Food and Drink at Old Course Hotel

Hello foodies! Summer is almost upon us! We’re now into the second week of the British asparagus season which in fact is a very short season lasting only six weeks.  Traditionally the season starts on the 1st of May however this year it started a little early as the fantastic weather we have had throughout [...]

Hi and welcome back to the food & drink blog. As I type this it is howling a gale outside! It’s day like this that I love nothing more but too make a big batch of soup to warm me up! The autumn and winter seasons are great as there are so many brilliant vegetables [...]

Hi and welcome back to the food & wine blog. The best months for oysters are any month with the letter “r” in its name! Here at the Old Course Hotel we serve oysters in our famous Sands Grill seafood platter and this year they feature on our Christmas Menu in the Road Hole Restaurant. [...]

Hi there and welcome back to the Food & Wine blog.  While many of the ingredients we use change with the seasons one that we will always have on our menu is beef. The versatility of beef makes it a tremendous ingredient to work with.  We offer a range of different dishes around the Hotel [...]

Hi and welcome back to the Food & Wine blog.  I am really looking forward to the Dundee Food & Flower Festival this weekend. I would usually go along as a visitor, I love watching the cookery demonstrations and visiting all the food produce stalls for samples and a chance to chat with the producers. [...]

Hi, welcome back to the Food & Wine blog. Last week was a very busy and exciting week for us! On Friday Simon and I were at the Foodies Festival in Edinburgh, despite the mud and rain we made it on to the stage for our cooking demonstration. We had a great time meeting the [...]

Chocolate Heaven! Hi folks, it’s good to speak to you all again. I am delighted to announce our wonderful new chocolate selection at the Road Hole Restaurant supplied by Iain Burnett- The Highland Chocolatier. I will warn you now…this post may leave you running for the nearest chocolate bar! Based in the small village of [...]

Hi there and welcome back to the blog. Just as we say good bye to the Scottish asparagus season we welcome the Scottish girolles, also known as the summer chanterelles and Scottish gold. Every chef eagerly awaits the start of the girolle season and I am lucky enough to have excellent suppliers who have been [...]

Hi everyone! Ross here. It’s great getting a chance to speak to you all. Simon has handed over the blog reins to me so that I can tell you all about our foraging trip last week. One of our suppliers, Fresh Direct, invited a team of us from the Road Hole Restaurant to join them [...]

Welcome back to the blog… So much has happened since we last spoke! I am very proud of Ross Marshall, our Head Chef at the Road Hole Restaurant who was this month awarded Young Chef of the Year at the Scotland Food & Drink Awards; it was very well deserved!  At the same award ceremony [...]