Posts by Rosie Morton
A trip to the seaside with The Gailes Hotel & Spa
Scottish Field’s Rosie Morton yearned for a coastal break, and she found The Gailes Hotel & Spa a welcome escape from the city’s bright lights… I love city life. I truly do. Waking up to a Monopoly board’s worth of coffee shops, brunch stops, and shopping havens is something of a wonder. But having spent…
Read MoreLESSONS IN LEADERSHIP FROM RUGBY LEGEND GAVIN HASTINGS
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton interviews rugby legend Gavin Hastings ahead of his appearance at The Borders Book Festival… When it comes to sporting arenas, rugby presents one of the most challenging environments. Indeed, George Orwell once referred to the great game as ‘war by another name’. It is, of course, in these highly pressurised settings…
Read MoreChef Nico turns to Guilty Pleasures for new menu
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton heads to Six By Nico to suss out the ‘Guilty Pleasures’ menu… We arrive at Six By Nico, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, and take our pews. It’s 6.45pm on a Tuesday and our fellow diners’ jovial voices and clinking wine glasses, toasting long-overdue get-togethers, suggest the weekend is upon us already. The…
Read MoreA touch of luxury with Moda Living in Edinburgh
Renting accommodation in a big city can be testing at the best of times. Unreliable landlords, impossible deposit schemes, and flats the size of Harry Potter’s cupboard under the stairs are among some of the greatest – and sadly, most common – frustrations. For those willing to pay for a touch of luxury, however, these…
Read MoreREVIEW: The F-Bomb Theatre and New Celts Productions presents Afterparty
‘It’s not a crime to have fun.’ A tag-line that sets the precedent beautifully for this one-act show presented by women’s theatre company F-Bomb Theatre. Written by award-winning playwright Rachel O’Regan and directed by Hannah McEachern, the story follows the journey of five hormone-fuelled teenagers who are celebrating the end of their school days with…
Read MoreThe Great Scottish Pottery Throw Down: Ones To Watch
Writer Laura Vida has a keen eye for top artistic trends. Introducing us to four talented potters based in Scotland, here is her list of ‘ones to watch’… Not one of these talented potters was born in Scotland. Yet the geology, landscape and climate of their adoptive country is manifest in their work. CLAIRE HENRY…
Read MoreStack & Still Opens Pancake Paradise in Edinburgh
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton heads to Edinburgh’s latest brunch eatery and finds a pancake paradise… Matilda was my favourite film as a child. I was word-perfect, wore silk ribbons in my hair, and was convinced of the power of magic eyes and a perfect stack of pancakes. Even now, Rusted Root’s Send Me On My…
Read MoreBONNIE & WILD FOOD HALL OPENS IN EDINBURGH
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton heads to the new Bonnie & Wild Marketplace to scope out the tasty offerings… When I read the words ‘Food Hall’, my eyes are not exactly alight with excitement. An association with sloppy school dinners or greasy chains in shopping centres has sadly tarnished what could be an epicurean hotspot with…
Read MoreThe Glenturret X Lalique: A unique gastronomic experience
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton heads to Perthshire to discover The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant – a unique gastronomic experience in the heart of Scotland’s oldest working distillery… Two celebrated luxury craft enterprises under the same roof? That’s surely a recipe for success. When I heard that Lalique, a champion of traditional glassmaking since 1888, was teaming…
Read MoreREVIEW: The Balmoral Hotel, A Champagne Brunch
Rosie Morton and her colleague Kenny Smith don the glad-rags and head to The Balmoral Hotel for a suitably luxurious brunch… NOTHING says celebration as beautifully as a glassful of bubbles. Summer is here? Lockdown is over? Zoom quizzes a thing of the past? We don’t need Patsy Stone to tell us that now is…
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