Food & Drink
Gordon Ramsay to face rival chef Marco Pierre White in new television series
Published 4 days ago
The Rise of the Rockstar Chef is a landmark new three-part series charting the rise of three of Britain’s most influential culinary figures, Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, whose drive, creativity and uncompromising pursuit of excellence helped transform modern British cuisine and placed it firmly on the global stage.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Meet the Perthshire sommelier who is one of the leading wine experts in the country
Published 5 days ago
Matilda Tsappis, co-owner and head sommelier at Killiecrankie House in Perthshire, has been ranked number 20 in this year’s Taylor’s Port UK Top 100 Sommeliers List, her third consecutive year on the list.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Edinburgh’s Café Royal celebrates 200 years of Scottish hospitality
Published 5 days ago
Café Royal is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year with a programme of events and a run of limited-edition menu items.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Edinburgh vegetarian restaurant Hendersons gets started at new Glasgow location
Published 5 days ago
Hendersons, the Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan restaurant founded in 1962, has opened its first Glasgow site on Pollokshaws Road, its first venue outside the capital in more than 60 years of trading.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Award winning chef Sagar Massey to open Glasgow city centre restaurant
Published 5 days ago
Award-winning chef, Sagar Massey is to open his first Glasgow city centre restaurant called Kalinga, on West Regent Street. The launch follows the success of his south-side restaurant Angeethi. Within just six months of opening, Sagar and his team were awarded a prestigious Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand in recognition of outstanding food at exceptional value.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Finalists announced for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2026
Published 1 week ago
Food and drink businesses from across Scotland are celebrating after being named as finalists for the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2026, with 64 finalists representing 48 businesses across 20 categories.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Glasgow Cocktail Week to return for ninth year across city’s top bars
Published 1 week ago
Glasgow Cocktail Week launched its 2026 festival today. unveiling its new logo aboard a powerboat on the River Clyde. Flying the Glasgow Cocktail Week flag, festival team and Glasgow creators Bemz, Mark Thorburn and Sonya Walos of Scotland Edit took to the water for a whistle-stop tour of the city with Seaforce, celebrating the return of the city’s biggest cocktail festival.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Great British Menu chef Orray Shand opens first restaurant in Royal Deeside
Published 1 week ago
Scotland’s most anticipated new restaurant of 2026 has opened its doors to guests at Bridge of Feugh, near Banchory in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. This is the first independent restaurant from Scotland’s former National Chef of the Year and BBC Great British Menu 2026 banquet winner, Orry Shand.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Glencadam Distillery marks bicentenary with new multi-million-pound visitor centre
Published 8 months ago
Historic East Highland distillery Glencadam has officially opened a new multi-million-pound visitor centre in Brechin, marking a landmark moment in its bicentennial year.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Drinks bodies make joint pre-budget appeal against duty rise
Published 8 months ago
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has joined six other leading UK drinks trade bodies in a united call on the Chancellor to freeze excise duty in the forthcoming Autumn Budget.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
New Edinburgh whisky warehouse appoints tech and distillery partners
Published 8 months ago
Jonathan Sutton and Marcus Pickering
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Leadership reshuffle at William Grant & Sons as CEO departs
Published 8 months ago
William Grant & Sons is undergoing a significant leadership transition, following the sudden departure of its chief executive, Søren Hagh, and the appointment of a new executive board member.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Spiritfilled increases Braeside investment with software upgrade
Published 8 months ago
Fife-based cask dealership company Spirtifilled has continued its growing investment in its Braeside Bond warehouse with the introduction of a new software system designed to enhance transparency.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
SWA: Proposed spirits duty rise could add £90m to government borrowing
Published 8 months ago
New research from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has warned that the rising price of alcohol is a significant driver of UK in 2025, adding to fears that consumers will be pushed to pay more for goods in the lead up to the festive season.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
In Pictures: First-look inside Eden Mill’s new distillery and visitor centre
Published 8 months ago
Eden Mill has cut the ribbon on its landmark new distillery and visitor centre on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the historic Home of Golf.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Gordon Ramsay to face rival chef Marco Pierre White in new television series
