3 results for tag: cheese tasting


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 ...

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 one he will remember long after the whisky and wine gums are finished and the ...

From Shore to Farm Gate. Our 1st Family Foodie Fun Day

So did we make a difference? Did we made an impact on helping children understand more about where their food comes from?Well, a few days on there has been lots of very encouraging feedback from those who attended the first of what will now be an annual, family foodie fun day event. The word on the street from the parents is that yes, we did engage the children through a range of sensory experiences that has ignited an interest and the start of a journey of understanding about the food they eat.On the day, despite a light wind and a few clouds in the sky the weather stayed kind to us as we started our coastal walk directly under the magnificent Forth ...