Food and Drink
A delicious dessert revealed for Mother’s Day
The Ivy on the Square is preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day with a limited-edition dessert, The Tulipa. The beautiful tulip-inspired, bespoke Mother’s Day dessert (£9.50) boasts a delicious white chocolate mousse with raspberries, meringue, petals and a warm chocolate sauce, and looks as good as it tastes. The Ivy on the Square is the perfect…
Read MoreStore looks to save 9.5 tonnes of single-use plastics
Aldi Scotland is removing all plastic lids on its own-label fresh and cultured cream products and ready-to-drink coffee products, as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce single-use plastics. From March, Scotland’s fourth largest volume retailer will stock these products without unnecessary plastic lids in its 91 Scottish stores. This initiative will remove over three…
Read MoreScottish Eat Game Awards finalists need your votes
Voting in the national Eat Game Awards closes in just two days – and the Scots finalists need your support. The team behind the Eat Game Awards has been working flat out not only to bring this tasty, nutritious, free range meat to the attention of a wider national audience, they have also been encouraging…
Read MoreNew tonic water will help to lift any spirit
A Scots tonic water which aims to enhance the flavour of gin, whisky, rum, vodka and tequila looks set to stir up the drinks industry. Love Tonic quinine-free is a sparkling tonic water which has been developed to help uncover the true flavour of the spirit it is mixed with. Although a natural ingredient, the…
Read MoreJust over a week left to vote for Eat Game Awards finalists
There’s just eight days left to vote in the second edition of the national Eat Game Awards. The team behind the Eat Game Awards has been working flat out not only to bring this tasty, nutritious, free range meat to the attention of a wider national audience, they have also been encouraging people up and…
Read MoreFood for thought as restaurant general manager
The food and drink industry in Scotland is booming, with an unprecedented number of high quality, acclaimed places to eat across the land. One of Glasgow’s dining gems is the Eusebi Deli, which is owned by Giovanna Eusebi, offering an authentic taste of Italy in the heart of the city’s West End using the best…
Read MoreFood for thought with new TV cookery challenge
Foodie Clare Grogan and Masterchef: The Professionals winner Gary Maclean are out to prove that last-minute convenience shopping needn’t mean disappointing dinners in this fun new cook-off show. Every week the pair will visit a different part of Scotland – and a different corner shop – to meet the owners and scour their shelves for…
Read MoreTennent’s does the light thing with new lager
Tennent’s has launched Tennent’s Light – Scotland’s lowest calorie light lager at 114 calories per pint and 3.5% ABV. It was revealed after teasing its release by anonymously floating illuminated white LED balloons at iconic landmarks across the country. The brewing team at Wellpark in Glasgow has spent the last year perfecting a new light…
Read MoreFrom catering for F1 stars to new dining destination
A well-respected foodie who has catered for some of Formula One’s biggest racing stars is embarking on his own culinary quest. Mark Patonyi, from Tata, Hungary, has opened his own restaurant in one of Edinburgh’s most desirable dining destinations. Pier Brasserie boasts views of the famous Forth Bridges as well as the iconic Newhaven Lighthouse…
Read MoreScots firm takes UK champion ice cream title
Scottish luxury ice-cream maker, Equi’s, has scooped three top prizes at the prestigious National Ice Cream Awards. Beating hundreds of artisan products, Hamilton-based Equi’s lifted the sought-after trophy in best dairy in the UK for their multi-award-winning Double Cream Vanilla, silver in best flavour for their Honeycomb Crunch and the coveted title of UK champion…
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