Food and Drink

Food and Drink

'Scotland's Winter Table' Highlands and Islands road trip launches
A Scottish adventure travel company has launched a new self-drive culinary journey ideal for food and drink lovers.

Knockinaam Lodge, Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway

Celebrated chef on his new role at ‘brilliant’ Scottish hotel

Royal Lochnagar Pursuits Edition 26 YO release

45 whiskies released in September - including a ‘celebration of Islay’

Voyage of Buck in Edinburgh is 10 years old

Scottish bar and restaurant marks 10th anniversary with new head chef

The 'tropical' couple-owned cafe that's opened in Edinburgh

I tried the 'UK's best' shortbread and it's not even Scottish Gaby Soutar

The Ivy Asia reveals best-selling dishes set to land in Glasgow for the first time

The Ivy Asia reveals dishes set to land in Scotland for the first time

Food

I had the decadent £60 menu at this handsome Edinburgh restaurant

A traditional Scottish favourite, clootie dumpling, given the fine dining treatment (Picture: Gaby Soutar)

Why these puddings should be central to Scottish culinary renaissance Stephen Jardine

Nanny's Fish and Chips suffered a fire on the A1.

Finalists announced for The Scottish Fish and Chip Awards

Drink

Johnnie Walker Black Label x Sabrina Carpenter Limited Edition Design

Where to buy Sabrina Carpenter x Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky

Niall Culbertson, Torabhaig Distillery

Meet the distiller: Niall Culbertson, Torabhaig Distillery

Ad Feature Why the whisky downturn could create a buying opportunity

Whisky

Glen Scotia Wulver whisky

Glen Scotia to bring spooky folklore to Luss distillery for Halloween

The Macallan 1926 Fine & Rare, 60 Years Old

‘Ultra rare’ Scotch whisky sells for £2.1M at distillery auction

English Whisky Festival 2023

What is all the fuss about English whisky?

The Scotch whiskies that won big in the IWSC 2026

Alan Winchester is a subject of one of the new chapbooks by Mennie Drinks

Independent publisher launches new whisky history series

Sir Kenny Dalglish with Gordon & MacPhail Casks during visit to Elgin

Sir Kenny Dalglish's life achievements in 'rarest Scotch whiskies'

Restaurant reviews

The main restaurant of Falls by Orry Shand

I tried ‘superb’ fine dining restaurant Falls by Orry Shand

I tried the posh £25 chicken at my new favourite Edinburgh restaurant

Elements Bearsden review 3 AA rosettes

I tried Scotland’s newest 3 AA Rosette restaurant - there were some surprises

Picture: Connor Stewart

I tried Glasgow's 'hottest new restaurant' from Michelin-recommended team - it w...

Fallachan Kitchen Glasgow review

I tried the 'hidden gem' Scottish chef's table restaurant with seasonal menu tha...

Picture: Phil Wilkinson

AMUSE by Kevin Dalgleish , Aberdeen. Scotland, UK. Phil Wilkinson

AMUSE by Kevin Dalgleish , Aberdeen. Scotland, UK.

Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish, review - going Heston Blumenthal with tomatoes at fine...

Prancing Stag Glasgow review

I tried the seasonal six course tasting menu at The Prancing Stag in Glasgow - ...

Producers

The best places to pick pumpkins in Scotland for Halloween

Picture: Crofter's Kitchen

'Divine' Scottish Highland business granted permission for year-round restaurant

Podcasts

Find out all about Scotland Served cocktail festival and Diageo World Class on this bonus episode of Scran.

Bonus Scran: Scotland Served Cocktail Festival and World Class

Yotam Ottolenghi and food and drink editor Rosalind Erskine at the Woven lab in Leith

Scran season 10: Yotam Ottolenghi on his new Edinburgh restaurant

Nick Watkins of El Perro Negro

Scran season 10: Creating the UK’s best burger

Scran podcast at Equis ice cream factory in Rutherglen

Scran season 10: Behind the scenes at Equis Ice Cream factory

Scran at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Scran season 10: A foodies day at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Scran episode on coffee award winners

Scran season 9: Getting competitive with coffee

Inside, the historic grandeur of the former banking hall meets the glamour of The Ivy, with striking interiors, bespoke artwork and design details creating two distinctly different spaces for each restaurant.

