Food and Drink
Review: The Alan, Dine & Drink
Fiona Tenneb heads down to Manchester and enjoys a meal at The Alan Hotel’s Dine & Drink restaurant. Our meal at The Alan was an absolute culinary delight. Every dish exceeded our expectations. The food was prepared right in front of us by a talented chef in an impeccably clean, efficient kitchen, which added a personal…
Read MoreReview: Mara, Edinburgh
With good cocktails and small plates, Mara is worth checking out, find Richard Bath. On the site of the old Innis & Gunn bar, Mara is now owned by the same crew who have made such a success of nearby Malone’s sports bar. Mara has a completely different and more sophisticated atmosphere to the mothership…
Read MoreReview: Cabo, Edinburgh
Richard Bath heads to Edinburgh’s first pacific-fusion restaurant to try out the offerings. Cabo, which has taken over the space once occupied by Scotland rugby legend Simon Taylor’s bohemian 99 Hanover bar, is a month-old new eaterie marketed as sitting ‘at the intersection of Asian and Latin American cuisine, offering a unique Pacific fusion’ that…
Read MoreProducer’s Corner: Anja Baak, Great Glen Charcuterie
It was a serendipitous encounter with a Dutchman who had bought a Scottish estate that led Anja Baak and her husband Jan Jacob to the Highlands. Having longed to leave city life behind for the calm of the countryside, the couple snatched the chance to manage Glenfintaig Estate. In 2000 they packed up their life…
Read MoreThe Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky
The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram – the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part of a collection to celebrate 200 years of the Speyside distillery, called TIME:SPACE. The 84 Year Old will be housed in a dual chamber bottle alongside a second single malt…
Read MoreIn a Nutshell, Chef Michael Leathley: ‘Worcestershire sauce improves everything’
Tucked away on the shores of Loch Linnhe, The Pierhouse is one of Argyll’s most idyllic and romantic destinations, offering breathtaking views to the islands of Lismore and Mull. Head chef Michael Leathley talks to us about learning to play the piano, how cookbooks ignited his passion for food and the ones he still picks…
Read MoreReview: Maison by Glaschu, Glasgow
If I had my way, I’d sit each Sunday on the terrace of a Parisian café, nursing a strong black coffee and a flaky almond croissant. I can but dream. But for the time being, I need to find a substitute a little closer to home. So, the news that a French-inspired bar and restaurant,…
Read MoreReview: Wuji Asian Circle, Edinburgh
I know what you’re thinking – why go out for BBQ when you could do it yourself at home? But that’s not the point. With BBQ, you’re not going for fan fare of a plated meal but for the selection of quality ingredients and the bonding experience with family, friends, and/or colleagues. And sometimes you…
Read MoreProducer’s Corner: Finlay Macdonald from Chocolates of Glenshiel
Since he was old enough to stand, Finlay Macdonald has been in the kitchen baking with his granny. Climbing up on a stool to help her prepare scones for his family, food has always been a source of happy memories. ‘Both of my grannies were brilliant cooks and they’d take me into the kitchen and…
Read MoreReview: Skua pop-up
The team behind one of Stockbridge’s hottest bars, Skua, is host a street food pop-up, Coop on Potterrow in Fettle Cafe. Richard Bath popped in to try it out. Whether you’re a ten-minute walk away at The Pleasance or the a couple of hundred yards away at the main Fringe hub at the university on Bristo…
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