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Scottish Food and Drink

Skirling House Hosts the Minister for Tourism

25.08.2010

The sun shone brightly on Skirling House on Monday as it welcomed Jim Mather, Scotland’s Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism. Mr Mather was visiting businesses and communities in South Lanarkshire and the Scottish Borders to discuss economic development and growth opportunities in the region and as you can see from this Scottish Government video, [...]

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Visiting Port Logan and the Mull of Galloway

17.08.2010

Summer Sunshine in the Rhins of Galloway Dumfries & Galloway is sometimes referred to as Scotland`s Cornwall and the Mull of Galloway is Scotland`s Land`s End but without the crowds, busy roads and parking problems. Fred and Maggie Findlay have a fabulous B&B in Portpatrick Their daughter was visiting for a weekend so they took [...]

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A Taste of Southern Scotland and the Royal Highland Show 2010

23.06.2010

Susan Crosthwaite, who is demonstrating at the Royal Highland Show this year, has been delighting her guests with amazing food (all home grown or locally sourced) for 20 years at Cosses Country House – one of those amazing gems hidden away in beautiful, unspoilt South West Scotland. She has written her own cook book and [...]

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Pinewood Restaurant: Stuffed Turkey Without the Stuffed Shirt

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Congratulations to the Pinewood Restaurant in Prestwick’s Main Street which has won a formal dining accolade from Eat Scotland. If the award sounds a bit stuffy, don’t worry, the moniker is more a reflection of the high standard of cooking, and Chef Leslie Leak’s serious attitude to his food, than to a preponderance of starch [...]

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Join the Pudding Club: A Christmas Tasting to Remember

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This should get you merry – in the best possible sense. Two members of the Ayrshire Food Network are holding a tutored tasting to introduce assembled palates to the happy marriage of Christmas pudding and dessert wines. Petrie Fine Foods will produce the puds while Corney and Barrow/Whighams of Ayr, Scotland’s longest established wine merchants [...]

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Quick March of the Slow Food Movement in Ayrshire

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Scotland’s Slow Food movement celebrates reliably sourced, carefully prepared dishes, eaten with appreciation in good company and convivial surroundings. A recent event laid on by the Ayrshire Food Network ticked all these boxes and more when enthusiasts gathered at Dalduff Farm near Maybole for a meal showcasing some of the best of the area’s food. [...]

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Finding Local Food Is Miles Better

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There is an interesting and uplifting experiment going on in Southern Scotland at the moment where a group of 50 people are restricting themselves to buying and eating food which has been sourced within a 50 miles radius of their homes. As an exercise in sustainable living and restricting your food miles it is highly [...]

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Berry Good Autumn: Riches From the Scottish Hedgerow

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When it comes to native Scottish berries it has been a great autumn (fall for our American guests) with a profusion of redcurrants and brambles (blackberries) throughout the countryside. Restaurants and hotels in Southern Scotland enjoy showcasing their local riches and this blog’s resident cook, Susan Crosthwaite has been hard at work in the kitchen [...]

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