[][1]Ghost writing: unsurprisingly, it is not quite as exciting as films starring Ewan McGregor might suggest It may not come as a huge surprise to learn that many a cook book is not entirely the result of the chef’s culinary and...
[][1]Mark Greenaway: going for Olympic gold with the Great British Menu Mark Greenaway, top dog at his eponymous restaurant in Edinburgh’s No 12 Picardy Place is the only Scottish-based chef representing Scotland in the forthcoming...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZWVFCF3yzow?feature=oembed] Congratulation to Gordon’s Restaurant in Inverkeilor, Angus. Run by the husband and wife team of Gordon and Maria Watson with their son Garry, the boutique restaurant with...
[][1]Julia Ward Howe: mother of American Mother's Day If you ever pondered how Mother’s Day began then click here for an interesting website detailing Mother’s Day customs around the world. While the more cynical readers might...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/HSgS554N6KQ?feature=oembed] The award for Best Customer Service went to the Scottish Cafe and Restaurant at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh at last week’s Scottish Restaurant...
[][1]Steak in Edinburgh: brunch worth a try Regular readers may recall that Edinburgh’s new Steak restaurant ended up forking out two grand a couple of weeks back when a promo bet went the wrong way for the owners. It worked like this: if...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/4XIjPysxbOI?feature=oembed] What does it take to win the Oriental Restaurant of the Year prize at the Scottish Restaurant Awards? We asked the team from Glasgow’s Opium after they took the top...
[][1]Scotch Beef: you know you want it If ever proof were needed about the popularity of beef then I would point readers to the speed at which today’s Big Deal on a steak dinner at Cail Bruich is selling out. The deal is for steak...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/LkpTqlH2dpw?feature=oembed] Cruize Bar at the Auchrannie Resort won the Best Family Friendly award at last week’s Scottish Restaurant Awards. Team Cruize had been in the finalists at the 2010 awards...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/TiP8fh9Eoqc?feature=oembed] Mithas in Edinburgh’s Leith won the Indian Restaurant of the Year Award at last week’s Scottish Restaurant Awards. Run by the same family who have the...
[][1]Mother's Day and ironing boards: seldom a happy combination If, like this blogger, you have ever made the mistake of buying your Mum some sort of domestic implement for Mother’s Day then you will appreciate the value of...
[][1]The new Consulting Room Bar at The Bonham Thanks to Bite Magazine and Leila Arfa’s ever informative Leilappetit blog, we hear that the Bonham Hotel in Edinburgh’s West End has just opened a bar called The Consulting...
The Glasgow Restaurant Association (GRA) is set to stage A Final Forkout for Maggie’s, the last in its series of Who Gives A Fork charity events in aid of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. Taking place on Thursday 15th March at The Glasgow...
Interesting article in The Guardian which asks how real the food revolution is. In essence, the piece asks whether or not Britons eat more healthily and more ethically then they did before the current explosion of interest in...
[][1]Mattia Camorani, Head Chef at Cucina at Hotel Missoni (3rd from left), picks up the Best Italian of the Year Award for the second year in a row The Scottish Restaurant Awards, co-sponsored by 5pm and held in Glasgow on Monday, were a...
[][1]Jeff Bland, Executive Chef at The Balmoral and Chef of the Year at the Scottish Restaurant Awards The Scottish Restaurant Awards ceremony in Glasgow on Monday night produced winners in fourteen categories. Every category is important...
