Restaurants and other leisure outlets showed great resilience during the pandemic (pic: Terry Murden) Controlling inflation by curbing spending must not cause further damage to the hard-pressed hospitality sector, says KATIE CORRIGAN With a gloomy economic outlook for Autumn due to interest rate rises biting deeper into household budgets, inflation forecasted to hit 11% and […]
Food & Drink
Welcoming the new year with a clear head
Many brewers now have an alcohol-free option Party season may be muted by the Covid restrictions but they are not the only reason why more of us will be starting the new year with a clear head. An increasing number are going alcohol-free and the trend is having a huge impact on the drinks industry. […]
Street food making inroads into Scotland
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 […]
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 […]