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...
63% Luss Seafood Bar, Loch Lomond, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 19, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review I’m going to escape to my island paradise. Not Barbados, nor the Galapagos (to hang with my tortoise pals). I’ve decided on Inchcailloch, one of the small islands on Loch Lomond. The name, in Gaelic,...
Video: Mac and Wild head chef, Andy Waugh champions seafood with Bulhão Pato scallops recipe Sean Murphy October 16, 2018 Food, In the News, Producers, Recipes Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, has revealed that two thirds (68 per cent) of the population aren’t eating the recommended government health guideline of two portions...
Seasonal recipe: Butter Poached Ballantrae Lobster with Fennel and Pink Grapefruit Scotsman Food and Drink Staff October 4, 2018 Food, Recipes Butter Poached Ballantrae Lobster with Fennel and Pink Grapefruit 1. To prepare the lobster, place the live lobster in freezer for 30 minutes. Remove and split head with a sharp knife along longitudinal...
Scottish native oyster season opens with harvesting for Stranraer Oyster Festival Sean Murphy September 11, 2018 In the News, Producers To celebrate this exciting delicacy, Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight’s young ambassador Rory Campbell has helped open the native oyster harvesting season by collecting oysters for Stranraer Oyster...
Recipe: Fillet of Gigha halibut with Loch Fyne shellfish vegetable broth Scotsman Food and Drink Staff September 3, 2018 Recipes Broth Julienne the leeks and carrots, and dice potatoes. Cook the potatoes in stock until firm, and then add the vegetables. When the potatoes are cooked, remove from the stock and reduce by one third...
Loch Fyne Oysters announce partnership with Dobbies as first fresh seafood counter opens in-store Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 31, 2018 Food, In the News, Producers The opening of the first Loch Fyne seafood counter at Dobbies store in Livingston has, for the first time, brought award-winning seafood from the shores of Loch Fyne to Dobbies garden centres and was marked...
Top seafood chef tips sea urchin to be the latest big trending Scottish ingredient Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 19, 2018 In the News, Producers, Seafood Producers Most people associate them with Asian cuisine, and may not even know that you can get native sea urchins in Scotland, growing wild in abundance in sheltered Scottish Bays. Certainly their spiky appearance...
