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Cupcakes: Coffee-time for those who aren’t in a hurry

WHEN the girls and I cross the river for lunch, we usually head for the super-efficient service and calorific delights of the Quarrymill Coffee Shop. Read

Seafood Restaurant: Savouring the fruits of the sea at St Andrews

IN a glass cube clinging to the rockface at St Andrews, the Seafood Restaurant certainly scores top marks for visual wow factor. Read

It’s a meal fit for a saint - with no macaroon bars

McDiarmid Park: It’s a meal fit for a saint - with no macaroon bars

OTHER Half tells me there was a time when football catering conjured up images of greasy pies and scalding hot Bovril, with that traditional Scots delicacy, a macaroon bar, to round off the feast. Read

Go on, indulge!

Indulge: Go on, Indulge!

HOW could I pass on an invitation to join in the fun and frolics at this year’s T in the Park? Read

Lochend Farm Shop: Great grub on the farm

IT’S great to get off the beaten track once in a while and that’s exactly what we did on our way back from hitting the sales in Edinburgh. Read

Wine legacy of Bordeaux

WHEN Henry II of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152, a huge area of France, including the Bordeaux region, was put under English control for the next couple of centuries. Read

In season: spring lamb

CHEAP, imported lamb from New Zealand may be available all year round, but in season Scottish lamb is hard to beat. Read

Right royal feasts

HERALDING the start of the new potato season, the much-awaited arrival of the Jersey Royal is always a highlight for foodies. Read

Wrestling with Mexican food

Rancho Pancho: Wrestling with Mexican food

"DON'T be b***** ridiculous," said Other Half when I suggested "Sex and the City" for our weekly jaunt to the pictures. Read

Lion and Unicorn: The Lion’s share of fabulous pub grub

LET me tell you a little bit about my friend Natalie. Tall, blonde, fabulous and 41, she's been married twice and never met a millionaire she didn't like. Well up till now! Read

Yann's is just the job when French takes your fancy

EMERGENCY drive to the vet in Crieff after Granny's West Highland Terrier - Brumbie - swallowed a brillo-pad! Read

Jamesfield: Getting familiar with a real organic feast

FEBRUARY’S blustery weather found three ladies in search of a lunch. Read

Red Rooms: Pre-theatre experience was worthy of an Olivier

THERE seems to be a sense of occasion if one treats oneself and friends before a theatre show and that is exactly what I did last week before watching the Perth Theatre’s production of “Mice and Men”, incidentally a very moving and excellently performed play. Read

Almondbank Inn: Traditional pub gives it all large with food

THERE are various milestones on the path to becoming your parents. Read

Sandeman: Ideal stop-off for classic pub grub

RENDEZVOUSING for a bite to eat with a teenage relative can turn into a minefield of problems. Read

Tullibardine: Distilling the recipe for a fantastic feast

EVERY New Year, I’m tempted to join in with chums making their painfully predictable resolutions and, equally true to tradition, all the good intentions invariably “gang aft a-gley” before the Burns season moves into full swing. Read

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