Scran
From the humble haggis supper to the finest single malt, Scotland's food and drink scene is as unique as the nation itself. Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman's Food and Drink Editor, is joined by guests and experts to give you an insight into what's cooking in Scotland. If you like a good bit of scran, this is the podcast for you.
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Scotland's National Chef, Gary Maclean talks to...
In this episode of Scran Rosalind Erskine meets Gary Maclean, Scotland's National Chef, winner of Masterchef, owner of Creel Caught in St James' Quarter in Edinburgh and lecturer at City of Glasgow College.
They talk about Gary's career to date, the...
28 min
127
Soaring seafood and simple pleasures with chef ...
On this episode of Scran Rosalind meets up with Roy Brett owner and head chef at Ondine in Edinburgh. Roy tells Rosalind all about his journey to where he is today and the interesting characters he's met along the way. He talks about the growth in...
28 min
128
Skye's the limit - sea salt, shellfish and the ...
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind visits the beautiful isle of Skye where she meets many producers and people working in various food and drinks businesses across the island.
First stop was the Isle of Skye Sea Salt company where she met Meena and...
42 min
129
The wonderful offerings of Argyll food and drink
On this episode we explore the wonderful offerings of Argyll. Rosalind meets up with Gordon Campbell Gray and talks to him about his businesses which include the Pierhouse in Port Appin and the Three Chimneys on Skye - his aim for all of his...
42 min
130
The glorious gifts of whisky and chocolate
It's that time of year when thoughts turn to Valentine's day and love it or hate it we can all get on board with one of the more palatable trappings of the season. Chocolate.
On this episode host Rosalind Erskine has her first experience of pairing...
45 min
131
Starting out PART TWO - exploring new Edinburgh...
On this episode Rosalind continues her look at some of the newer faces on the food and drink scene in Edinburgh.
First up she pays a visit to Ricos, a new Italian restaurant that is aiming to attract the George Street set and deliver an upmarket...
38 min
132
Scran Burns Night Special 2022
Welcome to the Scran Burns Night special. On this episode Rosalind and her guests willl be talking all things Burns night and regaling you with some words from the bard.
Rosalind is joined by Brian Kinsman, Master Blender at William Grant and Sons...
41 min
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Starting out - exploring new Edinburgh ventures
Welcome to the first episode of Scran for 2022. As this time of year brings to mind new starts and fresh beginnings we've been having a look at some of the newer faces on the food and drink scene in Edinburgh.
Host Rosalind met up with Louise...
45 min
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Scran Christmas Special 2021 Part Two
Welcome to part 2 of the Scran Christmas specials for 2021. This episode is also jam packed with festive tips and advice from gifting to cocktail making and of course we have lots of cooking tips.
The first guest Rosalind speaks to on this episode...
38 min
135
Scran Christmas Special 2021 Part One
Welcome to the first of our Christmas special episodes for 2021. We'll be looking forward to the festive season and talking all things food and drink and how to get the best out of the Christmas celebrations. On this episode Rosalind speaks to Andrew...
43 min
136
Killiecrankie House - challenging projects, mea...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine journeys up north to find out more about the revamp of Killiecrankie House, and what guests can expect from this new foodie destination.
Rosalind spoke to owners Tom and Matilda about how and why they...
27 min
137
Innovation at Glenmorangie - flowers, rocks and...
On this episode of Scran Rosalind takes a trip to the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain. There she gets a sneak peak at the new Lighthouse distillery and chats to Head of Distilling and Whisky Creation Dr Bill Lumsden. They talk about his career so...
30 min
138
Building the best fish and chips
On this week's episode of Scran Rosalind speaks to Callum Richardson, owner of the multi-award-winning Bay Fish & Chip Shop in Stonehaven. Callum speaks about how he went from the navy to hospitality and how his time in the armed forces influenced...
34 min
139
Baking bad with Jeni Iannetta from Bad Girl Bakery
Rosalind interviews Bad Girl Bakery owner and star baker Jeni Iannetta about her baking journey. They talk about how a chance early morning job application completely changed the direction of her career. Jeni shares her favourite bakes and talks about...
29 min
140
Whisky smuggling to save the oceans
In this episode of Scran Rosalind talks to brothers Nick and Alex Ravenhall aka The Whisky Smugglers. Both work in the whisky industry and have been involved in a project to raise money for Sea Shepard by open water swimming with some whisky on board!...
36 min
141
*Bonus Episode* Johnnie Walker Princes Street V...
This special bonus episode of Scran was recorded at the newly opened Johnnie Walker Visitor Experience on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Rosalind went along to check out Diageo's £185million investment in the old Fraser's building.
You'll be given a...
40 min
142
Wild Water for whisky
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind takes a deep dive into a relatively new business - Larkfire - a canned Scottish water company that is billed as wild water for whisky.
Rosalind is joined by James Mcintosh and Alan Moffat from Larkfire alongside...
38 min
143
Meet the new kids on the Scottish rum block
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind chats to Fraser Graham from Cabezon Beverage.
Cabezon together with Lost Loch distillery in Aboyne, launched a botanical rum last year, making them one of the newer kids on the burgeoning scottish rum block....
36 min
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Exploring Speyside's rich history and whisky trail
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind took a tour of the newly opened Glenlivet visitor centre in Speyside and spoke to master distiller Alan Winchester. She was also joined on Zoom by Glen Moray’s Iain Allan to discuss whisky tourism, and the malt...
37 min
145
New ventures and old habits with chefs Derek Jo...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine sits down to chat about food, career moves, crisps, whisky and nurturing new talent with chefs Derek Johnstone and Mark Donald.
Derek, who was the first winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, moved...
35 min
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Scran on the road 2021 part two
On this second part of our Scran on the Road series on Islay, Rosalind discovers some of the drams and drinks that have made the island famous.
To find out more about Islay spirits, Rosalind chats to the visitor centre manager at Bunnahabhain,...
63 min
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Scran on the road 2021 part one
Now that we can travel around Scotland again, Scran on the road is back.
Over the next two episodes, Rosalind heads to Islay to discover the draw it has for visitors - from whisky tourism to amazing seafood.
On part one of Scran on the road,...
56 min
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Exploring the rise of artisan salt in Scotland
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind takes a deep dive into the world of artisan Scottish sea salt. She's joined by guests Greogrie Marshall from Blackthorn Salt, Darren Peattie from the East Neuk Salt Company and Anna Hock from Orsay Sea Salt.
Gregorie...
68 min
149
Exploring the best of Scotland's coffee scene
On this episode of Scran, we get the kettle on and sit down for a coffee with Dear Green founder Lisa Lawson and Figment Coffee's Neil Glover. Lisa and Neil discuss the ongoing coffee craze from 90s cafe culture to now, coffee buzzword, their...
47 min
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Debunking whisky myths & favourite drams from e...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by a panel of whisky experts - James Campbell from Spirit of Speyside, author and OurWhisky co-founder Becky Paskin and consultant Blair Bowman. The panel discuss their favourite drams in a...
51 min