32 results for tag: food

Celebrating World Porridge Day!

It's officially World Porridge Day!   Here's a recipe for a super tasty, super quick hot seasonal fruit and oat based breakfast that I created for pre food tour days! I love that there are so many incredible recipes available that create mouthfuls of delicious, super healthy grain based satisfying meals for anytime of the day. Such versatility is showcased each year at the World Porridge Championships held in Carrbridge in the Highlands which were held here in Scotland at the weekend. This year with it being the official 'Year of Young People' in Scotland there was for the the first time a specific Junior Award. Well done Lynn Munro! Young or ...

Forks at the ready in Scotland

The last forty-eight hours has created the perfect menu for a leisurely day trip or once-in-a-lifetime holiday or celebration in Scotland. Our Director and Chief Tour Curator Brenda Anderson tells you why: Put simply, Scotland has launched both its first ever Food Tourism Action Plan and the 2018 Scotland Food & Drink Fortnight. This offers great news if like me you step out the front door and use your stomach as your guide! Trying the local cuisine and liquid libations of a nation is one of the very best ways to experience the local culture and really get under the skin of a place.  Almost ten years ago, Mr Erik Wolf described Scotland as ...

Our favourite chocolate experiences in Scotland

Chocolate may not be your first foodie thought when you think of Scotland but did you know there are over 75 top chocolate makers in Scotland? So, this Easter we're giving the gift of an insight into a few of our favourite chocolate experiences that can be woven into your personalised tour itinerary with us.           Let's start with one of our personal favourites. Master Chocolatier IainBurnett is a truffle specialist who has become known as the Highland Chocolatier. His Velvet Truffles have received over 40 awards and have twice been awarded the Best Truffle in the World. His gourmet chocolates are ...

Is the ink dry in Street Food Glasgow? Scotland’s changing culinary landscape

Scotland’s cuisine culture is changing faster than you can shake a porridge spurtle at. If big, bold tasty, street food flavours using locally and sustainably sourced seasonal ingredients, served with a social conscience is your thing you must allow us to include Glasgow on your Scotland food tour map. Since 2012 we’ve specialised in curating the country’s best food and drink tour itineraries. We seek the hidden gems, we take you to iconic must visit restaurants for memorable dining experiences, we visit whisky distilleries and craft brewers. We love small scale producers and traders. When we started Glasgow was still a city that people ...

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 ...