Posts Tagged ‘restaurant’
We have a delicious recipe for peppered tuna
Cooking with seafood was in the blood for chef Didier Dejean when he owned the Silver Darling in Aberdeen. Originally from Millau in southern France, Didier started to cook when he was 12, helping his mother. Her traditional approach had an influence. Didier said: ‘I think probably more now, because people like simple food, not…
Read MoreCelebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in style
Scottish Chinese restaurant Lychee Oriental in Glasgow is celebrating the annual Mid-Autumn Festival – one of the most important dates in Chinese culture – with a new dedicated five course menu. This September, people around the world will celebrate China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival. As the last days of late summer fade and the…
Read MoreSecond Stranraer Oyster Festival a phenomenal success
The second Stranraer Oyster Festival has been hailed a ‘phenomenal success’ by organisers after visitors flocked to the town. Half a tonne of oysters were consumed over the weekend, ticketed events were sold out across the festival programme, thousands of seafood street-food meals were served and traders reported widespread sell outs and record trading days.…
Read MoreIncredible year continues with award for 21212
A Scottish Michelin star restaurant has been awarded Gourmet Bolthole of the Year at the 2018 Food and Travel Reader Awards. Edinburgh’s only Michelin star restaurant with rooms, 21212, picked up at award in the Gourmet Bolthole category at the annual event recognises the best UK restaurants with rooms. 21212 has been chosen as this…
Read MoreDining habits in Scotland’s capital are revealed
A new survey says that the most popular way to dine in Scotland’s capital is dinner for two people at 7pm. OpenTable, the world’s leading online restaurant booking service, has revealed insights into Edinburgh’s dining habits. The research shows that Edinburgh diners like to plan ahead when it comes to dining out, with only 15%…
Read MoreYou won’t be disappointed when you dine at Gigi’s
Run by mother and son team Marisa and Luigi Pia, Gigi’s, is a fantastic Italian restaurant near Dalkeith and Rosslyn Chapel. Mobbed by locals since it opened in 2011, it is stylish yet relaxed and friendly, and everything you need from a good-value neighbourhood restaurant. Large, noisy, child-friendly and invariably full-to-bursting, it’s one for family…
Read MoreThe quay to happiness is through seafood
French chef Didier Dejean’s restaurant was a beacon for seafood lovers. When I ask Didier Dejean where his love of food comes from, he laughs. ‘Well, I’m French, so…’ The Aberdeen-based chef has been sharing his passion for food since he opened his seafood restaurant The Silver Darling in 1986. Situated in the old customs house, it…
Read MoreBeautiful mansion with parkland and a boathouse
Ardlamont House is a handsome detached Georgian house near Tighnabruaich, in Argyll and Bute. Protected by a category B listing, it is presented for sale by Robb Residential. The property dates from approximately 1820 and is laid out over two storeys with a garden level. Following the destruction of Toward Castle in the 17th century,…
Read MoreHarvey Nichols set to pop up in St Andrews
Harvey Nichols Edinburgh is spreading its wings in Scotland as it is set to open a a pop-up shop in St Andrews. Until now, shoppers have only been able to shop the fashion brand online or at the Harvey Nichols store in Edinburgh – which, quite frankly, aren’t just on the local high street, but…
Read MoreScottish Field gives vegan ‘fish and chips’ the taste test
When the Scottish Field team learned that a ‘vegan fish and chips’ had been created, a few eyebrows were raised in the office. I won’t lie. I’m a committed carnivore, and can’t imagine life without fish or meat. However, I was rather fascinated as to just how a vegan take on fish and chips would…
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