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Scotland Magazine author Kate PatrickHouse proud (House of Bruar)After almost 15 years of purveying the best of Scotland’s edible and wearable produce, House of Bruar is becoming a legend in its own lunchtime. Even people who hate shopping make the pilgrimage there, discovers Kate Patrick The phone springs to life. It is a text from someone who would rather be stuck in an immigration queue at Miami airport than out shopping for his wardrobe. Driving down A9. Stopped at Bruar. Bought fabulous cashmere jacket! Wonderful! This is a turn-up for the books. He doesn’t usually use words l... Best of Scotland from Issue 33 published on 22/06/2007 The first resort (St Andews)An ideal family winter break? Kate Patrick thinks she may have discovered it, and right on her doorstep too If you are reading this from Miami or Santa Monica you might be only marginally interested in our nation’s winter holiday predicament. You have Baja and the Caribbean on your doorsteps, complete with miles of virgin white sand and as much midwinter fun and sunshine as you need. For those of us who l... Best of Scotland from Issue 30 published on 01/12/2006 Send and deliverThanks to mail order, Scotland is never very far away. Kate Patrick stamps approval on some of the players The essence of Scotland is only a click away, although it’s fair to say that if you picked up the phone you would enjoy the banter that comes with ordering almost anything by mail from a specialist Scottish company. Part of the fun of bringing snatches of Scotland to your far-off kitchen, living ro... Scottish Shopping from Issue 29 published on 25/10/2006 A perfect tenWhat are the best newer places to visit in 2006? Kate Patrick picks her favourites World leaders may have thrown the spotlight on to Gleneagles in July, but for lesser mortals planning a visit to Scotland, here are some all-new ideas. Flying visit The commercial Concorde was too expensive for most travellers, but now for £8 you can look around Golf Bravo Oscar Alpha Alpha – the... Scottish Destinations from Issue 24 published on 05/01/2006 Family day out in a city of literatureEdinburgh is awash with literary references. Kate Patrick planned a family day out On the day Harry Potter hysteria hit Edinburgh, I took my 13-year-old son Jamie to browse among the city’s antiquarian bookshops, searching for thumbed, mildewed editions of John Buchan’s 39 Steps, Robert Louis Stephenson’s Kidnapped and Conan Doyle’s Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, all of which appe... Scottish Expeditions from Issue 24 published on 05/01/2006 Lets get funkyScottish culture has played a major role in the fashion industry in recent years. Kate Patrick went in search of Scottish style gurus When Howie Nicholsby redefined the traditional kilt by producing it for 21st-Century Kilts low-slung and in leather, dark grey wool or even camouflage print for one well-known British pop star, he may have sparked a small army of Scottish designers into rethinking how they could make the most of the... Scottish Trends from Issue 21 published on 10/07/2005 On the right side of the tracksThe Royal Scotsman is renowned across the world for class and style. And as Kate Patrick found out, it’s well justified For the Royal Scotsman’s three-day swing around the West Highlands, I took along my 75-year-old father-in-law. As a small boy coming from the north of Ireland to his school in Wales, he regularly made the trip by steam train from Stranraer, via much of Britain, and can still recite serial numbers o... Best of Scotland from Issue 19 published on 20/3/2005 Name the dateTullibardine distillery’s new shop, 1488, is named after a key historical date. But with heads set in the future, it’s part of Scotland’s newest shopping experience. Kate Patrick reports The first distillery to be built in the 20th century was the work of the engineer William Delme Evans, who sited his new baby where a brewery had been, on the other side of Auchterarder from Tullibardine Moor, just on the cusp of the Highlands. The story goes that an illicit still had once operated... Scottish Shopping from Issue 19 published on 20/3/2005 Food glorious foodIt’s a cut above the weekly supermarket run. Shopping for food in Scotland is all about seeking out the best delicatessens, bakers, butchers, cheesemongers and ice cream shops. Kate Patrick takes stock (lots of it) A British national newspaper once made the mistake of comparing Valvona & Crolla, Edinburgh’s Italian delicatessen and a destination in its own right, with ‘the best of anything in London’. It missed the point entirely: V&C bears favourable comparison with the best of anything in Italy, which is its... Scottish Shopping from Issue 17 published on 29/11/2004 The good, the true and the beautifulCraft and gift shops selling quirky, one-off or uniquely Scottish products are found all over Scotland. Kate Patrick provides a short-cut to some of the best What is it about quaint Victorian girls’ names that makes them so well-suited for shops that sell interesting, quirky or one-off pieces: the perfect rose-quartz necklace, or a sequined wrap, or a greetings card which is nothing short of a work of art? In Edinburgh, Doris & Mary