Innis & Gunn opened their first pub on Lothian Road in Edinburgh on Friday 24 July. Fans will be able to buy their beer fresh from the brewery along with pub grub at The Beer Kitchen, a welcome addition to Lothian Road. In years gone by the area was never viewed as a going out destination but, with the opening of Red Squirrel and The Hanging Bat, and now The Beer Kitchen,
by Donald Makin Dunfermline is alive with music this weekend with a few gigs to perk up the damp summer nights of July. On Friday 24 July, at 9pm, Stella Reilly headlines a free acoustic gig at the Old Inn in the Maygate. With support from the great Deni Smith, whose new single Breakdown is out now, and Scott Gilbert, who is back with top new tune Neon Lights, this
It was a long way to travel to get a photo of a signpost. However, these days visitors to John O’Groats are less likely to turn on their heel disappointed at travelling all that way just for some signage. Thanks to Natural Retreats, who worked with Scottish architects GLM and Manchester interior design company, No Chintz, there is self-catering accommodation, a shop and co-operative cafe. Admirably, Natural Retreats decided to keep
Last week we featured the delicious gourmet burgers available at The Old Inn, one of Dunfermline’s oldest establishments. Today we are delighted to announce that two burgers and two drinks are up for grabs in our free-to-enter competition. Simply answer the following question and email your answer to avocadosweetcomp@gmail.com. The winning name will be pulled from a hat on 24 July. Good luck! Competition question: Can you name two of
If you’ve just been on holiday to Italy you might want to re-capture some of that holiday spirit by making Spaghetti alle vongole at home. Here Elaine Hardie from the Fyfe Smokery, Dunfermline, tells us how. Spaghetti alle vongole. Clams are very popular the length and breadth of Italy, and simple recipes allow the main ingredient to shine, the lovely little bi-cuspid clams. They would generally choose pallourde clams, with
Sweets and Songs is a new gig series from the people behind Lazy Sunday Afternoons at Abbot House. The first of these gigs will be Amy Lou Rogers who will be launching her new single and playing sweet related songs this Saturday (18 July) in the tiny Sweet Stop, Dunfermline, from 2pm. Amy Lou, who is just 15 years old, writes about life, nerdiness and her love of all things
If you’re feeling hungry – very hungry – and are looking for an interesting new food experience in Dunfermline, head along to the Old Inn, the oldest pub in the oldest part of a very old town. New manager Calum Miller has pulled off the coup of persuading hot young Glasgow chefs Meathammer to bring their extraordinary award-winning gourmet burgers to Fife. The gravity defying stacked burgers come with satisfyingly
The parterre garden at Abbot House, which enjoys a fantastic backdrop in the form of Dunfermline Abbey, is one of the loveliest places in Fife for an outdoor event. This Saturday 27 June it will be the location for a fundraising event to support Abbot House which has been struggling for funds of late. As well as the pretty garden setting, you can enjoy a barbecue, a selection of real
The famous Great Tapestry of Scotland which tells the history of Scotland in rich and vibrant handstitched colour, is in Fife until September. You can see the entire tapestry, consisting of 160 individual panels running 143 metres long, at the Kirkcaldy Galleries throughout the summer. One of the biggest community arts projects in the world, a thousand volunteers worked for more than 50,000 hours to complete the project using a range of embroidery skills and
Strapping sheep shearers, horsemen and women wearing impossibly fitted clothes, and quack commandos rounded up by a blind sheep dog, are some of the eclectic combination of attractions at the 2015 Royal Highland Show running until Sunday 21 June. Here at Avocado Sweet however, we try not to be too undignified in our rush to the food hall, now known as Scotland’s Larder Live. The event hosts over 100 food and