Big Burrito - Fathers Day is this Sunday and there is still time to book some treats from Afternoon Teas, to beer deliveries to gifts like whisky or gin or super hot chilli sauce. Hopefully some suggestions below will inspire you, or look back at my previous Weekly Wraps for more product and food inspo www.tartanspoon.co.uk/weekly-roundup-of-food-drink-hospitality

But for the dad that has everything, how about these?

Whisky Toothpicks from Daneson

TARTANSPOON WEEKLY WRAP - NEWS FOR YOU TO DIGEST

FOOD

Cranside Kitchen - Owners of Glasgow's iconic Rotunda building in Finnieston have revealed plans for Glasgow's ‘biggest beer garden’ as soon as lockdown restrictions allow. Cranside Kitchen will be a new free-to-enter outdoor venue, open seven days a week with a food market and beer garden. Under the new plans, the areas currently used for parking and private patios, will be used as an outside space to offer meals, alcohol and other hot and cold beverages. The centrepiece of the new Cranside Kitchen will be two ‘pergolas’ style marquees to cover customers, new trees and greenery, industrial walls, bespoke picnic tables and outdoor furnishings.

The Pitt - Open this weekend for TAKEAWAY FOOD AND BOOZE ONLY. Traders are barnacles & bones Rost Eat The Peruvian #TheBlackBox (desserts, hot drinks) Barney's Beer with wines from Smith & Gertrude

Oink - have reopened their Canongate Store, Thursday to Saturday 11am-3pm. The re-open with their Canangate Comeback Hog roast roll which is white or brown roll, with pulled pork, haggis and chilli jam; and of course that amazing pork crackling! Truly scrumptious.

German Doner Kebab - have released their new Boss Box, and if you are a fan of kebab, you need to get your chops around this.

Cutting Chaii- if you need some spice in your life, try a takeaway from Cutting Chai. Fab Indian food, delivered to your door in Edinburgh.

Hardies Pantry - if you are looking for some amazing recipe inspiration and easy to follow simple recipes, check out Stewart Hardie on Youtube. There are plenty of ideas for Fathers Day meals here. Link to his youtube channel is here

Shardana - new businesses are still springing up in lockdown and the latest is Shardana. Shardana Catering is an Edinburgh based company with Stefano at the helm. He hails from Sardinia and brings with him a passion and expertise in using the best local ingredients, producing stunning dishes with Italian flair and a Sardinian twist. Although based in Edinburgh, he caters across Scotland and is happy to discuss catering for any sized event.

Dough - Rose St and South Clerk Street Edinburgh, are open for collection and delivery, 3pm-10pm every day. Order online using code DOUGH20 for 20% OFF

Yester Farm Dairies- Support you local dairy farms who like many have been affected by Covid. Yester Farm use to deliver many of their products to the hospitality industry and have since had to adapt their model and take on home deliveries. Their products are great and you can order cheeses, yoghurt, cream, milk etc. They deliver in and around Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian.

Peelham Farm - I love organic meat and love Denise at Peelham Farm. They participated in Go Rural farm tour which is fascinating. Have a wee peek for yourself - GoRural on Peelham Farm

Bowhouse - Bowhouse’s Market Weekends are the only market in Scotland to be included as finalists in the Great British Food awards. They’re up against some of the most established markets in the country – including London’s Borough Market. Fingers crossed Bowhouse!

PRODUCTS

Isle of Mull Cheese - they are the last remaining traditional farmhouse cheese from the Hebridean Islands. Made on a family farm with unpasteurised milk from their hardy, healthy, island cows fed on organic grass and whisky grains. They use only island power, namely wind, wood and water and their cheeses are all matured in their cellars. This I guarantee you, makes the best cheese! Check out their online store and order some of their Farmhouse Cheddar or Hebridean Blue - you will not regret it!

Serious Pig - if you are looking for some serious snacks to accompany those pints you can now order and get a carry-out from your favourite pub, look no further than Serious Pig. Salami sticks, sliced pork pieces,pork crackling and snacking cheese. I tried out their snacking cheese - one just cheese the other cheese with truffle and I can confirm both are moreish. If you are on a keto/low carb diet, then these are some of the best snacks to order. They can also send you some beer or wine to accompany your snacks, essentially its THE PUB IN THE POST.

