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Reviewing in Scotland & Beyond since 2003
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Green Mountains - a book launch at Toppings Bookshop
Green Mountains follows Black Sea and Red Sands As May blossoms I reflect on my two outstanding cultural events of the year so far. I...

Sharon Wilson
May 53 min read
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A Book of Mediterranean Food By Elizabeth David
Reviewed by Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food, Scotland Food & Drink Like me, if the name Elizabeth David brings a sense of awe and...

Fiona Richmond
Feb 92 min read
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Kith by Sarah Rankin is a cosy culinary cuddle says Lea Harris
Scottish Seasonal Food My favourite part with cookbooks (apart from the recipes and good-looking photography) has to be the stories...
Lea Harris
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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The Changing Tides – Roberta Hall-McCarron
The qualities that make a good cookbook are as subjective as those of any creative output. Some people prefer ornate prose and a healthy...
Ruari Sutherland
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Journey by Caroline Eden reviewed by Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food, Scotland Food & Drink
Every once in a while, there’s a book that takes you into another world, to the unfamiliar; a book that stops you in your tracks and...

Fiona Richmond
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food, Scotland Food & Drink, chats with Peter Gilchrist, Food historian and writer aka the Tenement Kitchen.
Congratulations on winning the Guild of Food Writers Best Newcomer award recently. What does it mean to you? I wasn’t expecting it at...

Fiona Richmond
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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Seafood Journey: Tastes & Tales of Scotland; by Ghillie Basan, book review by Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food, Scotland Food & Drink
Anything that tells the story of Scotland’s seafood attracts my attention, with my ancestors hailing from the tight-knit fishing...

Fiona Richmond
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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