Inver restaurant in Strathlachlan has topped The Times' inaugural list of Scotland's 75 best restaurants, celebrating outstanding food and hospitality across the country.

Scotch, Irish and Welsh whisky bodies have united in opposition to English whisky protection rules, with a formal appeal now lodged against the decision.

Leading baking and food industry figures will judge the first World Shortbread Championships when the new competition comes to Inverness in November.

Farmers and crofters are invited to Reidchalmai Croft near Rogart to explore woodland grazing, tree planting and sustainable crofting on 20 October.

Glenmorangie is opening its Tain distillery free of charge for a special weekend of tours, whisky tastings and opportunities to meet the people who make one of the Highlands' best known single malts. Visitors on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October will also have the rare chance to fill and roll a cask themselves as the distillery gives guests a closer look at the work normally carried out behind the scenes.

New restrictions on where less healthy food and drink can be promoted in shops have come into force across Scotland today, with the changes designed to give healthier products greater prominence.

The Dipping Lugger in Ullapool has retained four AA accolades recognising its accommodation, dining, breakfast and wine list.

NFU Scotland has taken Scottish farming concerns over inheritance tax, imports and rising costs directly to UK Government ministers ahead of the Budget.

Killiecrankie House Head Chef and Co Owner Tom Tsappis has been shortlisted for Hotel Restaurant Chef of the Year at the 2026 Hotel Catey Awards.

NFU Scotland is calling on Highlands and Islands businesses to strengthen links with farmers and crofters through its professional membership network.

New rules restricting the prominent placement and promotion of some foods high in fat, sugar and salt will come into force across Scotland from 1 October.

Glenmorangie has unveiled the oldest whisky ever bottled by its Highland distillery, with just 149 bottles of the 50 year old single malt being released worldwide. The exceptionally rare whisky traces its beginnings to Tain in the mid 1970s and even contains spirit made using some of the final batches of barley malted on the distillery's own floor maltings before they closed in 1977.

Entries are closing soon for the first World Shortbread Championships, with junior, amateur and professional bakers preparing to put their recipes to the test in Inverness this November.

A new Mexican street food business is coming to Inverness city centre as the husband and wife team behind Ollie's Pops prepare to open their second venture inside the Victorian Market. Victoria and Bruce will open Ancho in the Market Food Hall on Thursday 1 October, serving birria, burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas and wraps.

The distinctive character of Orkney peat is at the heart of a new limited whisky released today as Aceo Spirits takes its Smoky Scot range beyond its traditional Islay home. Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition Orkney Release went on sale on 15 September, becoming the first expression in a new series exploring how peat differs across Scotland's whisky producing islands.