Caithness Chocolates and Mackintosh of Glendaveny have collaborated to make a new addition to their unique range of handmade Scottish chocolates using Scottish cold pressed rapeseed oil. Caithness Chocolates is an independent, multi award winning chocolate producer based near Wick. Their chocolates are freshly prepared and created by hand and feature a number of unique…
SCOTS URGED TO BACK CAMPAIGN FOR HAGGIS EMOJI Scots all over the UK are being called upon to support a campaign to bring Scotland’s national dish into the language of emojis. In what has been designated The Year of Haggis and with Burn’s Night merely days away, Scotland’s most awarded haggis makers, McCaskie Butchers, are…
Revolutionising the everyday shop, The Refillery, one of Scotland’s first dedicated plastic-free grocery stores is now open. Witnessing the problem of plastic and spurred on by the slow pace of change from UK retailers, founder Kelly Wright has made a huge leap from her successful career in the food industry to launch the new business…
First class hotel and dining in Pitlochry We arrived at Knockendarroch as dusk was falling and knew we were somewhere very special indeed. As we parked the car, we peeped inside the picture windows to see roaring log fires, twinkling lights and sumptuous sofas. Pitlochry isn’t far from the central belt, so we arrived…
We went along to the Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (ENTCS) in 2018 to sample their Vietnamese Cuisine day course and had a fantastic day. Now, Edinburgh locals looking to go meat or dairy free as a New Year resolution are being supported to kick-start their diet, thanks to two new courses at ENTCS, including…
Public House by Nico, Chef Nico Simeone’s much-anticipated new gastropub restaurant, is now open. Occupying a prime position at 333 Great Western Road in Glasgow, ‘Public House by Nico’ brings modern British gastropub cuisine to Glasgow’s West End, under the direction of Head Chef, Nico Simeone. Following in the success of his award-winning sister restaurants…
Nominations close at midnight on Saturday 22 December 2018 Businesses and the public have until midnight on Saturday 22 December to nominate their favourite shop, bar or restaurant for the Taste Local Awards 2019, which celebrate the use of local food by food and drink businesses in Skye & Lochalsh. The online nomination process takes…
Chop House in Edinburgh has a well-deserved reputation for excellent steaks. They work closely with their suppliers to make sure you get the best quality beef possible. Next, their in-house dry-aging process keeps the meat at exactly the right temperature. Time and charcoal grilling takes care of everything else. You can find a Chop House…
Acclaimed Muir of Ord bakery and café, Bad Girl Bakery, has expanded into Inverness city centre by Eastgate Shopping Centre with the launch of the Cake & Coffee Caravan. The Cake & Coffee Caravan will serve coffees and hot chocolates alongside a range of the bakery’s cakes and gourmet doughnuts in Falcon Square. The selection…
Edinburgh based Vittoria Group have today opened Scotland’s biggest Fish and Chip restaurant on Victoria Street. The 300 – cover Bertie’s Restaurant and Bar in Edinburgh’s Old Town is the group’s first foray beyond the Italian food markets, having opened their first restaurant in 1970 in the Leith neighbourhood. The 11’000 sq.ft restaurant in the former St…