Food and Drink
The Secret Herb Garden is becoming less secret
Visitor numbers to the Secret Herb Garden, near Edinburgh, have tripled in the last year. This has risen from 7,000 to 21,000, resulting in the creation of 15 new jobs, including two apprenticeships and an estimated turnover of £1.75m. Featuring a 100-seater café and outdoor glasshouse, botanical gardens, Old Curiosity gin distillery, beehouse, vintage furniture,…
Read MoreA softly softly approach with drinks at the Fringe
A Scottish soft drinks firm is to be introduced to thousands at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Rapscallion, based in Glasgow, uses fresh fruit and the lowest possible amount of sugar, and will be stocked at all catering outlets at Assembly venues throughout this year’s Fringe. Assembly is one of the largest and best known venues…
Read MoreAn exciting new Scottish food partnership
Two prominent Scottish food brands have united in an exciting partnership. Butcher Donald Russell has announced a new collaboration with renowned local business and fellow Royal Warrant holder, John Ross Jr. John Ross Jr, one of the last remaining producers of traditionally prepared Scottish smoked salmon, has created two products exclusively for Donald Russell, which…
Read MoreStack and Still opens its second pancake place
Stack & Still, the UK’s largest urban pancake and licensed bar venue, has opened its new Glasgow Silverburn site to the public today. Stack & Still opened their first Glasgow city centre venture in October last year serving over half a million pancakes in their first six months. Stack & Still has over 60 employees…
Read MoreIconic British recording artist heads up Scottish gin campaign
Iconic British recording artist Paloma Faith is heading up Boe Gin’s new campaign. The singer stars in their latest advert and has her own signature serve, ‘Paloma’s Boe’ – a passionfruit flavoured spiced margarita. Distilled on-site in the village of Throsk near Stirling, Boe Gin is now one of the biggest independent gin producers in…
Read MoreTick all your taco boxes with Bodega’s new Leith venue
Chocolate and peanut butter, salt & vinegar, Ross and Rachel… some things just belong together. This is also true for tacos and margaritas, and now you can get some of the best in the capital at Bodega’s new restaurant. Edinburgh’s first dedicated taqueria – ‘Bodega’ is finally back in Leith with its newer, bigger and…
Read MoreNew Lagg Distillery opens on Isle of Arran
Lagg Distillery, the second distillery on the Isle of Arran, has now opened its state-of-the-art visitor centre to the public, becoming one of Scotland’s newest whisky distilleries. It is the first new distillery on the island since the opening of Isle of Arran Distiller’s original site in Lochranza, which opened in 1995. Collectively, the sites…
Read MoreGrand Slam brunch to be served at Trump Turnberry
Trump Turnberry is set to host a Grand Slam brunch, inspired by the ongoing Wimbledon tournament. To celebrate the iconic tennis tournament, the luxury resort will be hosting a Wimbledon Brunch to coincide with the men’s singles final on Sunday 14 July. For the tennis fans without a ticket to Centre Court, they can instead…
Read MoreA feast fit for a mad king at Le Roi Fou
It’s summer in the city and the New Town is bustling with locals heading home from work, meeting friends to sit in the sunshine and families out for dinner to celebrate graduations. The people of Edinburgh are enjoying having their city to themselves before the madness of the festival descends along with a herd…
Read MoreHottest weekend in the summer diary to toast classic Speyside gins
Gin lovers will taste the difference at a weekend devoted to the spirit – taking place in the heart of one of the nation’s most famous whisky making regions. The inaugural Spirit of Speyside: Gin Experience will raise a glass to the region’s burgeoning gin making scene, featuring a Garden Party at Gordon Castle with…
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