Foodie Quine by Claire Jessiman

11/06/2026

*WE ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED THIS WEEKEND*

🍺 The Midsummer Beer Happening starts tomorrow! 🍺
Last chance to book a stay with us in The Haven and make a weekend of it in Stonehaven.

Whether you're planning three days of beer, music and good company, or just want to enjoy everything Stonehaven has to offer, we're just a short walk from the festival site and the town centre.

📅 Available from tomorrow - Thurs 11th until Sunday 13th
🍺 W̶a̶l̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ Stumbling distance to the Beer Festival

Book direct:
www.bayviewstonehaven.com
Festival tickets:
www.midsummerbeerhappening.co.uk

07/06/2026

Stumbled upon the most adorable Honesty Hut Neesie’s Nursery in Banchory Devenick.
🌸 Flowers - Home grown not flown
🍯🐝 Raw Honey
🐓 Free Range Eggs
Payment by Cash or Card
And the best bit? There’s a HENployee of the week! 🐔🌟

Alas no purchases made as I was only 5km into a 20km walk, but now I know where it is I’ll be back! Check their profile for a W3W location.

04/06/2026

This time next week the fantastic Midsummer Beer Happening will be well underway in Stonehaven: Always a great weekend of beer, cider, music, food, cycling and raising a huge amount for local charities. 🍺🚴‍♀️☀️🎶

We still have availaBEERity in my holiday rental Bayview Apartments Stonehaven if you fancy staying in Stoney. Or if you're letting the train take the strain you can hop on the FREE 'Stoney Express' Stonehaven Land Train 🚂🍺 from the railway station to the beer.

Book your accommodation at www.bayviewstonehaven.com

Book your tickets at www.midsummerbeerhappening.co.uk

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

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25/05/2026

One spoon, many stories 🥄♥️🌍

Back in the 80’s I was part of a Young Enterprise Company at Fortrose Academy so when Cultura Palate from Oldmachar Academy got in touch with me to say their Young Enterprise Company had just won the Grampian finals in Aberdeen with their Cookbook and would I like a copy I jumped at the chance!

The 7 team members have produced a cultural cookbook containing 25 written recipes passed down from generations of their families. The book contains a selection of starters, sides, mains and desserts from across all of their cultures. 🇨🇳🇮🇳🇵🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇵🇳🇬

I bookmarked a few recipes that I wanted to try and decided to firstly make the Moroccan CousCous Salad. A really fresh and flavourful dish with warming Moroccan spices, crunchy almonds and plenty of herbs. Light enough for summer but still filling thanks to the chickpeas - definitely one I’d make again.

Wishing the ladies of Cultura & Co all the best in the upcoming Scottish final.

24/05/2026

📍 Findlater Castle - dramatic, exposed and slightly terrifying. Recently used as a filming location for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. (No sign of Matt Damon, Tom Holland or Zendaya on our visit)

Not one for the faint hearted to visit. A somewhat perilous adventure as one wrong step and you’re tumbling into the North Sea. Steep cliffs, sheer drops, uneven paths and no barriers/handrails.

But oh so worth a visit! Just don’t take the kids, wear sensible shoes and hold your nerve. A polished tourist attraction this isn’t.

23/05/2026

Fish, Seafood and Coffee in Portsoy and Cullen this weekend.
A fantastic deal at Aspire Restaurant only £15.95 a head Haddock, Mushy Peas, Bread and Butter and Tea/Coffee.
Today we joined the queue for lunch at Skink Co who will be popping up again tomorrow at Portsoy Harbour from 11:30am
Coffee in Cullen this afternoon from Beinn - Coffee & Books

21/05/2026

Retired dentists look away noo 😏 Highland Toffee and Irn Bru chews 😋

15/05/2026

🚨 PUSH THE BUTTON at a new exhibition in Aberdeen Art Gallery where you’re actively encouraged to turn cranks and push buttons! ⚙️✨

Making Waves: Amazing Machines is a truly joyful exhibition for the young and young at heart. Packed with contemporary automata celebrating visible mechanisms, playful engineering and a whole lot of creativity, these quirky moving machines are designed to delight and engage curious minds of all ages.

Falling somewhere between art, engineering and magic ✨ Impossible not to smile. So interactive, with something for everyone to enjoy it’s full of little moments of surprise and delight. Just when you think you’ve seen it all you spot another quirky detail.

Runs until the end of October. Kids under 12 go free, adult tickets are £10.50 (£7.50 concession) and a season pass for unlimited visits is just £15.