22 results for tag: food tours UK

From Market Stalls to Spirit Stills: Celebrating Homecoming Scotland

We are often asked so how do you choose which Scottish produce to showcase on your food and drink walking tours?  Well, it generally depends on the weather and who has arrived at Scotland's largest Farmers' Market. With an incredible footfall of between 6-10,000 people per week, musicians plucking or drumming out tunes aplenty and of course the most incredible location with Edinburgh Castle as the backdrop, Edinburgh Farmers' Market is most definitely our favourite place to start.  Today we tried the 2 new oils from cold pressed rapeseed oil experts Summer Harvest. The white truffle and the smoked ones are well worth seeking out. (We'll ...

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 ...

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 ...

Green with anticipation for the King of Veg

So it’s all been going off in England in a very green and majestic way. That’s to say the Asparagus season has well and truly started with those ‘King of Veg’ spears going down very, very well. Despite a very long winter both north and south of the border the English season started as is customary on St George’s day on 23rd April. I have always loved this time of year, a time when the nights are stretching, the tulips positively thriving and Scottish asparagus most definitely arriving. As was the case in 2012 we may be a little behind with another cold and wet start to the year, but we are nearly there and not long now before long we should ...

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

Big Tastes indeed in Scotland in Minature

On the Isle of Arran, just an hour’s ferry trip from the Scottish mainland, they promise ‘big tastes from a small island’. Based on our latest 2-night food safari we certainly wouldn’t argue with their bold statement. Arran has been said to come with a health warning. Visitors can be expected to suffer quickly from Arranitis. This condition starts with warm, feel-good feelings once arriving on Scotland’s 7th largest island and develops into full-blown euphoria! Arran is a stunning island with wonderful people, fabulous food & drink and we would suggest it is absolutely well worth taking the risk. Many of Scotland’s top chefs use ...