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From the humble haggis supper to the finest single malt, Scotland's food and drink scene is as unique as the nation itself. Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman's Food and Drink Editor, is joined by guests and experts to give you an insight into what's cooking in Scotland. If you like a good bit of scran, this is the podcast for you.
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Signup to Generate a PitchFrom the humble haggis supper to the finest single malt, Scotland's food and drink scene is as unique as the nation itself. Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman's Food and Drink Editor, is joined by guests and experts to give you an insight into what's cooking in Scotland. If you like a good bit of scran, this is the podcast for you.
Scran is hosted by The Scotsman. The show has published 203 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why black pudding is dying out" (23 October 2026, 45 minutes), "Bonus Episode - Scotland Served Cocktail Festival and World Class" (9 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "Yotam Ottolenghi on his new Edinburgh restaurant" (25 September 2026, 27 minutes).
Scran publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 203 episodes.
Booking probability for Scran is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Scran requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Scran's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Scotsman hosts Scran, an arts podcast with 203 episodes published.
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Black pudding is one of Ireland's oldest foods, older than the potato, and it's disappearing. In this episode of Scran, The Scotsman's food and drink podcast, author Kate Ryan and food historian Peter Gilchrist explain...
Episode #5
On this very special bonus episode of Scran where we've partnered with World Class to bring you an insight into the upcoming Scotland Served Cocktail Festival as well as the exciting international...
Episode #4
Celebrated chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi joins Rosalind on this episode of Scran to hear all about his new Edinburgh restaurant. Foodies have eagerly looked forward to its arrival, and Rosalind is keen to learn...
Episode #3
We are continuing our celebration of award-winning Scottish food and drink businesses on this episode as we talk to Nick Watkins of El Perro Negro. Winner of multiple best burger awards, Nick stepped into the industry...
Episode #2
Now into our tenth season we wanted to start the series with something a little different so over the next few episodes we'll be looking a little closer at some of Scotland's award winning food and drink businesses.And...
Episode #1
It's that time of year again - festival time! Producer Kelly and Rosalind hit Edinburgh recently to catch some food and drink shows and we were not disappointed. First stop was the Malt Whisky Society on Queen St...
Episode #29
The Glasgow Coffee Festival took place recently and as part of that the UK's Best Coffee Roaster was named as Glasgow-based Jonathan Martinez and Andrew Wong won the UK Brewers Cup competition. On this...
Episode #28
On this episode of Scran Rosalind chats to David and Michael Neve - the father and son duo who have played more than an important part in the success of Amber restaurant. Amber celebrates 25 years in business this year...
Episode #26
On this Scran on the Road special, producer Kelly and Rosalind spent two days travelling around Orkney, thanks to Orkney Marketing and Orkney.com, where they encountered so many interesting people and places that they...
Episode #26
Summer in Scotland can mean one thing for a lot of people - the chance to get out and about and enjoy the fairs and agricultural shows that are taking place across the country. One such popular annual event is The...
Episode #24
As award season is in full swing we celebrate recent recipients of the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2026. On this episode Rosalind speaks to two recipients; Sarah Heward of the Real Food Cafe and Sean...
Episode #25
One Tuesday in summer, when the sun was splitting the stones in Glasgow Rosalind boarded a plane to Orkney. The weather in Kirkwall was much more temperate, but what Rosalind discovered was a truly fascinating world of...
Episode #23
On this bonus episode of Rosalind visits Ingliston on this episode as the Royal Highland Show 2026 inches ever closer and is now only a matter of weeks away. Rosalind sat down with David Tennant, Head of Show and Blayne...
Episode #22
Today's episode features a trip to Edinburgh, where Rosalind visits a new foodie haunt, Browns of Leith. Brown's is made up of Haze, an all-day venue which is run by the team behind Timberyard. Civerinos the Edinburgh...
Episode #21
Ghillie Basan is one of Scotland's most talented culinary champions. She's been called 'The Original Spice Girl' and a 'World Food Expert' but what comes across most when you meet this author of more than 50 books...
Episode #20
On this episode of Scran we venture north to Craigellachie to preview the upcoming Spirit of Speyside festival and to set foot behind closed doors at the Craigellachie Distillery. Rosalind meets with Brand Home...
Episode #19
On this episode of Sran Rosalind is taking a deep dive into the world of Scottish Cider. As it continues to grow in popularity, Rosalind wanted to speak to some of the people who are the heart of the cider industry to...
Episode #18
On this episode of Scran we are talking pies! Love 'em or hate em', pies are omnipresent in Scotland and Rosalind wanted to find out more about our relationship with the humble and pie and how this has changed down...
Episode #17
On this episode of Scran Rosalind investigates how you go about operating a successful bakery in 2026. First up, she paid a visit to Lannan in Edinburgh. Lannan has been hitting the headlines and influencing people from...
Episode #16
Welcome to this special partner episode of Scran where we are looking forward to Summer, and more specifically Scotland's biggest gathering - The Royal Highland Show. Every year more than 200,000 people visit the show...
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Director of Graduate Support and Enrichment at San Miguel Middle School, Glasgow Coffee Festival
head chef of London’s acclaimed restaurant A. Wong, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
software engineer, NASA scientist, JPL consultant, Plone committer, Python hacker, Apache Software Foundation member, California State University, Channel Islands
RHASS Competitions Manager, Burberry
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