Published 4 days ago
The Rise of the Rockstar Chef is a landmark new three-part series charting the rise of three of Britain’s most influential culinary figures, Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, whose drive, creativity and uncompromising pursuit of excellence helped transform modern British cuisine and placed it firmly on the global stage.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Meet the Perthshire sommelier who is one of the leading wine experts in the country
Published 5 days ago
Matilda Tsappis, co-owner and head sommelier at Killiecrankie House in Perthshire, has been ranked number 20 in this year’s Taylor’s Port UK Top 100 Sommeliers List, her third consecutive year on the list.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Edinburgh’s Café Royal celebrates 200 years of Scottish hospitality
Published 5 days ago
Café Royal is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year with a programme of events and a run of limited-edition menu items.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Edinburgh vegetarian restaurant Hendersons gets started at new Glasgow location
Published 5 days ago
Hendersons, the Edinburgh vegetarian and vegan restaurant founded in 1962, has opened its first Glasgow site on Pollokshaws Road, its first venue outside the capital in more than 60 years of trading.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Award winning chef Sagar Massey to open Glasgow city centre restaurant
Published 5 days ago
Award-winning chef, Sagar Massey is to open his first Glasgow city centre restaurant called Kalinga, on West Regent Street. The launch follows the success of his south-side restaurant Angeethi. Within just six months of opening, Sagar and his team were awarded a prestigious Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand in recognition of outstanding food at exceptional value.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Finalists announced for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2026
Published 1 week ago
Food and drink businesses from across Scotland are celebrating after being named as finalists for the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2026, with 64 finalists representing 48 businesses across 20 categories.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Glasgow Cocktail Week to return for ninth year across city’s top bars
Published 1 week ago
Glasgow Cocktail Week launched its 2026 festival today. unveiling its new logo aboard a powerboat on the River Clyde. Flying the Glasgow Cocktail Week flag, festival team and Glasgow creators Bemz, Mark Thorburn and Sonya Walos of Scotland Edit took to the water for a whistle-stop tour of the city with Seaforce, celebrating the return of the city’s biggest cocktail festival.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Great British Menu chef Orray Shand opens first restaurant in Royal Deeside
Published 1 week ago
Scotland’s most anticipated new restaurant of 2026 has opened its doors to guests at Bridge of Feugh, near Banchory in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. This is the first independent restaurant from Scotland’s former National Chef of the Year and BBC Great British Menu 2026 banquet winner, Orry Shand.
Read on www.scottishnews.com →
Glencadam Distillery marks bicentenary with new multi-million-pound visitor centre
Published 8 months ago
Historic East Highland distillery Glencadam has officially opened a new multi-million-pound visitor centre in Brechin, marking a landmark moment in its bicentennial year.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Drinks bodies make joint pre-budget appeal against duty rise
Published 8 months ago
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has joined six other leading UK drinks trade bodies in a united call on the Chancellor to freeze excise duty in the forthcoming Autumn Budget.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
New Edinburgh whisky warehouse appoints tech and distillery partners
Published 8 months ago
Jonathan Sutton and Marcus Pickering
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Leadership reshuffle at William Grant & Sons as CEO departs
Published 8 months ago
William Grant & Sons is undergoing a significant leadership transition, following the sudden departure of its chief executive, Søren Hagh, and the appointment of a new executive board member.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Spiritfilled increases Braeside investment with software upgrade
Published 8 months ago
Fife-based cask dealership company Spirtifilled has continued its growing investment in its Braeside Bond warehouse with the introduction of a new software system designed to enhance transparency.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
SWA: Proposed spirits duty rise could add £90m to government borrowing
Published 8 months ago
New research from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has warned that the rising price of alcohol is a significant driver of UK in 2025, adding to fears that consumers will be pushed to pay more for goods in the lead up to the festive season.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
In Pictures: First-look inside Eden Mill’s new distillery and visitor centre
Published 8 months ago
Eden Mill has cut the ribbon on its landmark new distillery and visitor centre on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the historic Home of Golf.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →