News: Buck and Birch Launch Fine Dining Experience in Portobello, Edinburgh

Nurture Nature, Eat

Buck and Birch duo to launch communal fine dining experience

This spring, Buck and Birch – the team behind Aelder wild elderberry liqueur – is set to launch a unique communal fine dining experience in Portobello. ‘Nurture Nature, Eat’ is the brainchild of the Buck and Birch collaborative, the team behind Aelder wild elderberry elixir and advocates of foraging for the best of Scotland’s natural ingredients.

Launching on Friday 23^rd March, and with a series of events spanning the rest of the year, ‘Nurture Nature, Eat’ is a celebration of Scotland’s natural, wild larder at Dalriada on Edinburgh’s Portobello Promenade. Dalriada is an award-winning family-run bar located on Edinburgh’s Portobello Promenade, with panoramic views over the Firth of Forth. Each multi-course wilderness menu will encapsulate the very best seasonal ingredients, taking diners on a culinary journey along Scotland’s beautiful coastlines and through hedgerows, fields and forests.

Diners can expect game, fish and plenty of wild surprises; to keep everything as fresh and spontaneous as possible, menus – which are typically six courses plus canapes and petit fours – will not be completed until the day of the event. Innovative menus will be served with wilderness-inspired drinks created by the Buck and Birch team, ranging from wines to spirits and liqueurs, including event sponsor Aelder – a wild elderberry liqueur with a whisky base which was officially launched in November 2016.

The Buck and Birch collaborative was founded by Rupert Waites and Thomas Chisholm in 2012. Using their extensive foraging knowledge and hospitality experience, the duo host occasional dining experiences inspired by nature.

Dates for the ‘Nurture Nature, Eat’ event are: