A taste of the Caribbean comes to Scotland

A taste of the Caribbean came to Scotland when the House of Angostura took part in Edinburgh’s Cocktails in the City. Partnering with Nightcap, they created a culinary and cocktail menu that fused the flavours of the Caribbean with local Scottish ingredients. The #SoulOfAngostura campaign celebrates the inextricable link between the Caribbean flavours of Trinidad…

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Chef Tony Singh urges people to Light Up a Memory

Scots celebrity chef Tony Singh is urging people to Light up a Memory on the world’s first interactive memory-powered map to support people living with terminal illnesses. Tony has joined forces with the St Columba’s Hospice in Edinburgh, to help launch the world’s first interactive memory-powered map as part of the charity’s new Light up…

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A delicious cauliflower recipe from TV star

There’s not long to go until this year’s Foodies Festival takes place in Edinburgh. Running from 23-25 November at the Edinburgh EICC, it’s a great chance to celebrate in all things good, with a host of top chefs in attendance. Courtesy of Foodies Festivals, we will be bringing you a fantastic recipe to try from…

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Throwback Thursday to a special steam visitor

The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway had a visitor of note in 2013. Central Scotland’s steam railway by the Firth of Forth is run by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. And they welcomed the 60009 Union of South Africa, an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive built in Doncaster in 1937, to their tracks. It is one…

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100 pipers and drummers to mark Armistice centenary

A thoughtful Edinburgh school pupil will see an idea he came up with four years ago become a reality on Remembrance Sunday. In 2014, Merchiston Castle School pupil James Lascelles, then aged 11, wrote to the headmaster with an idea for the 2018 Remembrance Service. He shared his idea of commemorating the 100th anniversary of…

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Scallops will never taste better than this

From storing food to serving it, The Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant in Stonehaven harbour is heaven for a pescatarian. The Tolbooth was originally built as a store for Dunnottar Castle, the medieval fortress on a rocky headland by Stonehaven. The Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant on the first floor of the building has been owned by Eddie Abbott…

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Who wants a Scottish Field Instagram honour?

You may have noticed (or are about to) we have been much more active on the Scottish Field Instagram page in the last few weeks. And we want to continue doing so on our page by sharing amazing pictures of all things Scottish and some fab behind the scenes images of what the team here…

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Wee Folk Tales In Scots will charm and scare

Storyteller, novelist and playwright Donald Smith and artist Annalisa Salis team up to bring you a collection for all lovers of storytelling in Wee Folk Tales In Scots. This is a timeless piece to add to your library. Paired with simple, gorgeous illustrations comes the retelling in Scots of classical folk tales inhabited by magical…

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Kelvinside goes red to remember the war dead

Pupils and staff at a Glasgow School are marking the centenary of the end of the First World War by paying special tribute to the 131 former pupils who fell during the conflict. Kelvinside Academy, a War Memorial Trust school with one of the biggest Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) in the country, is one of…

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Brewgooder thanks the kind and jokes with cheapskates

Scottish beer brand Brewgooder congratulates or calls out customers for their support for ‘Honest Box scheme’. Not for profit beer Brewgooder has taken to social media to praise the legends and single out the bargain-hunters on the back of their ‘Honesty Box’ Campaign. The campaign which launched earlier this month, set out to prove how…

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