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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  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!

  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 went of the tour of angus and glamis vodka and gin tour, it was absolutely fantastic very informative Calum is very good at organising these tours and knows his... read more stuff. I would definitely recommend these tours .

  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!

  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.

  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.

  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.

  Attended Bothies & Bannocks snowboarding camp Feb 22, wonderful experience. Calum and Natalie were so friendly and welcoming they looked after us all 24/7 from moment we arrived lining up... read more great; instruction, extra activities (like yoga/massage) guest speakers, accommodation, food etc amazing value for what we got. Can’t wait to return, recommend 100%