Food and Drink
Still time to nominate good food and delicious drink
There’s just one month left to enter Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2020. Food and drink producers hoping to be recognised at Scotland’s most prestigious celebration of the industry have just one month left to enter – with entries closing on 14 February. The Excellence Awards not only recognise the highest quality produce Scotland…
Read MoreVoting open for the Eat Game Awards finalists
The race is on to find the finest game creators in the country as voting is underway in the second edition of the national Eat Game Awards. 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…
Read MorePlenty of pluck in Scotland’s turkey industry
Scotland’s small farmers raise, slaughter and prepare their own turkeys. It’s January, and the memories of the festive season are disappearing rapidly into the distance. Gone are the trees and lights, the decorations are down, and the turkey has long since been basted, cooked and eaten. In many ways Christmas encapsulates what my Ethical Carnivore…
Read MoreCharlotte and the chocolate factory
A heady mix of Scotland’s natural flavours combined with a ladleful of indulgence make Charlotte Flower’s chocolates something very special indeed. A quaint cottage just a few steps from the banks of Loch Tay may not be somewhere that you would expect to find a chocolate factory. But then Charlotte Flower, like Willy Wonka, doesn’t…
Read MoreA selection of teas can help with the New Year detox
With the arrival of the New Year, many of us are still looking for new ways to get healthy. Brand new detox health teas by award-winning Scots firm Eteaket have been released. Eteaket was founded by leaf tea expert Erica Moore has been ethically sourcing and blending teas since 2008. She travels the world visiting…
Read MoreChef creates a new twist on the Burns Supper
One of Scotland’s leading private events chefs has teamed up with Waitrose and WeFiFo to offer Milngavie foodies a fresh twist on the traditional Burns Supper. Following in the footsteps of culinary stars such as BBC MasterChef’s Greg Wallace, Gary Maclean and Jilly McCord, Cater Edinburgh’s Barry Bryson has been handpicked by Waitrose pop up…
Read MoreMeet the Scottie Dog – a hot dog infused with haggis
An award-winning artisan craft smoked hot dog maker has created a limited-edition haggis infused hot dog for Burns’ Night 2020. The Scottie Dog, from Dumfries & Galloway-based Brigston & Co, is available for purchase from 15 January until mid-February – the perfect ingredient to spice up Burns Suppers this year, with quality and provenance credentials…
Read MoreEqui’s launch luxury ice cream for Veganuary
Scottish luxury ice-cream maker, Equi’s, has unveiled a strawberry vegan ice cream, which is now on sale in 25 independent retailers across Glasgow for Veganuary. Scooping up their vegan game and responding to consumer demand for high-quality dairy-free ice cream, the artisan ice-cream maker developed their Strictly Strawberry flavour after experimenting last year. Made in…
Read MoreCelebrate Burns Night with a haggis pizza
When Rabbie Burns wrote about the ‘great chieftain o’ the puddin’-race’, chances are he never envisaged haggis on pizza! But this month, in celebration of Burns Night, La Favorita restaurant on Leith Walk in Edinburgh have launched a pizza topped with the traditional Scottish treat in time for Burns Night on 25 January. The 12-inch…
Read MoreScottish tapas at Auchrannie’s Eighteen69 is the perfect match
When push comes to shove, I’m not sure there’s a world cuisine out there I dislike. There’s plenty for me still to try but so far – the planet’s global smorgasbord has been a big hit with me. Two of my favourite cuisines are Scottish (of course) and Spanish. I’ve never considered the two together,…
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