Posts Tagged ‘Michelin’
Home-grown food is a joy for chef Sami
For Sami Benammar, head chef at Gordon Castle Walled Garden Cafe, it is a joy to work with an abundance of home-grown produce. He tells Scottish Field about his love of food and career. How did your chef career begin? I was very young when I started cooking. I started helping in the kitchen when…
Read MoreRestaurateur to open new venue in the capital
The chef patron of a Scots restaurant has announced his plans to open a new city centre venture this August. Stuart Ralston, of Edinburgh’s Aizle restaurant,says that in contrast to Aizle, the new restaurant, Noto will be located in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town on Thistle Street (on the site that was previously Iris)…
Read MoreFour-day working week at 21212 is rewarded
Edinburgh’s only Michelin star restaurant with rooms has been named as one of the pioneering businesses to feature in the 2019 Timewise Power 50 Awards. 21212, based on Royal Terrace, have been highlighted in the Employer Award category which celebrates individuals who are championing innovation in terms of flexible job design and hiring practices. The…
Read MoreThe world of play brought to life by clever design
V&A Dundee has unveiled a colourful new exhibition inspired by the principles of learning through play, and the possibilities created by exploring a back-to-basics approach to design. Designed by Gabriella Marcella, founder of Glasgow print studio RISOTTO, the new installation asks visitors to consider if limitations on form and shape help or hinder creativity. Made…
Read MoreHe wants to produce a 20 year old whisky in days
No distiller in the world is redefining whisky like Bryan Davis. Part showman, wacky scientist and razor-sharp businessman, the larger-than-life Californian is in the process of changing the world of distilling forever. Davis founded The Lost Spirits Company in 2010 and since then it has become famous for its radical and innovative approach to distillation. An inventor…
Read MoreA special haggis recipe for St Andrew’s Day
In Scotland, we love our food – we can’t deny it. We love the huge numbers of international cuisine which have come to Scotland over the years, as well as our own fine fare. To mark St Andrew’s Day, Giovanna Eusebi of the award-winning Eusebi Deli in Glasgow has created a fusion of Scottish and…
Read MoreMark Great British Game Week with seven tasty recipes
Today marks the start of Great British Game Week. And courtesy of Eat Wild, we will bring you an exclusive recipe each day – will you find a new favourite? For Great British Game Week (19–25 November) Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen.…
Read MoreNew Gleneagles night will curry some favour
Gleneagles will be spicing up the Perthshire culinary scene when it launches a new curry night. Starting on Sunday 25 November, the new monthly curry night will offer a fine casual Indian dining experience. Running on the last Sunday of every month in the hotel’s newly-refurbished Dormy restaurant, Dormy Sundays will bring together the relaxed…
Read MoreDedication and hard work pays off for new head chef
Hard work has paid off for the man who has been appointed head chef at an Edinburgh brasserie. Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, www.galvinedinburgh.com situated in the stunning Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, has appointed Andrew Logie to the post. Originally joining the team at the upmarket brasserie as a Demi Chef in 2013, Andrew…
Read MoreA taste of Skye for Gleneagles afternoon tea
Gleneagles has announced that its series of bespoke afternoon teas is to continue. Celebrated chef, food writer and owner of award-winning Kinloch Lodge, Lady Claire Macdonald will be the latest guest chef in an exclusive afternoon tea series from 12-18 November. Taking inspiration from her beloved home on the Isle of Skye, the Lady Claire…
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