Food and Drink
Quality recognition for their fish and chips
An award-winning Scots roadside diner and fish & chip shop features in the UK’s Quality Fish & Chip Shop Guide this year after receiving the National Fish Friers Federation Fish & Chip Quality Award in 2018 The Real Food Café in Tyndrum features in the industry’s equivalent of the Michelin Guide. The café is known…
Read MoreFinding fabulous fare for the Forth Food Festival
The Forth Valley Food Festival is returning for a second year, after a successful launch last year. Running from 11-20 October and showcasing the region’s diverse larder, this year’s food festival trail is already taking shape, with a range of fun activities on offer from wild cocktail making to farm tours. Over 14 local food…
Read MoreUK Sausage Week Awards hunts best Scottish banger
The hunt for the best Scottish banger is on at this year’s UK Sausage Week Awards. With the hopes of championing one of our nation’s culinary delights, the UK Sausage Week Awards, taking place from 28 October to 3 November, will crown butchers and retailers going the extra mile to deliver the perfect sausage to…
Read MoreScottish pork campaign launches for a new run
Scots are being encouraged to go on a dinnertime adventure with Specially Selected Pork. The meat is back in the spotlight this month as Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) successful Go Places with Pork campaign returns. The four week campaign, which launched today (Monday 19 August), is set to reach 3.5 million Scottish adults with the…
Read MoreChef and gardener unite to restore walled gardens
A leading Scottish chef and a TV gardener have teamed up to restore one of Scotland’s most historic walled gardens. Derek Johnstone, head chef at Borthwick Castle, has announced a collaboration with garden designer and horticulturalist Pete Jackson to redevelop the Midlothian private-hire venue’s original walled garden. Expected to open in spring 2020, Borthwick Castle’s…
Read MoreThere’s more to the Speyside larder than just whisky
Speyside is famous the world over for its whisky – and a celebration of its other produce is taking place next month. Nestled in the North-East between Aberdeen and Inverness, the Speyside region boasts some of the best-selling single malts in the world. It is a place of rugged glens and the famous River Spey…
Read MoreHelp find Scotland’s champion for the Eat Game Awards
The search is on to find Scotland’s game hero as the Eat Game Award launches for the second time. There are many heroes in world of game cuisine… chefs & cooks, farmers’ market stalls, producers, restaurants, pubs, butchers, estate managers and retailers… but game is still not getting the recognition it deserves. Already in their…
Read MoreWill you give the £1million whisky sauce a try?
Foodies and whisky aficionados can delight their taste buds with a A £1million pound whisky sauce being served at Galloway Country Fair this weekend. The sauce, made from cask number one of Annandale Distillery’s first unpeated single malt Man o’ Word, will be used for a recipe in the Fair’s Galloway Demo Kitchen. This will…
Read MoreBusiness will bloom as Magnum gets a boost
Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur, Magnum, has its sights set on further growth after announcing a new listing with Dobbies Garden Centres to stock 27 stores across the country. Just in time for the peak summer gardening season, bottles of Magnum will hit the shelves at selected Dobbies Garden Centres in Scotland and England, including…
Read MoreAward-winning firm launch new dairy-free ice cream
An award-winning Scots firm has launched a strawberry flavoured dairy-free ice cream, to add to their offerings this summer. Created by Equi’s Ice Cream in Hamilton, using a unique blend of coconut oil and strawberry puree, Strictly Strawberry contains 97 calories and 3.1g of fat per 100g with no dairy products to create a creamy…
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