Food and Drink
Nick Nairn and Tom Kitchin champion eating game
Demand for Scottish grouse is continuing to rise in the UK, Scandinavia and mainland Europe, as leading chefs champion its use in top restaurants and at home. As Great British Game Week gets underway (25 Nov – 1 Dec), top chefs including Tom Kitchin and Nick Nairn have backed grouse as one of Scotland’s food…
Read MoreScottish butchery talent celebrated at national awards
Six butchers from across Scotland have been recognised for their skills and progression in the Scottish Craft Butcher Training Awards. The awards, sponsored by Quality Meat Scotland’s Scotch Butchers Club and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), are in their fourth year. They play a valuable role in recognising the efforts of young people to develop…
Read MoreAlpine chalet Ski Lodge opens in St Andrews
Failed to get your ski trip booked this winter? The Adamson in St Andrews is offering après ski without even leaving the country. The winter pop-up of Scandi-inspired chalets is back and this year you can tuck into winter warmers and sip on a dedicated list of Veuve Clicquot cocktails. For party revellers keen to…
Read MoreSchoolgirl crowned Scotland’s best home baker
A schoolgirl has been crowned Scotland’s finest home baker. The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh has named 14-year-old Grace Warnock, from Prestonpans in East Lothian, its champion home baker following its nationwide search earlier this year. Amateur bakers from John o’ Groats to Jedburgh were encouraged to slip on…
Read MoreSwadish’s Ajay crowned as curry champion
Ajay Kumar, owner and executive chef of Swadish in Glasgow, was last night crowned the Scottish Curry Champion at the sparkling gala final of the SPICE Awards. At a glittering awards ceremony held at the Glasgow Marriot and attended by the great and good of the Scottish curry industry, the top honour went to Glasgow’s…
Read MoreChristmas arrives at The Ivy Buchanan Street
The festive fun begins at The Ivy Buchanan Street with the launch of the brasserie’s limited-edition Christmas drinks menu. This will be available until Wednesday, 1 January. Created by the restaurant’s expert bar team, drinks will include a warming Winter Bellini (£9.50), with Tawny Port, cranberry juice and Prosecco, a Roasted Chestnut Julep (£9.75), featuring…
Read MoreCelebrate St Andrew’s Day with special ice creams
A traditional Scots-Italian gelateria is to celebrate St Andrew’s Day with special edition ice cream flavours. Jannettas, the four-generational venue located in St Andrews- has announced its new season flavours to celebrate the arrival of autumn and beyond Jannettas introduced seasonal editions with flavours available throughout the week of St Andrew’s Day, with haggis, Drambuie,…
Read MoreSensational Surf & Turf at Macdonald Holyrood Hotel
It’s true that the team at SF get invited to some truly lovely events. A definite perk of the job, there are certain invitations that trigger a mixture of excitement and involuntary drooling. One such invitation was for the launch of Surf & Turf restaurant at Macdonald Holyrood Hotel & Spa last week. I had…
Read MoreThe life and times of chef Rosemary Shrager
Best known for being an haute cuisine teacher on the reality show Ladette to Lady, Rosemary Shrager also ran a cookery school at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on the Isle of Harris. A regular on our TV screens, having appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, and The Real Marigold Hotel, she tells Scottish…
Read MoreLe Roi Fou restaurant’s art series continues
Le Roi Fou has announced the latest show in its exhibition series, of work by Edinburgh artist and designer Joanna Kessel of Edinburgh Mosaic Studio. Le Roi Fou (the mad king) was opened in 2017 by chef proprietor Jérôme Henry and creative director Isolde Nash, bringing together a love of food, the visual arts and…
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