Fine dining restaurant Torrish to host supper club

Fine dining restaurant Torrish will host a supper club next month, with a special guest appearance from a full time forager who will be sharing his secrets. Situated within the five star Ness Walk Hotel, the dinner will take place on 16 November and explore the seashore, hedgerows, woodlands, forest and moorlands of the Highlands.…

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Dhoom: A tantalising tour of Indian in Dunfermline

A short drive to Dunfermline turned into a tour of India’s west coast, as Ellie Forbes sampled Dhoom’s latest tasting menu. The apparent birthplace of chicken tikka masala, Glasgow isn’t short of Indian restaurants, with Mother India’s Cafe serving up some of the best street food I have ever tasted.  So it’s not often I…

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REVIEW: Prestonfield’s glorious Autumn Harvest Afternoon Tea

A nice cup of tea. In our house, few traditions are quite as sacred. After all, is there anything as restorative as a strong brew served in a tactile mug, and enjoyed in good company? I pondered the power of a good ‘cuppa char’ as we drove towards Edinburgh’s Prestonfield House, an unapologetically luxurious five-star…

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Mixing it up: Aberdeen cocktail week begins

Grant Dickie checks out the opening night of Aberdeen Cocktail week.  Are you a lover of cocktails? Needing an excuse to get out and have an enjoyable night amidst the dreich weather and darkening nights? If so, then Aberdeen Cocktail Week will be right up your street. Both of those above questions apply to myself,…

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The path less trodden: An unforgettable stay at Farlam Hall

Ellie Forbes crosses the border for a staycation to remember at Farlam Hall.  If you are travelling down the M6 for a staycation it could be assumed you’re headed for the Lake District or Northumberland. But I recently stopped just short of these ever popular tourist traps, in an overlooked part of Cumbria, nestled just…

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NEW BAMFORD SPA TREATMENT LAUNCHES AT ARCHERFIELD

When you read the words ‘Archerfield House’, what do you think of? Golf pros chipping their way round undulating fairways? Pristine golf greens to which first-rate linksmen and women flock, before heading to the 19th hole for a top notch dinner? Shamefully, prior to my visit this week, my mind didn’t naturally gravitate to Archerfield’s…

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REVIEW: Duck & Waffle Edinburgh’s Sunday roast

If there’s one thing that Rosie Morton loves, it’s a hearty, autumnal meal. She jumps headlong into the new season by tucking into Duck & Waffle Edinburgh’s new two-course Sunday roast. ‘Tea’s ready!’ When I was a child, those words marked the start of an unspoken race. Truth be told, my brother and I were always…

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