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Scotsman
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Top chef duo dive into first summer pop-up on Edinburgh's waterfront
Two of Scotland's leading chefs are teaming up for the first time to stage a pop-up dining experience on Edinburgh's waterfront for one night only on Tuesday, August 19. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Barry Bryson is welcoming Dan Ashmore to Barry Fish on the Shore in Leith for a summer evening celebrating the best Scottish seasonal produce. The five-course set-menu has been written by Dan Ashmore, but will be delivered by both chefs on the night. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Highlights of the menu will include buffalo oyster; wagyu fat parker house; roast scallop with smoked corn, girolles and lardons; veal sweetbread with peas, lovage and black garlic; stuffed wild bass with piperade; and lamb loin, belly, leg and shoulder pastilla, served with all the trimmings. Your World For sweet-toothed diners, look out for Dan Ashmore's take on the classic peach melba made with champagne poached peaches, raspberry and lemon verbena. Barry Bryson opened the doors to Barry Fish in February. Since then, he has quickly established the venue as one of the city's most popular restaurants for local diners and visitors to the city by showcasing the best fish and seafood from Scotland. At Barry Fish, diners can enjoy views directly into the open plan working kitchen from the pass, as well as out over the Water of Leith from the comfort of the restaurant. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Commenting on his first pop-up collaboration with Dan Ashmore at Barry Fish, Barry Bryson said: 'I could not be happier to be welcoming Dan to Barry Fish. He's our first guest chef and someone who's cooking is known throughout Scotland, so it's a huge thrill for us all here. It's been on the cards for many years as I'm a long-time admirer of Dan's work. 'Ultimately, it's Dan's ideas and menu executed as a team here at Barry Fish. This gives us all an opportunity to let another chef share their skills and ideas with us. Ultimately, that massively benefits both the restaurant and our team, and I'm confident our guests will enjoy the experience too.' With a culinary career spanning over 20 years, Dan Ashmore is currently executive chef at Schloss Roxburghe Hotel and Spa, a 78-bedroom hotel set within 300 acres of the Scottish Borders. Dan has held previous roles with the Dean Banks Group, Gleneagles Hotel, The Pompadour at the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh (now The Caley) and Number One at The Balmoral. Before this, Dan worked in London at Tom Aikens Restaurant and The Square. In his early career, Dan also worked near his hometown of Sheffield at Fischer's Baslow Hall. Dan Ashmore said: 'Barry's a good friend of mine and embodies what I love most about hospitality. He's a fabulous chef and more importantly, a wonderful human being. When he asked me if I wanted to come and cook together at Barry Fish, the answer was a resounding yes without any hesitation. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We've chosen to hold the evening at Barry Fish thanks to its great location and as a bit of a celebration of Barry opening his first restaurant. "Leith, especially on the waterfront, has such a buzz and we just want to capture some of that and bring it into the restaurant. 'The menu is inspired by some of the best produce we can get at the peak of the season - the vegetables and garnishes are all just at their prime.' Dan added: 'I feel it's important to shout about the successes of the hospitality industry in the current climate and Barry is doing such an amazing job with his team at the restaurant. Being able to cook together with that team is a real privilege for me.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Earlier this month, Barry Fish earned its place on The Good Food Guide's UK-wide list of '100 Best Local Restaurants 2025', just five months after its launch. The venue has also achieved over 250 five-star reviews on Google and secured significant UK-wide recognition and acclaim in specialist restaurant, food, drink and travel media, including Condé Nast Traveller (Best Restaurants in Edinburgh) and The Times. The 'Barry' in 'Barry Fish' is taken from the Scottish word for 'good' with the website tagline - Barry, a Scottish word for good, also a man's name. Barry Fish is located at 62 Shore, Leith, Edinburgh. The Shore area of Leith is already known as Edinburgh's foodie hotpot - home to the Michelin-starred The Kitchin by Tom Kitchin, Restaurant Martin Wishart and Heron. Dan Ashmore's five-course set-menu at Barry Fish is priced at £85 per head. Bookings will be staggered throughout the evening.
