Posts Tagged ‘coffee’
The perfect route to try some pigeon en croute
Opening The Roost restaurant in Bridge of Earn was a lifestyle choice for Tim and Anna Dover, who wanted their children to grow up in the countryside. But their location means they have access to the best local produce. When they found The Roost in 2008 it was a coffee shop. ‘We didn’t have the…
Read MoreA whisky that’s been shaped by the land and sea
The Glenglassaugh Distillery has released Batch 2 of its Octave cask expressions, Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic and Peated. And it’s whisky shaped by nature, with the distillery standing at the edge of the beautiful Sandend Bay on the Moray Firth coast. Both expressions are composed of hand-selected octaves, made to size from a range of Bourbon,…
Read MoreApple theme for next Bowhouse food weekend
Fife’s food hub will open its doors once more this month for an apple-themed food event next weekend. On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October, Bowhouse will feature resident producers based there, with a line-up of some of Scotland’s best food artisans, as well as apple activities throughout the weekend; such as pork and apple…
Read MoreScots chocolatier reveals new 12 bar collection
A Scottish craft chocolatier has launched an inspirational new collection. COCO is a chocolate brand and manufacturer founded in 2004, based in Edinburgh. Their small team of chocolatiers have free rein to create unique flavour combinations that deliver extraordinary experiences. COCO’s new collection of 12 chocolate bars features unique flavour combinations, single origin ethical chocolate…
Read MoreRevamp your home at the autumn clearance
We all like to give our homes a spruce up, and now’s the perfect time to do it. The Steven Burgess Furniture & Interiors autumn clearance sale starts this Saturday, 29 September, at 10.30am, where you’ll be able to pick up dining sets, sofas, occasional chairs, bedroom furniture, mattresses, occasional furniture, luxury curtains and accessories.…
Read MoreAn astonishing glimpse into life in the 1960s
An amazing array of photographs from a bygone era are to go on show in Edinburgh. The City Art Centre in Edinburgh will showcase an exhibition of vintage street photography, taken by Robert Blomfield, revealing part of a remarkable private archive of his stunning work. Robert Blomfield: Edinburgh Street Photography – An Unseen Archive, will…
Read MoreA celebration of coffee is coming to Edinburgh
Whether you’re a fan of the espresso, short macchiato, long macchiato, ristretto, Americano or café latte, there will be a coffee for you at a Scottish festival taking place soon. If you are a coffee connoisseur, a casual coffee drinker or crazy about caffeine or chocolate, you are sure to get a buzz at Edinburgh…
Read MoreClannad singer to mark Scottish Father of Democracy
A festival to celebrate the life of times of Scotland’s ‘Father of Democracy’ will be celebrated in song, talks, walks and entertainment later this year. The 2018 Thomas Muir Festival will once again train the spotlight on one of Scotland’s greatest sons – who was persecuted and eventually banished in 1793 for his work to…
Read More‘The Italian Job’ becomes the ‘South African Job’
Peter Ranscombe examines how producers in South Africa are using Italian grape varieties to craft wines that have identities all of their own. WITH its stone archways and wooden beams, the building that houses Idiom’s wine tasting rooms and restaurant could pass as a modern Italian villa – if it wasn’t in South Africa. The…
Read MoreThe importance of tweed in country life
A Hume Country Clothing’s Archie Hume has had a life-long relationship with tweed. I wouldn’t go quite as far as saying tweed is my entire life. But, life has largely been at, sleep, tweed, repeat since I was knee high to a Singer sewing machine. One of my earliest memories is standing in the shop…
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