NEWS & EVENTS

A group of Scottish chefs recently took part in a free learning journey to discover how quality Scotch Beef PGI makes its way from farm to fork. The journey, which was organised by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Savour St Andrews, was part of a range of activities taking place in the run up to […]

A native to the area, Billy grew up in a small house by the harbour in Cellardyke, which is only 10 minutes from the restaurant door. Spending the majority of his career in Edinburgh working for some of Scotland’s most prestigious restaurants including time as Head Chef at Number One in The Balmoral, Billy returned to […]

Here are our Savour St Andrews 2018 bursary winners – Fife College SVQ Professional Cookery Level 5 with chef/lecturer Michael Henderson, and SRUC Hospitality HND Professional Cookery with chef/lecturer Wullie Balfour. They will use the use the awards to help fund class visits and learning experiences outside college. The awards were presented at our St […]

A Fife student’s dream of becoming a top chef in her own restaurant has been given a boost with a coveted work place at one of the UK’s best restaurants. Liga Sprutke, who is currently studying professional cookery SRUC Elmwood, was recently able to spend an action packed week at Shirley Spear’s Three Chimneys in […]

  The amazing multi award winning Craig Millar, whose 16 West End restaurant in St Monans receives consistently rave reviews, has just featured in the Courier’s weekly food magazine ‘the menu’. Born and educated in Dundee, Craig started his career as a chef with Crest Hotels in Buckinghamshire.  After a few years, Craig moved back up […]

SRUC Elmwood Hospitality students were introduced to the fascinating story of the famous Bon Accord soft drinks business when director Karen Knowles popped into the Cupar campus recently in an offshoot of work with Savour St Andrews. Karen, the great great grandaughter of the man who created the company in 1903, provided an overview of […]

Head chef Mat Majer of award-winning The Adamson will be mentoring Fife College students as he produces the Petits Fours course at our St Andrew’s Day Dinner held in association with the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on the evening of November 29th. He is joining an amazing line-up including Martin Hollis, executive chef at […]

One of the UK’s top chefs, Geoffrey Smeddle of the Peat Inn Restaurant with Rooms, will be creating a sumptuous dessert at our St Andrew’s Day Dinner held in association with the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on the evening of November 29th. He is joining an amazing line-up including Martin Hollis, executive chef […]

Executive chef Martin Hollis will be cooking the main course at our St Andrew’s Day Dinner held in association with the five red star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on the evening of November 29th. The main course is being sponsored by Quality Meat Scotland, and Martin’s dish will be will showcase the versatility […]

The head of catering at St Andrews Links Trust, Sharon Munro, will be cooking the intermediate course at our St Andrew’s Day Dinner held in association with the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on the evening of November 29th. She is joining an amazing line-up including Martin Hollis, executive chef at the Old […]

Savour St Andrews and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) have teamed up to create a free learning journey for local chefs to celebrate the natural production and processing of Scotch Beef PGI. The event will be held on Monday, November 26th, starting and finishing at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa in St Andrews, […]

Scotch Beef PGI is set to be centre stage at the annual St Andrew’s Day Dinner, to be held at the five-star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on Thursday 29 November 2018. A stellar line-up of six renowned Scottish chefs has been working with Savour St Andrews to create a spectacular menu for […]

Former BBC MasterChef:The Professionals winner Jamie Scott, whose restaurant The Newport was recently named AA Restaurant of the Year for Scotland, will be cooking the starter at our St Andrew’s Day Dinner held in association with at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on the evening of November 29th. He is joining an […]

Head chef Duncan McLachlan at the two AA Rosette Playfair’s Restaurant and Steakhouse at the Ardgowan Hotel will be creating the canapes for our St Andrew’s Day Dinner at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on the evening of November 29th. He is joining an amazing line-up including Martin Hollis, executive chef at […]

A stellar line-up of chefs and fabulous local and Scottish produce will feature in St Andrew’s Day Dinner at the five red star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa this month. The chefs have been working with Savour St Andrews to create a spectacular menu for the dinner celebrating some of the very best […]

The executive chef at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, Martin Hollis, is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch at the hotel – an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Martin is cooking up a homely dish […]

