Fine dining restaurant Torrish to host supper club

Fine dining restaurant Torrish will host a supper club next month, with a special guest appearance from a full time forager who will be sharing his secrets. Situated within the five star Ness Walk Hotel, the dinner will take place on 16 November and explore the seashore, hedgerows, woodlands, forest and moorlands of the Highlands.…

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Dhoom: A tantalising tour of Indian in Dunfermline

A short drive to Dunfermline turned into a tour of India’s west coast, as Ellie Forbes sampled Dhoom’s latest tasting menu. The apparent birthplace of chicken tikka masala, Glasgow isn’t short of Indian restaurants, with Mother India’s Cafe serving up some of the best street food I have ever tasted.  So it’s not often I…

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The path less trodden: An unforgettable stay at Farlam Hall

Ellie Forbes crosses the border for a staycation to remember at Farlam Hall.  If you are travelling down the M6 for a staycation it could be assumed you’re headed for the Lake District or Northumberland. But I recently stopped just short of these ever popular tourist traps, in an overlooked part of Cumbria, nestled just…

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NEW BAMFORD SPA TREATMENT LAUNCHES AT ARCHERFIELD

When you read the words ‘Archerfield House’, what do you think of? Golf pros chipping their way round undulating fairways? Pristine golf greens to which first-rate linksmen and women flock, before heading to the 19th hole for a top notch dinner? Shamefully, prior to my visit this week, my mind didn’t naturally gravitate to Archerfield’s…

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REVIEW: Duck & Waffle Edinburgh’s Sunday roast

If there’s one thing that Rosie Morton loves, it’s a hearty, autumnal meal. She jumps headlong into the new season by tucking into Duck & Waffle Edinburgh’s new two-course Sunday roast. ‘Tea’s ready!’ When I was a child, those words marked the start of an unspoken race. Truth be told, my brother and I were always…

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Top 10 National Trust for Scotland gardens to visit

We take a look at some of the best National Trust for Scotland gardens to visit.      Arduaine Garden, Oban For those who love rhododendrons, this garden is for you. Created in 1898, Arduaine Garden nurtures plants from all across the world, and does so to this day thanks to the help of both…

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Hotel review: Ness Walk, Inverness

With food this creative, rosettes or bibs should be beckoning, writes Peter Ranscombe. It’s the wee things that make a big difference: being offered a cup of tea – or a glass of Champagne – on arrival; being offered a choice of Scottish craft beers on draught – not just a token bottle hidden in…

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Glen Dye hosts open fire supper club with Tim Maddams

Glen Dye estate is hosting an open fire Autumn supper club with chef Tim Maddams next month.  Taking place in the Glen Dye’s woodshed, the evening will be a demonstration of open fire cooking with a menu that will include the finest seasonal ingredients, many of which will be sourced or foraged from the estate…

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Producer’s corner: Darcie Maher from Lannan bakery

She honed her pastry skills at The Palmerston in Edinburgh where she quickly gained a cult following for her creative pastries.  But now self taught baker Darcie Maher is branching out on a new solo venture, opening a plush new bakery in one of Edinburgh’s busiest neighbourhoods. Called Lannan, which derives from the Scottish Gaelic…

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