6am I’m not naturally a morning person, but I’ve had no choice but to get up early since we opened Pastéis Lisboa. That hasn’t been too hard over the summer, but this may change come the dark mornings. While our bakery team, including my partner and co-owner, Sebastian, are firing up the ovens for the […]| Producers | Scotsman Food and Drink
My guest today is third generation baker, writer and teacher David Wright author of the excellent book Breaking Bread: How Baking Shaped our World published by Aurum. We talk about the social benefits of bread making, milling grain into flour, … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
James Pirie & Son of Weymess Bay has claimed the much sought-after top prize at the prestigious 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards, announced on ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
The shortlist for the 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards have officially been unveiled and 58 businesses have made the cut. After a rigorous judging process, where 539 products were put to the ultimate taste test, 58 of Scotland’s best butchers, bakers, and pie makers have been shortlisted, standing out from 88 entrants vying for […]| In the News | Scotsman Food and Drink
Sori, Easter Sunday 2025 I suppose every person on this planet will rave about a foodstuff made from the grain which got domesticated in their corner of the planet. I’ve seen Chinese and Japanese go misty-eyed about various rice-based foodstuffs. I’m sure Central Americans do the same for foodstuffs made with maize. Or Africans for … Continue reading BREAD| the heart thrills
General Regulations for the Army included instructions for quartermasters to inspect the bakery and officers were to read articles on "Baking" in encyclopaedias. Printed in Phila.| Researching Food History
Free doughnuts. Now that we have your undivided attention, we suggest you get along to one of independent business The Kilted Donut’s branches at Edinburgh’s 191 Great Junction Street or 22 St Stephen Street. This Sunday, March 27, with doors opening at 10am, they’re giving away a box of four kilties - their bite-sized bakes, which come […]| Artisan | Scotsman Food and Drink