Although it is now fairly easy to find imported berries in supermarkets at any time of the year, there really is no beating a home-grown crop for flavour and freshness. The UK season begins in late May with berries which have been grown under plastic or in poly-tunnels, and usually finishes around the end of … Read more Seasonal Recipes: Berries & Clafoutis
If you know what you’re looking for and when to look for it, cooking and eating the freshest food is quick, simple and delicious. Broad beans can be harvested from June until September in the UK. Delicate and slightly sweet, their bright green pods are packed with protein, fibre, potassium and vitamins A and C. … Read more Seasonal Recipes: Broad Beans & Ful Medames
On 28th – 30th May, the first of the summer’s UK-wide Taste Festivals arrived at Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park. The ever-unpredictable Scottish weather just about kept the rain at bay as visitors strolled through the tents sampling freshly prepared food from local restaurants and suppliers. There was a distinctly Scottish flavour to the Small Producers Market … Read more Taste Festivals summer season kicks off in Edinburgh
Enthusiastic foodies can enjoy a whole host of culinary delights this weekend as the BBC’s Good Food Show Scotland visits Glasgow’s SECC for the third year running. Food and drink producers from across the country and all over the globe are joining together to showcase their very best products; from fine wines to local ciders … Read more BBC Good Food Show arrives in Glasgow
