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Features dedicated to the licensed trade in Scotland.

Ralston marks 10 years of Aizle – that ‘little restaurant with no menu’

Ralston is a strong advocate for work life balance, and was one of the first chefs in the UK to implement a four-day-week back in 2018.

Know the law when its comes to gaming activities in licensed premises

This month Jack Cummins is looking at some gaming questions that have arisen requiring more space than usual for a proper response. 
A heavily tattooed bar person in their place of work

Elyse Von Ruinn triumphs over cocktail competitors from across the UK

Franklin & Sons' Flavour in Motion competition challenged competing UK bartenders to recreate the first cocktail they ever learned to make behind the bar.

OnlyDrams – Japan’s whisky industry was born of both Hiroshima and Glasgow

The entire enterprise of Japanese whisky came from one man, Masataka Taketsuru, who came to Glasgow University in 1918 to study organic chemistry.

This October, new laws will transform hospitality tipping practices

The new legislation requires tips to be distributed fairly to all workers without any deductions – and businesses must start keeping records of how tips are managed.

Beer deal with Innis & Gunn is a natural fit for the Royal Highland...

For four days in June, the Royal Highland Showground becomes Scotland’s sixth biggest population centre, with 55,000 people on site each day.
Edinburgh during 2022 bin strike

Scottish trade set for a waste nightmare as bin strike hits high season

Trade groups and operators have expressed anger and disappointment that strikes could leave rubbish piling up during Scotland's tourist season.

Innis & Gunn set up shop on the Mound for the duration of the...

Fringe-goers are promised an ‘immersive Scottish experience’, with music, comedy, food, and drink all on offer under the Scottish craft brewer’s flag.

Inn at Kingsbarns seeks community funding to secure its future

Supporters of the Kingsbarns project said that, with the pub sector under serious pressure, there is a ‘growing trend’ for community-owned pubs.
Chef Roberta Hall-McCarron

Dinner in the garden with Edinburgh chef Roberta Hall-McCarron

Hall-McCarron is working with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and its catering partner, Heritage Portfolio, to create dishes using ingredients grown onsite.

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