and Gertrude & Lily ... Scottish Shopping from Issue 15 published on 18/7/2004 The rail thingScotland's disused Victorian railways have reinvented themselves as venues for shopping, eating, sleeping and guarding our cultural heritage. Kate Patrick knows her station. There are railway stations with bland ticket machines, draughty, grey platforms and empty cardboard coffee cups - they're the ones still in working order. Then there are those which are restored, attractive buildings, decorated with hanging baskets of flowers, and which have atmospheric tearooms and... Scottish Shopping from Issue 14 published on 2/5/2004 Cashmere if you canWith Scottish knitwear now appearing on the international designer catwalks as high-fashion in its own right, Kate Patrick talks us through some of the best places for pullovers in Scotland Thanks to a phenomenal renaissance in the popularity of Scottish cashmere and other high-quality knitwear, the wool-hungry shopper no longer actually needs to go to Scotland to buy it. With top Scottish designers producing collections alongside their own – Belinda Robertson for Michael Kors, Hillar... Scottish Shopping from Issue 13 published on 25/3/2004 Add a sparkle to your lifeScotland is famed for its exquisite jewellery. Kate Patrick picks out some gems Face it, girls, there’s nothing like the thrill of a new diamond – except, possibly, when it’s set in platinum in a ring, ear-ring or pendant. Fifth Avenue, Bond Street, Place Vendome and Via Montenapoleone have a lot to answer for, although it’s not as if we can escape the seductive lure of precio... Scottish Shopping from Issue 12 published on 19/1/2004 KiltmakersThe kilt is becoming ever more popular. Kate Patrick picks out the best shops to buy one from Some years ago the designer Vivienne Westwood launched a ‘Highland Warrior’ tartan collection for men. The idea was to photograph the pieces on real Scotsmen. One was low-slung, to reveal the navel; a matching, full-length, slightly fluffy cape was flung around the shoulders, and at the neck and cu... Scottish Shopping from Issue 11 published on 17/11/2003 Simply irresistibleSCOTLAND IS BLESSED WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF ‘MUST-VISIT’ SHOPS. KATE PATRICK PICKS SOME OUTLETS THAT ARE WORTH A JOURNEY IN THEIR OWN RIGHT A famous novelist of my acquaintance once went to Edinburgh to search for examples of his particular passion in life: antique machine tools. He found exactly what he wanted; but it took several hours of negotiation with the vendor, who couldn’t bear to part with a particularly fine antique plane, ev... Scottish Shopping from Issue 9 published on 20/7/2003 Edinburgh, Athens of the NorthKATE PATRICK EXPLAINS WHAT MAKES EDINBURGH SUCH A MAGNIFICENT AND LIVELY CITY, SUBLIMELY COMBINING THE MODERN WITH THE ANCIENT Too well known to admit description,” was how Dr Johnson felt about the city of Edinburgh in 1775, although he is said to have acknowledged the “noble appearance” of the breadth of the streets and the loftiness of the buildings. But it’s true that because Scotland’s capital city is generally the fi... Regional Focus from Issue 5 published on 4/11/2002 Social climbersKate Patrick reports on the success of pedlars mail order clothing: a smart combination of evolution and integrity Scene one: catalogue purveying lifestyle products plops through letterbox, the third to arrive this week. Occupants of house skim through atmospherically-styled shots of pale suede fringed cushions and hemlock-fragranced homeopathic roomspray, and wonder quite how these totems are going to fit in wi... Scottish Shopping from Issue 4 published on 9/9/2002 Jenners of Edinburgh winds of changeThe oldest independent department store in the world says it's been contemporary since 1838. Kate Patrick went to Jenners to find out how Apersonal recollection, to begin. I spent much of the 1980s working at Vogue magazine, during the era when models became supermodels, labels were designer labels and you didn’t just dress: you power-dressed, preferably complete with Cutler & Gross sunglasses. Stores and specialist retailers in the f... Scottish Shopping from Issue 3 published on 5/7/2002 Material girlBelinda Robertson, feisty Glasgow girl, has taken cashmere to a new plane of fashion Cast your mind back – not very far – to when there were just four types of sweater: polo neck, turtle neck, round neck and V neck. Nothing else varied much, except that sometimes people bravely wore a matching cardigan over the top, and then the ensemble was called a twinset. It was probably knitted... Scottish Clothing from Issue 2 published on 5/6/2002 Inch by InchTradition plays a key part in one of Edinburgh's finest jewellers, but it hasn't stopped Hamilton and Inches moving from strenth to strength. Kate Patrick goes shopping In the year Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, Degas first painted ballet scenes and the Civil Rights Act was passed by US Congress, James Hamilton and his nephew Robert Kirk Inches formed a partnership in Edinburgh to create and sell jewellery and fine silver. It was 1866, and Victorian Edinburgh pros... Scottish Shopping from Issue 1 published on 5/3/2002 |  | ||||||||||||
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