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Scotsman Magazine
Interview: Josh Brolin, actor
After decades of bit parts Josh Brolin hit the big time at 40 with no country for old men. now he turns galaxy
defender with a comic role as a young Tommy Lee Jones in mib3
Food: Cottage industry
Meet the Edinburgh chefs keen to invite you into their fairy-tale abode for a magical feast
City guide: 48 hours in Oslo
Friday, 8pm Check into the Bristol Hotel (Kristian IV’s Gate 7, www.thonhotels.com, rooms from £160 per night) which is situated in the city centre.
Radio listener by Jim Gilchrist
“That is no country for old men,” declared WB Yeats in the first line of Sailing to Byzantium, coining a quote that has taken on a life of its own.
Features
Fishing and shooting: His fish is now swimming about with a radio transmitter in its dorsal fin
I suppose if anyone should be able to catch a fish it is a “senior fisheries biologist,” in this case Alan Kettle-White, of the Argyll Fisheries Trust, who has landed a 30lb 10oz wild brownie on Loch Awe.
Walk of the week: The Fara
At long last a good day, forecasting blue skies and a gentle breeze, which coincided with convenient travel arrangements. I met Rhona at Dalwhinnie – our target a trip to The Fara that overlooks the northern end of Loch Ericht.
Outdoors: Road tip - the new Seed Truck
When is a truck not a truck? When it’s a Seed Truck. This one-off invention is soon to become one of the most celebrated vehicles on the road.
Travel: Enhance Body Boot Camp, Green Craigs, East Lothian.
Many people’s idea of a holiday is a nice relaxing break on a beach, with wonderful company, great food, luxurious accommodation and perhaps some fun activities to pass the time.
City guide: Florence
I love Florence, it’s a fabulous place. Birthplace of the Renaissance and a cultural jewel for centuries, home to many precious art treasures and source of some of Italy’s best-loved culinary delights, it is also very probably the most beautiful city in the world.
Food & Drink
Recipe: Trout with almonds and grapes
There’s nothing like a good trout for lunch to inspire. Mine was eaten a week ago, on a glorious day in rural Bavaria, on a terrace high up a hillside overlooking the Chiemsee surrounded by snowy mountains.
Wine: Naked Wines is bringing wine lovers and growers together
The internet is changing the way we work, think and play. In the wine world, there is a revolution taking place, breaking down traditional barriers in this age-old industry and offering consumers a sense of empowerment and involvement.
Restaurant review: Mimi’s Bakehouse, 63 Shore, Edinburgh
What was the matter with Mimi’s? Well, nothing really, apart from the regular queues to get in. I’d given up trying to get a table whenever I was craving one of their sausage sarnies or raspberry and coconut slices. No longer. Thanks to public demand, they’ve supersized and spread into the adjoining building.
Restaurant review: Le Bistro Beaumartin, Hope St., Glasgow
This new French eatery seems a bit out-of-place. With its homely, neighbourhood bistro feel, I imagine that it would suit a leafy corner (near Waitrose) in Glasgow’s west end, rather than a busy central street that’s buzzing with trafffic.
Wine: Hold the sugar please, champagne is having a dry spell
O ne in four of us apparently likes our champagne completely dry with “nil dosage”. If you have ever bought a bottle labelled Extra Brut, Brut Nature, Brut Sauvage, Brut Zero or Sans Sucre – rather than the standard Brut – you will have experienced this zero dosage style: champagne in its most naked state.
Outdoors
Walk of the week: The Fara
At long last a good day, forecasting blue skies and a gentle breeze, which coincided with convenient travel arrangements. I met Rhona at Dalwhinnie – our target a trip to The Fara that overlooks the northern end of Loch Ericht.
Outdoors: Road tip - the new Seed Truck
When is a truck not a truck? When it’s a Seed Truck. This one-off invention is soon to become one of the most celebrated vehicles on the road.
Outdoors: Have wheels will travel
Nothing is more natural and healthy than walking with your family. But surely the most beautiful countryside is too rugged to buggy in? Not so – here are three stunning walks you can do with even the tiniest tot.
Roger Cox: Passion for cycling brought new life to Peebles and the Tweed Valley
What would the Tweed Valley be like if mountain biking had never taken off as a mainstream sport? Quieter and less prosperous, no doubt, but according to Neil Dalgleish, director of the TweedLove Bike Festival, probably home to a much more elderly population as well.
Jonathan Trew: Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival
It’s not just T in the Park-style music festivals that have exploded in popularity over the last 15 years or so. Small scale regional arts festivals have also mushroomed – they just tend to involve less lager.
Travel
Travel: Enhance Body Boot Camp, Green Craigs, East Lothian.
Many people’s idea of a holiday is a nice relaxing break on a beach, with wonderful company, great food, luxurious accommodation and perhaps some fun activities to pass the time.
City guide: Florence
I love Florence, it’s a fabulous place. Birthplace of the Renaissance and a cultural jewel for centuries, home to many precious art treasures and source of some of Italy’s best-loved culinary delights, it is also very probably the most beautiful city in the world.
Travel: Croftgarrow, Highland Perthshire
DURING my time at The Scotsman, I’ve reported on wildlife-watching trips from the front seat of a Land Rover, the top deck of a sailing boat and even once from the back of a Highland pony.
- Scottish independence: I don’t want ‘separatism’ says Sir Tom Farmer
- Leveson Inquiry: Tony Blair defends ‘working relationship’ with Rupert Murdoch
- Craig Levein insists Scotland will recover from US thrashing
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Police investigate death of man, 31, on West Highland Way
- Scottish independence: I don’t want ‘separatism’ says Sir Tom Farmer
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Craig Levein insists Scotland will recover from US thrashing
- James McPake set for Coventry talks as Hibs wait in wings
- Scottish independence: Labour voters ‘will deliver independence’
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