when i was in edinburgh last month i was lucky enough to visit the scran & scallie, the more relaxed sibling to michelin star chef tom kitchin’s famous kitchin, for a lovely blogger’s dinner. founder along with another of scotland’s top michelin star chefs, dominic jack, the restaurant boasts a hearty menu of fresh, home-cooked dishes using quality seasonal local produce, that reflects the team’s ‘from nature to plate’ ethos. the rustic ‘hunting lodge’ interior preserves many of the old features of the building,

i mentioned recently that i was headed to edinburgh for a ‘meaty’ weekend, and whilst in town we took the opportunity to dine in what is arguably one of the city’s best restaurants: lisa & andrew radford’s timberyard. rather aptly named for the building’s former warehouse incarnation, timberyard has a strong farm-to-table ethos with ingredients supplied by small, local, artisan growers, breeders, producers, suppliers & foragers, so was the perfect place to begin our scotch beef & scotch lamb adventures.