Under The Grill: Chef Iain Gourlay from Cringletie House Catriona Thomson July 22, 2020 Food Scotsman food and drink grabbed a quick chat with head chef Iain Gourlay as he geared up for the reopening Cringletie House hotel near Peebles. Talking of the reopening Iain said: "it is almost like getting...
Scotland’s Larder: Meet Andy & Neil from Castle Game, Linlithgow Catriona Thomson July 14, 2020 Food, Producers The Glorius Twelfth or the 12th day of August traditionally marks the start of the shooting season for red grouse in Scotland. However, there are plenty of other game options available throughout the seasons...
Under the grill: Owner and head chef Roberta Hall-McCarron from The Little Chartroom Catriona Thomson July 10, 2020 Food Roberta Hall-McCarron and her and husband, Shaun are brainstorming their exciting plans for reopening their restaurant later this year. Their place is a small neighbourhood bistro and by Roberta's own...
Under the grill: Executive Chef Phil Lynch from 83 Hanover Street Catriona Thomson June 29, 2020 Food, In the News As 83 Hanover Street launches its restaurant experience at home, we speak to executive chef Phil about creating dishes imbued with the upbeat vibrancy of this South American restaurant. Phil has been tasked...
70% The Old Bakehouse, West Linton, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson June 29, 2020 Restaurant Review In a recent article in Campaign magazine the “Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives” slogan was hailed as one of the most effective messages in the history of government communications. Yet, “Stay...
Under the grill: Chef Dean Banks from HAAR Catriona Thomson June 26, 2020 Food, In the News Dean Banks, chef director at HAAR restaurant in St Andrews is one of Scotland's top chefs, or his fans might know him as a finalist on BBC Two's Masterchef: The Professionals 2018. Born and brought up in...
Under the grill: Chef Lachlan Archibald from IN Catriona Thomson June 17, 2020 Food, In the News As the saying goes 'fortune favours the brave', and this has certainly been true for chef Lachlan Archibald and his associate Matt Urry who have fearlessly chosen to launch IN, a fine dining takeaway business...
70% Masti, Morningside, Edinburgh, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson June 8, 2020 Restaurant Review The fella hit a bit of an emotional slump this week, with lots of work cancelled or put on hold for an unspecified period of time. He was by his own admission thoroughly “corona miserable”, as he...
60% Cibo, Milton Bridge, Penicuik, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson May 10, 2020 Food, Restaurant Review These are strange times in which we are living and regular restaurant reviews have rightly been put on the back burner. My family and I have got used to the unique joys of communal living, working and...
Cooking at home: Foraged wild garlic pesto recipe Catriona Thomson April 9, 2020 Food Living in the rural Scottish Borders means I'm lucky enough to be able to forage for wild garlic on my daily lockdown walk. I've never made wild garlic pesto before although I've previously blanched it for...
