We’re delighted to announce that some of our producer favourites scooped up a highly coveted 2014 Excellence Award at this year’s Scotland Food & Drink Awards. But who won Scottish Product of the Year? Well, for those of you who have already joined us you’ll know that our food and drink tours and tasting events...Read More
At the time of writing there is exactly 12 hours and 8 minutes until World Whisky Day….not that we are counting of course. Now in it’s third year this annual celebration of all things Uisque Beatha; that’s to say ‘Water of Life’ or ‘Lively Water’ based; if you want the translation from Gaelic, are quite literally toasted. Of...Read More
We are often asked so how do you choose which Scottish produce to showcase on your food and drink walking tours? Well, it generally depends on the weather and who has arrived at Scotland’s largest Farmers’ Market. With an incredible footfall of between 6-10,000 people per week, musicians plucking or drumming out tunes aplenty and of course the most incredible location with...Read More
The Scots: still as proud, passionate and inventive as ever then. The proof was in the pudding, or actually on the stand. With so many new products and flavours experienced at this years Scotland’s Speciality Food Fair, I am blown away yet again by the adventurous, yet seemingly palate perfect flavour accomplishments that were showcased. I can’t wait...Read More
There is absolutely no denying that 2014 is going to be one long (no doubt whisky fuelled) celebration in Scotland. In fact if you have been thinking about a visit to Scotland we would urge you to give 2014 some serious consideration. The Scots are of course a nation of proud and passionate people and...Read More
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...Read More
Hannah Ewan knows more than a thing or two about food and lets face it she has to. As well as Deputy Editor of The List’s Edinburgh & Glasgow Eating & Drinking Guide, she is included as one of the 80-strong team of locally based incognito reviewers who amass more that 900 impartial summaries of the dining scene in Scotland’s two lagest...Read More
On the Isle of Arran, just an hour’s ferry trip from the Scottish mainland, they promise ‘big tastes from a small island’. Based on our latest 2-night food safari we certainly wouldn’t argue with their bold statement. Arran has been said to come with a health warning. Visitors can be expected to suffer quickly from...Read More
Describing all manner of interesting facts like eh…..which mushrooms are poisonous! As a long time forager, starting with wild rasps and blackberries when aged 5 in some hedgerows at the back of my grandparent’s house in Aberdeenshire, I was then introduced to Perthshire’s wild mushroom wilderness by an Italian colleague when working at the 5 star Gleneagles...Read More
Culinary treasure was promised on our gourmet journey to the ‘East Neuk’ of the Kingdom of Fife and that was exactly what we found. Our first stop was to meet Jane Stewart of the St Andrew’s Farmhouse Cheese Company, who develops a range of traditional, high quality artisan cheese. Despite a viewing window & looped...Read More