Foodhub - is a new food delivery app and probably one I’d prefer to use as it does not take a commission from the food establishments for each order placed unlike rivals UberEats, Deliveroo and JustEat. This enables Foodhub to offer better prices and deals to customers than other online food platforms.

Virtuo Car Hire - I had the opportunity to trial their car hire last year and I think that their way of car hire is now at the forefront with contactless rentals from booking to the return of the car. It’s seemless, easy and safe. Read my review here

Mackies Crisps - recently launched Lorne Sausage and Brown Sauce. I haven’t seen them in the shops yet - have you?

Pacari Chocolates - Take part in a chocolate tasting workshop on Sunday 28th June for a chance to connect with Pacari founder, CEO and chocolate expert Santiago Peralta across the waters in Ecuador. He will lead you on a journey through the origin, history of cacao and his ethical chocolate production and how to savour and taste dark chocolate. Included in the package will be 7 of our award winning organic, vegan, palm oil free dark chocolate bars so you can learn to distinguish the difference between cacao beans, percentage of cacao, refine your palette and leave feeling like a chocolate connoisseur! £15 for the workshop and the chocolates will be posted out to you in advance. Book here

DRINK

Craft Whisky Club - To celebrate Father's Day the online whisky initiative Craft Whisky Club has partnered with highly respected pioneers of certified whisky education, Edinburgh Whisky Academy to create the ultimate online course and subscription service, for those who not only want to discover a new world of craft, artisan and innovative whisky-making but get a chance to try them too. Resident experts at the Craft Whisky Club handpick the finest small batch and artisan whiskies, carefully selecting exciting and innovative distillers from Scotland and beyond. Each box includes a specially selected food pairing and information about the distillery. Choose from either 1 bottle or 2 bottles of whisky every 2 months. Bottles come from award winning distilleries from all over the world such as American Whiskey, Rye and Bourbon producer High West from the Rockies, to independent bottler and blender extraordinaire, Douglas Laing who has just launched The Epicurean Edinburgh Edition, which pays homage to Scotland’s historic capital. 

Ben Lomond Gin - have released their first flavoured gins: Raspberry & Elderflower and Blackberry & Gooseberry, just in time for summer. The delicately balanced Raspberry & Elderflower Gin (38% ABV, £23.50) boasts natural berry essences, offering a sweet and herby floral flavour, backed by the unmistakeable juniper flavour profile. The combination of berries in the Blackberry & Gooseberry Gin (38% ABV, £23.50) pair beautifully with each other, offering a sweet yet zesty flavour; the succulent flavour of the blackberries is balanced perfectly with the sharp, tangy flavour of gooseberries.

Scottish Gin Awards - the awards dinner and celebration is now scheduled to take place on Thursday 12 November 2020 at the Glasgow Doubletree by Hilton hotel. 

Scottish Beer Awards - While observing new rules on social distancing in a highly cleansed environment, plans are underway for the judging panel to meet and assess all entered product in the week commencing Monday 24 August 2020 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. Given the huge disruption to brewing this year, the format of the awards is currently being considered. Beer Matters will return on Wednesday 14 October 2020 offering a conference, trade show and debate on the challenges facing the industry in Scotland.  Working with the venue, new health and safety measures and social distancing rules will be applied. 
The awards will be presented on the same day. 

SMWS - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has the ideal bottle of whisky and membership offer for Father’s Day. The whisky club is offering membership plus an exclusive bottle of SMWS whisky for only £100: https://www.smws.com/membership/daddaygift

Dalgona - A simple easy frothy coffee to make Dad. Recipe below on how to make this for fathers Day

HOW TO MAKE A DALGONA COFFEE

1. Add two tablespoons of instant coffee to a bowl.

2. Add two tablespoons of sugar to the bowl. (brown or white).

3. Add two tablespoons of boiling water to the bowl.

4. Use a hand blender to mix until the mixture is light brown and forms stiff peaks.

5. Heat your milk (you can use cold milk too).

6. Top your milk with the coffee mixture and enjoy.

TRAVEL

Europe is opening up. Here is a great link from the LonelyPlanet Guide on the status of lockdown and opening of their borders from countries across Europe and Scandinavia. Check out the link here

The Royal Highland Show goes virtual this weekend. Check out the line up and join in here

Have a great weekend folks!

Adele x



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