24 results for tag: day tours

Eating, Walking & Talking in Edinburgh

There has been so much going on at Tasting Scotland HQ we can't even begin to start. Above all else, this year to date, we have enjoyed nothing more than creating a complete range of unique food and drink experiences that allow you to get the true taste of Scotland in one wholesome bite.We are looking forward to meeting all the fine folks who have booked one of our itineraries or food, wine and whisky tasting experiences in 2014 or are beginning to work with us to custom design a holiday/vacation in 2015 and beyond.We are also delighted to announce a brand new partnership with 'Eat Walk Edinburgh'. There is more news to follow on that front, but ...

Modern Food Producers: Today’s Scottish Enlightenment?

The Scots: still as proud, passionate and inventive as ever then. The proof was in the pudding, or actually on the stand.  With so many new products and flavours experienced at this years Scotland’s Speciality Food Fair, I am blown away yet again by the adventurous, yet seemingly palate perfect flavour accomplishments that were showcased. I can’t wait to share these latest taste innovations with you when you join us on one of our eating and drinking gourmet journeys through Scotland or at one of our artisan tasting events. Take for example a fudge combination from Joyce Brady of the Wee Fudge Company that marries Jasmine Petal Garam Masala ...

The King of Smoked Fish

This year we have decided to give some recommendations on where to get some of the bare essentials for making an ultra special Scottish foodie Christmas. Today we look at the quintessential king of smoked fish, Salmon. Although Scottish Smoked Salmon is still considered somewhat a luxury food item, steady supply has maintained the prices at relatively the same levels they were years ago, making it an affordable food item that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack. Salmon can be of course be farmed or wild. The latter is rarer and more expensive. Both are delicious and any preference will be a matter of your own personal taste.G...

2014 – A year to savour Scotland

There is absolutely no denying that 2014 is going to be one long (no doubt whisky fuelled) celebration in Scotland. In fact if you have been thinking about a visit to Scotland we would urge you to give 2014 some serious consideration.The Scots are of course a nation of proud and passionate people and we do love nothing more than sharing the best of our country with you. Naturally the team at Tasting Scotland want to extend an invitation to enjoy the best of the country’s food and drink. Be it on one of our gourmet journeys for some freshly caught crab or lobster from a small, wooden hut in a picturesque traditional fishing village to a gastronomic ...

Asparagus as fresh as a daisy

There is always something magical about taking a group of people who appreciate the finer things in life on one of our food and drink day tours, but when you are visiting one of the most highly regarded asparagus farms in the country and visiting what we now know to be the Scotland’s Restaurant of the Year, the bar is raised to an altogether different level.As with all our food and drink based experiences we want you to gain a real flavour of Scotland’s top class products and the people who produce with both passion and pride.  There was no better place to start last Saturday’s gourmet journey than with Sandy and Heather Pattullo who have been ...

The answer to ‘what’s next after you’ve dined in, eaten in & shopped local?’

Hannah Ewan knows more than a thing or two about food and lets face it she has to. As well as Deputy Editor of The List's Edinburgh & Glasgow Eating & Drinking Guide, she is included as one of the 80-strong team of locally based incognito reviewers who amass more that 900 impartial summaries of the dining scene in Scotland's two lagest cities. We were delighted that Hannah and her colleague Jay Thundercliffe (The List's Glasgow Editor) chose to join us on a recent tour of fabulous foodie Fife. And so to the question: What is next after you have dined out, eaten in and shopped local?  Read Hannah's thoughts by clicking here