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Seitan – ever eaten it? Ever cooked with it? Even know what it is?! Jenny Macpherson is well and truly out of her comfort zone as chef Andrew Barnett from The Alley Cat shows her how to cook with seitan. Go on, channel your inner vegan…

Scotland’s National Chef Gary Maclean talks about the idea behind his book Kitchen Essentials and explains why organisation is the key to good home cooking.

In a world where sugar is so often demonised, how do traditional sweeties fare? Simon Preston’s been to one of Scotland’s oldest confectioners – Glickmans – to find out if we’ve still got a sweet tooth?

Chef Neil Forbes shares his tips for getting the best out of our cheeses at home.

Gin production has been booming here in Scotland for a number of years but is there room for a new kid on the block? David Beach of Beach Craft Spirits in Hopeman describes how he got into producing rum and speculates on whether rum could be the next big thing here…