All food is prepared from scratch on site each day (pic: Terry Murden) Vietnamese flavours and fresh ingredients are at the heart of Pho’s first outlet in Scotland, writes KRISTEN ZAKURIC Among the new wave of eating out places emerging from the dark days of lockdown is Pho, a Vietnamese street food restaurant which makes its debut […]
Food & Drink
Oven-ready new ventures on the menu
Tony Singh at one of his street food containers in Edinburgh (pic: Terry Murden) Interview: Tony Singh, chef and restaurateur Tony Singh has cooked for the stars and even a king and queen. He’s featured in television shows and been the subject of endless column inches in the newspapers. It may seem like a life […]
When distilling means the only way is up
Ian Stirling: ‘we wanted something new’ Interview: Ian Stirling, whisky entrepreneur There will be nothing quite like it, and it will certainly turn a few heads – upwards, as it happens – when a 40-metre high vertical whisky distillery finally opens next year. It’s never been done in Britain before but the two young entrepreneurs […]
Striding man aiming to raise the bar
Ewan Andrew: the venue works on various levels (pic: Terry Murden) Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Princes Street attraction has given Scotland’s tourism industry a new showpiece, says TERRY MURDEN There is little doubt that the latest addition to Scotland’s tourism offering has just given the whole sector a huge lift at probably the right time. With […]
Brasserie Ecosse backs staff to shine
Natalie Maitland and Jordan Millar with general manager Nikos Matsikas A Dundee restaurant & bar, due to open its doors to the paying public later this month, has spoken of its plans to enable its young team of employees to shine in the coming months. With the last year having seen two agonising lockdowns inflicted […]