Posts by Kenny Smith
Have you tried pigeon? This is a great recipe
The Sheraton Edinburgh’s executive chef earned his stripes in the best hotels, but no matter where he travels he always returns ‘home’. They say three’s a charm and so it has proved for Craig Hart. Because despite travelling the country for more than quarter of a century, building up experience in some of the best…
Read MoreScots stylist goes second hand for first home furnishings
New homeowners should consider ‘settling in with second hand’ when they look to furnish their properties, according to one of Scotland’s leading home stylists. To show how pre-loved goods can transform a home, Wendy Gilmour, founder of the popular Thankfifi lifestyle blog, teamed up with Revolve and Glasgow-based estate agent Archibald Sharp to transform an…
Read MoreA spacious home with equestrian facilities
Marefield of Craigs is a detached family home with generous reception space for both entertaining and family living. Presented by Galbraith, the triple aspect dining kitchen has views to the north over the Perthshire fields, a door leading to the garden and a central island breakfast bar, together with a Rangemaster cooker and integrated dishwasher.…
Read More50% off the bill for the first three days at Ka Pao
There’s just over a wee to go until the opening of Ka Pao, a new restaurant in Glasgow with a menu influenced by South East Asia. The new restaurant – named Ka Pao – will open within the historic, Category A-listed Botanic Gardens Garage on Vinicombe Street, which is located off Byres Road in the…
Read MoreNew £4.5 million Perth Studios takes Wasps to 20 in 2020
Scotland’s arts community is to receive a significant boost in 2020 as Wasps opens its 20th building – with a second multi-million pound project underway in Inverness. Around two dozen diverse artists and makers (from jewellery makers, painters, photographers and sculptors to an international dinosaur illustrator) are already moving into the £4.5 million Perth Creative…
Read MoreScots restaurant chases Britain’s Best Breakfast title
A Scots restaurant has been announced as one of the 16 finalists in this year’s National Breakfast & Brunch Awards. It is the second consecutive year that Dundee’s Daisy Tasker has been named as a finalist, which sees hundreds of restaurants, hotels and pubs across the United Kingdom compete to see who serves the best…
Read MoreNew resource to help track large and rare creatures
An online resource for tracking the movements of some of the largest and rarest creatures in British waters has been expanded. The Skatespotter website, which includes details of 1,500 critically endangered common or flapper skate, has been updated to include historic records that give an improved insight into the lives of individual fish over time.…
Read MoreDark secrets in Highland Perthshire
Highland Perthshire’s rolling hills may now be the picture of tranquillity. But as Mark Bridgeman’s book reveals, its picturesque villages conceal a dark past of murderous crimes and unsolved mysteries. From whisky smuggling to gruesome murders, con men to psychics, each of the 19 spine-tingling true stories are retold in vivid and compelling detail which…
Read MoreUpgrade your Shepherd’s and Cottage Pies
Today we bring you a delicious recipe for an upgrade on the classic Shepherd’s Pie and Cottage Pie. Courtesy of the British Game Alliance, for best results, try using a mix of breast and thigh meat. We recommend using a ratio of 70:30. The British Game Alliance assured game meat used in this recipe can…
Read MoreNew Scots comedy looks at seeking a better self
A new Scots comedy is coming to our screens this week. In the second of three new comedies from BBC Scotland, Group is about our addiction to seeking a better version of ourselves, and the need to tell the world about it. A group of addicts come together for a weekly session. This is not…
Read More