11 h. ago QMU’s commercial food team recognised as Knowledge Exchange Hero

QMU’s Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation (SCFDI) team has been named a Knowledge Exchange Hero at the Interface Awards 2025.

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11 h. ago World Bannock Day launched to celebrate ‘unknown’ Scottish cultural icon

A day to celebrate the traditional bannock and a Scottish food and cultural icon has been launched.

Events

12 h. ago Owner of stunning Skye cafe to bring traditional Scottish food to New York's Tartan Week

The owner of a popular Isle of Skye cafe is set to bring Scottish food to New York this month.

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5 d. ago Scottish seafood festival to team up with Barras market for weekend of cooking and family fun

An annual seafood festival will return this month with a new partnership.

Society

6 d. ago Michelin Star Scottish restaurant owners issue 'love' statement on prestigious venue's sale after almost 20 years

The award-winning Scottish restaurant is on the market for the first time in almost 20 years.

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6 d. ago Blair Castle's Atholl Highlanders to take part in New York Tartan Day Parade 2025

About to embark on an eleven day tour of the United States, Britain's only private Regiment, The Atholl Highlanders, raised and commanded by the Dukes of Atholl, and based at their ancestral home of Blair Castle in Highland Perthshire, have announced that they are honoured to be taking part in New York’s Tartan Day Parade on April 5.

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6 d. ago ‘This is your mission’: why one Brazilian doctor is training to be a shaman

Adana Omágua Kambeba fought to become one of the country’s first Indigenous woman doctors. Now she wants to bring the worlds of traditional and western medicine closer – and help Amazonian communities in the processAdana Omágua Kambeba was still a little girl when adults started coming to her for advice, asking how to deal with their problems. She liked to speak to plants and to smoke, puzzling the elders. No one had taught her that – it came naturally.When she reached adulthood, her grandmother told her that of all her grandchildren, Adana had inherited a place in the lineage of healers and shamans of the Kambeba group, also known as Omágua, “the people of the water”, which has communities in the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The 10 traditional Scottish dishes most at risk of extinction

A new study has found that some traditional Scottish dishes are no longer as popular as they once were, and may end up no longer being made.

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8 d. ago Scottish Michelin Star restaurant with ‘excellent food’ listed for sale

A longstanding Scottish restaurant that has a Michelin Star is listed for sale.

Society

1 week ago “One of a kind” Scottish whisky distillery named in TIME’s world’s greatest places

A newly reopened Scottish distillery has been named as one of the world’s greatest places by TIME magazine.

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1 week ago Scottish island restaurant with 'wonderful seafood' named best in the country in national awards

A Michelin recommended Scottish island restaurant can add another award to its shelf, as it’s been named best in the country.

Society

1 week ago Alan Cumming to lead New York's legendary Tartan Week Parade 2025 as Grand Marshall

Cumming, 60, has previously joined the likes of Sir Sean Connery, Brian Cox, Sir Billy Connolly, KT Tunstall and Dougray Scott in the role.

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2 w. ago The three outstanding Scottish eateries that have made the Conde Nast Traveller Restaurant Awards list

The global travel guide has named its top UK restaurants for 2025, including some in Scotland.

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2 w. ago Dream job for foodies as ‘tranquil’ Scottish hotel searches for taste testers

A Scottish hotel is set to reopen after extensive renovations, and there’s a unique opportunity for food lovers to help shape the menu in the new-look restaurant.

Society

2 w. ago All the Scottish bakeries and butchers that won big in the 2025 British Pie Awards

The British Pie Award winners for 2025 have been announced, and a number of Scottish businesses took home awards - including the top accolade.

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2 w. ago New restaurant to open in ‘atmospheric’ Scottish church in scenic village

A new restaurant and bar in a popular scenic village is set to open this spring.

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3 w. ago Oscar winner’s shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner

Oscar winner’s shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner  The Guardian

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3 w. ago All the Scottish chippies that won big in the 2025 National Fish and Chip Awards

The National Fish and Chip Award winners have been announced for 2025, and a few Scottish businesses won.

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3 w. ago Just Eat stalker faked food delivery to try to get into woman's home

Zaid Muhammad told the victim he was lonely when he followed her home one day.

Society

3 w. ago Scots schools benefit from food scheme as kids 'sluggish from hunger'

With food prices having soared amid the cost-of-living crisis, parents are increasingly forced into difficult choices when it comes to feeding their children.

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