As Crail Food Festival-goers know, the East Neuk of Fife punches well above its weight for production of wonderful food. In terms of drink, until recently you had to go further afield. Thankfully that has all changed with the opening in December last year of the Kingsbarns Distillery. The East Neuk is now well and truly on the food AND drink map with what will be its first whisky now in production!…
Read the rest of my article for the Crail Food Festival 2015 and find out what to expect on a visit to what is now Rose Cottage’s closest tourist attraction. Also don’t forget to check out the Festival on 12-14 June 2015 for lots of foodie fun!
Whisky tasting with Douglas Clement, tour at Kingsbarns Distillery
…so begins Robert Burns’ poem “Address to a Haggis”, which is traditionally spoken aloud with gusto at Burns Night events the length and breadth of Scotland. For those of you who don’t know, Burns Night is 25th January (the date which was the bard’s birthday) which falls on a Sunday this year,
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My family has always loved Easter – all cute bunnies and chicks, the start of better weather and lighter days, family meals and days out and more chocolate than is really good for you. When we were little my sisters and I even had our own special Easter roles – I was an Easter Chick, J was an Easter Bunny and C was an Easter Lamb. Continue Reading…
Anstruther may not be a sprawling metropolis but in East Neuk terms it’s the big place you go to do your shopping, often before enjoying those fish ‘n’ chips that the village is famous for. There are lots of independent shops that I like in Anstruther which are well established but just in time for Christmas there’s a new kid in the harbour called “Harbour Interiors”.
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