Posts Tagged ‘restaurant’
Winners of the Slow Food Awards revealed
Slow-grown or slow-made, Slow Food is the antithesis of fast food. The Scottish Slow Food Awards were held at L’Escargot Blanc in Edinburgh on Tuesday, 5 November. Bryce Cunningham of Mossgiel Farm, winner of the Agriculture category at the Scottish Rural Awards 2019, won Person of the Year at the Slow Food Awards for his…
Read MoreGamba raises thousands for Scottish fishermen
Top seafood restaurant Gamba is giving back to hardworking Scottish fishermen after raising thousands in their multi-award-winning restaurant. Recognising the efforts of theScottish Fishermen’s Mission has been busy fundraising over the last three months donating £1 per table towards the charity and hosting a three-course charity dinner last week which also marked the end of…
Read MoreMeldrum House offers a great stay and fine drams
Meldrum House is a grand old building with a coat of arms above the door and a set of impressive stone steps running down the outside of the building that any Princess would be proud to sweep down. Situated close to the town of Oldmeldrum it’s only a 45 minute drive from the centre of…
Read MoreThe new Marco Polo pizza is a journey of discovery
Award winning Civerinos and Eteaket leaf tea experts in Edinburgh have teamed up to create an autumnal limited edition pizza. The green mighty matcha pizza Marco Polo features the matcha superfood that is both high in energy and taste. For a limited time only, the mighty matcha pizza brought to you by Civerinos and Eteaket…
Read MoreSix impossible things to believe in at Six by Nico
You don’t need to believe six impossible things before breakfast, but you can expect six tasty courses when The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party menu arrives at restaurants in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Six by Nico will take diners down the rabbit hole and into into Wonderland, to escape reality with an eccentric menu themed around one…
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 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 MorePlans to bring whisky back to the Teacher’s building
The former Teacher’s whisky building in Glasgow could be in line for a new lease of life, after plans were unveiled to transform it into a whisky bar. Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has submitted planning applications for the conversion and change of use of the former Teacher building at…
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