Above: Fish stew, The Palmerston - JAMES PORTEOUS

Scotland has been the secret larder of many of the best restaurants in Europe (and farther afield) for a very long time. “We used to send all of our beautiful game, seafood, beef and other produce to London, Paris and other big cities,” explains chef Jonny Wright, whose witty contemporary Scottish restaurant has made the new Gleneagles Townhouse hotel in Edinburgh a hot spot for discerning locals. “Now we’re keeping some home and cooking it for ourselves.”

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Above: Fish stew, The Palmerston - JAMES PORTEOUS

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