Posts by Kenny Smith
Celebrate grouse season with this tasty recipe
If you’re looking to try cooking game for the first time, then you can’t do much better than learn from a master. Neil McGown, the chef/patron of East Haugh House Hotel near Pitlochry, was chosen as Scottish Game Chef of the Year 2018. Now that the grouse season is upon us, Neil suggests a delicious…
Read MoreWild geese population has more than trebled
Funding has been put in place for a new £60,000 barnacle goose management scheme, to help protect Scotland’s population of Greenland barnacle geese. Scotland hosts around 60% of the world’s population of Greenland barnacle geese. These internationally important birds are a conservation success story, with increased numbers across the country over the last 20 years.…
Read MoreProtecting Scotch whisky in Brexit’s aftermath
The Scotch whisky industry is robust enough to continue to thrive after Brexit, but the sector is calling for a clearer direction of travel from the government as the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU). This was the message from Lindesay Low, deputy legal director of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), speaking at…
Read More10 fascinating facts about the Hebrides
A science fiction classic, trees, seaweed and mummies – a seemingly diverse list of things, but they all have one thing in common. They are all linked to Scotland’s Hebrides. Here’s 10 fascinating facts about the islands. Some of the scenes from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey were filmed on the Isle of Harris.…
Read MoreHave faith in this stunning converted church property
A beautiful, distinctive home at the heart of a quiet town is now on the property market. East Church House is a spectacular church conversion enjoying a wonderful position within the locally admired historic market town of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire. Having had previous success with an earlier project at Congregational Church in nearby Stonehouse,…
Read MoreFringe: Tom Rosenthal’s comedy comes to the fore
Yes, I know it’s too late now, but note this performer for next year. Or if you’re in London late September, check it this show there. The talented Tom Rosenthal (of Friday Night Dinner fame) has an hour-long chat about one of the worst things that ever happened to him – the theft of his…
Read More2019 military tattoo ends in explosion of colour
A veil of vibrant colour and light cascades over Edinburgh Castle as the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo draws to a close following 24 performances on the iconic esplanade. More than 1,100 performers from across the globe came together to entertain audiences of 8,800 each night. This year’s military spectacular took inspiration from the much-loved…
Read MoreComic Ed Byrne takes an honest look at his life
Ed Byrne is as self-deprecating and cynical as ever in If I’m Honest – this hilarious hour of comedy about, among other things, raising his kids. Yes, the run in Edinburgh is now over, but he is touring with this show in England and Ireland over the next six months (see www.edbyrne.com), and even if…
Read MorePrison turned tourist attraction has captive audience
A former prison which was converted into a museum has achieved its Five Star Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance (QA) award from VisitScotland. The former Victorian HMP Peterhead operated as a prison in the town from 1888 to 2013. In June 2016 it opened its doors as a prison museum, allowing members of the public to…
Read MoreTickets to go on sale for third Fife Whisky Festival
Whisky fans can enjoy a packed programme of events when Fife Whisky Festival returns to the Kingdom next March. Tickets go on sale for the third Fife Whisky Festival on Saturday September 7 while the showcase event is being launched with a Twitter Tasting session on Wednesday August 28. The online session – under the…
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