Chef Barry Bryson to take the lead at first Leith Food Festival 

Bryson's venue, Barry Fish, quickly earned a place in the Michelin Guide, and The Good Food Guide’s ‘100 Best Local Restaurants’

Meatopia adds Michelin-starred Texas barbecue chef to the menu

“You work with what the land gives you, you honour the animal, and you let technique carry the flavour without trying to overcomplicate it"

Chef Jason Wright wandered then landed upon the Lost Shore

“The sky’s the limit with this place. It’s so good for Scotland and it’s so different. It’s a project you want to be involved in"

Stirling restaurant turns kitchen to classroom for students

The Meadowpark's head chef Jesse Spears has worked with Wallace High to offer cookery students hands-on kitchen experience

Tyndrum’s Real Food Cafe wins national sustainability award

The National Federation of Fish Friers' National Fish & Chip Awards are the ‘Oscars’ of the UK fish and chip industry

Chef Orry Shand opens his own restaurant in rural Aberdeenshire

Shand is reviving the former Falls of Feugh restaurant, just across the River Dee from Banchory, which closed its doors at the end of 2025

Great British Menu contested by four of Scotland’s top chefs

Competing will be Pomelo chef-owner Jun Au; chef Orry Shand; Cameron House chef Rohan Wadke; and superyacht chef, Hannah Rose

Lugger junior sous chef Fin MacDonald claims a Rising Star Award

"Fin embodies what this industry is all about - enthusiasm, dedication, hard work, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in"

Dean Banks cuts customer bills to show eating-out impact of VAT 

Outspoken Scots chef Dean Banks offered a 20% discount at all his venues to demonstrate how much VAT adds to every UK restaurant bill

Perella doesn’t want to ‘play it safe’ with Malocchio’s success

Since it opened last September, Romano Perella’s ‘very modern take on Italian cuisine’ Malocchio has been a hit with Glasgow diners

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