UK’S ONLY HOME-GROWN BIRCHWATER PRODUCER COMMENCES THREE-WEEK ‘TAPPING’ SEASON Over the last few years, Birchwater has seen a significant rise in popularity in the UK and across the Northern Hemisphere. Once a widespread tradition in the Scottish Highlands, the practice of tapping Birch trees and using the sap as a pure and revitalising drink had…
Enjoy a taste of authentic Middle Eastern street food Edinburgh restaurant group ‘Middle East in Edinburgh’ have announced the launch of their 5th Edinburgh restaurant to join the already established Pomegranate Restaurant, Hanam’s Restaurant, Souq Restaurant and Laila’s Bistro. Pomegranate Express on Nicholson Street will brings a flavour of Middle Eastern street food to Scotland’s…
A popular destination for its own home-grown produce and wood-fired barbecue, local drinks, craft and street food with a soundtrack of live music, Balgove Larder’s calendar of Night Markets has been extended. The 2019 Night Markets at the acclaimed St Andrews farm shop will start with a new April market and continue on a monthly…
Ahead of the Taste Local Awards on Wednesday 27th February, our guest contributor Natalie Bayfield gives this season’s self-catering guests plenty of time to consider their food shop during their stay. When staying in self-catering accommodation in Skye & Lochalsh it’s tempting to organise a big supermarket shop before you arrive – after all, then…
Scottish Hospitality Group, Signature Pubs, has announced the launch of Cold Town House, a new bar and brewery opening in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket this February. Following a £4m investment, the former site of the Robertson Memorial Church has been transformed to create a 21st-century brewery, bar, restaurant and rooftop terrace. Complementing the original design of…
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…
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…