‘Drinks List of the Year’ award for Timberyard and Montrose restaurants
Both venues have a sourcing process focussed on organic ingredients, local breweries, small-batch sprits and ‘minimal-intervention’ wine.
SoBe brings Miami-style smash-burgers to Lothian Rd’s burgeoning food strip
The chain, founded in London in 2019, now has 11 sites across the UK, and 200 delivery outlets – backing its claim to be the fastest growing burger brand in Britain.
Dean Banks at The Pompadour re-opens bookings for weddings and events
Valentine’s day is recognised as the very peak of ‘engagement season’ – so operators should expect a spike in couples searching for wedding venues.
Chef Ewan McAllister appointed by SimpsInns to ‘elevate’ its food and drink
Ewan comes to SimpsInns with over 24 years’ experience, most recently as an executive chef at Glasgow's Corinthian Club, and head chef at Seamill Hydro.
Chef Barry Bryson opens his first fish restaurant on Edinburgh’s waterfrontÂ
For those unfamiliar with the east coast vernacular, the ‘Barry’ in ‘Barry Fish’ is a play on the locally recognised word for ‘good’.
ScotHot trade show returns to the SEC in Glasgow on February 26th and 27th
After ScotHot’s record-breaking 2023 show, it returns this year with more than 250 exhibitors promoting food and drink, technology, and equipment.
Chef-owner Dean Banks sees opportunity amidst hospitality’s hard times
Entrepreneurial chef patron Dean Banks is going into 2025 somewhat torn by the turbulent times gripping Scotland’s hospitality industry.
Innis & Gunn target ‘Palentine’s Day’ with offer of unlimited steak frites
Scottish haggis-eating champion, Alastair Ross, put away five portions of steak frites as the cameras rolled on another Innis & Gunn mockumentary.
Old Town’s Divino Enoteca takes a fresh approach to the classic wine bar
In partnership with EnoDirect UK, distributor for Enomatic systems, Divino has installed a new wine dispenser from the brand’s Roma series.
Paul Green returns to take charge at The Three Chimneys on the Isle of...
Most recently, Green was head chef at the Driftwood Hotel in Cornwall and before that he was head chef at the five red starred Torridon Hotel in the Scottish Highlands.
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