2 results for month: 03/2016
Scotland’s Culinary Easter Feast
Preceding the satisfying crack of a smashed chocolate egg at Easter is the main course, but why is mint the perfect gastro pairing for the sacrifical lamb?
Like other Christian countries Scotland celebrates Easter with gastronomic gusto with the humble egg the symbolic heart of a religious feast focusing on both redemption and regeneration. Hot cross buns and to a lesser extent this side of the border, Simnel Cake are also as representative of Easter as pancakes are of Pancake Day.
Linda, co-owner of Greenhall View Farm shared her insight on why just the other day when I happened to stumble across her Wagyu & Wagyu cross Aberdeen ...
Tales and Tastings of Scotland
What does it take to create an authentic tasting event in Scotland? It’s hard to think of a better setting to deliver an informal tasting journey, exploring the fascinating story of Scotland’s iconic cuisine, than in a castle-like historic house dating back to the 15th Century.
Luckily for me the beautiful Pitfirrane House; home of the Halkett family in Dunfermline, was the location chosen by the Rotary Club of West Fife for their recent social gathering. It is certainly the most spectacular golf clubhouse in which I have had the pleasure of delivering a Scottish food tasting event.
With exceptional medieval woodwork, Flemish stained ...
