It was my second visit to the Speciality Food Fair in Glasgow. It’s a trade show brim full of local producers and those from further afield. The aim: to attract delis, shops and restaurants to stock their products. I firmly believe there is nothing like meeting the producer in person,…
A windy day in Edinburgh with gusts up to 100 mph. Mr EF was at home rather than work and offered to cook. How wonderful to arrive home to a delicious meal and in particular an amazing sauce. Perfect sunshine food. The original BBC Good Food recipe features grilled fish…
Edinburgh Foody meets Olivier Nicod, Chief Chocolatier and Co-Owner Angus Thirwell at the latest Hotel Chocolat shop in Edinburgh to try the range of chocolates
Most of the producers we’ve met so far have been in the small and perfectly formed category. So as part of our focus on Scottish Food Fortnight we were very pleased to have the opportunity to catch up with Carol Graham, Marketing Manager at Scotland’s largest independent milk producer, Graham’s…
Those of you who know me, will know I have something of an obsession for France. So you might quite rightly think the most evocative thing for me would be a great meal, the landscape, the wine, the bread. I have to confess that it is actually …. Orangina! This…
Sweet dreams are made of this: Chocolates from Coco and first Marshmallows from Burgh Bakes. Marshmallows How long is it since you ate a marshmallow? How would you describe the taste? Chances are you’ll say quite a while and squidgy and over sweet. Prepare to have all your perceptions challenged.…
Clare Rennie took some time out of her very busy pre Taste of Edinburgh festival preparations to tell us about Berry Scrumptious, a small company based on the family fruit farm in Aberdeenshire run by husband and wife team Claire & Ross Rennie. The farm is situated on the north…
Salads are no longer ordinary, nor do they have to come from some anonymous far flung location. Those salads in plastic pillow packs were likely to have been washed in chemicals to keep them fresh. So, we were very excited to hear of saladworx, Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards…
The Internet is a wonderful thing. It is opening markets for small businesses but also creating communities of supportive and inspiring individuals who share a passion or an experience. Kathryn Pentland lives in County Durham and has spent the last couple of years at home with her son, Jack. An Internet…
We love discovering local producers and were very pleased to discover Chocolala at the recent FEAST event at Jewel and Esk College. Having very happily munched my way through some of their lovely fresh tasty chocolates, I thought I’d get in touch with Jim Hogg to find out more about…
