Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Scotland takes 4 prizes at horticulture awards
Scotland has been blooming at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society awards. Perth has been awarded top prize and crowned ‘Champion of Champions’ in the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) 55th annual Britain in Bloom community gardening competition. And there were other awards for Bridge of Earn, Haddington and St Andrews. In the same year that environmental…
Read MoreRestaurant takes awkwardness out of first dates
Scottish restaurant is helping to remove the awkwardness from first dates by implementing a 21st century ‘split bill’ arrangement. Blackwood’s Bar and Grill, part of boutique hotel Nira Caledonia, in Edinburgh, is taking the pressure off couples on first dates by automatically handing them half of the bill each to avoid any awkward conversations about…
Read MoreChef to serve up the best of Highland larder
The Bridge of Orchy Hotel near Glen Coe in Argyll has appointed award-winning chef David Hetherington. He will lead the hotel in its mission to create a foodie haven in the Highlands, serving up the very best in local Scottish produce. Hetherington previously held the position of head chef at the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel…
Read MoreChristmas night market dates are revealed
The dates for Balgove Larder’s popular Christmas night markets have been announced with a second event added for the first time ever. They will take place on Tuesday, 3 December, and Wednesday, 4 December, both from 4–8pm. The night markets are free to attend and will be held in the Steak Barn. A unique converted…
Read MoreErrington success at the 2019 World Cheese Awards
A Scots firm has won Best Scottish Cheese and gold for their Corra Linn at the World Cheese Awards in Bergamo, Italy. Of the record breaking 3,804 cheese entries at this year’s World Cheese Awards, Errington Cheese came out on top as Best Scottish Cheese for their Corra Linn and also won gold. They took…
Read MoreWomen In Beer Festival will return in 2020
Edinburgh recently hosted the first edition of the Women In Beer Festival, created by the local ‘women only’ beer group Beers Without Beards. Based off the festival’s success, coordinators have already announced they will be back for a second edition in 2020. The four-day festival celebrated women in the beer industry by running a series…
Read MoreMatching Martin Wishart’s dishes to Lebanon’s wines
Old vines grown at high altitude produce wines with great food pairing potential, writes Peter Ranscombe. ASK most wine fans to think of Lebanon and their minds will race immediately to Chateau Musar, the country’s best-known winery. Yet, as we’ve seen before on The Grape & The Grain drinks blog, Musar isn’t the only game…
Read MoreCornhill Castle hotel launch Ghillie Gin
Cornhill Castle has formed a partnership with The Wee Farm Distillery and launched their own branded Ghillie Gin. This summer the venue near Biggar, South Lanarkshire, refurbished their restaurant, which is now called The Ghillie – a nod to the hotel’s heritage and location beside the River Clyde. One of the features of the new…
Read MoreVin-Cru is a new wine bar for Glasgow
Two of Glasgow’s most popular culinary institutions have teamed up to launch Vin-Cru – a brand new casual wine bar, set to open in Merchant City next month. Spearheaded by friends and fellow musicians Colin Campbell and John Baillie Jnr – owners of The Hug and Pint and Dennistoun Bar-B-Que respectively – Vin-Cru (pronounced “van-crew”,…
Read MoreLa Bonne Auberge is tres bonne in Glasgow
La Bonne Auberge is something of a local legend in Glasgow, having been running for over 40 years. Founder Maurice Taylor has been bringing top-notch French cuisine to the masses for five decades now, and the fact that several of my friends frequent it on a regular basis indicate that it’s as popular as it…
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