Posts Tagged ‘restaurant’
Glengoyne toasts its history at the Fringe
Peter Ranscombe raises a glass to Glengoyne’s Fringe show and food pairings at Contini’s Cannonball restaurant. “SLOW” isn’t a word you’d normally associate with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. During August, 56,796 performers will stage 3,548 shows in 317 venues across Scotland’s capital city, from the biggest theatres all the way through to the tiniest church…
Read MoreTime to set a course for The Little Chartroom
Chef Roberta Hall worked at The Kitchin for three years before spending six years at Castle Terrace, where she eventually became head chef. The LittleChartroom – named after her love of sailing – is the first restaurant for Hall and partner Shaun McCarron, who managed Castle Terrace. Halfway down Leith Walk, the atmosphere at this tiny 18-cover…
Read MoreNo two dining experiences will be the same with Nico
Scots chef Nico Simeone is to launch his own online TV mini series. In the fiercely competitive world of Glasgow dining, restaurants are always trotting out a new trick to separate themselves from the pack, and each month at 111 by Nico in Glasgow’s West End, Chef Nico Simeone is doing exactly that. TRUST is…
Read MoreBid to drive more grouse onto Scottish tables
The Scottish country sports sector is driving forward its efforts to put more grouse on dinner tables around the country. For many years the Glorious 12th has heralded the race for fresh grouse shot on our moors to be rushed to the finest restaurants. This enduring tradition continues, but this year for the first time…
Read MoreA special menu fusing Scottish and Chinese cooking
A Scottish hotel is preparing to welcome the executive chef at its sister facility in China to present a special tasting menu. The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian will be joined by James Wang from its sister hotel in Beijing to co-host a series of Cantonese-British evenings in The Pompadour by Galvin with head…
Read MoreWINE TO DINE – SEPTEMBER 2018 – GROUSE
Drinks writer Peter Ranscombe picks five wines to go with grouse. TO MARK the start of the shooting season on 12 August, grouse is the star ingredient in the September 2018 issue of Scottish Field magazine. Here are a brace-and-a-half of wines that will help grouse dishes take flight, with a combination of red and…
Read More10 country house hotels and castles in Scotland
While there are country house hotels to visit across the UK, there is something particularly majestic about Scotland’s take on the genre, which includes castles and vast estates within its ranks. Here are 10 of the Good Hotel Guide’s favourite castles and country house hotels in Scotland… Glenapp Castle, Ayrshire Like something out of a…
Read MoreMasterChef professional to present a nine-course menu
A former MasterChef: The Professionals contestant is serving up a treat this weekend with an exclusive nine-course menu. Theodore Chana, who competed on the show in 2016, will provide the culinary delights with Neil Ramsay, on Saturday, 4 August, which will also feature a gin masterclass from McQueens Distillery. The event is running at the…
Read MoreFhior offers a delicious idiosyncratic menu
It’s safe to say that the departure of Scott Smith from Norn the day after picking up its gong for ‘Best Restaurant’ at the Edinburgh Restaurant Awards was something of a shock. In his short time at the helm of the much-lauded and multi-award-winning Norn, he established the Leith restaurant as one of the must-try…
Read MoreA gorgeous salmon gravadlax to make at home
Craig Somers is the head chef of the recently revamped Silver Darling restaurant in Aberdeen, and he shares a recipe with Scottish Field. I just started at the Silver Darling at the end of January this year. Before that, I was at the Tolbooth in Stonehaven. It’s a seafood place in the harbour and a…
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