Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Award winning Dalbeattie butcher

Dalbeattie butcher Alan Elliot

Would you consider haggis to be an exotic food? Well, to misquote Frank Carson just a little: “It’s the way you make ’em.” If you’re wondering what could possibly connect an Irish comedian and an iconic Scottish delicacy, you’ve obviously never tasted haggis as made by Dalbeattie-based butcher Alan Elliott. Because it just so happens that the 2007 Haggis Championship was won by this son of County Tyrone.

Food & Drink - The Allotment, Dumfries

The Allotment, Dumfries Do you remember those days, long before giant, edge-of-town supermarkets ruled the retail world, long before you could shop for your food without leaving your house, simply by using a computer?