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Food & Drink
Tom Kitchin: A whole roast pig is more than a meal – I think it’s fair to say it’s an event in itself’
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations are imminent, and for many it means a day off work, a community party, a celebratory afternoon tea or getting a crowd of friends and family together. For me, there’s nothing that makes a celebration more memorable than sharing great food.
Restaurant review: The Pelican Café 1,377 Argyll Street, Glasgow
It’s a Tuesday night in May in Glasgow’s West End, and although business is relatively slow Jason Harvie can still look out over a pretty impressive number of diners.
Wine: ‘Their infectious enthusiasm holds these events together’
Although the Three Wise Men came from the East and their vinous counterparts (the Three Wine Men) are from the south, all six are associated with tidings of great cheer. While the Wine Men’s focus may be more earthly, their approach is equally evangelical.
Interview: Oliver Shute, chef and food entrepreneur
Oliver Shute is putting Bambi and Thumper back on our dining tables, finds Janet Christie
Wine: ‘North-eastern Italy is open to experimentation’
A FREQUENT complaint, particularly about French and Italian wine producers, used to be their reluctance to learn from the New World. Equally, many have ascribed a similar conservatism to the top levels of the British wine trade.
Restaurant review: Café Royal Oyster Bar, West Register St., Edinburgh
IS THERE a more beautiful or atmospheric restaurant in Edinburgh – or Britain – than the Café Royal Oyster Bar? This, as I’ve just explained to my daughter as she took a break from grappling with the hidden meanings of Macbeth, is a rhetorical question: of course there isn’t.
Restaurant review: The Lui Restaurant, Invercauld Road, Ballater
HAVING spent a chilly day on the river without catching a glimpse of a fish, we decided to start with a couple of dishes in honour of absent friends.
Wine: New Zealand Riesling Challenge produces a bumper crop
B ecause the many variables make straight comparisons between wines so difficult, Neil Charles-Jones, of Mud House Wine Group, resolved to create something much closer to a level playing field.
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Tom Kitchin: From Orkney scallops to Stornoway black pudding, there is so much to celebrate
I TRULY believe we have some of the best food and drink in the world here in Scotland and recent reports have shown the sector is booming.
Tom Kitchin: ‘There are some great gluten free recipes that are delicious whether you’re gluten free or not’
AT BOTH the Kitchin and its sister restaurant Castle Terrace, we’re welcoming an increasing number of guests with specific dietary requirements, from vegetarian to dairy-free and gluten-free.
Restaurant review: One Square, the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh
GONE are short menus and big bills; In come a dizzying array of options and surprisingly reasonable price tags
Wine: A couple of weeks ago, I suggested a Spectrum seal of approval to help readers to find good-value supermarket wines that are reasonably typical of the genre but of above-average quality for their price point.
THE focus then was on sauvignon blanc, but this time the tasters took on cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay.
Wine: Many new rosé drinkers were young and often demanded sweeter versions
DESPITE the end of those record March temperatures, hopes are high for a glorious summer. To encourage us, I asked top Scottish independent wine merchants to identify perfect summer rosés.
Interview: Michelle Bowley, vegetable supplier
THE BIRTH of a first child can have different effects on different people. For some, it forces them to put down roots, to seek security; others are determined to achieve something dramatic that will make their children proud; others might revert to childhood themselves in an attempt to regain lost youth.
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond’s pledge to sign up 1m voters
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
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