It’s a Highland thing… Mac & Wild hosts celebration to showcase Scottish treats

A Scottish-themed party with food and drink from the Highlands is being hosted as part of London Food Month.

Scottish restaurant group is running its summer party on the outside terrace of their east London venue in Devonshire Square every Friday in June.

The free-entry party includes a food stand selling slow-cooked, smoked and wild Scottish meat. Highlights include MacDuff Beef short-ribs and Portmahomack Pork shoulder, both marinated in a Highland herb rub, slow-cooked over peat and charcoal overnight, and then flambéed in Talisker 10 whisky.

Costing £8.50, the meat is served in a brioche bun with crispy onions, pickled wild garlic and leeks, a slaw made from apple, fennel and chicory, and spiced bone marrow gravy.

The drinks include cocktails such as the whisky summer mule and whisky Pimms, both £7, or a whisky version of an espresso Martini, for £9. There will also be a selection of Scottish craft beers and wines. Founder Andy Waugh said: “Pretty much everything at Mac & Wild is inspired by what happened at home. I have been stealing and serving my mum’s recipes for a while.

“At home, we used to have a barbecue in the summer come rain or shine so it is paying tribute to that. We have a massive, six-storey covering at the restaurant though, so people really will be able to have a barbecue whatever the weather without getting soaked.”

Food is served between midday and 3pm and from 5pm until late on the terrace, next to a gun room with a virtual shooting simulator where visitors can practise for a Highland shoot. The restaurant has also created a special London Food Month dish: short rib with oyster, bacon breadcrumb and pickled seaweed, which is on the regular menu for £16.