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Author Ray Philp

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Ray Philp

Ray Philp has been at the Scotsman since 2011. Since then, he has written widely about music in magazines such as Red Bull Music Academy Magazine and Resident Advisor, and was a former editor and regular contributor at The Skinny magazine.

Scotland may soon appoint first national chef – but who will it be?

Ray Philp
April 16, 2016
Food, In the News
Should the SNP win re-election in May, then the party will accelerate efforts to shortlist candidates. Chefs thought to be in the running include Tom Kitchin, the restaurateur and Scotland on Sunday...
Fillet - lamb cut

A butcher’s guide to cuts of lamb

Ray Philp
September 15, 2015
Food, Industrial Producers, Producers
Do you know your saddle from your shank? In this era of pre-packaged foods, ready meals and a general disconnect between farm and plate, the novice cook can feel a little lost. You want to cook lamb, but which...
Tesco's Scotch egg pasty

Tesco’s Scotch egg pasty creation only a recipe idea (for now)

Ray Philp
August 27, 2015
Food
Is a scotch egg pasty the culinary equivalent of a deep-fried steak? That's the question traditionalists in the West Country are grappling with as they consider Tesco's latest creation – a hybrid of two of...
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Pickled Ginger, Glasgow, restaurant review

Ray Philp
August 2, 2015
Food, General, Restaurant Review
AFTER a meal at Pickled Ginger, Glasgow’s newest sushi restaurant, you learn a few things about table manners in Japan. You can, if you like, eat sushi with your hands. Once you’ve finished, you can set...

Five essential food apps you need right now

Ray Philp
July 9, 2015
Food, General
Epicurious (£free, http://www.epicurious.com) App store shelves are buckling under the weight of recipe apps—and your mum has probably developed one by now—but few can match the polish of Epicurious....

Five memorable Scottish food and drink adverts

Ray Philp
June 9, 2015
Drink, Food, General
Adverts are, for the most part, a pain. They're an intrusion on our favourite programmes; a 30 second-long barrier to a cat video; a strobing banner insisting that you’ve won something (probably a headache)....

Deliveroo restaurant service lands in Scotland

Ray Philp
June 3, 2015
Food, General
A takeaway is a takeaway. Sometimes they're great, but most of the time they don't need to be. Since launching in London in 2013, Deliveroo has worked to raise expectations of what a takeaway can be with a...
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Aldi £12.99 whisky trumps pricier rivals with top award

Ray Philp
June 3, 2015
Drink, Whisky
Aldi prides itself on being a budget supermarket, but in the last few years the industry has started to take notice of its produce as well as the price tag. A £12.99 bottle of own-brand whisky sold by the...

Five bars in Scotland with fantastic views

Ray Philp
May 29, 2015
Drink
Craigdorrach Inn Lower Foyers, Loch Ness, Inverness, IV2 6XU, 01456 486 400 Picture: TripAdvisor Traveller Loch Ness is one of Scotland’s most popular destinations, so naturally there are plenty...

Aberdeen cafe owner hits back at TripAdvisor review

Ray Philp
May 29, 2015
Food, General
There was a time when a negative review of a cafe, bar or restaurant would stand alone, shoulders back, chin raised, against a wind-whipped flag – proud, authoritative and unquestioned. Those days,...
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