Posts by Rosie Morton
Froth & Flame know how to dough it
The Neapolitan purists out there appear to be winning a long-standing battle, and I for one am delighted to see it. Gone is the fashion for oozing, oily pizza stacked high with processed pepperoni – or heaven forbid, tinned pineapple – as we see the return of the much-loved classics of fresh tomato and basil,…
Read MoreGive your skin a luminous boost for the colder months
Dried out cheeks, cracked knuckles and dull skin that’s in need of some TLC. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? The difference in the condition of our skin is something many of us can already feel, especially as we enter the colder autumnal days. Quenching thirsty skin is often a battle, though. Opening up a bottle of…
Read MoreHome-grown food is a joy for chef Sami
For Sami Benammar, head chef at Gordon Castle Walled Garden Cafe, it is a joy to work with an abundance of home-grown produce. He tells Scottish Field about his love of food and career. How did your chef career begin? I was very young when I started cooking. I started helping in the kitchen when…
Read MoreFive fantastic places to take your canine companion
Are you looking for the perfect autumnal spot in which to take your dogs to stretch their legs (and yours)? We recommend these five great walks in Aberdeenshire. Stonehaven Beach Measuring slightly more than a kilometre, Stonehaven Beach is home to a seemingly endless stretch of pebbly sand for your dog to tear across. For…
Read MoreThe Windy City: a cultural and culinary paradise
Not ready to wave goodbye to summer? Nor am I. While half of me is excited at the prospect of unearthing woolly jumpers from the depths of the wardrobe, the other half is being dragged kicking and screaming into a pair of cosy boots that are fit for those sneaky autumnal winds. Before the pumpkin…
Read MoreA passport to paradise with Edinburgh’s Le Monde
It’s always 5 o’ clock somewhere, and Edinburgh’s Le Monde is determined to get the party started. Having opened its doors once more after an incredible £1 million refurbishment, the boutique hotel on George Street is entering into a new, glamorous era. With the entire ground floor bar and restaurant renovated into a luxurious hideaway,…
Read MoreParalympic cyclist Neil Fachie sets his sights on Tokyo 2020
Neil Fachie MBE is a remarkable Paralympic multiple-sports athlete, who specialises in track cycling. Having won gold and silver medals at London 2012 in the Tandem B events for athletes with visual impairments, he’s setting his sights on Tokyo 2020. Here’s what he had to say… I got involved in sports from a young age…
Read MoreRNLI hero Bill Deans MBE gives us his Credo
Bill Deans MBE has worked for the RNLI for over 44 years. In that time he has most certainly seen it all – from beached whales to stranded walkers, here’s what he had to say about his incredible career… I was born in Foresterhill in Aberdeen but I spent all my holidays in Orkney. When…
Read MoreMaking a meal of it with Faulty Towers, The Dining Experience
‘Fawlty Towers’, ‘Warty Towels’ or ‘Watery Fowls’ – however you remember this classic British sitcom, the comedic genius of John Cleese, Connie Booth and the rest of the Fawlty team has gone down in the history books. With iconic moments like the Waldorf salad catastrophe and the ‘damn good thrashing’ of Basil’s red Austin 1300…
Read MoreTriple-Olympian David has an exciting new chapter ahead
David Carry, triple-Olympian and double Commonwealth Champion David Carry may have travelled the world with his swimming, but he loves nothing more than coming home to Scotland. With an exciting new chapter ahead – having become a father for the first time – David talks about his early days in the Granite City, his swimming…
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