Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Tullibardine and Aurora are a match made in heaven
On the rocks, neat or with a dash of water? Personally, I’ll take my dram with venison loin, haggis bonbons and a 228 Tullibardine whisky and peppercorn sauce, thank you very much. No matter how you take your whisky, (provided it’s not ‘with Irn Bru or Jack Daniels’, in which case you can pack your…
Read MoreJoyce has gone from River City to playing the King
Scots actress Joyce Falconer, born and raised in Torry, Aberdeen, has had a wonderfully varied career. She has played Elvis in the Edinburgh festival – and sung his songs in Doric – as well as playing Roisin in the early years of BBC Scotland’s soap opera River City. She tells Scottish Field about her north…
Read MoreHow Eisenhower came to Banchory during World War II
It is well documented that Dwight D Eisenhower, first as General, and later as President visited the Royal family at Balmoral on Royal Deeside. On Saturday 5 October 1946, HM King George VI hosted General Eisenhower and his wife and again on Friday 28 August 1959, as President Eisenhower, he spent the night at Balmoral…
Read MoreThe top ten riots on the streets of Scotland
Scotland’s history is peppered with tales of uprising and unrest, many of which have ended in bloodshed. These are Scottish Field’s top ten riots. 1. Battle of George Square, 1919 ‘Bloody Friday’ was the culmination of a week-long strike at the end of January opposing the new 47-hour week. Over 70,000 Glasgow workers came out…
Read MoreThe bronzed beauties hailing from the Black Isle
Farquhar Laing has sculpture in his genes and with the recent successes of his casting business it seems he may also have bronze in his blood. Sculptor and founder of Black Isle Bronze, Farquhar Laing tried his hand at several jobs before realising that the ‘hands on’ approach was the way forward for his career.…
Read MoreTurning Japanese at Umi in Edinburgh
Hidden away beneath one of Edinburgh’s longest established Chinese restaurants, I was hoping to find buried treasure at Umi on Deanhaugh Street in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. This newbie is the sister project of Kenji Sushi and Bentoya and it seems that word has spread quickly about the quality of the authentic Japanese food on the menu…
Read MoreGame on for new exhibition at V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee’s next major exhibition, Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, is set to open next week. It celebrates the very best of international digital creativity with a series of new commissions and special events showcasing videogame design from Scotland and around the world. The new exhibition will run from 20 April to 8 September. Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt is the…
Read MoreCelebrate a taste of Chile with some paired wines
GQ-nominated Breakthrough Restaurant of the Year 2019, 83 Hanover Street, is hosting its first Chilean empanadas masterclass and dinner next week. 83 Hanover Street, in Edinburgh, has been impressing diners with its Chilean inspired Scottish cuisine since it opened last year, and is hosting its first Chilean empanadas masterclass and dinner on Tuesday 16 April…
Read MoreSo much to see at the Scottish Seabird Centre
One of the UK’s leading marine education and conservation charities has reopened the doors of its 5-star visitor attraction for 2019. This comes after the completion of the first stage of refurbishment at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, near Edinburgh, who revealed exciting plans to transform their existing discovery centre with new exhibits…
Read MoreA tasty chilled out feast at The Urban Fox
The period between finishing work and eating dinner is a delicate time. If I’ve somehow managed to avoid office biscuits or any other afternoon snack attack, then the hunger pangs will have reached dangerous levels. It’s vital that sustenance is located in a timely manner. So it was with these voracious post-work appetites that…
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