Tagged Scottish Borders

As part of my ongoing odyssey to eat at 80 different takeaways around Scotland, I've decided to head to deepest darkest Melrose via Thailand to review a place called Rak Thai. It opened in February this...

There is a vintage travel poster that proudly proclaims, Peebles is for pleasure. It was created by the artist, George Ayling, to encourage visitors to make their way to this Border town by rail back in the...

Autumn's arrival has initiated my dark descent into winter gloom, so as a seasonal antidote I've booked a table at Peebles Hydro to comfort eat my way out of the pre-winter blues. To me, this hotel has...

I expect that you’d be delighted if your business won an award, cue lots of shouting from the rooftops. However, imagine the disappointment if all this excitement happened during lockdown, when it was...

I feel like a tortoise that has been hiding inside its shell; my movements have been limited by Covid-19 restrictions for so long I’m now terrified to venture outwith my local bubble. However, with the...

Set in the beautiful Scottish Borders, Windlestraw is a small hotel with big ambitions, it offers guests exclusive five-star luxury courtesy of the hands-on owners. They ensure that the front of house...

Following a whole series of unfortunate events, I’ve decided I should change my name to Calamity Jane. Lockdown means that the everyday highs and lows of life have been magnified. The first disaster...

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...

On the day of our visit, the hills around Peebles had a slight snowy dusting of icing sugar - a description which could have come straight from the pages Roald Dahl's Charlie and the chocolate factory. All...

I own stacks of glossy recipe books, and most are yellowing on my kitchen shelves. The most memorable foodie descriptions tend to be from a different sort of read. For instance, the sardines in the beard of...