"This food, so plainly Scots, not just in the use of local and national ingredients, is created with an intelligent craft and understated assurance, a quietly spoken, humanistic brilliance, here in the city of reason. My city. Nobody in the United Kingdom is cooking or eating better than this..."
AA GILL, THE SUNDAY TIMES (OCT 2009) * * * * *
The Kitchin presents modern British cuisine influenced by French cooking techniques and an appreciation of the best quality ingredients available from Scotland's fantastic natural larder. This season's menu will feature some amazing summer produce and I especially enjoy working with the fresh wild herbs in season. The fish and shellfish are outstanding this time of year and delivered directly to the restaurant from the boats every morning. For my hand-dived scallops I rely on my friend and scallop diver Robert to source me the best scallops there are in the waters outside Orkney. The quality is just second to none!
At The Kitchin it's all about seasonality. As we get deeper into summer season more of the fantastic Scottish produce is becoming avaialble. I especially enjoy the wonderful mushrooms which grow in the woods around Scotland this time of year, the wonderful vegetables and herbs and also the outstanding berries from Blairgowrie. The menu at The Kitchin and the Celebration to the season menu is constantly changing as I receive new produce. Do contact us directly to find out today's specials.
I work very closely with my suppliers to ensure that the produce I receive is of the highest quality and always in season. I always buy my meat and fish whole and do all the butchering in-house.