Posts Tagged ‘food and drink’
Roxy’s Coffee & Tea House in Oban launches baking book
ONE of Oban’s most famous cafés has launched its first baking book, Roxy’s Cake & Bake. Donna MacCulloch, owner of Roxy’s Coffee & Tea House, said: “Over the years of running Roxy’s with my husband, Archie, I’ve had customers asking me for my recipes and telling me that if I had a book they would…
Read MoreLanarkshire butcher scoops UK title
A BUTCHER’S shop in North Lanarkshire has been crowned the “Best in Britain”. S Collins & Son in Muirhead was named as Britain’s best butcher’s shop shortly after winning the Scottish title for the fifth time. Its sirloin steak and black pudding were also named as the best in the country at the Q Guild…
Read MoreNew craft beer range coming to Scots supermarkets
Lidl has launched an exclusive new Scottish craft beer range, Beinn Brewing, in partnership with long-standing supplier, Stewart Brewing. Crafted in homage to Scotland’s scenic landscape, the Beinn Brewing range consists of three tropical pale ales for spring-time sipping. The bold and bright beers – including a Citrus Belter, Tropical Trossachs and Beinn Hazy –…
Read MoreA tasty trip down food memory lane
Lidl is set to take customers on a trip down memory lane as it unveils its special in-store Scottish Larder promotion, featuring a range of the nation’s most nostalgic treats. Showcasing some much-loved favourites from Scots’ childhood, products on offer for a limited time only include Oor Wullie’s Braw Chew Bars, Bell’s Scotch Pies and…
Read MoreMackays add Pawprint to jam and marmalade labels
Scotland’s largest jam and marmalade maker Mackays have become the first food producer to show their commitment to climate action by adding Pawprint to their jars. In a bid to help the nation start each day taking positive climate action there will be a QR code linking to the free Pawprint app – providing users…
Read MoreBreakfast waffle sour beer is the latest from Vault City
Scotland’s scientists of sour beer have unveiled their latest creation – a beer that tastes just like breakfast. The Fruits of the forest triple-stacked breakfast waffle beer is the latest in a long list of experimental beers by Portobello’s Vault City. Although it’s full of fruit, co-founder Steven Smith-Hay, has urged beer aficionados to avoid…
Read MoreBrawsome Bagels give profits to Ukraine appeal
A Scots bagel outlet is giving its profits to the British Red Cross Ukraine fund this Friday. Glasgow bagel experts Brawsome Bagels will be fundraising in their ever-popular Partick store this Friday, 4 March, from 9am – 4pm, with 100% of coffee and specialist cake sales going to Donations to the British Red Cross via…
Read MoreThe country’s favourite pancake toppings revealed
Shrove Tuesday here – and we hope you’ve got your batter, frying pan and amateur pancake flipping skills at the ready – but most importantly, the toppings. Whether you like your pancakes smothered in Nutella, or you prefer the classic Lemon and Sugar, deciding can be a ‘toss up’ with so many toppings to choose…
Read MoreNew tapas menu launches at dine-in grazing experience
The Olive Boardz in Glasgow is adding to its current offering of take-away and dine in grazing, to introduce a new tapas menu. The Olive Boardz is the first dine-in grazing experience in Glasgow, which brings diners a selection of hand crafted edible designs to graze on, in a fun and vibrant setting. The business…
Read MoreBrewgooder auctions first whisky sour beer for charity
A collaborative ‘whisky sour’ beer is aiming to become one of the most expensive bottles of beer ever auctioned, with all the proceeds going towards supporting clean water charity projects. Brewgooder has joined forces with sour beer heroes Vault City and B Corp distillers Bruichladdich to create the whisky sour beer, inspired by the iconic…
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