Telegraph
05-07-2025
- Climate
- Telegraph
Hats are Wimbledon's hottest seller after scorching start
Wimbledon has had a boom in sales of baseball caps after the hottest start ever to the tournament fortnight. While players have been relying on ice towels to keep cool, spectators have turned to a variety of hats to protect them from the searing sun in SW19. Dan Ashmore, Wimbledon's head of retail, merchandise and licensing, said more than 45,000 baseball caps were sold in the first five days, when 210,000 spectators came through the gates. He predicted more than 100,000 pieces of headwear would be sold by the end of the championships fortnight. Temperatures surpassed 32C on Monday, making it the hottest opening day on record and prompting organisers to set up more than 100 water points around the grounds. And the heat made the £35 baseball caps – available in a variety of colours or with an embroidered strawberry on – the All England Club's bestseller this year, with sales up 25 per cent. 'Days one and two this year were a scorcher, baseball caps were selling very, very quickly, particularly in the Queue Village,' Mr Ashmore said. 'So those guests who were arriving early were shopping [for] the baseball caps.' He said this was a change from previous years, when cold and wet weather made sweatshirts and other warm garments the most popular purchase. This year's weather has also prompted fans to pop open bottles of chilled champagne while courtside – much to the annoyance of US player Amanda Anisimova. The world No13 was about to serve on Friday afternoon when one spectator popped open a bottle, which earned them a dressing down from the umpire. Emma Raducanu also dealt with a flying cork during her first round victory over Mimi Xu, leading to questions about whether the courtside tipple would be banned. However, sources at the All England Club said this was not being considered. The Met Office is predicting a third heatwave within four weeks for some parts of the UK. This follows two weekends of heatwave conditions for much of the country in the final weeks of June, which was the hottest on record across England, with Faversham, Kent, hitting nearly 36C last Tuesday. Rain warnings in Scotland Zoe Hutin, a Met Office meteorologist, said temperatures were expected to reach the high 20s in the South East on July 9, with the potential for low 30s on July 10. She added that hot conditions were expected to continue into the weekend because of an area of high pressure building from the west then stretching across the South of England and drawing in warm air from the Atlantic and Azores. Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for rain across parts of Argyll and Bute, the south Highlands, Mull and Skye until Saturday afternoon, with up to 60mm of rain predicted and more than 100mm in mountain areas. The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts in Cumbria after heavy rain on Friday for the rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck, and other watercourses, from Coniston to Barrow-in-Furness, including low-lying areas around Ulpha, Duddon Bridge, Broughton-in-Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness and Ulverston.
eNCA
05-07-2025
- Business
- eNCA
Hat sales spike at sunny Wimbledon
LONDON - Scorching temperatures at this year's Wimbledon have led to a spike in hat sales while the tournament's famous towels are top of players' shopping lists. The grass-court Grand Slam, often known for its soggy conditions, began in roasting weather and the sun has mostly shone ever since. Dan Ashmore, head of retail, merchandise and licensing, said baseball caps were flying off the shelves, with more than 45,000 sold so far compared with 75,000 over the whole two weeks of the championships last year. Baseball caps are priced at £35 ($48), with Panama hats (£120) and raffia hats (£70) also selling well. "Days one and two this year were a scorcher," said Ashmore. "Baseball caps were selling very, very quickly. "We're about 25 percent further ahead on baseball cap volume than we were at this time last year." Ashmore said it was a different story at the 2024 tournament. "It was cold and it was wet," he said. "Last year's story was all about the sweatshirts and the warmer garments." Wimbledon buys its stock about eight to 10 months in advance so cannot predict the weather. "With that in mind, we need to plan for a very wet Wimbledon, as we've seen in the last couple of years, or a very dry Wimbledon," said Ashmore. "So we have enough umbrellas in our buy to see us through 14 days of rain. Clearly we're not going to need them. Umbrellas are about 25 percent down versus last year. "But we also have enough baseball caps for 14 days of sunshine, and we might not get a full 14 days of sunshine." Players are also keen to stock up on Wimbledon merchandise and towels are top of their list. "We had 175 players come through the Number One Court shop across the pre-championships weekend, and they are buying a cross-section of products," said Ashmore. "The towels are our number-one bestseller, and they are with the players as well. "They clearly take the towels, and we like that, that's a good story for us. They take the towels from the courts. "I think they often end up in the hands of their entourage, in the hands of their guests perhaps. But we see them buying more in the store. "They were particularly fond this year of our friendship bracelets, which have been selling very well." The Wimbledon weather this weekend is forecast to be overcast but the sun is expected to return early next week, with temperatures expected to climb again. The singles finals take place on 12-13 July.