Look inside Ivy Asia ahead of first Scottish restaurant opening

The family restaurant opening on Edinburgh Old Town street

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association said 62 pubs closed during the first nine months of 2026

Call for action as a pub closes every five days in Scotland

In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, it is accepted that 'single malt' means whisky that has been made, from start to finish, in one place (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Labour needs to wake up to threat to £5.36bn Scotch whisky industry Scotsman comment

I tried breakfast at Edinburgh's most awesome waterside restaurant

secret bar best in world panda and sons cocktail menu

Scottish speakeasy bar wins best cocktail menu in global awards

Get your order in now for Christmas turkeys - and save some money if you have a Nectar carda

Sainsbury's Christmas food orders are live and turkey starts at £7.20

Sainsbury's has everything from Halloween treats and party food to decorations and baking kits for spooky season - and there's up to 25% off with Nectar. Stock image.

Sainsbury's Halloween offers worth knowing about with up to 25% off

Bar Prince

I had inspiring new cocktails at Edinburgh five-star luxury hotel

The women-owned Asian bakery that's opened on Edinburgh square

Dun Aluinn house

Scottish hotel to open dining room to the public for first time

Irn Bru fish and chips in the Bruntsfield Hotel

The Edinburgh chef giving haggis and Irn-Bru a Polish makeover

Just like Captain Kirk, space whisky may be 'really bold', flavour-wise anyway (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Whisky to boldly go where no whisky has gone before Scotsman comment

Ready for a mince pie? 'Tis the season to complain about Christmas arriving early

Half-price mince pies make an early Christmas taste test tempting

We've listed the top 10 highest-rated items in the Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range - and there are definitely some surprises

These are the 10 items Sainsbury's poshest shoppers love the most

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range has everything needed for a cosy three-course vegetarian dinner, with 25% off for Nectar customers. Stock photo.

My indulgent three-course Sainsbury’s vegetarian dinner

Meet the Distiller: Minnie Parmiter, Tullibardine Distillery

A history of Clapshot, including a recipe for making your own

Michelin-starred chef battles Edinburgh council over £35,000 decking

Winners Gina Saarberg and Rob Reid

Dutch woman crowned World Porridge Making Champion

I've found the best five vegetarian restaurants in Scotland

A dram of the very rare Glenmorangie 50 year old

I tried £25k 50 year old Glenmorangie whisky - my verdict

Sainsbury’s shoppers can save 25% on a huge range of food this week

Sainsbury’s has 25% off Taste the Difference food

The Murrayfield Bar has closed for refurbishment

‘Fantastic’ Scottish pub shuts for £300k revamp

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range has everything needed for a cosy three-course vegetarian dinner, with 25% off for Nectar customers. Stock photo.

My three-course vegetarian meal from Sainsbury's with 25% off deal

The best Scottish food events for the season of mellow fruitfulness

Ottolenghi Edinburgh is on George Street

A look inside Ottolenghi Edinburgh ahead of opening

The restaurant has been designed by Ottolenghi’s long-time collaborator, Alex Meitlis, who has designed all the restaurants & delis for over twenty years.

Watch: Yotam Ottolenghi show us inside Ottolenghi Edinburgh

A modest hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, managed to win Joe Goldblatt over, even though his room wasn't ready when he arrived in the morning (Picture: Kena Betancur)

Get it yourself!? Some in Scottish 'hospitality' need to learn from US Joe Goldblatt

Rao's in St Andrews

I tried ‘iconic’ New York Italian restaurant that’s opened in Scotland

I went to the opening of Ottolenghi and it was the best party in town

Ottolenghi Edinburgh

Inside the lavish launch of Ottolenghi Edinburgh

I would walk 233 miles from Edinburgh to revisit dreamy Scottish cafe

The 'stylish' hotel and restaurant opening in East Lothian town