Rogue is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on November 4th in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. The lunch, offering great food and exceptional value, will take place […]

The Michelin-starred Peat Inn’s Geoffrey Smeddle is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Geoffrey will be cooking tartlet of pheasant, chestnuts, ewes milk cheese from Peat Inn with chorizo ketchup. The […]

Staff from Jamie Scott’s restaurant The Newport, which was recently named AA Restaurant of the Year Scotland, are taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Jamie is cooking wild game corn dog […]

The Tailend is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Head chef Michael Russell (pictured) and his team will be preparing seafood dishes including cod and chorizo croquettes and tomato soup with […]

Sharon Munro, the head of catering at St Andrews Links Trust, is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Sharon’s taster will be East Neuk crab risotto with a seared Pittenweem langoustine. […]

Famous Cupar-based bakery Fisher and Donaldson will be back at our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. The company will be bringing tasters including mini versions of all time favourites such as their massively popular […]

Kinnettles Hotel head chef Rory MacCrimmon will be taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Tory is planning duck and fennel rillettes with a honey and sesame brittle, and a dark chocolate […]

Lisa Cathro of Zest Cafe in St Andrews is bringing her passion and some amazing coffees to our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. The lunch, offering great food and exceptional value, will take place […]

The famous Bon Accord soft drinks company, resurrected three years ago by the great-great granddaughter of the Robb family founder after a sixteen year absence, will be at the Chefs Taster Lunch on Sunday November 4th in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood […]

The Scottish Fruit Company is back at our Chefs Taster Lunch with samples of delicious cordials. Run by Danya Caceres, the company picks, trades and forages in fields, ancient and modern orchards, gardens and wild places to discover Scotland’s natural fruit. Danya says that that from medieval varieties of pears to the prickliest brambles and […]

Head chef Lucy Spendlow will be representing Forgan’s and its adjacent Mitchell Deli when she takes part our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Lucy is preparing cullen skink and canape style starters from the […]

The Adamson head chef Mat Majer is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Mat will be preparing crispy egg, hummus, harissa, pickled […]

Hotel du Vin St Andrews head chef Hugh Drysdale is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Hugh is preparing an “afternoon tea showcase” […]

The expanding St Andrews Brewing Company is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch by featuring some of its bar/restaurant menu food in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. Copmpany chefs Callum Phillip and James Sheriff will be cooking […]

Head chef Duncan McLachlan of Playfair’s Restaurant and Steakhouse is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. During the event Duncan Duncan will be offering Scotch Broth served in his own freshly […]

Glenn Roach, head chef at Macdonald Rusacks in St Andrews, is taking part in our Chefs Taster Lunch at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa on November 4th in an event aimed at showcasing local business and helping to provide bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. The lunch, […]

  Meet Rory MacCrimmon, head chef at Kinnettles Hotel, Restaurant & Bar in St Andrews, who has just featured in The Courier’s popular weekly food mag The Menu. Rory is a local chef – born and raised in Dundee. He has worked his way up the ranks of Scotland’s kitchens, including Rufflets St Andrews and The Tayberry in […]

  Join Savour St Andrews for a buffet style journey involving a number of top chefs and acclaimed local establishments, with part of the proceeds going towards bursaries for hospitality students at SRUC Elmwood Campus and Fife College. The lunch, offering great food and exceptional value, will take place in the Hall of Champions at […]

Head chef Paul Hannan of Hams Hame at the Hamilton Grand Old Course, recently featured in the Courier’s “The Menu” food magazine. Hams Hame is spectacularly located beside the 18th green of the Old Course, one of the golf courses currently hosting some of the world’s best known professional golfers and their celebrity partners in […]

Mat Majer has been appointed head chef at The Adamson in St Andrews. He joins the team at the multi-award winning two AA rosette restaurant from his role at BABA in Edinburgh where he was stationed since it opened at the Principal Charlotte Square Hotel. He will oversee the entire chef operations at The Adamson […]

Top chefs and food and drink businesses from in and around St Andrews are once again joining forces to offer a real flavour of the famous golf, university and tourist town. The activities will culminate in the seventh annual St Andrew’s Day Dinner, providing a wonderful showcase for producers, the hospitality industry and the further […]

