Cookie received an unexpected prize this week as The List magazine awarded us the title of “Newcomer of the Year”  for breaking the mould of local eating and drinking. The award was handed to Iain and Gordon at the launch of  The List’s new annual guide to Food and Drink in Scotland.

It has been an amazing couple of weeks in the press for Cookie, first with the Joanna Blythman article and the Sunday Times followed up by Diner Tec in the Evening times. …read more…

Eggs, Lamb and Rabbit are symbolic of fertility, sacrifice and new beginnings. We can’t think of a Christian festival with more symbolism associated with food traditions than Easter, but then again, perhaps someone could? Let me know about the meaning of Turkey at Christmas.

We will be serving a Sunday and Monday lunch using these ingredients: Rabbit terrine; Roast leg of Lamb; and eggs…?   To celebrate this time of new beginnings.

Easter was Pascha from the Hebrew word for Passover, in Italy we use the word Pasqua. It was replaced by Easter, a word which is believed to have evolved from Eostre, the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility and springtime. …read more…