Crerar Hotels bolsters its marketing team in preparation for growth
CRERAR'S three new team members will be working with the award-winning group's marketing director, Alison MacLeod, who has been there since 2021, steering it through repositioning and multi-million-pound refurbishments and upgrades.
Attack of the clones! Blumenthal highlights threat of identity fraud
FRAUDSTERS are regularly using the names and reputations of legitimate restaurant businesses to register fake companies, set up bank accounts and apply for finance – and the authorities’ response to the problem is painfully slow.
‘Excellent coup’ as Buzzworks brings in Brian Maule to finesse its food
MAULE, who ran one of Scotland’s most famous fine dining restaurants, Glasgow's Chardon d’Or, for 22 years, has signed up for a six-month stint to pass on his knowledge and experience to staff across Buzzworks’ 19 venue kitchens.
The Physician aims to bring big city cocktail style to St Andrews
The Physician's owner Julie Wijkstrom gained her experience working in ‘genre-defining’ cocktail bars and award-winning fine dining establishments around the world – experience which she now intends to use to ‘raise the bar’ in St Andrews.
In-Drinks 2024 to host bartender competition with Hoxton and UKBG
To enter, bartenders should submit their signature serve, using at least one of the liquids in the Hoxton Spirits range, alongside a photo and the story behind its creation. Winners will receive £1000 and a tailor-made HIT Scotland scholarship.
Cobra Beer unveils top chefs Pang and Xuto as its new brand ambassadors
Founder of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria, said: “Cobra is renowned for being the perfect accompaniment for Asian cuisine, and as chefs renowned for their fantastic Asian cooking, Jeremy Pang and Marni Xuto are ideal partners for Cobra."
Bottle battle as Leith’s Lind & Lime blasts Brewdog’s ‘knock-off’ design
BrewDog's new tequila bottle bears more than a passing resemblance to Lind & Lime’s distinctive gin bottle, which has won the Leith company awards and been credited with helping them stand out in a crowded marketplace.
The Witchery on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is declared the UK’s ‘most romantic’ hotel
At the gates of Edinburgh Castle, The Witchery offers an experience that ‘transcends the ordinary’, combining baroque décor, a collection of unique antiques, ‘legendary’ cuisine, and an award-winning wine list.
Mark Thomson takes his ambassadorial skills to Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky
For the last 10 years, Mark has been brand ambassador at Glenfiddich. Whilst at William Grant & Sons he was inducted as a Keeper of the Quaich in 2019 and awarded ‘Ambassador of the Year’ no less than three times.
New Italian contender Assaggini opens in Glasgow’s west end
Opening its doors at 227 Byres Road, in a 195 sq ft space that was formerly a Pizza Express, this is the second Assaggini location, following a successful launch in Edinburgh's Rose Street in 2023.
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