Posts Tagged ‘drink’
Haggis and marmalade ice cream on the menu
Mackie’s of Scotland is set to bring back its haggis and marmalade ice cream for the third year in a row. The unique flavour – which contains one whole haggis per tub – is available at Mackie’s 19.2 parlour in Aberdeen from this weekend in the lead up to Burns Night. The unusual recipe –…
Read MoreWear your jammies and get some free ice cream
Fife gelateria Jannettas is celebrating that latest research has shown how to combat Blue Monday: ice cream for breakfast. The third Monday of January has been coined as the most miserable day of the year and named Blue Monday. According to Japanese research, a study by Yoshihiko Koga, a professor at Kyorin University in Tokyo,…
Read MoreMorphsuits you, sir, with a business leap of faith
A few beers on a night out led three Edinburgh entrepreneurs to ditch the day jobs and get serious about skintight spandex. Many entrepreneurs dream of finding a way to make a living that involves working with their mates to build up a business founded on a common passion. Andthat’s exactly what brothers Ali and…
Read MoreScots breakfast isn’t the healthiest in the world
Scots like their food, but our breakfast diet sadly isn’t in Europe’s top 10 most health. We’re more than half way through January and the Christmas leftovers are long-gone, those final calorific chocolates, cheese and mince-pies have been eaten or thrown away. It is well and truly time to improve our diet, and where better…
Read MoreWhat’s the beef with eating Scotland’s red meat?
With bad news stories about red meat hitting the headlines, Scottish farmers are fighting back and leading the way in showing how animals should be handled. A juicy steak is the ultimate feast for any carnivore, but with red meat making headlines as a possible cause of cancer, and growing concern about its contribution to…
Read MoreFlexitarian menu offering every diet option launches
Vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians and omnivores can enjoy stress-free dining together with the launch of Edinburgh’s first fully flexitarian menu by Otro restaurant. To coincide with Veganuary, the award-winning Edinburgh restaurant has crafted a carefully-selected menu with eighteen new seasonal dishes to suit the widest range of dietary requirements. Otro’s Flexitarian Ă€ La Carte menu combines…
Read MoreNew tourism drive for the Borders and Midlothian
Tourism businesses in the Scottish Borders and Midlothian are embarking on a new marketing campaign designed to revolutionise the area’s visitor economy. Launched this week, Scotland Starts Here, a travel inspiration website has been created to raise the area’s profile as a year -round tourism destination as well as encouraging more visitors to the Scottish…
Read MoreDiscover the perfect hot dog for Burns Night
A limited-edition haggis infused hot dog has been created by an award-winning artisan craft smoked hot dog maker. The Scottie Dog, from Dumfries & Galloway-based Brigston & Co, is available for purchase from today, 15 January, until mid-February. Made with Scottish Farm Assured beef and pork, combined with a secret blend of ten herbs and…
Read MoreScots craft lager to debut full nutrition facts on cans
A Scottish light craft lager has announced that its new cans will feature full, food-standard nutrition facts and Vegan Society accreditation, a first for UK craft beer. Award winning Gen!us Craft Lager is a 3% lager which contains one unit of alcohol per can and only 79 calories, fewer than an apple. The new 330ml…
Read MoreStill 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…
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