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Final countdown for The Scotsman Scran awards 2025
The third annual Scotsman Scran Awards are taking place in June, and we've been inundated with nominations which our panel of judges have whittled down to the finalists. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... These finalists will be invited to the awards ceremony on 23 June at Oran Mor in Glasgow and you're invited to join us there. The Scotsman Scran Awards have been developed to celebrate the individuals, establishments and products that make the Scottish food and drink sector what it is. From Michelin-Starred fine dining to coffee shops and celebrated chefs and spirits, the Scottish food, drink and hospitality scene is a melting pot of talent and innovation, and these awards will be celebrating the very best of this. The Scotsman has been championing Scottish food and drink on its dedicated site for ten years, and, in 2019, launched Scran, its food and drink podcast. A mulit-award-winning podcast, it's presented by food and drink editor Rosalind Erskine. Past episodes include the return of Spirit of Speyside and Feis Ile, how to celebrate Burns night as a vegan, the launch of a new dining concept with Michel Roux Jnr, a celebration of Scottish seafood, authentic fusion food with Julie Lin and talking whisky, gin and life after Outlander with Sam Heughan. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Now the finalists who are shortlisted have been announced after the judging panel of industry experts - including The Scotsman food and drink editor Rosalind Erskine, Rosemary Gallagher, head of commercial content at The Scotsman, Julia Bryce, food and drink journalist and content creator, and chef and restauranteur Dean Banks - made their decision. 2024 Scran award winners | john devlin Among the awards are: Scottish restaurant of the year, chef of the year, employee of the year, best Scottish pub, newcomer of year, best spirit and sustainability awards. We're also asking you to choose your favourite local restaurant. Scotsman food and drink editor Rosalind Erskine said: 'It was a really tough job to pick the winners for this year's awards due to how many quality and innovative businesses we have in Scotland's food and drink sector. Despite years of challenges, it's heartening to see so many passionate business people going above and beyond to showcase, and champion our wonderful Scottish larder. I'm looking forward to seeing the shortlisted finalists on the night of the awards.' Judge Julia Bryce added: 'The calibre of entries this year showcases the quality, creativity and passion those working in food, drink and hospitality in Scotland boast. It was truly inspiring to get an insight into their businesses and their teams, and while it made the judging process a difficult one with lots of deliberation, it shows we have plenty to celebrate and be proud of.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Press and Journal
24-05-2025
- Press and Journal
My Aberdeen: Foodie Julia Bryce shares her favourite city restaurants and memories of Tiger Tiger bus
Content creator and journalist Julia Bryce is well known as an Aberdeen foodie. Here are her top picks and favourite memories in the Granite City. I guess what makes Aberdeen so special is the access to nature. We have an incredible offering with both the beach and the Cairngorms on our doorstep. And not far from the city, there's the Newburgh Seal Beach where you can see puffins, whales go by as well as dolphins pods at the harbour. That's the part that I love the most about it – it's the nature and wildlife. It would have to be my Tiger Tiger, Pearl Lounge, Espionage days with my uni girls. We used to go out all the time. The Tiger Tiger bus was a moment – you had to be there to believe it. You would get on a bus outside of what is Jam Jar now, but it was Tonic then. And you would get a big bus down to Tiger Tiger. You'd be there with your long vodkas, then jump on the bus and be in Tiger Tiger till early morning. Then go to the casino for breakfast. It's so hard. My absolute be all and end all if anybody comes to visit is Maggie's Grill . This is the one place that to me is home. The owners and the team are so lovely. And I've never heard anyone say a bad thing about it. The food is just incredible, and the chicken tenders and St Louis ribs are amazing. It's the quality of the meat, the time that they take to smoke everything, and the passion that they all have which makes it one of my favourites. I love walking around and seeing all the Nuart. The street art tour is just wonderful in terms of getting you to think about lots of things at once. I'm quite a creative person so I love stuff like that. But I also love Johnston Gardens. Spring or autumn are my favourite times to go there because it is alive with colour. I've seen herons and a kingfisher there. I don't drink coffee – me and coffee don't agree with each other. So I usually go for a hot chocolate or a chai latte now that I'm being a bit more adventurous. I love Parx Cafe – that's my go-to in the city for meetings or grabbing a hot drink. It's my first year working for myself freelance, so I'm still trying to figure everything out. I've got a good feeling about 2025. 2024 was a big year for me: I won an award and I was on Netflix. So it's a hard act to follow. I've got some really exciting projects going on. I've been working with Shop Aberdeen and I'm an Aberdeen Restaurant Week ambassador. And there are some really lovely projects bubbling away. It's a mysterious, wonderful and exciting year ahead – but who knows, really! If you enjoyed this story, you may also like: Aberdeen food writer makes Netflix debut on award-winning show 'Somebody Feed Phil'
