Posts Tagged ‘drink’
You can pay what you want for this six-pack of lager
A Scottish beer brand Brewgooder is inviting drinkers all over the country to pay what they want for a six-pack of lager. From noon today, there will be 1,000 six-packs of Brewgooder’s Clean Water Lager bottles for sale exclusively online and people will be able to pay as little as one penny or as much…
Read MoreCucina has dishes that will leave you wanting more
Located just off the Royal Mile, and found within the 5-star Radisson Collection hotel – Cucina is a luxury Scottish brasserie with modern and Italian influences as opposed to its previous focus on fine Italian dining. My dining partner and I arrived and found ourselves in Epicurean, the stylish and atmospheric hotel bar downstairs. We…
Read MoreBotanic Gardens food tops the Out to Lunch list
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has topped a new league table for children’s food and drink at the UK’s top visitor attractions. The report was published today by the Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign. Working with an army of ‘secret diner’ parents, the Soil Association surveyed the food and drink on offer at 22…
Read MoreScotland ranks in world’s top 10 must see places for 2019
Scotland’s Highlands and islands have been named as one of the world’s must visit top regions for 2019. Travel authority, Lonely Planet, has today (revealed that the regions have been listed amongst its top 10 ‘Best in Travel’ destinations for 2019 – the only Scottish destinations to be included. The region receives the accolade in…
Read MoreCelebration of the best in gold, silver and jewellery
Elements 4, Scotland’s sparkling three-day festival of the very best in gold, silver and jewellery is underway in Edinburgh. Among the highlights is a sneak preview of the forthcoming Seasons collection, made in Scottish gold by Sheila Fleet OBE and inspired by the years of happiness she enjoyed with her husband Rick. The event, running…
Read MoreGet ready for a weekend festival of beer
The Craft Beer Experience is coming to Edinburgh next month, from 15–17 November. The Edinburgh Craft Beer Experience promises to be a truly immersive beer event, taking over all three floors of the Assembly Roxy on Roxburgh Place to bring you a taste of the very best beers from Scotland, the UK and Europe.…
Read MoreEspresso yourself as new Greek-style coffee bar opens
If you’ve ever been to Greece, you’ll know that the country’s culinary delights are as memorable as the scenery – from Freddo Cappuccino to Spanakopita and Bougatsa Cream. Now you can enjoy some of Greece’s café specialities right here in Scotland. After years of Edinburgh’s growing Greek population demanding authentic Mediterranean tastes in the capital,…
Read MoreUltimate runners’ sightseeing tour of Edinburgh
The ultimate running tour of Scotland’s capital city returns for its second outing on Sunday 21 October. The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh (UTE), staged by Rat Race Adventure Sports, the UK’s largest operator of mass participation, urban and wilderness adventure challenges, is back with a few exciting changes to its 55km (approx. 34 mile) route.…
Read MoreThey will gin-gle all the way with these baubles
A Scots firm has joined forces with an Irish business to create this year’s must-have Christmas gift for spirit lovers – glass baubles filled with gin. Stirling-based giftware company Angels’ Share Glass and Irish artisan distillery Dingle Distillery have worked together to bring bespoke glass gin baubles to the Irish market. The baubles, which are…
Read MoreAfter nine albums, Phamie releases her first single
A Scots musician with nine albums behind her is doing something new in her music career today – she’s releasing her first single. Phamie Gow, who is originally from the Scottish Borders but now living in Edinburgh, is releasing The Peace Farmer. The artist, who was recently described as ‘one of The Great Woman Composers’…
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