Off to Aberdeenshire for the weekend. You forget that Aberdeenshire is less than two hours away from the central belt. With dual carriageway most of the way it makes this stunning area an easy drive away. While Aberdeen is best known for its oil industry, Aberdeenshire is also home to some of the most…
Introducing…Spirit of North Hop Dundee – The Festival of Discovery In less than 3 weeks time the Apex Hotel City Quay Suite and Marquee in Dundee will transform into a botanical haven for food and drink lovers! I’m Michelle Russell, Festival Director and I’m going to tell you a bit more on why you…
Meldrum House It must be about ten years since I last stayed at Meldrum House. I chose the hotel for my leaving dinner in a previous life because I loved it so much. I was a little bit apprehensive to go back as the building has since undergone a 4.5 million revamp, doubling the…
Awards to celebrate excellence across region’s food and drink businesses The achievements of the entrepreneurial food and drink community, spanning large and small companies, are set to be celebrated with the launch of the North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards 2019. Delivered in partnership by private sector economic development body Opportunity North East (ONE)…
An overnight stay beside the River Dee at Banchory Lodge Tucked away down a driveway lined with golden hued trees, The Lodge (as Banchory Lodge is affectionately known) sits on the banks of the River Dee. Moments before, we were on Banchory’s busy main street and it seems impossible that you are now looking at…
There is no sign outside 15 Salisbury Place saying “Restaurant” and it would be easy to walk by without giving the white painted building anything more than a second glance. Hand-painted above the door is the word “Condita” but there is no clue as to what lies within. Even the website gives little away; there…
The Fishmarket at Newhaven Harbour has been named one of the ten ‘Best New Food Experiences’ in the world in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2019, the highly anticipated annual collection of the best travel destinations, trends, journeys and experiences to have in the year ahead. The new listing places The Fishmarket amongst some…
Highland Boundary captures the unique and different flavours of Scotland, distilling them in to wild-inspired natural spirits with new and remarkable flavours. Our first release is Birch and Elderflower Wild Scottish Spirit. It’s a modern Scottish spirit, inspired by Scandinavia. We use birch buds and elderflowers lovingly picked from spring woodlands near our on-farm distillery.…
We have dined and sipped cocktails with Mr Badger & Co a few times in the past and were excited to be asked along to experience his spiffing Brunch deal. You can enjoy a Badger & Co brunch sharing board along with a generous four drinks each (yes, each!) for just £20 per person. Stretching…
Scottish beer brand Brewgooder is inviting drinkers all over the country to pay what they want for a six-pack of lager. From 12 noon (23 October), there will be 1,000 six-packs of Brewgooder’s Clean Water Lager bottles for sale exclusively online and people will be able to pay as little as one penny or as…