Food and Drink
Innovation key to lockdown success for family farm
A family farm in Aberdeenshire ended the year on a high, celebrating a rise in sales boosted by local shoppers over the festive period and into the new year. Thorneybank Farm Shop near Inverurie, which made headlines in 2019 after being the first shop in the UK to install digital vending machines selling fresh produce,…
Read MoreShetland firm makes Scotland’s first lamb biltong
A COMPANY on Shetland is launching a range of biltong – including Scotland’s first lamb biltong. J&G Shetland, which owns Sound service station, will start production next month in Lerwick. The firm has secured £24,000 from economic development agency Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) to buy the specialist equipment it needs to dry and cure…
Read MoreEast Haugh House launches Valentine’s Day dine at home box
A RESTAURANT near Pitlochry has launched the first dine at home experience in its 32-year history. East Haugh House’s “Valentine’s Dinner Box for Two” contains a three-course meal, designed with some elements to be prepared and cooked by customers, following instructions contained in the box. Available for mainland Scotland delivery by courier, as well as…
Read MoreBrunch To Go with Edinburgh’s Waldorf Astoria
By the time we emerge from this spate of lockdowns, home-schooling and working from home, we will all be experts at adapting – particularly those working in hospitality. Almost every day, another restaurant, hotel or café is turning their hand to home delivery services and takeaways, and for those of us who have lost all…
Read MoreBrothers launch their Outlandish beers
TWO brothers from Lanarkshire have fulfilled their life-long dream by opening a microbrewery. The first beers from Ronnie and Kenny Lees hit the shelves last month. They set up their Outlandish Brewing Company with help from economic development agency Business Gateway. Ronnie said: “It is great to have someone believe in your business, especially when…
Read MoreGet your ‘Bake Off’ on
LOCKDOWN getting a bit monotonous? Looking for new ways to connect with friends? Or give the kids something to do other than home schooling and Tik Tok? My 11-year-old daughter and I had the pleasure of taking part in a virtual choux masterclass hosted by award-winning Glaswegian pastry chef Helen Vass as part of YORStory,…
Read MoreLorna McNee wins Michelin star at Glasgow’s Cail Bruich
SCOTTISH chef Lorna McNee was tonight awarded a Michelin star for her work at the Cail Bruich restaurant in Glasgow. McNee was appointed as the eatery’s head chef in August. She was previously sous chef at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie in Gleneagles, which holds two Michelin stars. McNee started her career as an apprentice under Fairlie…
Read MoreBarley water is making a comeback
SCOTTISH drinks maker “You + I” has expanded into barley water and botanical tea. The Glasgow-based company, known previously as Clever Kombucha, was set up by husband-and-wife team Alan and Kelsey Moore in 2017. Kesley said: “There is a reason your granny used to give you barley water when you were ill – it is…
Read MoreWatch the first haggis to reach space…
BUTCHER Simon Howie has launched a haggis to the edge of space. Scotland’s national dish was loaded onto a high-altitude balloon, which start-up company Stratonauts released from the butcher’s base at Dunning near Perth. The balloon soared to a height of 107,293 feet – more than 20 miles above the Earth’s surface. The haggis reached…
Read MoreNo more plastic rings for Tennent’s lager
SCOTLAND’S other, other national drink is switching from plastic rings to cardboard to hold its cans together. Tennent’s unveiled plans back in 2019 to make the switch from plastic to card. Work is now underway to install the necessary machines at its Wellpark brewery in Glasgow. The move will cost the company £7 million. The…
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