Food and Drink
Review: Six By Nico’s new Big Apple menu
I’VE always wanted to go to New York. Friends, Elf and Home Alone – all of which were watched on loop throughout this millennial’s youth – are almost entirely responsible for my ever-growing desire to visit NYC. To my continued dismay, these plans are yet to come to fruition. But Chef Nico Simeone has answered…
Read MoreReview: Kyloe steakhouse, Edinburgh
I’M pretty picky when it comes to meat, and I make no apologies. After all, it’s not unreasonable to question what’s on your plate when parting with hard-earned cash. Where is it from? How was it reared? What are the welfare standards like? All too often, these questions are met with a disinterested shrug of…
Read MoreThe Globe Inn: New head chef appointed at famous Dumfries restaurant
Sponsored Content | The Globe Inn, the favourite howff’ of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns, has a new head chef. Fraser Cameron, the talented Sous Chef at The Globe Inn, in Dumfries, has been promoted to Head Chef. Fraser’s vision for The Globe Inn focuses on continuing to champion the best of Scottish produce while…
Read MoreCharles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons
Scotland’s leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram – and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for life. The Ardnamurchan 6 Year Old single Highland malt is the first release by The Maclean Foundation, the Scottish charity founded by author Charles Maclean MBE and his three sons,…
Read MoreMe and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’
Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest issue of Cask & Still. Do you enjoy whisky? Absolutely. I enjoy whisky, but I don’t think it was something that came automatically. I think I learned to enjoy whisky.…
Read MoreRecipe: A Ledaig sour. The perfect palate cleanser from the Isle of Mull
The chef behind fine dining restaurant, An Cala Ciùin, on the Isle of Mull, has shared his recipe for the perfect palate cleanser. Ross Caithness is keen to showcases local produce on his menu and has worked with the island’s Tobermory Distillery, situated on the same street as the restaurant, to create his whisky sorbet.…
Read MoreThe Newport Restaurant: MasterChef winner announces closure amid soaring costs
MasterChef winner Jamie Scott has announced the closure of his Newport restaurant amid rising costs. Last year Jamie, who was crowned the BBC MasterChef Professionals winner in 2014, was awarded a coveted third AA Rosette for the restaurant in Fife. But now the chef has told customers the restaurant, which he opened with wife Kelly…
Read MoreRosebank Distillery: ‘King of the Lowlands’ ready to re-open with 100-year-old mill still used in whisky production
It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now the ‘King of the Lowlands’, Rosebank Distillery is to reopen. The historic distillery has been brought back to life following a four year restoration project. Its landmark 108ft chimney stack has been repaired and continues to dominate Falkirk’s skyline. The original mill, thought to be…
Read MorePort Ellen: The rebirth of Scotland’s legendary ghost distillery
The rebirth of Port Ellen distillery has been eagerly anticipated for years by the whisky community across the globe. Perhaps the most legendary of all Scotland’s ‘ghost’ distilleries, a term used to describe a number of sites closed in the 1980s and 1990s because of a slump in the market, it has lain silent since…
Read MoreDeerness Distillery: Family create new Orkney whisky using locally grown grains
On a peninsula in the east end of mainland Orkney lies Deerness Distillery. Set up in 2016 by husband-and-wife team Stuart and Adelle Brown, it is known for its multi-award winning Sea Glass Gin. But now the family firm is venturing out to create a new island whisky, made using Scottish barley and speciality locally…
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