Since it’s polling day for local elections, here’s a link to a Jay Rayner piece which asks whether MPs’ politics have any bearing on where they eat. Alex Salmonds is said to be a big fan of Ondine but I have no idea what...
[][1]The Spirit of Speyside: you nose it makes sense The latest Spirit of Speyside festival gets underway today with dozens of events dedicated to Scotland’s national drink. From trying your hand at filling a cask to watching...
[][1]Foodbeats.com: dropping the serving platters that matter Your blogger has been mildly tickled by FoodBeats, a collaboration between Lurpak and Last FM, which suggests playlists to cook to. Just launched, the site asks what food you...
[][1]Noma’s Rene Redezepi: on top of the world, again For the third year in a row, Copenhagen’s Noma is the best restaurant in the world according to Restaurant magazine’s annual survey of global gastronomic royalty. The...
A good name can boost a business so top marks to YummyTori, a soon to launch restaurant on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road, which specialises in yakitori or Japanese style grilled chicken. As well as grilled meats on skewers, the owners...
[][1]Tony Borthwick of The Plumed Horse is one of the chefs giving demos at tomorrow’s Feast 2012 If you will be in Edinburgh tomorrow and have an appetite for some food-related shenanigans then you might want meander down the Jewel...
[][1]Chef proprietor James Haldane outside The Cabin, one of Glasgow’s oldest restaurants James Haldane is the chef proprietor at The Cabin on Dumbarton Road. On and off, the premises have been used as a restaurant since 1890 which...
[][1]Cupcakes are a must at Cup Cup cafe on Byres Road has expanded in to the city centre. The Cup Tea Lounge opens on Renfield Street today. Following the blue print of the popular West End venue, visitors can expect a similar range of...
[][1]The festival in full swing To Paisley where the 25th Paisley Beer Festival is currently underway in the Town Hall. To mark their quarter century, the CAMRA organisers have tried to feature as many beers as they can from the debut...
[][1]The List’s 19th Eating and Drinking Guide is on the streets The 19th annual List Eating and Drinking Guide is in the shops today. Covering over 900 restaurants, cafes and bars, it is the most comprehensive survey of the culinary...
[][1]Casa San Lorenzo: one day, all this will be a land of veg and honey Edinburgh’s Centotre restaurant held a bash to celebrate its eighth birthday at the weekend. Amid the cake and bubbles, owners Victor and Carina Contini kept...
[][1]Freshly prepared food is the name of the game at Cucina Earlier this year, Cucina at Hotel Missoni won the Italian Restaurant of the Year Award at the Scottish Restaurant Awards. It was the second year in a row that they have managed...
[][1]Open air lunch at the Farmers’ Market in Edinburgh Interesting times at Edinburgh’s Farmers’ Market where chefs Dale Mailley and Edward Murray are hosting a series of pop-ups before launching their new restaurant, The Gardener’s...
[][1]Edinburgh’s Sheraton by night Spring is in the air and new restaurants are opening up like little cherry blossoms. Aaaah! First up, we should mention Edinburgh’s Sheraton which held a very lavish relaunch bash last night....
[][1]Drambuie’s Spirit of ’45 Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience has procured a second bottle of the Jacobite Collection – Spirit of ’45, the rarest and most valuable bottling in Drambuie’s range. They sold their...
Just a quick pointer towards a piece in The Guardian which analyses the dietary habits of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five.If you are feeling uber-geeky then the full data sets are here. Who would like to see a similar statistic breakdown...
