannonball is situated on the site of a 16th century townhouse at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal…
Read MoreActors will catch the Hogwarts Express to Scotland
A host of actors from the Harry Potter film series are descending on Scotland this week. The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is an unofficial event, the biggest UK Harry Potter convention, which is taking place in the Loretto School Pinkie Campus in Musselburgh from August 3-5. Ten stars from the films – including Glasgow’s…
Read MoreCreative work will take centre stage at event
A showcase featuring the works of 140 artists and makers is coming to Perthshire. This year’s Perthshire Open Studios offers the chance to enjoy the work of a fabulous array of 140 artists and makers in studios across one of Scotland’s most beautiful regions. The nine-day event, from 1-9 September, is an opportunity to meet…
Read MoreCity’s West End put in focus for a new exhibition
A major public art exhibition is taking place in Edinburgh’s West End throughout the month of August. Based in Coates Crescent, it will host a major photography exhibition from August 1-31, the West End Character Project, showcasing the people and places that shape the area. Since October 2017, photographer, Derek Anderson has been visually documenting…
Read MoreBook review – Scotland’s Independent Coach Operators
What’s the story? As with everything, the coach industry has changed beyond all recognition over the last few decades. In this beautifully illustrated book, packed full of photos from the past few decades, author David Devoy has created an interesting history of the independent coach operating business in Scotland. It may sound like a dry…
Read MoreOn a mission to save Mackintosh’s tea rooms
The woman who rescued one the earlier works of artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is to feature in a new TV documentary. BBC Scotland is to show Mackintosh’s Tea Rooms next week, which tell show in 2014, Glasgow businesswoman Celia Sinclair decided that she wanted to rescue the old Willow Tea Rooms on Glasgow’s…
Read MoreNew dessert tap aims to be top of the chocs
A Scots ice cream parlour has been tapping into childhood memories with the arrival of its newest dessert topper. Mackie’s of Scotland’s 19.2 parlour, based in Aberdeen’s Marischal Square, has welcomed white chocolate to its line-up of ever-flowing taps. The new tap, which dispenses warm, smooth white chocolate, has replaced the parlour’s hugely popular peanut…
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