Food and Drink
Mac & Wild launches British Game Alliance grouse cook kit
SCOTTISH restaurant chain Mac & Wild has teamed up with the British Game Alliance (BGA) to launch grouse cooking kits, which will go on sale on 12 August. Each cooking kit will include a brace of grouse from Sutherland-based butcher Ardgay Game, which is run by the family of Mac & Wild co-founder Andy Waugh.…
Read Morede Burgh Wine Merchants delivers restaurant quality at home
WHEN the hospitality industry was shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, de Burgh Wine Merchants was faced with losing 95% of its business overnight. Such a seismic shock provided the catalyst to accelerate the company’s plans to expand its web shop and home delivery service. “People have been drinking our wines for…
Read MoreButchers shine with ‘diamond awards’
THREE Scottish butchers’ shops have been presented with the diamond award at the Scottish Craft Butchers’ Awards. Boghall Butchers in West Lothian won the “best beef burger in Scotland” title, while Marzipan’s Meats in Tayport claimed the “best speciality burger” prize for its sweet chilli cheeseburger, and Thomas Burns & Son in Bo’ness took the…
Read MoreSenegal chef opens Glasgow debut site
A YOUNG chef who came to Scotland from Senegal just seven years ago is preparing to open his first restaurant. Modou Diagne is transforming the former “111 by Nico” site on Glasgow’s Cleveden Road into “111 by Modou“. The 46-cover restaurant will open next month with a reduce capacity of 28. Diagne began working for…
Read MoreWhisky, food and art bouncing back
SCOTTISH tourism and hospitality businesses are continuing to welcome visitors again following the coronavirus lockdown, with distilleries, restaurants and art galleries among the latest sites to entice guests back. Diageo, Scotland’s biggest whisky maker, is reopening its Blair Athol distillery today, with Oban following on Wednesday. Cardhu, Dalwhinnie, Glen Ord and Royal Lochnagar will reopen…
Read MoreOld favourites with new ideas as firms continue to reopen
SCOTLAND’S tourism and hospitality businesses are continuing to bounce back from the coronavirus lockdown, with old favourites returning with new ideas to cope with physical distancing. The Lookout, the restaurant at the City Observatory on Edinburgh’s Carlton Hill, will reopen on 30 July with a six-plate set menu for £25 served between midday and 9pm.…
Read More‘Dark Kitchen’ takeovers at Glasgow’s The Gate
A SERIES of legendary local chefs will be taking over the kitchen at The Gate pub in Glasgow over the next five weeks. Yu Ca Taco kicks off the line-up this weekend, followed by Baked Pizza. Craig Grozier’s new Fallachan Cart pop-up concept will then run the “Dark Kitchen” on 6-22 August. During its first…
Read MoreHarvey Nics among eateries reopening
DEPARTMENT store chain Harvey Nichols will reopen the “Forth Floor” restaurant in its Edinburgh branch on 29 July as Scotland’s hospitality venues continue to return. A one-way system has been introduced in the restaurant, which will have fewer tables to allow for social distancing. On the other side of the city’s St Andrew Square, tomorrow…
Read MoreLocal Selects boxes boost Scottish food and drink
A GIFT box project launched during lockdown has unveiled plans to continue promoting Scottish food and drink. Local Selects was set up by The Start-up Drinks Lab, a business in Port Glasgow that helps brands develop and bottle new products. Much of its work focuses on bars, pubs and restaurants and so the company had…
Read MoreScran Academy delivers 100,000th lockdown meal
A CHARITY in Edinburgh will today deliver its 100,000th meal since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Scran Academy in Pilton has worked with more than 200 local volunteers and six partner organisations to reach the milestone. Around 3,350 of Edinburgh’s most vulnerable people have received ready meals since 20 March. John Loughton, founder of Scran…
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