Food for thought: a career in the food industry
As we look forward to the Menu Food and Drink Awards 2019, two students tell Caroline Lindsay why they have chosen a career in the hospitality industry.
Interiors: No-fuss ways to dress the perfect Christmas table
If conjuring a beautiful table setting is usually one final frazzled festive step too far – take heart!
Desert Island Chef: Ross McDevitt, head chef at the Boozy Cow in Dundee
Q Desert island food?
Winter cycling is good for the soul
The end of my working season came to a close at the end of November. I had spent the season travelling around Europe riding in some fantastic locations and meeting many interesting people, but as it all came to a close, I returned home to heavy rain, cold temperatures and a serious lack of motivation to get on a bike.
Chef’s Table: Garry Watson of Gordon’s Restaurant, Inverkeilor
My mum Maria is a professionally-trained pastry chef so in our childhood we were spoilt with amazing homemade cakes and pastries. I will always cherish fond memories of her cooling trays piled high with freshly baked mincemeat pies on Christmas Eve, ready to be packed in containers and enjoyed over the festive period.
Food blog: Catherine Devaney
Catherine Devaney shares a recipe from a kitchen in the Fife countryside
The Courier’s Menu magazine wins Scottish Newspaper Supplement of the Year
The Menu team were over the moon to win Newspaper Supplement of the Year at the PPA Scottish Magazine Awards in Glasgow on Thursday night.
ALEX BELL: Great Britain is a refugee nation
Occasionally refugees get stuck at airports –passports no longer valid, they become stranded in diplomatic limbo among the duty-free.
The Menu Awards 2019: Meet the judges
With entries for the Menu Food and Drink Awards 2019 already pouring in, it’s time to meet the judges who will be choosing the winners of the 11 categories.
Chef’s Table: Jamie Scott of The Newport, Newport-on-Tay
As we approach winter I want to talk about one of my true passions and a favourite hobby when I’m not working – pasta.