Telegraph
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Just Stop Oil jigsaw protest was ‘great publicity' ... for Wimbledon
Just Stop Oil's jigsaw protest at Wimbledon was a 'great advertisement' for the championships, an official has claimed. Dan Ashmore, Wimbledon's head of retail, merchandise and licensing, said it was a 'shame' the jigsaws had to be pulled from the gift shop shelves in SW19. Bosses decided to remove them after protesters scattered thousands of pieces on to courts in 2023. Katie Boulter, the British tennis star, whose first-round match was interrupted by the stunt two years ago, said she was 'shocked' when an eco-activist threw jigsaw pieces and orange-coloured confetti on to the court. Wimbledon previously sold jigsaw puzzles of Centre Court, its trophies and the players' draw board in its shop but they were removed at the end of the 2023 championships. Centre Court puzzles are still available to buy online for £22. At the time, the All England Club said the removal of the puzzles was due to a gift store shake-up, rather than being linked to the protests. However, Mr Ashmore has now said puzzles and some other products are not sold at Wimbledon in case of future similar protests. 'We weren't able to sell that puzzle after that incident,' Mr Ashmore said. 'Which was a shame for me because I saw that photo all over the back of the newspapers, and thought, what a great advertisement.' Disruption to Boulter's match followed a similar protest during a Court 18 clash between Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov and Japan's Sho Shimabukuro. Boulter, who was the then British Number 1, and her opponent, Daria Saville of Australia, had to help clear up the mess after the 1,000-piece puzzle was scattered on the grass alongside confetti. Activists Deborah Wilde, Simon Milner-Edwards and William Ward – who were all in their 60s – were found guilty of aggravated trespass at the City of London magistrates' court in 2024 following the incident. In March, Just Stop Oil announced it would be 'hanging up the hi-vis'. The group was notorious for its high-profile stunts including blocking motorway traffic and disrupting other high profile sporting events like the World Snooker Championship. Its main objective had been to wean the UK off fossil fuels – a policy which is now being implemented by Ed Miliband's net zero department. As a result, the group held a final 'day of action' in London in April before disbanding.
France 24
05-07-2025
- Business
- France 24
Hat sales spike at sunny Wimbledon
The grass-court Grand Slam, often known for its soggy conditions, began in roasting weather and the sun has mostly shone ever since. Dan Ashmore, head of retail, merchandise and licensing, said baseball caps were flying off the shelves, with more than 45,000 sold so far compared with 75,000 over the whole two weeks of the championships last year. Baseball caps are priced at £35 ($48), with Panama hats (£120) and raffia hats (£70) also selling well. "Days one and two this year were a scorcher," said Ashmore. "Baseball caps were selling very, very quickly. "We're about 25 percent further ahead on baseball cap volume than we were at this time last year." Ashmore said it was a different story at the 2024 tournament. "It was cold and it was wet," he said. "Last year's story was all about the sweatshirts and the warmer garments." Wimbledon buys its stock about eight to 10 months in advance so cannot predict the weather. "With that in mind, we need to plan for a very wet Wimbledon, as we've seen in the last couple of years, or a very dry Wimbledon," said Ashmore. "So we have enough umbrellas in our buy to see us through 14 days of rain. Clearly we're not going to need them. Umbrellas are about 25 percent down versus last year. "But we also have enough baseball caps for 14 days of sunshine, and we might not get a full 14 days of sunshine." Players are also keen to stock up on Wimbledon merchandise and towels are top of their list. "We had 175 players come through the Number One Court shop across the pre-championships weekend, and they are buying a cross-section of products," said Ashmore. "The towels are our number-one bestseller, and they are with the players as well. "They clearly take the towels, and we like that, that's a good story for us. They take the towels from the courts. "I think they often end up in the hands of their entourage, in the hands of their guests perhaps. But we see them buying more in the store. "They were particularly fond this year of our friendship bracelets, which have been selling very well." The Wimbledon weather this weekend is forecast to be overcast but the sun is expected to return early next week, with temperatures expected to climb again. The singles finals take place on July 12 and 13. © 2025 AFP
