At last summer is here! Make the most of sunny days by enjoying a sizzling barbecue or tasty picnic. It’s also the perfect time to ‘pick your own’ and visit a farmers’ market with stalls of amazing food produced locally.
In this edition we have lots of tempting recipes to try on the ‘barbie’ and tasty nibbles to include in your picnic basket. We’ve captured the godfather of Italian cooking Antonio Carluccio who chats to us on the eve of opening the new Carluccio’s eatery and deli in Union Square. Local chefs and producers have been causing a stir at the Grampian Chef of the Year and Scottish Food and Drink Awards. Find out how they performed in the following pages and read our interview with young Ethan Forsyth, crowned Grampian Seafood Chef of the Year. The team at The Ballathie House Hotel, on the banks of the River Tay, are inviting one lucky reader (and guest) to join them for an overnight stay with dinner and breakfast in an easy to enter competition.
