Ten fantastic walks to enjoy in Aberdeenshire

As spring is finally here and summer is on the horizon, we are all desperate to get back into the great outdoors with a bit of sunshine. Here’s our top 10 walks in Aberdeenshire for our readers to enjoy – COVID-19 safe of course! Scolty A five minute drive from Banchory, Scolty Hill is popular…

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A berry pavlova recipe that won’t break the bank

MasterChef: The Professionals contestant David Hetherington  has teamed up with supermarket Aldi to create tasty recipes that won’t break the bank? They are looking to help customers re-create a range of vibrant and delicious meals that will feed four people for less than £1.50 per person using fresh local Scottish produce. David, Head Chef at…

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A tasty springtime tart that won’t cost the world

Are you looking for some recipe and meal inspiration to impress the family and want to test your culinary skills to make restaurant quality dishes at home without breaking the bank? Then you’re in luck because Aldi has partnered with award winning Scottish Chef and professional MasterChef contestant, David Hetherington, to help customers re-create a…

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Golden age restoration for iconic Grand Central Hotel

The iconic Grand Central Hotel in the heart of Glasgow has completed a multi-million-pound refurbishment to become one of Scotland’s first voco hotel. The hotel will welcome guests who need to travel (in line with Scottish Government’s exceptions and guidelines) as voco Grand Central, Glasgow from March 22, a whole year after the hotel closed…

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Scottish shoppers name their favourite soup flavour

Shoppers with a leading Scottish food company have declared lentil soup is their favourite flavour. Scotty decided to find out people’s favourite flavour. The survey reveals that nearly a third (29%) of voters chose lentil soup as their favourite soup, followed closely by a quarter (24%) preferring Scotch Broth, and a fifth (20%) choosing Cream…

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Bross Bagels fills hole in St James Quarter

BROSS Bagels has unveiled plans to open a deli in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter. The 1, 200-square foot outlet will sit on level one of the development and is due to open in the spring. Owner Larah Bross said: “If you’re new to the Bross experience, prepare to be blown away – this is more…

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Compass Scotland launches with Tom Kitchin partnership

It’s not every day you share a kitchen with Tom Kitchin. (Virtually, of course. It’s 2020 after all). And while the 1pm fridge raid serves its purpose when the daily hunger pangs strike, the promise of Chef’s venison burgers with celeriac velouté and fried quails eggs was unsurprisingly far more enticing than the usual work-from-home…

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Acceptable in the 80s: Errazuriz’s cabernet

Peter Ranscombe climbs back into his vinous time machine to join a virtual ‘vertical’ tasting of wines from Chile. DO YOU remember 1989? It was the year that Margaret Thatcher road tested her “poll tax” in Scotland. It was the year that David Hasselhoff single-handedly brought down the Berlin Wall. And it was the year…

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Review: The last days of summer in the Lakes

Elis Elliot and family explore the Lake District from The County Hotel in Kendal. I HAVE a long and somewhat damp history of spending time in the Lake District. And yet, still I return to this scenic area of England. And there is good reason for this, because on a sunny day there really is…

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Review: Barolo, Glasgow

Elis Elliot visits a Glasgow institution that’s reopened recently following a refit. IT’S still a novelty, eating out, meeting friends and travelling. So it’s safe to say that I was a little bit excited by the prospect of taking a bus and a train to Glasgow to meet an old friend and enjoy cocktails and…

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