Go ahead St Andrews head chef Lucy Spendlow of Forgan’s St Andrews has just featured in the TheCourier.co.uk weekend magazine The Menu… Forgan’s head chef Lucy Spendlow is originally from York, and she moved to St Andrews fourteen years ago. She joined the G1 team six years ago as the head chef of Victoria Café. Later moving to the […]

Glenn Roach Head Chef, Macdonald Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews   Glenn leads the kitchen brigade at Macdonald Rusacks, overseeing the menus in the One Under Gastro Pub and R Bar, and fine dining in the 3AA Rosette Rocca Restaurant in its stunning position alongside the eighteenth hole of the Old Course. Originally from Wigan, Glenn […]

Another highly skilled and imaginative St Andrews chef, Duncan McLachlan of Playfair’s Restaurant and Steak House, has just been featured the Courier’s weekly “The Menu” food and drink magazine. Duncan has built a big reputation with both locals and visitors, is a strong supporter of Savour St Andrews, and will be demonstrating in the Dundee […]

A highly coveted work placement at the famous Three Chimneys restaurant on Skye awaits Liga Sprukte, an HNC Professional Cookery student at the SRUC Elmwood Campus in Cupar. Liga is able to take up the opportunity thanks to “Savour St Andrews” which offers annual bursaries to students from SRUC Elmwood and Fife College. The money […]

Rogue head chef David Lilley is relishing his role at one of the newest eateries in St Andrews, and he recently featured in the Courier’s weekly food magazine “The Menu”. The restaurant lies in South Street, near the West Port, and also features a cocktail bar and micro gin distillery Here is the feature (reproduced […]

Well known Cupar-based bakery business Fisher and Donaldson has just provided a mammoth and tasty after dinner snack – an amazing wall of 1000 glistening, delicious blue, pink and white doughnuts! After a much smaller feature created by the bakery for a recent wedding went viral on social media, the organisers of the graduation ball […]

Three winners from St Andrews are pictured here Scottish Food Awards and Academy 2018 The Seafood Ristorante, stunningly located overlooking the West Sands, picked up Restaurant Chef Team of the Year, Sous Chef of the Year for Jamie Mackinnon, and Rising Star 2018 for owner Stefano Pieraccini. Julie Lewis picked up the Family Business of […]

The amazing Fife chef/patron Geoffrey Smeddle, of the Peat Inn Restaurant with Rooms, has just lifted one of the most prestigious awards in the culinary calendar. Michelin-starred Geoffrey has been named Chef of the Year in the CIS Excellence Awards run in conjunction with Caterer.com The hotly contested category also included Billy Boyter, whose Michelin […]

Two amazing North East Fife restaurants have just featured in “The Times” new list of favourite UK seafood haunts. The Seafood Ristorante, stunningly perched overlooking the West Sands at St Andrews, and The Newport, in its equally spectacular position above the River Tay, are two of only three Scottish choices in “Lobster, moules and sunsets:30 […]

Chefs from two famous Michelin-starred restaurants within a few miles of each other in North East Fife are in the running for top awards featuring industry professionals from all over the country. Two of Scotland’s finest, Geoffrey Smeddle of The Peat Inn and The Cellar’s Billy Boyter, have been named as finalists in the prestigious […]

Eden Mill has unveiled ambitious plans to create a new distillery and brewery just metres from its current headquarters in Fife. The £4million expansion project in Guardbridge will see historic former paper mill buildings refurbished to become Eden Mill’s new home – allowing them to increase production of gin, beer and whisky, create more innovative […]

Chef students from two Fife colleges received bursary awards when the sixth annual St Andrew’s Day Dinner was held at the town’s Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa. The professional cookery students from Fife College and the SRUC Hospitality based at Elmwood Campus in Cupar students received their certificates after taking part in a […]

A special “Field to Fork” learning journey featuring the use of pheasant reared by SRUC Elmwood Campus in Cupar has been held for chefs from in and around St Andrews. The event was a collaboration between Savour St Andrews, SRUC Elmwood Hospitality and Scotland’s Natural Larder, a partnership between the British Association for Shooting and […]