Food and Drink
Support for Social Bite from the Vittoria Group
The Edinburgh-based Vittoria Group are to support Social Bite for the second year running as their La Favorita trailer makes a welcome return to the Sleep in the Park event. It will be in Princes Street Gardens serving up delicious pizza and donating all proceeds to help meet the fundraising total. They have also signed…
Read MoreYule Fest Leith returns for the festival season
Following the success of this summer’s first-ever Chill Fest, the team behind the month-long festival of frivolity are back for Yule Fest Leith. They will bring back the concept for Christmas, with a decidedly festive flavour and even more special offers and events than before. Yule Fest will be a cosy celebration of EH6’s thriving…
Read MoreSearch begins for the North East’s best food and drink
The achievements of the entrepreneurial food and drink community, spanning large and small companies, are set to be celebrated with the launch of the North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards 2019. Delivered in partnership by private sector economic development body Opportunity North East (ONE) and Aberdeenshire Council, the awards have recognised the success of…
Read MoreSecond city Greek-Cypriot restaurant is set to open
Popular Glasgow Greek-Cypriot restaurant Halloumi is opening a second location in the southside of the city. Inhabiting a former bank, the new Pollokshaws road location will boast a private dining room, event space, bespoke bar and large open plan 80-cover restaurant. Set to open next month, the casual dining taverna promises to be as eye-catching…
Read MoreStores set to hold their second festival of gin
A supermarket is launching a second Scottish Gin Festival, just in time for the festive season. Following a hugely popular initial spring promotion, which sold at a rate of over 130 bottles per hour in the first week of sales, Lidl is holding its next event, starting on Thursday. Eight artisan producers will bring more…
Read MoreScots eaterie named as one of the top five in the world
A Scottish eaterie has been named by the US-based Wall Street Journal as one of five restaurants in the world worth travelling for. The Three Chimneys, on the Isle of Skye, was named by the influential daily newspaper as one of five dining experiences in the world worth planning a trip around, and the only…
Read MoreIt’s better choco-late than never as new range launches
A new handmade chocolate business has been launched from a luxury small hotel in East Lothian. Having worked in the property and catering industries in the Middle East, Angela and David Cockerton decided to return to the UK and set up a small hotel, Garleton Lodge, which offers a careful blend of five-star luxury in…
Read MoreCocktails in the City heading for Edinburgh
The UK’s leading cocktail festival is back to deliver a double header of cocktail creativity in The Hub, nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Edinburgh Castle. Perfect for cocktail aficionados and the cocktail curious, Cocktails in the City invites guests to discover 16 of the Edinburgh’s most exciting, exclusive and famous bars, the finest drinks…
Read MoreLonewolf unveils great new look for its gin and vodka
A Scottish craft distiller has unveiled the brand refresh for its LoneWolf Gin and LoneWolf Vodka. BrewDog-backed LoneWolf looks to improve differentiation between its core spirits range, increase visibility of the bottles on shelf, and align the spirits bottles more closely with the other creations in its portfolio. Launched in April 2017, the Aberdeenshire-based distillery…
Read MoreScots are leading with way with vegan diets
A UK-wide survey has revealed that you’re most likely to bump into a vegan if you’re in Glasgow or Edinburgh. As National Vegan Day approaches this Thursday, 1 November, health recipe box service Mindful Chef has revealed regional dietary preferences around the country. The survey shows there is an increasing number of people in the UK…
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