Food and Drink
Master Chefs of Great Britain raises £30,000
MORE than £30,000 was raised during last week’s Master Chefs of Great Britain Annual Fundraising Lunch at Gleneagles Hotel to support young chefs and apprentices in the hospitality industry. Lots in the auction included: fine dining experiences in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perthshire; a signed guitar by Sharleen Spiteri from rock band Texas; and a framed…
Read MoreScots brands at No 10 and parliament
SCOTTISH coffee and beer brands are making waves at the heart of government. Perth-based Mhor Coffee will be served at the next cabinet meeting, while one of Arran Brewery’s beers was recently poured at the Stranger’s Bar in the Palace of Westminster. Tricia Fox, who founded her online coffee retailer with her husband during the…
Read MoreJump Ship steams ahead with alcohol-free brewery plan
JUMP SHIP has smashed through its fundraising target ahead of its crowdfunding scheme closing tomorrow. The beer brand now plans to build an alcohol-free brewery at Rosemain Steadings, near Pathhead in Midlothian. By this morning, the company had raised £330,000 from 272 investors. Sonja Mitchell, who founded the business in 2019, said: “Within two days…
Read MoreDhoom helps Peacocks in Pittencrieff Park
DHOOM Indian Steatery & Bar in Dunfermline has donated £1,000 Peacocks in Pittencrieff Park, the community group that looks after the peacocks. Chef-proprietor Dhaneshwar Prasad said: “The Glen is one of Scotland’s outstanding heritage parks, with the peacocks a huge draw in attracting families and all sorts of visitors to the town. “It’s a tranquil…
Read MoreCompany Bakery wins Scottish Bread Championships
THE Scottish Bread Championships crowned a New York rye sourdough made by Company Bakery in Edinburgh as “supreme champion”. A beremeal boule made by Anne Keenan – better known as “The Culinary Kiwi Bird” – from Insch in Aberdeenshire was selected as the “reserve champion”. The contest received a record number of entries, with three…
Read MoreREVIEW: Edinburgh’s revamped Italian, Divino Enoteca
Edinburgh’s Divino Enoteca is revered for contemporary Italian cuisine. Scottish Field’s Rosie Morton scopes out the wine bar and restaurant after its £100,000 refurb… FOR me, dinner in Edinburgh’s Old Town comes with a certain expectation. Give me an eaterie that is nestled in a forgotten, cobbled side street. A venue with exposed brick walls…
Read MoreHoley roast, Edinburgh! Broughton and Bross Bagels combine
THE Broughton gastro-pub has joined forced with Bross Bagels to turn its Sunday roast into a sandwich. “The Holey Roast” bagel will be launched at Stockbridge market in Edinburgh on Sunday. One pound from every Holey Bagel sold at the Stockbridge market will be donated to Alzheimers Scotland. The toasted bagel – which features roast…
Read MoreGlasgow Coffee Festival promises to be ‘biggest ever’
ORGANISERS of this May’s Glasgow Coffee Festival have promised to lay on the “biggest coffee festival Scotland has ever seen”. Dear Green Coffee Roasters is bringing the festival back to The Briggait on 13 and 14 May. Last year, more than 2,400 people attended the festival, which this year will be staged for the eighth…
Read MoreThe Caddy Mann in Eat Game Awards final
THE Caddy Mann restaurant in Jedburgh has reached the finals of the Eat Game Awards. The eatery won the category in 2019 and finished as the runner-up last year. Owner Ross Horrocks was also named as the runner-up in the best chef category last year. This year’s finals will take place in London on 23…
Read MoreVenison canapé selected for Eat Game Awards
A “SHOW-STOPPING venison anticucho with nori and puffed wild rice” canapé has won the top prize at the Colleges’ Cookery Competition. The contest, organised by the British Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC) and Highland Game, was won by George Oakes, a third year student at Westminster Kingsway College. More than 70 students entered their…
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