Food and Drink
Ten restaurants you must try in the north east
There’s so many places to choose to eat and drink in the north east of Scotland Sarah Milne highlights 10 of the best, to suit all budgets. Fruit and Fancies Soft fruit straight from the farm, home cooked meals and a lovely cup of coffee – what more could you want from a cafe? Castleton…
Read MoreTo eat, or not red meat – that is the question
With red meat consumption a hot topic of conversation, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is hosting a free event to help people make up their minds about the industry’s pros and cons. Professor Sir Charles Godfray, a population biologist from the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford, will be taking part in From Plate…
Read MoreScots cask drink named World’s Best Flavoured Cider
Thistly Cross’ Whisky Cask Cider has been voted the World’s Best Flavoured Cider, winning gold in the World Cider Awards. Complimented on its balanced wood-influence, the judges also commented that it is, “a brave cider, where flavours of banana mix with caramel and smoke”. Long matured in East Lothian, Whisky Cask Cider develops its unique…
Read MoreScotland has two new Michelin star eateries
There are two new Scottish stars in the latest Michelin guide to the top restaurants in Britain and Ireland. The prestigious guide’s list for 2020 has added Condita in Edinburgh and Isle of Eriska, after both were awarded their first stars, making it 11 for Scotland, and 187 across the isles. Isle of Eriska, on…
Read MoreScotland’s beef and lamb exports top £82 million
The value of beef and lamb exports from Scotland has increased to over £82 million in the past year. That’s according to the results of the annual exporters’ survey conducted by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Speaking today (7 October) at Anuga food and beverage fair in Cologne, Germany, Kate Rowell, chair of QMS, revealed that…
Read MoreNew menu launches for the autumn at The Bonham
The Bonham Hotel has just released its new autumn à la carte menu at its recently refurbished No.35 restaurant, following from the success of the summer menu. Whilst continuing to offer the highest standards of quality cuisine in Edinburgh, they’ve refreshed their menu for the new season with an eclectic mix of European-inspired food with…
Read MoreFroth & Flame know how to dough it
The Neapolitan purists out there appear to be winning a long-standing battle, and I for one am delighted to see it. Gone is the fashion for oozing, oily pizza stacked high with processed pepperoni – or heaven forbid, tinned pineapple – as we see the return of the much-loved classics of fresh tomato and basil,…
Read MoreThe Chocolatarium celebrates our favourite sweet
In Scotland, we love our chocolate. Whether it’s a Mars bar, a Dairy Milk, a Kit Kat, or even a locally made bar by a smaller artisan producer, we adore it. I can only think of one chocolate product that I haven’t liked – chocolate crisps, released by Tudor back in 1992 (it was a…
Read MoreNew owners delighted by an early dining award
Cringletie House was awarded Hotel Dining Experience of the Year at the Hotel Awards Scotland this week. The event, organised by Creative Oceanic, is voted for by travellers and residents to show their appreciation to their favourite hotels across the country. Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty near Peebles in the Scottish Borders,…
Read MoreSupermarket launches 19th beer festival
A supermarket has partnered with seven of Scotland’s top craft breweries to each showcase five of their best beers in its 19th annual in-store beer festival. Launching in all 88 stores in Scotland from today (Thursday 3 October), Aldi shoppers can try the range of 35 hand-picked craft beers with prices starting at only £1.49…
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