3 results for tag: Asparagus

Seasonal Summer Specialities

Inspired by some of the best weather we have enjoyed in Scotland in more than a handful of years it seemed only right to set the menu for our latest Food, Fun and Fizz around the warm weather wave and the seasonal deliciousness of early summer produce. As always in conjunction with Pieter Rosenthal of Cork and Bottle we set about combining a menu that showcased some of our favourite artisan food producers with a range of perfectly matched wines.The date was significant in itself. June 20th, the official end of the asparagus season. Despite starting very late yet again (this year most Scottish growers began picking well into the third week of May) the ...

Asparagus as fresh as a daisy

There is always something magical about taking a group of people who appreciate the finer things in life on one of our food and drink day tours, but when you are visiting one of the most highly regarded asparagus farms in the country and visiting what we now know to be the Scotland’s Restaurant of the Year, the bar is raised to an altogether different level.As with all our food and drink based experiences we want you to gain a real flavour of Scotland’s top class products and the people who produce with both passion and pride.  There was no better place to start last Saturday’s gourmet journey than with Sandy and Heather Pattullo who have been ...

Green with anticipation for the King of Veg

So it’s all been going off in England in a very green and majestic way. That’s to say the Asparagus season has well and truly started with those ‘King of Veg’ spears going down very, very well. Despite a very long winter both north and south of the border the English season started as is customary on St George’s day on 23rd April. I have always loved this time of year, a time when the nights are stretching, the tulips positively thriving and Scottish asparagus most definitely arriving. As was the case in 2012 we may be a little behind with another cold and wet start to the year, but we are nearly there and not long now before long we should ...