Nick Nairn

Food news March 2010: A wee jaunt out of town

2 Mar 2010

With so much going on in the Glasgow and Edinburgh dining scene it’s easy to ignore the rest of Scotland – at least until the ‘summer’ season begins or the snow gates are opened, whichever is the earlier. But there have been some intriguing developments…

Wigtown Book Festival 2010

28 May 2010

‘The best way to explain the Wigtown Book Festival is to explain Wigtown first of all,’ says festival director Adrian Turpin. ‘It’s Scotland’s National Book Town, which means it has lots of bookshops and book businesses. It’s like a mini Hay-on-Wye…

Iron Chef UK a real test of the pressure cooker

30 Apr 2010

Govan-filmed cookery show Iron Chef is currently one of the most bizarre shows on UK TV. Brian Donaldson finds respected Scottish chef Nick Nairn at the heart of the madness *2Amid a flurry of dry ice, a swirl of bright lights and stomach-twisting…

Iron Chef UK turns up the heat on top cooks

21 Apr 2010

For those who prefer food through the medium of television rather than their own lips there’s some local interest in the next big thing to hit our TV screens this spring. Channel 4 will screen Iron Chef UK which, in its US format, was acclaimed by…

Wigtown Book Festival

23 Sep 2009

Edinburgh might have the biggest book festival in the world but Wigtown stands up as an individual one the with over 150 events over ten days, mixing up big names like Roddy Doyle (pictured), Julia Donaldson and Nick Nairn with local specials including…

Diana Athill, Paddy Doyle and Iain Banks set for Wigtown Book Festival

15 Sep 2009

Tucked away on the Galloway coast, pretty little Wigtown is home to one of Scotland's worst kept literary secrets. After a bumper year in 2008, the annual Wigtown Book Festival looks set for its busiest year on record, with more than 170 events over 10…

Taste Edinburgh - Season to Taste

14 May 2009

Edinburgh’s tented food festival is back, with 14 restaurants, three cooking theatres and over 60 food and drink stallholders gathering in Inverleith Park for three days of meeting and eating. The List takes a look at what’s in this year’s picnic basket

Bramble Bar and The Saint amongst several new bars opening in Edinburgh

14 May 2009

A couple of Edinburgh’s bright young bars have added premises to their portfolio in recent weeks, with the guys behind Queen Street’s Bramble Bar opening up the Saint on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge, while the team running the nearby Hamilton’s Bar…

The best Scottish cookery books

Chef and author Christopher Trotter chooses his favourite cookery texts, featuring Nick Nairn

1 May 2009

A personal selection of inspiring books about Scottish food and cooking by chef and author Christopher Trotter.

Side Dishes

24 Apr 2008

While we realise you might be bowled over by the sheer quantity of information in our Eating & Drinking Guide, one new arrival to keep an eye out for is the List Card, registration now open, our dining promotion scheme that offers two-for-one meals at a…

Christmas secrets of the master chefs

15 Nov 2007

MARY CONTINI Our family traditions are tied up with the religious traditions that my grandparents brought across with them from Italy, and are to do with fasting and abstinence in the days leading up to a feast. So on Christmas Eve, we always have…

An Audience With . . .Nick Nairn

6 Sep 2007

Up until now, the most terrifying moment in Nick Nairn’s career was during the height of the recent foot and mouth crisis, when he interviewed the First Minister live on the BBC programme Landward. However, Nairn likes to push himself, and so to kick…