Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Pupils consider countryside careers
Hundreds of high school pupils were this week given a taste of working in Scotland’s rural industries at Dumfries House near Cumnock. The Prince’s Foundation’s inaugural Countryside Careers Day gave 300 secondary school pupils from Glasgow and Ayrshire an insight into work in farming, farriery, agricultural engineering, and forestry, among other areas. The event was…
Read MoreNew breakfast menu is perfect start to the day
A recent survey reported that one in five of us skip breakfast – the most important meal of the day. Today, September 25, is #BetterBreakfastDay, created to remind us why it’s so important to start your day off with a nutritious breakfast. The team from Vittoria on the Bridge in Edinburgh are celebrating throughout the…
Read MorePickering’s Gin all ready to take over a new bar
A brand new bar in Edinburgh is being taken over by Pickering’s Gin this Friday. Helping to launch the new venue in style, Pickering’s Gin will be taking over the Hemingway’s bar, overlooking the Shore in Leith, this Friday, 27 September, from 9pm to 1am, with a range of signature cocktails and a Marvellous Martini…
Read MoreRaising their glasses at cocktail competition
Thirty-two individuals from across Scotland are getting the work experience opportunity of a life time as they participate in the 2019 World Class finals, as part of Diageo’s Learning for Life programme. The world’s largest cocktail competition, taking place over the course of three days (24-26 September) at SWG3 in Glasgow, sees 12 Diageo Learning…
Read MoreThe surprising cost of Scotland’s takeaway meals
Over a third of adults in Scotland are ordering takeaways every week, adding up to over ÂŁ1.5bn a year, with the biggest spenders shelling out over ÂŁ1,200 a year on their orders. 34% of adults are placing the orders, according to a survey conducted for Quality Meat Scotland, based on the research revealing a 2%…
Read MoreCelebrating Scotland through some hearty eats
I like this book, despite its deeply dodgy design and layout and despite the fact that much of the photography looks dated. I can look past this because it is a book filled with the wonderful celebrations which take place around Scotland and some great recipes to see you through a year of feasting and…
Read MoreHome-grown food is a joy for chef Sami
For Sami Benammar, head chef at Gordon Castle Walled Garden Cafe, it is a joy to work with an abundance of home-grown produce. He tells Scottish Field about his love of food and career. How did your chef career begin? I was very young when I started cooking. I started helping in the kitchen when…
Read MoreAmputations left Jamie with a mountain to climb
Having his hands and feet amputated following a climbing accident hasn’t stopped Jamie Andrew from attempting to climb the Matterhorn. Have you always been a climber? I’ve been climbing since the age of 16. I first discovered my love for it on an outward bound course. I didn’t really expect to enjoy it, but it…
Read MoreThe enduring appeal of the adorable puffins
The puffin is one of our best loved seabirds, but its appeal goes far beyond its quirky appearance. ‘Puffin therapy’ is for many people apparently more powerful than all the wonder nerve-calming drugs on the market. Ian and Colin Morrison of Mull have been running their Turus Mara trips out to the Treshnish island of…
Read MoreThe Windy City: a cultural and culinary paradise
Not ready to wave goodbye to summer? Nor am I. While half of me is excited at the prospect of unearthing woolly jumpers from the depths of the wardrobe, the other half is being dragged kicking and screaming into a pair of cosy boots that are fit for those sneaky autumnal winds. Before the pumpkin…
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