Iconic restaurant teams up with Old Pulteney whisky for exclusive paired lunch Rosalind Erskine August 10, 2019 Drink, In the News The four-course, specially curated menu is being designed by Two Fat Ladies’ Head Chef William Cummings to encompass Scotland’s freshest seafood, offering diners whisky-cured salmon, mussels, halibut and...
85% Seafood Shack, Ullapool, restaurant review Gaby Soutar June 28, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review My husband’s family like to take part in a sport called extreme picnicking. This involves going out in a rainstorm, snow, hail, biblical midge swarm or other negative environmental event, unpacking lunch,...
Revolutionary land-based fish farm puts fresh local king prawns on Scottish menu Ilona Amos June 7, 2019 In the News, Producers The ground-breaking new farm, at Balfron in Stirlingshire, will use specially developed aquaculture technology and green power to produce fresh king prawns for supply to local restaurants. Most king prawns...
85% Mara Fish Bar & Deli, Arran, restaurant review Gaby Soutar May 29, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Just like every year for the last few decades, dad came on our annual holiday to the Isle of Arran. This time, though, he wasn’t coming home. His ashes swirled in the greeny blue water of Corrie, then...
5 of the best places to eat on Arran Claire Daly May 24, 2019 Food, General Here are some of the best restaurants, inns and a very special supperclub not to miss on a trip to the island. Mara Fish Bar and Deli (Corrie, Shore road, Isle of Arran KA27 8JB) Picture: Mara...
75% Haar, St Andrews, restaurant review Gaby Soutar May 9, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Sunshine would have been disappointing. On our visit to MasterChef: The Professionals 2019 finalist Dean Banks’ new place, Haar, which is part of five-star hotel Kinettles, the weather perfectly matched...
What is the ‘Seagan’ diet and is it the next big food trend? Sean Murphy March 13, 2019 Food Thanks to the rise of the vegan movement and the popularity of the vegetarian and flexitarian lifestyles, many are seeking the next big food trend. Seaganism Originally created in 2016 by food writers and...
75% Bertie’s, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar January 25, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review The problem with being a restaurant reviewer is that you have to pretend to like fancy stuff. You chew your way through the fermented ortolan lung, or deconstructed croquembouche, but the whole time...
Celebrate the festive season with a fab Champagne and food pairing deal Rosalind Erskine December 22, 2018 Drink, Food, In the News December, it can be a stressful month of shopping and planning, so if you're looking to toast the season with a glass of Champagne then head to the Finnieston in Glasgow or Rogue in St Andrews. The bars -...
Iconic Glasgow restaurant celebrates 20 years with an amazing deal Rosalind Erskine November 8, 2018 Drink, Food, In the News Glasgow seafood restaurant, Gamba, turned 20 this year and to mark the occasion they have upgraded much of the restaurant’s interior - including the addition of a new feature wall and plush bar...
