Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Scottish bakery chases Great British Food Award
A Scottish firm has been named as a finalist for the best bakery in the prestigious Great British Food Awards – the only Scottish bakery to be included in the category. The Great British Food Awards were launched in 2014 to celebrate the UK’s finest food and drink, as well as the hard-working people behind…
Read MoreREVIEW: The Balmoral Hotel, A Champagne Brunch
Rosie Morton and her colleague Kenny Smith don the glad-rags and head to The Balmoral Hotel for a suitably luxurious brunch… NOTHING says celebration as beautifully as a glassful of bubbles. Summer is here? Lockdown is over? Zoom quizzes a thing of the past? We don’t need Patsy Stone to tell us that now is…
Read MoreNew walking tour app helps Glasgow get back on its feet
From the latest graffiti murals to historic female icons that shaped Glasgow, visitors will be able to explore the Dear Green Place with the help of the new Glasgow Walking Tours app. Launched this week, the self-guided walking tours are a fun way to explore our city and stay active. Developed to support the city’s…
Read MoreBar + Block opens on Glasgow’s St Enoch Square
A stylish and modern all-day dining steakhouse and cocktail bar has opened in Glasgow. Bar + Block on Glasgow’s St Enoch Square offers an extensive range of high- quality steaks, handmade burgers and grazing plates, alongside creative cocktails and craft brews. Carnivorous cravings will be satisfied with an ever-changing selection of quality steaks, prepared by…
Read MoreWork to begin on distillery as new investment arrives
Ardgowan Distillery has announced work will begin this year on their new distillery which is being built on the Ardgowan Estate near Inverkip, 30 miles west of Glasgow. The company today [Monday] confirmed a £8.4 million equity investment into the business. £7.2m of the new equity comes from Austrian investor Roland Grain and the balance…
Read More550 schools sign up for the virtual Discovery Portal
The Royal Highland Educational Trust is back at the Discovery Centre at this year’s Royal Highland Showcase ‘virtually’. And with more than 550 schools already signed up, it is going to be a busy portal to the farming community. The Covid pandemic has brought the interest in food and where it comes from very much…
Read MoreFive-star AA rating award for the Glencoe Inn
A Scottish hotel company is leading the charge out of lockdown, after one of its seven properties was officially granted a five-star AA rating. Following an investment of over £500,000 and a total refurbishment, which was unveiled just over a month ago, the Glencoe Inn has become Glencoe’s only officially five-star AA-rated business. The boutique…
Read MoreAhoy Portsoy’s sizzling summer line-up
The Aberdeenshire coastal town of Portsoy is to be showcased worldwide when the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival launches online. The digital debut Ahoy Portsoy delivers a feast of festival moments, with some of Scotland’s heritage boats lined up alongside regional food and drink, crafts, music, dance and community content. The festival can be viewed for…
Read MoreOur July issue and the Heartbeat of Trees in the latest podcast
This week it’s the glorious twelfth – join us as we celebrate the release of the latest edition of Scottish Field magazine. We’re joined by Scottish Field staff writer Morag Bootland to chat about our July issue, which is out this week. We discuss Olive, Mabel and Me, our lead feature this month, looking at…
Read MoreWine to Dine – July 2021 – Salt Café
Scottish Field wine columnist Peter Ranscombe picks five bottles to rub shoulder to shoulder with the recipes from Salt Café. SUPPORTING local businesses is more important than ever as Scotland emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why it was heartwarming to see the recipes from Salt Café in Edinburgh’s Morningside starring in the food feature…
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