Food and Drink
Edinburgh Food Festival dates for 2020 revealed
Edinburgh Food Festival will be making a splash with Scotland’s official Year of Coasts and Waters at this year’s annual foodie event. It will take place at Assembly George Square Gardens over 10 days from Friday 24 July until Sunday 2 August. This year, Edinburgh’s only free, city-centre food festival will include a series of…
Read MoreMackie’s scoops a cool profit with ice cream and chocolate
Soaring chocolate sales and ice cream growth that bucked a wider market decline have combined to help a leading Scottish food brand achieve record revenues. Mackie’s of Scotland has recorded a 20% increase in annual turnover to £16.7 million with a 60% spike in operating profits to £2.1 million, for the financial year ending May…
Read MoreScotland’s biggest coffee party returns
Visitors planning to attend the Glasgow Coffee Festival have their last chance to snap up an early bird ticket. The city’s biggest caffeine kick of the year will take place at the Briggait with an all-new format on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May. Organised by Dear Green Coffee Roasters, the two-day event will showcase…
Read MoreNew restaurant and bar Glaschu to open in historic venue
A new restaurant and bar is to open at Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow. Glaschu will bring a taste of modern-Scottish fine dining and a sophisticated new bar to the heart of Glasgow at the end of March. Launching on the premises of The Western Club, Glaschu will offer an enticing brunch, lunch and dinner…
Read MoreA trip to remember: eating and drinking my way around the South of Scotland
As we approach the end of February, the good intentions folk set out in the new year might have all but dried up. While I pledged – along with many others – to focus on becoming healthier and more active, I also made it my mission to explore more of Scotland in 2020. Like most…
Read MoreSupermarket boost for Scots seafood firm
Leading Scottish seafood company, Loch Fyne Oysters, has been given a boost after expanding its supermarket deal with Waitrose & Partners. Salmon lovers will now be able to buy the prestigious, traditional hand-sliced Bradan Orach smoked salmon at almost 130 stores across the UK. The award-winning traditional Highland salmon adds to Waitrose’s offering of Loch…
Read MoreA year as the ethical carnivore comes full circle
Louise Gray looks back at what she learned in a year only eating animals she had killed herself. The stag was lying down, his face turned towards me, his chin almost resting on the ground, having a wee midday snooze. ‘Go for his neck,’ said the stalker. ‘I can’t,’ I said. ‘It’s hidden. I’ll have…
Read MoreA delicious dessert revealed for Mother’s Day
The Ivy on the Square is preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day with a limited-edition dessert, The Tulipa. The beautiful tulip-inspired, bespoke Mother’s Day dessert (£9.50) boasts a delicious white chocolate mousse with raspberries, meringue, petals and a warm chocolate sauce, and looks as good as it tastes. The Ivy on the Square is the perfect…
Read MoreStore looks to save 9.5 tonnes of single-use plastics
Aldi Scotland is removing all plastic lids on its own-label fresh and cultured cream products and ready-to-drink coffee products, as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce single-use plastics. From March, Scotland’s fourth largest volume retailer will stock these products without unnecessary plastic lids in its 91 Scottish stores. This initiative will remove over three…
Read MoreScottish Eat Game Awards finalists need your votes
Voting in the national Eat Game Awards closes in just two days – and the Scots finalists need your support. The team behind the Eat Game Awards has been working flat out not only to bring this tasty, nutritious, free range meat to the attention of a wider national audience, they have also been encouraging…
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