Posts Tagged ‘scottish field’
Female food and drink producers unite for IWD
This year the finest female food and drink entrepreneurs from Bute Kitchen are coming together to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s IWD theme is about breaking the bias and creating a more diverse and gender free stereotypical world and Bute Kitchen does just that. Bute Kitchen is a collaboration of food and drink businesses…
Read MoreBallet partnership for International Women’s Day 2022
FIDA, the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy, has teamed up with Scottish Ballet to offer a one-day workshop for children. Entitled See Me, it will be open to boys and girls aged 10-12 across Central Scotland. Children attending the workshop, which will take place in the Alva Academy dance studio on Wednesday 6 April, will…
Read MoreScotland’s major conflicts in one book
For somebody taking a stroll on the barren fields of the Highlands to enjoy the immense peace and tranquility of the place today, it can be hard to imagine that the very same lands were once loud with the battle cries of brave and determined soldiers. They ended up being soaked with the blood of…
Read MoreWhen the foods of the world come to you
One of the most popular dining concepts which has arisen in the past few years has been that of the world buffet. For the uninitiated, it’s a restaurant which offers all you can eat portions of various cuisines, both home and international, and, as the buffet part indicates, you go up and help yourself. COSMO…
Read MoreGoing crazy for Edinburgh’s MATTO Pizza
SF’s Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton scopes out MATTO Pizza in Morningside, the brand’s first dedicated restaurant that serves truffle, pea and pumpkin-based pizzas… I confess, I’m a bit of a languages geek. At least, I strive to be… While Hugo and García Márquez may have once lined my bookshelves, my Italian vocabulary leaves much to…
Read MoreScottish Opera gets ready to mark its 60th birthday
Scottish Opera brings a revival of its dark and atmospheric 2013 production of Don Giovanni to Scottish theatres later this spring. It will appear in May at the Theatre Royal Glasgow, Eden Court Inverness and Festival Theatre Edinburgh. Possible for the first time since the end of 2019, the tour also visits His Majesty’s Theatre,…
Read MoreCrabbie’s launch 22 Years Old Orkney Single Cask Expression
Historic Edinburgh whisky producers John Crabbie & Co have today (7 March) unveiled a new single cask bottling of 22 Years Old Orkney Single Malt Whisky, finished for extraordinary flavour in a rare Palo Cortado sherry cask. Just 253 bottles of this special new dram are being released under the signature of renowned master blender…
Read MoreLine of Duty star Martin Compston in new TV show
Scots actor Martin Compston is embarking on an unforgettable trip around his beloved homeland in a new series. Co-commissioned by BBC Scotland and BBC Factual and produced by Tern Television, the new series for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer follows the Line of Duty actor as he returns to Scotland from his family home in…
Read MoreDistillery in good spirits after Business Gateway support
A business that specialises in manufacturing small batches of spiced rums, has successfully launched. The owners have gone on to increase its organic search traffic by 100% since launching in November 2020, by working with with help from Business Gateway. Based in the rural area of Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, the business was founded by…
Read MoreSix women heading for Food and Agriculture summit
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has awarded funding for six candidates to attend the Women in Food and Agriculture Summit. Taking place in Frankfurt, Germany from 14-15 June, the funding will provide the opportunity for the chosen candidates to network and learn from other women working across the worldwide food and…
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