Larkfire is a water that’s 3 billion years in the making

Whisky fans raising a glass this Burns Night can celebrate with a new ‘wild water’ which its creators say helps enhance the depth of flavour of Scotch. Larkfire is sourced from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, where 3-billion-year-old gneiss rock helps give it a unique softness and natural purity that helps unleash…

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A Burns Night special from a Michelin-starred chef

One of the world’s leading chefs is coming to Scotland next month to cook a very special dinner. Jason Atherton owns Michelin-starred Pollen Street Social in London and 17 other restaurants in cities including New York, Doha and Shanghai. But on Friday, January 24, he will be in Edinburgh for one night only at Ondine…

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KT Tunstall joins the line-up for Burns&Beyond

KT Tunstall, Blue Rose Code and Pictish Trail have been added to this year’s Burns&Beyond event. Unique Events, organisers of Burns&Beyond with Johnnie Walker, today announced the full line-up for the flagship Burns&Beyond Culture Trail on Saturday 25 January and revealed two new venues. A single ticket takes audiences on a journey through nine extraordinary…

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Plenty 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…

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Charlotte 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…

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Former station house plans take a step forward

Work is set to get underway to bring a former railway station house back into community use. Hawick builders James Swinton and Co have been appointed to deliver the ambitious vision for the historic Stow Rail Station House, which will include a bar/bistro with community facilities and a new social enterprise cycling business. Work will…

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Haggis ice cream is on the way to mark Burns Night

This January a Scots gelateria will be celebrating Burns Night the only way they know how: serving up haggis ice cream. Meat-free but with all the spicy flavours you’d expect from Scotland’s national dish, the secret recipe has been developed by Jannettas in Fife master ice cream maker, Owen Hazel using spices found in haggis.…

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Supermarket stocks new Scots probiotic drink

A Scottish dairy has launched Goodness Kefir, a cultured, fermented milk drink, similar to yogurt – but thinner in consistency. It is loaded with probiotics which can provide all kinds of health benefits for your gut. Graham’s The Family Dairy today Goodness Kefir will be in Aldi stores across Scotland from early January 2020 and…

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A tasty healthy bagel to kick start the New Year

The New Year means that many of us will be looking to eat better and exercise more. Starting 2020 fresh, renowned Bross Bagels in Edinburgh have teamed up with Synergy Group Fitness, a multi award-winning gym, to create a New Year Synergy bagel which is available in all four Bross locations until 12 January, and…

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Six by Nico’s Best of 2019 menu is revealed

The votes are in and have been counted – and the courses for Best of 2019 at Six by Nico in Glasgow and Edinburgh have been decided. Chef Nico Simeone invited the public to vote on the six dishes they enjoyed most in 2019 to create a six-course tasting menu that will include the top…

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