Food and Drink
Lorna McNee wins Michelin star at Glasgow’s Cail Bruich
SCOTTISH chef Lorna McNee was tonight awarded a Michelin star for her work at the Cail Bruich restaurant in Glasgow. McNee was appointed as the eatery’s head chef in August. She was previously sous chef at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie in Gleneagles, which holds two Michelin stars. McNee started her career as an apprentice under Fairlie…
Read MoreBarley water is making a comeback
SCOTTISH drinks maker “You + I” has expanded into barley water and botanical tea. The Glasgow-based company, known previously as Clever Kombucha, was set up by husband-and-wife team Alan and Kelsey Moore in 2017. Kesley said: “There is a reason your granny used to give you barley water when you were ill – it is…
Read MoreWatch the first haggis to reach space…
BUTCHER Simon Howie has launched a haggis to the edge of space. Scotland’s national dish was loaded onto a high-altitude balloon, which start-up company Stratonauts released from the butcher’s base at Dunning near Perth. The balloon soared to a height of 107,293 feet – more than 20 miles above the Earth’s surface. The haggis reached…
Read MoreNo more plastic rings for Tennent’s lager
SCOTLAND’S other, other national drink is switching from plastic rings to cardboard to hold its cans together. Tennent’s unveiled plans back in 2019 to make the switch from plastic to card. Work is now underway to install the necessary machines at its Wellpark brewery in Glasgow. The move will cost the company £7 million. The…
Read More‘Yes, Yes, Yes, It’s The Awesome NHS’
Dear readers and patrons, This picture of The Inn at Kingsbarns has the words “Yes, Yes, Yes, It’s The Awesome NHS”. We made the sign in April last year and it was inspired by The Kinks’ song from 1967, Yes, Yes, Yes, It’s My Autumn Almanac. We have changed other lyrics in this song for…
Read MoreRosemary Shrager’s farm shop lessons begin with Burns
TELEVISION chef Rosemary Shrager is kicking off her online partnership with the Farm Retail Association (FRA) by cooking a Burns Night recipe. Shrager, who used to teach at her cookery school in Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on the Isle of Harris, has been running free cook-along sessions at 5pm each Saturday on her Facebook page since England’s…
Read MoreSmall Spirits Company launches no alcohol range
ONE of the founders behind Good Brothers natural wine bar in Edinburgh has launched a non-alcoholic drinks company. Graeme Sutherland’s Small Spirits Company is delivering non-alcoholic spirits, wine and beer around the country. The online retailer is already stocking brands including Pentire, Feragaia, and Lyre. Its range stretches across non-alcoholic light spirits, dark spirits, liqueurs,…
Read MoreMade in Scotland – from jeellie
IRON Brew jelly babies have gone on sale at Aldi. The supermarket chain came across Greenock-based Golden Casket’s patriotic sweets during its search for Scotland’s “next top product”. Other items hitting the shelves include Fife-based Grower’s Garden broccoli crisps and Kilmarnock-based Nudie Snacks cauliflower crisps. Four of Bon Accord’s soft drink flavours are also being…
Read MoreLearn how to cook pheasant katsu curry online
BRITISH Game Alliance (BGA) chef ambassador Leon Davies will host a virtual cook along on 28 January. Davies will teach participants how to cook pheasant katsu curry. The online lesson is part of the BGA’s effort to get more people to cook with game. Louisa North, head of operations at the BGA, said: “We wanted…
Read MoreHaggis maker hosts Burns ‘cyber supper’
STUCK for someone to recite the “Address Tae A Haggis” this Burns Night? Then haggis maker McIntosh of Strathmore has come up with the solution. The company has filmed actor Max Raskin delivering the address. All diners need to do is scan the “augmented reality” (AR) link on its haggis, neeps, and tatties ready meals…
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