Posts by Kenny Smith
A visit to the most northern distillery in Scotland
We all like to travel to the far flung parts of the planet visiting places that we have heard about or seen on our screens. But how many of us have ventured to the most northerly part of the British Isles; not that many if the truth be known? However the islands of Shetland have…
Read MoreMasterChef winner will headline this year’s Foodies Festival
The 2018 Foodies Festival is to welcome MasterChef Champion 2018 Kenny Tutt to the stage for his first live cookery demonstration in Edinburgh. Being held in the capital’s Inverleith Park on 3,4 and5 August, Kenny will showcase his show-stopping summer recipes. Foodies Festival launched in 2005 as a single event at an Edinburgh hotel after…
Read MoreJust over a day to go until beer festival gets underway
One of Scotland’s biggest beer festivals will burst into life tomorrow (Thursday) ready to welcome some 5000 people for three days of drink, food and music. The Midsummer Beer Happening in Stonehaven will offer more than 120 beers from around the world, award-winning street food vendors and the cream of local music talent, all in…
Read MoreThe natural sounds of Scotland are captured on CD
The natural sounds of Scotland are being marked with the release of new recordings of bird and countryside sounds. To celebrate nearly 20 years in Galloway, since moving back north after 21 years in an Oxfordshire studio, Sounds Natural is happy to announce additional Scottish, and other publications for their library of unique audio bird…
Read MoreIt’s much easier to spot Nessie in the heart of Inverness
A plaque showing the Loch Ness Monster has been installed beside the River Ness. Located next to the Cathedral in Inverness, the plaque is one of a series of seven artworks being installed at various locations across the city as part of the project, HighlandAR Legends, under the City-Region Deal. Legend has it that Nessie…
Read MoreRestaurants and chefs doing their bit for the planet
A restaurant movement aimed at promoting sustainability across the food industry has made its way to Scotland’s capital. Created by the Sustainable Restaurant Association, the One Planet Plate campaign works in partnership with a number of top chefs and restaurants to create dishes which have a low carbon footprint, include higher quality meat and celebrate…
Read MoreSculpture marks 50 years since F1 legend’s death
A small Scottish craft art company has released a limited edition bas-relief sculpture in tribute to motor racing legend Jim Clark. Glasgow-based Outstanding Art is releasing the piece. The original sculpture was created entirely by hand in wet clay. A mould was produced from the sculpture, and bonded casts will be crafted to order from…
Read MoreEstablished Scots firm opens its first showrooms
A Scottish firm, one of the oldest established paint makers in the UK, has opened its first paint showrooms in Edinburgh and London. Craig & Rose has opened inthe Scottish capital at 13 Deanhaugh Street in Stockbridge, and at 161 Chiswick High Road in London. The new Edinburgh showroom is less than two miles from…
Read MoreCelebrating the creative talents of Scotland’s crafters
A free summer exhibition looking at the history merchants and makers is set to take place. The Fair City’s merchants and craftspeople are being celebrated in a new event which digs deep into the history of the city. By Hammer and Hand, running from June 30 to September 30 at Perth Museum and Art Gallery,…
Read MoreBirthday celebrations continue – and the gift is for you
A Glasgow whisky specialist continues to mark its 70th birthday celebrations by unveiling its second Xtra Old Particular Platinum bottling. Glasgow-based Douglas Laing commissioned the XOP Platinum series to mark its seven decades in the Scotch Whisky industry with one very rare, aged single cask being released each quarter of 2018. This latest bottling is…
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