Food and Drink
Review: Badger & Co, Edinburgh
Revamped gastropub Badger & Co in Edinburgh city centre is taking food seriously and has transformed its offering, says Richard Bath. Having a title or brand which is a play on words where the origin is lost on all but the cognoscenti has always left me a bit cold. It’s like brands with complicated Gaelic…
Read MoreProducer’s Corner: Judith Vajk, Caledonian Oyster Company
Judith Vajk has been harvesting Pacific oysters from Loch Creran near Oban for 30 years. Brought up in Pethshire, Judith didn’t think much about food until she moved to Paris aged 21. It was while in France her eyes were opened to the world of food, and she tried her first oyster. Her and her late…
Read MoreThe slow staycation: How to take a tranquil city break in London
London, a famously frenetic city, might seem like an odd choice for a relaxing break, but it all depends on how you do it. Eilidh Tuckett headed down to the city for a slow staycation. It’s not often that the sun splits the sky in Glasgow, but on this particular morning, it was. The…
Read MoreReview: Leftfield, Edinburgh
Editor Richard Bath revisits Edinburgh’s Leftfield, a venerable Bruntsfield restaurant which has just undergone a refurbishment and remains one of the capital’s finest bistros. Leftfield is a delightful little bistro on Bruntsfield Links, with big picture windows which look out onto the 36-hole pitch and putt, with the former Boroughmuir School as the backdrop.…
Read MoreThe Spanish Butcher, Edinburgh celebrates its first birthday and the rise of Galician Blond beef
RUSK & RUSK, the independent Scottish restaurant group behind the award-winning dining concept, The Spanish Butcher, will this week mark its first year in Edinburgh with a celebration of aged Galician Blond beef. Readers who regularly dip into the Scottish Field website might remember that I was lucky enough to dine at The Spanish Butcher…
Read MoreIn A Nutshell Andrew Moss, North Port Restaurant: ‘I had an album of my own music released in 2013, if I wasn’t a chef I’d be in the music industry’
Andrew Moss runs the acclaimed North Port Restaurant with his partner Karen in the historic cultural quarter of Perth. He started working in a commercial kitchen as a dishwasher when he was only 14-years-old, which eventually led to taking over the Perth eatery in 2014. Now aged 40, Andrew has secured and retained two AA…
Read MoreReview: O’Malley’s Irish Bar & Kitchen, Aberdeen
A new Irish Bar joins Aberdeen’s hospitality scene and Grant Dickie heads along to see just what O’Malley’s Irish Bar & Kitchen has to offer punters. Taking a wander down Aberdeen’s Crown Street after stepping off of Union Street, you’ll no doubt see the grand granite structure before you that once was a Post…
Read MoreReview: Celestia, Edinburgh
When I heard that the owners of the fantastic Indian restaurant Cilantro in Edinburgh had opened a new restaurant, Celestia, I was thrilled to accept an invite to try their menu. Situated on a quiet street in Canonmills, this wee establishment is unassuming on the outside but bursting full of character once you step through…
Read MorePaint the town pink with Edinburgh’s first Rosé Wine Trail
Edinburgh’s first ‘Rosé Wine Trail’ has been launched across the capital as part of a summer-long campaign to celebrate the popular pink tipple. From now until the end of September, three of the city’s bars and restaurants are teaming up to showcase some of the best rosé wine from France, Italy and the USA. As…
Read MoreReview: The Little Chartroom, Leith
When it comes to food news, Roberta Hall-McCarron is a journalist’s dream. Since opening The Little Chartroom in Leith in June 2018 it seems there’s never been a time that she’s not had something exciting to shout about. From a slew of awards, to new openings in Ardfern and Eleanore, countless television appearances and now…
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