Food and Drink
Leith market’s Oktoberfest starts today
THE first of three Oktoberfest weekends gets underway today at Pitt Street Market in Leith “Pittöberfest” features Barney’s Beer, Bellfield, Campervan, Edinburgh Beer Factory, New Barns, and Pilot. Barnacles & Bones and Ròst are among the street food vendors taking part in the festival. Barney’s Beer boss Andrew Barnett said: “While the cancellation of beer…
Read MoreYear’s supply of ice cream up for grabs
ICE cream maker Equi’s has teamed up with Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight to give one customer a year’s supply of free ice cream. Customers who buy an Equi’s product between now and the end of October will be in with a chance of winning a tub of ice cream every month for a whole…
Read MorePerthshire castle hosts digital farmers’ market
MEGGINCH Castle in Perthshire will host its first digital farmers’ market next week. Customers will be able to place their orders for local produce from Friday and then collect them from the castle’s courtyard on Thursday 24 September. Buyers will be given half-hour slots to collect their goods to help maintain physical distancing. Catherine Drummond-Herdman,…
Read MoreForaging for rosehips and crab apples helps care homes
EAST Lothian residents are being asked to forage for rosehips and crab apples to help residents in care homes. Tom Chisholm and Rupert Waites, who founded drinks company Buck & Birch, have launched a foraging campaign called “Restoring Vital Connections”. They want people to bring them rosehips and crab apples, which they will make into…
Read MoreFizz Feast organiser unveils ‘Fizz Friday’ online tastings
THE annual Fizz Feast wine and food festival may not be taking place in Edinburgh this autumn but organiser Diana Thompson has created an online “bonanza of bubbles” to take its place. Thompson, who runs Wine Events Scotland, has organised five “Fizz Friday” tastings on video conferencing platform Zoom. They begin on 30 October and…
Read MoreBowhouse unveils market dates
BOWHOUSE in Fife has unveiled the dates for its autumn and winter weekend markets – and the first one’s this Saturday. Customers placing orders through the Bowhouse Link website can collect their groceries between 9am and 11am on Saturdays, before the site opens to the general public. Produce on offer includes wholemeal organic flours from…
Read MoreAlcohol-free ‘spirits’ up 30%
SALES of alcohol-free “spirits” in the UK are up 30% year-on-year, according to market research firm Neilsen. Shoppers have spent £5.4 million buying 171,000 litres of alcohol-free “spirits” in supermarkets so far this year, analysts said. Many alcohol-free “spirits” use herbs, berries, roots and botanicals to create flavours similar to gin, prompting their use in…
Read MoreFairlie protégé becomes head chef
CHEF Lorna McNee, protégé of the late two Michelin starred chef Andrew Fairlie and Great British Menu’s “Champion of Champions” 2019, has taken up her first head chef role at Glasgow’s Cail Bruich restaurant. Chris Charalambous, co-owner of the three AA rosette restaurant, is stepping away from the kitchen for the first time since it…
Read MoreFishmonger lands Crieff Hydro’s hotels contract
A FISHMONGER from Perth has netted a contract to supply seafood to all seven of the hotels run by Crieff Hydro. Perth-based George Campbell & Sons, which was founded in 1872, is still owned by the Campbell family. Managing director Iain Campbell said: “It is a proud milestone for us to work alongside another longstanding…
Read MoreJudy Murray presents Cromlix cook-a-long
TENNIS coach Judy Murray will kick start Scottish Food & Drink Fornight on Sunday when she serves up an Instagram “cook-a-long” at her son Andy’s hotel, Cromlix. Murray will be joined in her session at the Dunblane venue by chef Darin Campbell. She said: “In Scotland, we’re so lucky to be blessed with such brilliant…
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