Dook's Guide to the Edinburgh Festival 2025
The world comes to Edinburgh in August and it's a fantastic time to come and visit, but it can be pretty overwhelming. As a local, I love the opportunity to...
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This Father’s Day - Give the Gift That Keeps on Giving: Dook’s New Gift Subscriptions
Whether you’re after a Father’s Day gift, a birthday gift or something that says “thinking of you,” our new gift subscriptions are an eco-friendly gift idea with serious feel-good factor....
Sustainability at Dook: Giving Back to the Sea
At Dook, our deep love for the sea is reflected in our name - 'Dook' is a Scottish word meaning “to dip” or “to bathe,” and it perfectly captures all...
The Scottish Independent Makers Gift Guide
If you’re here, it’s because you care about shopping small and local this Christmas. By shopping small you directly support independent makers, plus buying from small businesses goes so much...
Samhain - Halloween's Scottish Ancestor
The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-wan) has been celebrated in Scotland and Ireland for hundreds of years. Marking the end of harvest and the beginning of Winter, Samhain...
Sweet Sicilian Salt
It was wonderful to see first-hand where one of our star ingredients is created. Pure Sicilian Sea salt is a beautiful natural ingredient with a long, rich history and a...