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 […]
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Relief for family with hospitality in their DNA
Alan Bannerman with his team at the Red House Hotel As the Scottish hospitality sector begins its recovery, a family which describes itself as having “hospitality in its DNA”, has revealed how it coped with lockdown, and how it’s fighting back. The Bannerman family own and run three separate businesses in Blairgowrie and Coupar Angus, […]
Shops enjoy an uplift as consumers go local
Local loyalty may be a lifeline for independent retailers, says JULENA DRUMI We keep hearing that retail is in trouble. It is. But not all retailers are suffering. Emma Parton, founder of the Fort William-based Highland Soap Company is preparing to add to her small chain of shops, and she’s not alone. High street and […]
Masterchef winner goes solo as St James serves up food adventure
New names are among the rich mix that will be available in Edinburgh’s new food hall, writes JULENA DRUMI Masterchef winner Gary Maclean will open his first solo dining experience in an innovative Food Hall in the heart of the new St James Quarter in Edinburgh. Bonnie & Wild’s open plan venue will have eight […]
Scotch on the rocks as Irish have eyes on the US
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN Scotland’s distillers are hoping the Chancellor managed to develop a taste for whisky during last year’s visits north of the border, or more to the point that he got the message about the harm being done by US tariffs on single malts. The Scotch Whisky Association has made its […]