Posts Tagged ‘drink’
Celebrating the changing of the seasons with cocktails
The Ivy on the Square celebrate the changing of the seasons with a new Harvest Moon cocktail menu. Morag Bootland braves the drizzle to embrace the autumn equinox in style If there’s one sure-fire way to cushion the blow that is the advent of dark nights it’s a trip to The Ivy on the Square.…
Read MoreElegant Italian dining at Roberta’s Glasgow
There’s something rather classical about Roberta’s, a new restaurant and bar in Glasgow. Roberta’s Glasgow has a distinctive look that immediately casts the mind to think of 1930s New York, with art deco at its peak, as interior design elements in the old Victorian bank building on the corner of St Vincent Street and Hope…
Read MoreScotch Whisky Association in Zero partnership status
The Scotch Whisky Association is raising a glass as it does its bit for climate change. The SWA has become Scotland’s first trade association, and the UK’s first food and drink trade association, to be recognised as a Race to Zero partner in the lead up to COP26 in Glasgow this November. The partnership, which…
Read MoreMay the Forth Valley Food Festival be with you
Forth Valley Food Festival will return for the fourth year in a row this October. The annual event will run during the school October break, from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 October. This year’s full line-up is still being finalised, but foodies and families can look forward to some food science inspired events for the…
Read MoreSpirit of Speyside Whisky Festival unveils line-up
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival has announced the dram-packed lineup for this year’s event. The festival, taking place 3 to 8 November, is enjoyed by whisky novices, budding master blenders and everyone in between is back for an in-person limited edition event. Whether it’s having exclusive behind the scenes access to distilleries not usually open…
Read MoreCook School Scotland turns up the heat as it reopens
A leading Scottish leading cook school is welcoming budding chefs once again, following the relaunch of its popular cooking classes with a retro-inspired menu of culinary classics. Following an 18-month hiatus due to coronavirus restrictions, the Cook School Scotland, in Kilmarnock, has opened its doors once again. More than 25 different classes are ready to…
Read MoreA fusion of Italian passion and Scottish attitude
A mixture Italian style with a strong dose of modern Glasgow attitude is coming with the opening of a new restaurant in the city. Roberta’s Glasgow will open on Thursday, September 9 and confidently take unfussy, authentic Italian cooking and bring it to life in new uber stylish city centre surroundings. Glasgow’s newest pizza spinning,…
Read MoreThe Dishoom Home Feast more than lives up to its name
Over the course of the lockdown, we’ve done a fair few home deliveries from a selection of restaurants ranging from very top-end to pretty mid-range. Some have been decent, some not so great, and others we’ve simply done as a means of helping out a sector that has been stretched to the limits by the…
Read MoreWet and wild – a tried and tested special feature
It seems that 2021 is becoming the year of watersports. The world and his wife and their dog are either leaping headfirst into wild swimming, or paddling around serenely on a SUP, or just packing up the kayak for a day exploring Scotland’s coastline. It could be that our enforced and new found love for…
Read MoreNew rum from Aberdeenshire is making its mark
There could have been easier times than during a global pandemic but that was the beginning of Cabezon Beverage. Founder David Smith reveals the initial idea for the rum brand first came around in the autumn of 2019 and was incorporated in December 2019. Cabezon Beverage’s signature product, the botanical aged rum, Ron Cabezon, launched…
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