Producer’s Corner: Ross Main, Main’s Apiaries

As a child Ross Main loved helping his gamekeeper grandfather tend to his beehives.  With no protective gear, it was often a daunting experience, but Ross was happy to be outside, enjoying the bees’ golden nectar.  In 2015, years after his grandfather had died and Ross became a father for the first time, he began…

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Review: An Autumnal Feast Night with Ballintaggart Farm

Rosie Morton was in for a treat when she headed for Ballintaggart’s Autumnal Feast Night in collaboration with the Isle of Harris Distillery… There it was. A warm glow of lights, visible through raindrops, signalled my arrival at Ballintaggart Farm in Highland Perthshire. Night had fallen and only the quiet fluttering of birds’ wings amongst…

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Sail into Christmas with new Festive Afternoon Tea aboard Scotland’s luxury floating hotel

Scotland’s only five-star luxury floating hotel will be adding some festive magic to one of Edinburgh’s ultimate afternoon tea experiences. Permanently berthed in Edinburgh’s historic Port of Leith, Fingal will provide a classic setting for friends, family and colleagues to indulge in the ship’s new five-course Festive Afternoon Tea. Available daily in the Lighthouse Restaurant…

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Review: Hawksmoor’s Big Matt burger arrives in Edinburgh

‘This IS a tasty burger!’ It may not sound quite so cool, and it definitely isn’t as intimidating in my gentle Scottish brogue as it was when uttered by the inimitable Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction 30 years ago (how can that be?!?), but it is none-the-less true. The Big Matt burger has arrived…

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Tiny home microbakery wins title of ‘Scotland’s Best Croissant’

A small home-based microbakery in Glasgow has won the title of Scotland’s Best Croissant. Run by Rebecca Slade, Maple Leaf Bakery has built a loyal following with its wide selection of baked goods, including its award-winning croissants. Rebecca won after a panel of taste testers assessed 20 bakers’ wares, all made with Edinburgh Butter Company’s product,…

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UK Michelin Guide ceremony to be held in Glasgow for the first time

The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2025 launch ceremony will be hosted in Glasgow for the first time ever next year. Scotland punches above its weight with two Two-Michelin -Starred restaurant, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles and Glenturrett Lalique, as well as 10 One-Michelin -Starred restaurants. Glasgow is home to two One Michelin -Starred restaurants…

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Review: Elements, Bearsden

Fine dining is evolving. Gone are the days of starchy formality and rigid etiquette. Stuffy dining rooms and menus you can’t decipher are making way for a more relaxed atmosphere. Most of us want to go somewhere that centres around the food and a comfortable dining experience, rather than the prestige of listing arcane herbs…

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Review: In with the new at Dishoom this autumn

As usual, there’s a queue outside Dishoom, despite the fact that it’s a quite unremarkable Tuesday evening in early October. Or is it? Because, we’re here to be some of the first people to try out what is a momentous occasion at this stalwart of Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square dining scene. A brand new menu…

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Producer’s Corner: Matthew Mallia, Hobz Bakery

There is an artisan bakery boom happing in Edinburgh. These days it’s not uncommon to see queues out the doors of many bakeries made popular through social media.  But for Maltese baker Matthew Mallia, who owns Hobz, becoming viral has never been the aim.  Named after the Maltese word for bread, Hobz specialises in baking…

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