Food, glorious food Our corner of the world is blessed when it comes to fish, game, meat and fresh produce, although we often ignore our Aberdeenshire harvest in favour of out of season food that’s stored in artificial atmospheres and flown halfway round the planet. Locally grown foods, with excellent provenance, eaten seasonally tastes better…

Eat on the Green’sCraig Wilson offers low effort lunch ideas As the majority of the UK’s workforce passed the one year milestone of working from home, more and more people are skipping lunch breaks in favour of a quick sandwich at their desk or if you’re lucky, last night’s leftovers dinged in the microwave. Lunches…

Fabulous for food One of the principle attractions of becoming a Member of the Royal Northern & University Club is the superb dining facilities. The club is known for the excellence of its food, from hearty breakfasts to traditional dinners, fine dining and inventive vegetarian options.  Club Secretary Aidan McAleese explained, ‘We reopened our Dining…

Aperol Spritz Ingredients:Aperol  |  Sparkling Wine  |  Soda The Aperol Spritz is a light, refreshing and bittersweet summer classic that is best served ice in a wine glass with a wedge of orange. A perfect pre dinner drink or to share with friends in the garden. The bottle comes in a 70cl and can be purchased from…

Boxing clever If you want a fine dining experience at home, but you don’t know which end of a whisk you’re meant to hold, fear not! One of the few bright spots to have come out of the past year is that many leading restaurants now offer heat@home kits for delivery or collection. It means you…