Scran

Diana Thompson has over 30 years’ experience within the wine and hospitality industry, including working overseas and national and international roles in the UK.

A Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) certified tutor, after working independently with
hotels and restaurants for 12 years, Diana launched Wine Events Scotland in 2016 during the
first Fizz Feast annual festival, and works with producers and consumers, holding wine
workshops, tastings and events across the UK.

Diana has received numerous awards, including Scottish Enterprise Awards’ Most Resilient
Wine Marketing Enterprise 2020 and ‘Wine Event Organiser of the Year 2020’ at Lux Food &
Drink Awards.

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Food waste is one of the biggest unrecognised contributors to our carbon footprint.

On this episode of Scran, Rosalind is joined by Scotland's national chef Gary MacLean and Zero Waste Scotland's Andrew Pankhurst to find out more about food waste and how to prevent it.

From Gary's batch cooking and vacuum packing methods to Andrew's tips on recycling and composting - it really is an eco friendly guide to cooking.

With Glasgow set to host the 26th Climate Change Conference it's time that Scotland follows a more sustainable approach to cooking and eating. Expect practical tips and some laughs around recycling faux-pas.

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Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and it’s a great time to spoil yourself or a loved one with a special meal - even if it's a home-cooked meal this year.

On this episode of Scran, Rosalind chats to a well-known couple on the Scottish food and drink scene - Tom and Michaela Kitchin - about their businesses, how they met, what they’ve been cooking in lockdown and working together as a married couple. They tell us how this is the first Valentine's Day they’ll be spending together, due the restaurant being temporarily closed.

Jon O'Connor, brand ambassador at Isle of Bute Gin, also shares an easy to make cocktail that you can try at home.

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Welcome back to Scran for our third series. Host Rosalind Erskine is back with a brand new line-up of guests talking all things Scottish food and drink.

It couldn't be more fitting than to start with one of the most patriotic days of the year - Burns Night. On the 25th of January The Scotsman hosted a Burns Night Live event on its social media channels where our panel where joined by an international audience.

Rosalind was also joined live by Scotland's national chef Gary MacLean, Scotsman Heritage writer Alison Campsie and BenRiach brand ambassador Stewart Buchanan.

The event also featured a guest appearance from Sam Heughan, an exclusive poem read by Alexander McCall Smith and a chat with James MacSween of the world famous MacSween haggis.

To watch back the live event: https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/recap-watch-scotsmans-free-virtual-burns-night-celebration-here-3108953

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A very merry welcome to the Scran Christmas special! While Christmas will be different this year, we can still enjoy a nice plate of food, which is what this episode is all about, whatever your diet.

Our first guests will be sure to warm your hearts and get you laughing. Rosalind is joined by founder of Socialbite, Josh Littlejohn MBE, and Itison founder Oliver Norman. They tell Rosalind about their partnership which began six years ago. The 'Buy a Homeless person a meal' at Christmas devised by Socialbite and hosted on the platform Itison sold 36,000 hot dinners in its first year and has grown ever since. They talk about the impact of the campaign and why it never fails to surprise them.

Next, Rosalind is joined by Scotsman picture editor and food writer Catriona Thompson, who talks about all the best vegetarian and vegan finds - for those who have had one too many nut roasts.

Finally, Rosalind shares her best supermarket finds for our festive favourites.

Music attribution: Christmas Rap and We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Kevin Macleod from-filmmusic-io/

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On this week's episode of Scran, we partnered with Johnnie Walker to celebrate 200 years of the brand.

On this episode, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by Head of Whisky Outreach at Diageo and the author of ‘A Long Stride’, Nicolas Morgan. Published this year to coincide with the bicentenary, the book takes a look at the history of Johnnie Walker, exploring how it grew from a humble grocery store in Kilmarnock to the global brand it is today.

Rosalind is also joined by author and whisky consultant Blair Bowman. He is widely known for founding World Whisky Day and listeners of Scran will know that Blair has featured on the podcast before.

Blair chats about what blended Scotch is (and the difference between blended malt), his favourite Johnnie Walker drinks and, of course. his desert island drams.

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On this episode we are celebrating a whole year of Scran.

From our first episode at Edinburgh's Christmas market, to recording in lockdown, host Rosalind Erskine and guest specialist reporter Caitlyn Dewar discuss the highlights and funny bits of the last year.

Listen back to chef Nick Nairn's cooking tips, Sam Heughan discussing whisky, Michel Roux Jr's family foraging and a whisky tasting at the Craigellachie hotel.

Caitlyn and Rosalind also discuss their favourite lockdown cocktails and meals, who they'd share a quaich with and shopping locally during the pandemic.

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On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by a very special guest: Outlander star Sam Heughan.

Sam is a Scottish actor who is best known for playing warrior Jamie Fraser in Outlander, the historical drama TV show based on the novel series of the same name. Set in Scotland in 1793 at the time of the Jacobites uprising, it has gained fans from all over the world.

In 2019 Sam realised his dream of releasing his own whisky, The Sassenach. Sam talks about what inspired him, why he chose a blend over a single malt and when fans in the UK can buy a bottle.

Sam also discusses his drams of choice, as well as some favourite foods... and some not-so-favourite foodie moments.

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This week features not one but two chefs from Michelin star restaurants: Michel Roux Jr. and Stevie McLaughlin.

The first part of the episode features Rosalind's visit to Crossbasket Castle to meet Michel Roux Jr. Michel now runs Le Gavorche, one of the first restaurants to gain a Michelin star in 1974. He talks about his famous family name that is synonymous with fine dining, and his humble upbringing, cooking for his icon Sir Alex Ferguson and the key to restaurant success.

The second part of the episode features Stevie McLaughlin, head chef at Scotland's only two Michelin star restaurant. Rosalind finds out about Stevie's career that started with an interest in Choux pastry, his first encounter with Andrew Fairlie at One Devonshire Gardens and tips on how the future generation of chefs can progress in the industry.

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This week on Scran we chat all things Scottish gin with Gin Cooperative founders Natalie and Martin Reid, and Sean Murphy, author of the book 'Gin Galore'.

With International Scottish Gin Day falling on 24 October this year, Martin and Natalie discuss how and why they set it up.

Sean chats about the rise in popularity of Scottish gin and what can be learned from whisky, and we all mull over our favourite gins and why flavoured options seem to be on the rise.

Finally Rosalind is back in her kitchen, this time making a Scottish G&T with a twist.

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