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.
New ‘pan-Asian powerhouse’ Extra–Ordinary to open in Glasgow’s Finnieston
Australian chef Tobias Fiegel will blend Japanese, Korean and Chinese cuisines in the new venture at Nico Simeone’s former Sole Club site at 1132 Argyle St.
Chef Henry Dobson’s new ‘farm to table’ restaurant set to open in Edinburgh
At Moss, the ingredients used to create the a la carte menu will be 100% Scottish, including over 90 products sourced from Dobson's family’s farm in Angus.
Fingal sails into Christmas with its new floating ‘Festive Afternoon Tea’
It was already one of Edinburgh’s ultimate afternoon tea experiences, but from now until 4th January 2025, Fingal’s famed sandwich, scone and sweet things selection is extra special.
Jack ‘O’ Bryan’s voted the best restaurant in the east by radio listeners
The Dunfermline restaurant is run by father and son, Bryan and Jack Coghill, who both attended the Radio Forth Awards ceremony at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall to collect their award.
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