Our last blog argued that Scottish cuisine was produce led. In this blog, we'll cast an eye over Aberdeen-Angus beef, one of Scotland's best loved products. Aberdeen-Angus is Scotland's most famous breed of cattle. These days, it is also a very successful brand. Having been developed...
It might seem strange for a Scottish food tour guide to say this but Scotland doesn't really have a national cuisine. At least, not anymore. If tour guests ask 'What is the best Scottish restaurant in town?', I struggle to give a good answer. Excellent Scottish...
In Scotland, the game season usually begins with a bang - literally - on the 12th of August. Traditionally, this day marks the start of the hunting season for grouse and restaurants vie to be the first to feature the game bird. This year the Glorious...
As the bars re-open, we thought this was a good time to look into the vexed question of Glasgow's oldest pub. It is a closely fought battle with many competing claims. Some more dubious than others. Get yourself a pint, pull up a chair and we'll get...
We are really looking forward to taking our guests out again on our food tours in Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews. The Scottish government has advised that our bars, restaurants and hotels will be encouraged to re-open on 15th July. As a result, we are now...
Visitors to Scotland usually want to sample the country's most iconic foods: haggis, salmon and whisky. Yes, whisky is a foodstuff. Of course, there is much more to our cuisine than those three products but, understandably, these are the ingredients that many visitors want to...
Scotland's fondness for a wee nip has given us a colourful liquid vocabulary. The language we use reflects both the lives we live and our environment. Hence the oft repeated fact that Inuits have dozens of words for snow. In Scotland, we also have lots of...
The New York City Tartan Day Parade was supposed to take place today. For obvious reasons, it has been cancelled but, more happily, it has been rescheduled to run next year on Saturday 10th April. Today's event was to be particularly poignant as this is the...
[caption id="attachment_5942" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The full Scottish breakfast: a thing of beauty. Pic from Wiki Commons.[/caption] Along with afternoon tea, fish and chips and, possibly, a Sunday roast, the full cooked breakfast is one of the most famous meals served in the United Kingdom. In fact, some...
