> I have lived and traveled extensively in Scotland and am always amazed at the
> people who complain of the food. Most of the time I have had meals that would
> shame many top restaurants in NY Paris London etc.
>
> Having been forced to live in the US for a while, I have lost touch with the
> majority of the chefs I used to know and am trying to put together a tour of
> Scotland that will not poison my wife and I.
>
> My brother lives near Blairgowrie, so we have that part of Eastern Scotland as
> a starting point. We plan on driving up to Grantown, around the top of the
> island, back down with a side trip to Skye and than Loch Lomond and all points
> south to Carlisle.
Start with the But 'n Ben in Auchmithie (a few miles north of Arbroath).
Its specialty is smoked fish, the "Arbroath smokie" was invented there.
A visit to Arbroath itself to see the smokeries would be worthwhile too
(go in the morning when they're in operation). The walk from Arbroath
to Auchmithie takes you along spectacular red sandstone cliffs.
One of the best restaurants in Glasgow, the Ubiquitous Chip, was badly
fire-damaged recently. Better check if they're back in operation.
Also in Glasgow, try Balbir's (superb newish Indian restaurant, in
Church Street near Kelvinhall tube station) and the big Chinese place
in Sauchiehall Street on the north side near the CCA (glaringly
modern industrial-looking interior and most of the menus in Chinese -
it helps to go with a Chinese-speaking person).
In Edinburgh, try Laraz, the Kurdish restaurant on the corner of Home
Street and Lochrin Place, Tollcross. "9 Cellars", the Indian restaurant
in York Place near the bus station, looks amazing but I haven't been
there yet.
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