Callum looked after us for a mountain bike weekend in Aberdeenshire. Always on time, great banter and nothing was too difficult. We really enjoyed the two distillery tours... read more snd the special tasting menu that Callum organised at the Rothesay Rooms was sublime - is there anybody in Scotland Callum doesn’t know? Highly recommend and will definitely be back!

  If you take beautiful scenery, great mountain biking and add Callum then you end up with something very special. He transported us everywhere from pick up at the airport until... read more our departure. He organised distillery tours and the restaurants he recommended were excellent. Callum went the extra mile providing fresh coffee and cakes after a particularly tough bike ride through to persuading the chef, at one of the best restaurants in Deeside, to put on an 8 course tasting menu just for us. His knowledge of the area and, it would appear, most of its inhabitants was both informative and very amusing. Thank you Callum for making our trip so memorable.

  The communication from Calum prior to the trip was great and the day itself was a great experience. It helped to really appreciate what's on our door step, we... read more were treated to a Wark Farm Pie and picked up some drink before making a 3 course meal at CFINE in Aberdeen from what we selected on the day from Banchory Farmer's Market. The day was relaxed, entertaining and we picked up some new technical skills which I know I've already applied since! Thoroughly recommend this tour in future!

  We had a great day out in Aberdeenshire. Calum guided us well through and took us to meet an Angus farmer. Absinthe distillery and he even managed to get a... read more bagpiper play a tune for us 🙂

Calum is a great guide, with a lot of knowledge and a fun guy to be around. I truly recommend him 🙂

  Spent a great day with Bothies and Bannocks on their Market Day Cook and Dine tour. We started out in Aberdeen and then Calum, the guide, took us on the... read more beautiful drive along Royal Deeside, pointing out the sights as we went. In Ballater we went shopping at the local Farmers' Market. I'm a great fan of markets in any case, but being guided by somebody who knows the stallholders and all about their products (which we had to sample of course!) made it especially interesting. Shopping done, we went to the cookery school where chef Rosie and Calum showed us how to prepare some lovely dishes with the fresh produce - haggis, black pudding and smoked fish bonbons, homemade mayonnaise and tempura wild garlic flowers for starters, followed by fish cheeks (a new dish for me) and asparagus. This was rounded off with a chocolate fondant and accompanied by a wee glass of wine or two (which we brought ourselves, so everyone had what they wanted).
I highly recommend this tour to anybody who loves food and getting to know Aberdeenshire. It is a great day out for both local tourists (like myself) or visitors from abroad.

  I contacted Callum via his Web page during lockdown to ask if he could recommend things to do in Aboyne for my husband's 40th. His communication and knowledge of the... read more area is excellent. He was so very helpful and went above and beyond to help me plan the perfect day with the limited options we had to play with due to covid restrictions. Even at this time it is well worth contacting Callum as he is a gem and will go out of his way to help you. Even down to providing our transport!

  Bought as a birthday gift for my wife and did not disappoint. Fun and interesting day out starting at Banchory Farmers Market and on to cooking the bought products and... read more finishing with a delicious meal with very good company. Calum was the perfect and very knowledgable host and Stuart, the chef, provided good cooking tips. Highly recommended as a day out!

  Had a fine day out at Ballater food market, having nibbles and buying food for return to Aberdeen and rest of day at professional kitchens where we cooked a 3... read more course meal from scratch under the eye of an excellent professional chef, good company too. Calum was a pro chef too and a good host throughout. See bit of the North east, buy food, cook it, cheery company with a glass of wine. What’s not to like?

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  We had a wonderful time and memorable day. We were impressed by the entrepreneurial spirit and kindness of those we met. In spite of the wind and heavy rain we... read more really enjoyed meeting Farmer Ken and his cows. There was more lunch than I could eat. Then tasting all the gins etc at Lost Loch was a relaxed, unbelievably generous afternoon (and we're looking forward to reminiscing with a glass or two in the wet winter evenings ahead!). Calum was an attentive, friendly, informative guide driving us through the beautiful countryside of his home patch. We wish them all success with their ventures.

  We had a fantastic few days being shown around the foodie hot spots of Aberdeenshire with Calum. We'd never met the guy before and it was such an easy experience,... read more bantering all the way. I mean, I would say that his jokes need work but to be fair so do ours! Lovely lad, not a single person in Scotland he doesn't know (of any use) and we will definitely be coming back. The food and whiskey were all simply superb. Thanks pal 😉