Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Fred Sirieix will present food and drink awards ceremony
TELEVISION presenter Fred Sirieix has signed up to host trade body Scotland Food & Drink’s Excellence Awards. “Scottish food and drink is loved the world over, and for good reason,” exclaimed the star of Channel 4’s First Dates and STV’s Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip. “I’m thrilled to be hosting Scotland Food & Drink’s…
Read MoreWhisky news round-up: Doddie, Glenturret, and more
Peter Ranscombe puts together another irreverent round-up from the world of whisky. A WHISKY selected by the late rugby legend Doddie Weir will go on sale tomorrow at Royal Mile Whiskies to raise money for his My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which is looking for a cure for motor neurone disease (MND). Weir visited Ardnamurchan Distillery…
Read MoreLouisa Clutterbuck to lead British Game Assurance
PROMOTIONAL body British Game Assurance (BGA) has named Louisa Clutterbuck as its new chief executive. She takes over from Liam Stokes, who has led the organisation for three years. Clutterbuck has worked with BGA since it was created in 2018. She said: “Having been part of the operational and strategic team at BGA for nearly…
Read MoreLauding the Lowlands’ larder
MORE than 50 food and drink producers from across the Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Arran, and East Lothian took part in “Showcasing the Larder of the Lowlands”, a meet-the-buyer event yesterday in Dumfries. The supplier were able to show their wares to more than 100 local, regional, and national buyers from Scotland and…
Read MoreFuttle makes beer with organic Scottish hops
FIFE brewery Futtle is launching a beer tomorrow that was made using organic Scottish hops. The hops were grown in the kitchen garden at the Rufflets Hotel in St Andrews. Head gardner Logie Cassells harvested the hops on 21 September and they were used to brew a beer that day. Lucy Hine, brewer and co-founder…
Read MoreJapanese Garden in bloom at Tigerlily Edinburgh with House of Suntory
Welcoming the change of season with open arms, Morag Bootland heads to Tigerlily on Edinburgh’s George Street to bask in the glow of its Japanese Garden. SPRING has officially sprung, there are lambs in the fields, and blossom on the trees. And nowhere is this more evident than at Tigerlily, where its cherry-blossom filled Japanese…
Read MoreBlair Castle Horse Trials aim to be ‘best yet’
ORGANISERS of the Blair Castle International Horse Trials hope that this year’s event will be “the best yet”. Tickets have gone on sale for the trials, which take place on 24-27 August. The event marks its 33rd anniversary this year. Bertie Troughton, resident trustee of Blair Charitable Trust, said: “Blair Castle hosts the largest and…
Read MoreFrom Ukraine to Scotland: Scotch Whisky Training School
Olga Varvarova visits the Scotch Whisky Training School at the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh. FOR the longest time, whisky had been a drink I would avoid like the plague. As a Ukrainian, I’m much more accustomed to wine or “nalyvka” – a sweet liquor made of fruit or berry. However, my country’s national drink…
Read MorePerfect Sunday roast arrives for Easter at 63rd+1st in Edinburgh
Sundays were made for roasts, right? Morag Bootland is a willing convert to the new Sunday roast menu at 63rd+1st in Edinburgh. IT’S a sunny Sunday in the capital as we wend our way through shoppers on Princes Street and over George Street to 63rd+1st to try out their new Sunday roast menu. We arrive…
Read MoreWhisky news round-up: Orkney, Glenfiddich, and more
Peter Ranscombe rounds-up more whisky news from Scotland. ORKNEY is getting its third whisky distillery. Stuart and Adelle Brown have unveiled Deerness Distillery, which will be the first to open in the county for 138 years. Construction work on the six-figure distillery is expected to begin in the coming weeks after planning permission was granted.…
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