Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
French food flair comes to Scottish restaurants
There’s so much to fall in love with in Paris: the history, the architecture, and of course, the cuisine. Bubbling Croque Monsieur eaten on the Champs ElysĂ©es; rare Beef and salty frites in a candlelit bistro or a classic French patisserie shared with your loved one over a picnic on the banks of the river…
Read MoreA beautiful home on the banks of a main river
A substantial modern country house in grounds of about 1.2 acres on the banks of a river is now on the property market. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, Campsie Linn House is a substantial modern house constructed around 1990. It is positioned on the edge of the village of Stanley, on the bank of…
Read MoreYoung Scots join the RSC cast for Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Glasgow have confirmed local casting for Romeo and Juliet which is to run at Theatre Royal, Glasgow next month as part of a UK tour. Two groups of four young people from Glasgow and the surrounding area will join the professional cast to share the role of the…
Read MoreScotland’s favourite gin is revealed
An online survey of Scotland’s gin lovers has revealed that Isle of Harris Gin is the nation’s favourite Scottish gin for the second year in a row. The consumer survey is run by The Scottish Gin Society, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes and celebrates the Scottish gin industry. In total, 6435 unique votes were cast,…
Read MoreThe ÂŁ3.9million Cassillis Estate is steeped in history
An imposing castle standing high above the River Doon steeped in history and restored for 21st century living is now on the market. From a high bank, Cassillis towers over the River Doon. Presented for sale by Savills, it is approached through electric gates via a private tarred drive which follows the River Doon through…
Read MoreNew BBC show host is so proud of his Dumfries roots
Journalist and broadcaster Stephen Jardine will present a new current affairs programme on the new BBC Scotland channel. The first of 24 episodes of Debate Night will air on Wednesday 27 February at 10.45pm during the channel’s launch week. Each hour-long programme will allow a studio audience to put questions to people in power in…
Read MoreRare Macallan expected to sell for half a million
A bottle of the very rare Macallan 60 year old 1926, with a label designed by the eminent, internationally acclaimed, British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, leads Bonhams Whisky sale. Estimated at ÂŁ500,000-700,000, it has been consigned by a UK collector who acquired the bottle on its release in 1986. The whisky lay at Macallan…
Read MoreThere’s more horse power to the Kelpies’ creator
The Scottish sculptor behind the Kelpies has masterminded the design of an equally unique silver equine chess set. Sparks fly and there’s a whiff of singed steel hanging in the air of Andy Scott’s Glasgow studio as he welds together the wire armature of what will eventually be a horse. This is hardly surprising. Since…
Read MoreHead chefs teams up with Donald Russell butcher
We all enjoy entertaining friends and family over winter, but how do you impress without going overboard on time and budget? Head Chef Rikki Preston from Martin Wishart’s The Honours, Edinburgh, has teamed up with Donald Russell butcher to showcase a lesser known cut of meat – Ox cheek. As a tender, flavoursome cut of…
Read MoreFive of the best from Domaine des Tourelles
Peter Ranscombe picks his favourite bottles from a Lebanese winery that traces its roots back to 1868. HAVING grown up in the 1980s, it’s hard not to think of Lebanon without remembering the country’s long-running civil war. From the kidnapping of Brian Keenan, John McCarthy and Terry Waite through to “Beirut” becoming a byword for…
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