How to smoke your own food… in a filing cabinet
On Sunday we welcomed a number of food enthusiasts to our HQ and here's what happened. Thanks to the author Gabriella Bennett, Digital Journalist, The Herald.On Trend - Food Smoking at Home
Seafood on a Scottish Safari
When the words ‘I’m going on a safari’ are uttered most people assume of course you are off to spend some time in Africa amidst elephants, lions and the like but then they should know by now that whenever the Tasting Scotland team go on an adventure there is only one thing at the centre of the experience. Yes, food, and premium quality Scottish at that. So what does a Scottish Safari look like? And where do we recommend you go for a truly relaxing day out?A safari is generally considered to be a "journey of discovery". Therefore strictly speaking any one of our ...
The Hour Scotland goes # Crazy
We are delighted to be co-hosting ‘Scotland Hour’ tonight but what is it and why must you join us?#ScotlandHour is a monthly chat on Twitter that lasts, well not surprisingly an hour.It runs from 9-10pm GMT on the last Wednesday of every month, its great fun and if you like the inside track on what/where to eat, drink, visit, stay, do whilst in Scotland then this is the fastest way to lap the circuit in advance of a visit.Talking of laps, tonight’s subject is the Commonwealth Games. In just over 3 weeks Glasgow welcomes the world, as the XX Commonwealth Games comes ...
Haggis – Is this how you know it?
We're delighted to announce that some of our producer favourites scooped up a highly coveted 2014 Excellence Award at this year's Scotland Food & Drink Awards. But who won Scottish Product of the Year?Well, for those of you who have already joined us you'll know that our food and drink tours and tasting events offer the chance for you to enjoy a complete multi-sensory experience like no other. And there is no doubt the same can be said for this year’s double prize winners Macsweens.This Edinburgh based producer has been making handcrafted haggis and black puddings to ...
World Whisky Day
At the time of writing there is exactly 12 hours and 8 minutes until World Whisky Day....not that we are counting of course.Now in it's third year this annual celebration of all things Uisque Beatha; that's to say 'Water of Life' or 'Lively Water' based; if you want the translation from Gaelic, are quite literally toasted.Of course us Scots are known for being leaders in invention so it is no surprise that the idea for a World Whisky Day came from Aberdeen University Graduate, Blair Bowman, a Scot from Edinburgh.Tomorrow the day will be celebrated in no less than 176 ...
Father’s Day – the ‘Gift of Experience’
Happy May Day! Next month it's Father's Day (Sun 15 June) and over the next few weeks the same question will pop up. What do you give the man who has everything? We thought it was time we told you about our Father's Day secret. Is your dad is a Steak and Ale man, who is partial to some speciality cheese? If the answer is yes, then he’ll love our first ever Self-Drive Tasting Lunch at the Hugh Grierson Organic Farm in relaxing, rural Perthshire. It sure beats a pair of socks, a bottle of Scotch and a box of wine gums, does it not? This 'Experience Gift' is the ...
