Posts by Kenny Smith
Six by Nico expands to open in London Fitzrovia
Three years ago, Scottish-Italian chef, Nico Simeone opened his first concept restaurant, Six by Nico, in Glasgow. Now, Nico will open his first London site this spring in the heart of London’s Fitzrovia, having expanded with restaurants in Edinburgh, Belfast, Liverpool and Manchester. Pioneering a revolving culinary hub, Six by Nico will re-invent the dining…
Read MoreScotland’s ancient ties with the Vikings
For Paul Murton, the mythical call of the Orkney and Shetland isles has been strong since his childhood. Thanks to his father’s Norwegian background, Paul spent a lot of his childhood travelling extensively among the islands of Norway’s fjord-riven west coast or tramping through the snowfields of Hardangervidda. But Scotland’s own northern isles remained a…
Read MoreJoin a virtual 10K for Kidney Kids Scotland event
A Scottish charity has announced the launch of its first ever virtual run. The Kidney Kids Scotland 10K is your chance to earn a specially-designed Kidney Kids Scotland medal celebrating their 20th birthday in 2020. Participants can complete the 10K however you like – walk, jog or run – and can complete the distance in…
Read MoreFestival will mark all that’s great in current jazz
Aberdeen’s Jazz Festival is the city’s opportunity to celebrate all that’s great in jazz in 2020, from classic to cool to contemporary. Over 11 days, the festival presents over 50 bands travelling far and wide across the styles – all around jazz: from trad to swing to bop to cutting edge, and into related musics…
Read MoreModern detached family home in a rural location
A tremendous modern detached family home which provides spacious, thoughtfully designed and has well-appointed accommodation, is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Swinside near Jedburgh enjoys an excellent rural location at the foot of the Cheviots, approximately 2.5 miles to the southeast of Oxnam. The small settlement lies below Kelso Hill and Lowood…
Read MoreJohnnie Walker ‘crown jewels’ displayed for first time
Treasured historical artefacts from the roots of the world’s number one Scotch whisky, Johnnie Walker, are to go on public display for the first time in Kilmarnock – the town where the story began 200 years ago. It was in Kilmarnock in 1820 that young John Walker set out in business with the opening of…
Read MoreReady for the second Great Borders River Clean
Towns and villages across the Borders region will take part in the second Great Borders River Clean next weekend. The first event, held in October saw more than twenty communities come together to clear 1.85 tons of rubbish from rivers and waterways. A total of 304 people took part and the event’s organiser, St Mary’s…
Read MoreHighland Park exclusive for World Duty Free and Heathrow
Highland Park has created an exclusive single cask whisky bottling for World Duty Free and Heathrow. This extremely limited whisky – just 642 bottles available – is launching today (20 February) and will be available exclusively at the World of Whiskies main stores in all four terminals at the airport. Filled on the 13th March…
Read MoreA recipe with a difference – have you tried horse meat?
When Fred Berkmiller first suggested putting horse meat on the menu in his Scottish restaurants 20 years ago, he was laughed out of town. Now his customers can’t get enough of unusual cuts of meat. ‘If I’d tried to serve heart, horsemeat or lambs’ testicles in the 1990s, I would have been told no chance,’…
Read MoreSustaining a plant-based lifestyle now Veganuary is over
If you, like hundreds of thousands of others, decided to give ‘Veganuary’ a go this January, then you might be wondering where you go from here, now that we’re into February and looking to the months ahead. Whatever your reasons for giving temporary veganism a go, there’s no denying that it’s a movement that’s growing…
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