Gourmet delivery service now available

A food and goods delivery service set up by leading Edinburgh restaurateurs to support high-quality, sustainable produce from local suppliers amid the Covid-19 crisis, is being expanded to customers in West Lothian.

Chef patron, Scott Smith, who recently appeared on BBC’s Great British Menu, and wife Laura Smith are the duo behind award-winning Fhior restaurant on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street as well as the Café at Jupiter

Artland at Wilkieston. The restaurateurs set-up‘Root To Market’in April 2020 in response to the sudden closure of the hospitality sector in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, pivoting their operation to protect their supply chain – in particular for those suppliers who had no alternative routes to consumers.

The Root To Market delivery service is now available to customers throughout West Lothian who share the values of buying local. Chef patron of Fhior restaurant, Scott Smith, said:“Root To Market is a means by which the fantastic produce that is made on our doorsteps can be delivered directly to customers’ doors.

“But it has grown to be so much more than that and is now an integral part of our business and will remain so as we reopen our restaurant.

“What this experience has taught us is that people are a lot more aware of where their food comes from and they are keen to support local businesses.

“Root To Market offers a real alternative to the big supermarkets and, the fact is, you can get this amazing produce at affordable prices which also gives suppliers a fair deal.”

Among the local suppliers and producers working with Root To Market are Lothians-based Bonaly Farm Dairy, Mungoswells and Chocolate Tree.