With all the hype and success that is currently surrounding the Scottish food and drink scene, there's never been a better time to celebrate Scotland, its produce and the wonderful people who promote it.
Thankfully, in this day and age of the internet it's never been easy to stay in direct contact with the unsung heroes of the food and drink world - the chefs.
These are the guys who slave away day in day out, pursuing their passion for Scottish cuisine and creating masterpieces using the simplest locally sourced ingredients.
To our Scottish chefs we salute you!
With that in mind, here's our pick of some of the best Scottish chefs to follow on social media:
Twitter: @chefneilforbes
Neil Forbes during one of his food masterclass workshops. Picture: TSPL
Neil is one of Scotland's best known and best loved chefs and can usually be found on television, radio and in print when not running the kitchen at Cafe St Honoré in Edinburgh.
He regularly features on our site, and his advice and recipes are always worth checking out.
Born into a family of chefs, Neil's passion for food started young and has led to decades of experience in the kitchen. He is now a multi-award winning chef and was Catering in Scotland’s ‘Chef of the Year’ 2014 and the Scottish Restaurant Awards ‘Chef of the Year’ in 2011.
Twitter: @fredecosse
Fred Bermiller. Picture: James Glossop
Chef-patron of L’escargot blanc and L’escargot bleu restaurants in Edinburgh, Fred Berkmiller started his hôtellerie apprenticeship in his home town of Tours in the Loire Valley.
Now settled in Scotland, Fred is hugely passionate about cooking the very best Scottish produce with more than a little French inspiration.
Fred's commitment to Scotland's food and drink has led him on adventures up and down the country in a bid to source and support the very best local producers he can find, as he champions Scottish food and drink in all its forms.
• Fred Berkmiller recipe: Scallop and salted cod ecossaise
Twitter: @TomKitchin
Tom Kitchin, is chef and owner of restaurant The Kitchin, where he became the youngest winner of a Michelin star.
He has a hugely impressive culinary CV that extends from early training at the Gleneagles Hotel to experience garnered from some of the world’s most renowned chefs and restaurants, including Pierre Koffmann and the 3-star La Tante Claire restaurant in London, 3-star Michelin restaurant Guy Savoy in Paris and Alain Ducasse's 3-star Michelin Le Louis XV restaurant in Monte Carlo.
He is a regular contributor to both our site and our print editions, and we regularly feature his wonderful recipes.
• Tom Kitchin recipe: Scottish grouse with pumpkin, artichokes and beetroot
Andrew Fairlie
Twitter @AndrewFairlie1
Chef Andrew Fairlie at the Gleneagles Hotel. Picture: Robert Perry
Patron of the eponymous Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, an independent restaurant within the Gleneagles Hotel and Resort, in Auchterarder, Perthshire. Andrew Fairlie is one of Scotland's most highly rated chefs.
Aged just 20 he trained under legendary chef Michel Guerard at Les Prés d'Eugénie in Gascony before working in several Parisian restaurants. He returned home to Scotland and settled in Perthsire.
Since then his restaurant has become one of only eleven restaurants in the UK to be awarded two Michelin stars and he himself was voted AA Chef's Chef of the Year in 2006.
Gordon Ramsay
Twitter: @GordonRamsay
Gordon Ramsay. Picture: Wikimedia
Chef Carina Contini. Picture: Ian Rutherford
Tony Singh. Picture: PA
Mark Greenaway. Picture: TSPL
Having gained valuable experience working in several of Australia's top restaurants, Mark Greenaway returned to Scotland to work in several eateries across the country before settling in the capital to open Restaurant Mark Greenaway.
He was the only Scottish chef to be newly awarded 3 AA Rosettes for outstanding cuisine in 2012 and has also been recommended in the Michelin Guide 2015 and Good Food Guide 2015.
• Mark Greenaway video recipe: Venison Carpaccio and Tomato Tartare
Nick Nairn. Picture: TSPL
The original celebrity chef in Scotland, Nick Nairn is a self taught Michelin star winning chef who has hosted several TV programmes and cooked for the Queen.
He has opened two cookery schools, one in Port of Menteith and one in Aberdeen, and has just finished filming a third series of the hit TV show Paul and Nick’s Big Food Trip.
