Edinburgh brasserie Otro to close permanently Rosalind Erskine September 21, 2020 Food, In the News Otro, a popular brasserie located in the west end of the city, has announced that it will close for good. Situated in a traditional Georgian building on Edinburgh’s prestigious Coates Crescent, Otro...
You can buy a 4.5 litre tub of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream for £5 – here’s where Scotsman Food and Drink Staff September 21, 2020 Food, In the News Feel like you’ve never got enough ice cream in the house? Well B&M may have a solution to that problem, as the retailer is selling a giant Ben and Jerry’s tub in stores. A 4.5 litre of peanut cup...
Glasgow’s first espresso martini bar to open – with 20 different cocktails available including a Biscoff martini Rosalind Erskine September 21, 2020 Drink, In the News Insomnia is a new pop-up bar that will serve a range of espresso martini drinks, which will be based inside pancake restaurant Stack and Still. The new bar is set to serve twenty different version of the...
Pop-up chip shop to serve free chips at Glasgow’s SWG3 as part of The Harvest event Rosalind Erskine September 21, 2020 Food, In the News A pop-up chip shop is to serve up free chips in Glasgow at the culmination of a potato-based project during lockdown. Aproxima Arts and SWG3 have announced the date for The Harvest, a socially-distant free...
Glasgow Coffee Festival takes to the streets to encourage support for local businesses Rosalind Erskine September 18, 2020 Drink, In the News This year’s Glasgow Coffee Festival is set to be the biggest ever as it takes to the streets for the very first time, in a bid to encourage Glaswegians to visit local, independent businesses. The annual...
Scran season 2: A culinary tour of the Highlands Rosalind Erskine September 18, 2020 Drink, Food, In the News Scran is taking a culinary tour around Scotland, chatting to a range of local legends about their businesses, produce and their community. This week, I am on a socially distant tour of the Highlands...
Megginch Castle in Perthshire to host weekly digital farmers markets Rosalind Erskine September 17, 2020 Food, In the News From Friday 18 September, locally grown or made produce will be available to order online for collection from the Megginch Castle courtyard on Thursdays. The first collection will take place on 24 September...
Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Café seeks Bloody Mary taste testers ahead of reopening – here’s how to apply Rosalind Erskine September 17, 2020 Drink, In the News Kelvingrove Café, which is currently closed for refurbishment, is seeking ten Bloody Mary “sensory judges” or taste testers to help create the ultimate recipe ahead of its reopening. These taste...
A pop-up rum bar is coming to a beautiful Scottish beach this month – and giving away free cocktails Rosalind Erskine September 17, 2020 Drink, In the News Now, with the arrival of some late summer sun, Langs Jamaican Rum is set to add to the area’s tropical resemblance by introducing a pop-up rum bar, launching on the beach’s shores from Saturday 19...
BrewDog team up with ‘old adversary’ Schorschbräu to create Strength in Numbers – the strongest beer in the world Rosalind Erskine September 17, 2020 Drink, In the News Ten years on from Tactile Nuclear Penguin, BrewDog have, once again, brewed a super strong beer - Strength in Numbers. After a few years of rivalry with Schorschbräu, in which both breweries attempted to...
