Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Heart escalopes are different – and quick to cook
Fred Berkmiller wants to help Scotland re-connect with food by breaking the stranglehold of supermarkets and teaching people to cook unusual cuts of meat. Berkmiller also uses cuts of meat such as ox cheek or pigs’ trotters. This too is an ethical choice as the meat would otherwise be wasted. But it also tastes good:…
Read MoreJust over a week left to vote for Eat Game Awards finalists
There’s just eight days left to vote in the second edition of the national Eat Game Awards. The team behind the Eat Game Awards has been working flat out not only to bring this tasty, nutritious, free range meat to the attention of a wider national audience, they have also been encouraging people up and…
Read MoreScots firm inspires brewers of the world to unite
A total of 250 brewers from 24 countries will simultaneously release unique, small-batch beers to bring clean water to developing countries – and it’s all because of Scottish craft beer brand Brewgooder. The Scottish social enterprise on a mission to bring clean drinking water to one million people in developing countries has launched its biggest…
Read MoreFestival will mark all that’s great in current jazz
Aberdeen’s Jazz Festival is the city’s opportunity to celebrate all that’s great in jazz in 2020, from classic to cool to contemporary. Over 11 days, the festival presents over 50 bands travelling far and wide across the styles – all around jazz: from trad to swing to bop to cutting edge, and into related musics…
Read MoreA recipe with a difference – have you tried horse meat?
When Fred Berkmiller first suggested putting horse meat on the menu in his Scottish restaurants 20 years ago, he was laughed out of town. Now his customers can’t get enough of unusual cuts of meat. ‘If I’d tried to serve heart, horsemeat or lambs’ testicles in the 1990s, I would have been told no chance,’…
Read MoreSustaining a plant-based lifestyle now Veganuary is over
If you, like hundreds of thousands of others, decided to give ‘Veganuary’ a go this January, then you might be wondering where you go from here, now that we’re into February and looking to the months ahead. Whatever your reasons for giving temporary veganism a go, there’s no denying that it’s a movement that’s growing…
Read MoreThat’s the spirit as 2020 whisky festival is revealed
The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival has announced its 2020 programme of events, which will bring the best of the iconic whisky region to the public this spring. This year’s Festival will be the biggest yet and is expected to bring thousands of visitors to Speyside in celebration of all things Scotch. Whether its having…
Read MoreFood for thought as restaurant general manager
The food and drink industry in Scotland is booming, with an unprecedented number of high quality, acclaimed places to eat across the land. One of Glasgow’s dining gems is the Eusebi Deli, which is owned by Giovanna Eusebi, offering an authentic taste of Italy in the heart of the city’s West End using the best…
Read MoreNew exhibition marks women and their crimes
From the written confession used in evidence at a 16th century witch trial to early 20th century mugshots of a pair of Birmingham’s female felons, a new exhibition in Aberdeen showcases women criminals across the centuries. Drawn from original records found in Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives, Outcasts: Women, Crime and Society examines how women…
Read MorePaying a visit to Ardrossan on the coast
Two thirds of Scots do not live in the major cities or the countryside, they live in towns. So for this new programme, My Kind of Town, presenter Ian Hamilton and his guide dog Major are off to Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, the coastal town and ferry port known as the gateway to wealthy Arran.…
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