Busmans Chrismas Holiday

Here he is David Howie Scott.

There are only  3 days a year that Howies is shut and what’s he doing?

Well cooking up a massive Christmas feast for friends and family.

He can’t help himself.

When the first Howies was opened in 1990 he did so because he loved food, cooking and hosting his pals. As you can see he still does.

This is good news for everyone apart from me, his wife, as when he cooks at home he cooks for about 40 people and waste not (waist – not) want not I eat the lot.

Remembering the very first Christmas at Howies though it was a slightly less relaxed  affair as David decided it would be great to cook Goose as opposed to turkey.

What he didn’t realise then was that cooking Goose was tantamount to opening a large gushing tap  of fat and sitting back as it drained out.

By the time the bird was cooked the weight of it had divided by about 10 and the meat was distinctly average,.

So what to do?

Disappoint the diners as the queued up ruddy cheeked and excited at their goosey gander extravaganza ? No

So he gave away the goose and cooked up turkey instead.

Happy days.

Loss making Days?

Yes.

But happy.

PS This beautiful kitchen isn't ours sadly but belongs to our pals Ben & Karen and just to make you lads feel inferior Ben built the whole thing! He did. Scottish wood, designed and byootiful! Talented man.Here's his site if you would like to live in a Scottish heavenly wood designed space.