Scotland’s Larder: Sophie Cumber, from The Butchery at Bowhouse Catriona Thomson November 17, 2020 Producers London's loss is the Kingdom of Fife's gain as butcher Sophie Cumber headed northwards to Bowhouse on the Balcaskie estate at the beginning of 2019. She had reached a point where she wasn't sure what her...
Scotland’s Larder: Charlotte Blackler from Herb Majesty Catriona Thomson October 26, 2020 Producers Herb Majesty is a business that evolved from a mother's desire to provide truly home-produced meat to feed her family. Owner Charlotte Blackler, is just as passionate about providing the best environment...
Scotland’s larder: Meet The Calder family from Kilduff Pumpkin farm, East Lothian Catriona Thomson October 21, 2020 Producers "It is definitely all go at pumpkin HQ right now. This year everything has been made slightly trickier by Covid 19, so it makes it all a little bit stressful," Lucy said. Pumpkin HQ or Kilduff farm is...
Scotland’s Larder: Marian Bruce and Simon Montador from Highland Boundary Catriona Thomson September 23, 2020 Drink, Producers Marian Bruce along with her husband Simon, run Highland Boundary distillery from Kirklandbank farm, near Alyth. The geographic location means they have one foot in the Highlands and one in the Lowlands of...
Scotland’s Larder: Meet Gregorie Marshall from Blackthorn Salt in Ayrshire Catriona Thomson September 8, 2020 Food, Producers This humble condiment, salt, is a staple of every kitchen cupboard and as part of our Scotland's Larder series we meet Gregorie Marshall of Blackthorn salt. Gregorie and his wife Whirly are the owners of a...
Scotland’s Larder: Meet Iain Macrury from Salar Smokehouse on South Uist Catriona Thomson August 31, 2020 Producers The Island of South Uist is one of the few places in Britain that hasn’t undergone industrial farming or been directly affected by heavy industry. The result is a rare coastal habitat (Machair), plus...
Scotland’s Larder: Meet Aylett Roan from Roan’s Dairy Catriona Thomson August 10, 2020 Food, Producers Aylett describes her daily routine of running the family business, Roan's dairy, as a bit like firefighting with "one panic after another." She is married to Stuart, who comes from a sixth-generation...
Scotland’s Larder: Meet David Seez the Pieman of Penicuik Catriona Thomson July 28, 2020 Food, Producers Scotsman food and drink are keen to find out more about the humble pie from David Seez or the Peni pie pedlar as he is known on twitter. The multi-award-winning Pieman tells us that it was, "greed...
