What economic crisis?
[][1]Got stacks of this stuff to burn? Buy a £22k dessert. Alternatively, scan the 5pm restaurant offers The blog loves stories which run along the lines of the ‘The world’s biggest/funniest/most stupid/most purple etc’...
Author archives for Jonathan
Cheers to The Corinthian Club
[][1]Lisa Tracey toasts Corinthian's World Class Bar The Boutique Bar at The Corinthian Club is putting on the Ritz during December as it plays host to Diageo’s World Class Collection, a selection of the world’s finest spirits. In the...
Brooklyn Bar and Grill
The blog dropped in on the new Brooklyn Bar and Grill on Ingram Street in Glasgow last night. It replaces the well reviewed but short lived Balthassar brasserie which operated on the premises previously. As the name suggests, American...
Feel pee to play
[][1]No, you can't pee in peace The blog is almost sad today because it won’t be able to attend a media invite in Balham this afternoon to witness a demonstration of the world’s first pee-controlled video game. A company,...
Real Scottish Christmas Fair
Just a quick plug for the Real Scottish Christmas Fair which opens on Princes Street, Edinburgh tomorrow. Running until Thursday, the fair is housed in a giant heated marquee and, alongside plenty of food and drink from Scottish producers,...
Christmas countdown begins
[][1]Christmas dinnner at home: a potential diaster The first advent calendar doors were opened today which means that it really is time to start dreading Christmas dinner. The British Turkey Hotline has just opened and anyone who has a...
Red sprouts?
[][1]Brussels sprouts: shown here in old fashioned green Spotted! Around this time of year there is always a fine crop of sprouts stories in the papers. Usually, these consist of ‘Sprout drought shocker horror!’...
Basta pasta? Never!
[][1]Constanzo's restaurant still going strong in new premises After trading for many years on Buchanan Street, The Caprese has relocated to Woodside Terrace in the premises that once housed Nick Nairn’s old joint. Owner Costanzo...
Heaven knows I'm mistletoe now
[][1]Morrissey: 'You what? Do Jingle Bells? Not on your Nelly, Sunshine.' The Christmas party season is well underway and many restaurants have their Christmas menus up and running. You can begin to see if any of the tinsel and...
Let's be frank
Leith Walk in Edinburgh is always an interesting place to eat and drink not least because the area’s comparatively low rents attract businesses that fall outside the mainstream. Bars like the beertastic Brass Monkey and Bar Boda, Joe...
In the market for a sausage?
[][1]The German Christmas Market: unlikely to run out of sausages The launch of Edinburgh’s Christmas shenanigans gets underway today starting with a light projection display on George Street at 4pm and culminating in an all singing, all...
Hi, hi Miss American steak pie
OK, so we told you about the inaugural meeting of the Wicked Steak Club at The Grill Room in the Square. Back then the club’s steak-loving fans got stuck into an 8oz fillet or 10 oz sirloin from Cairnhill Farms in Ayrshire. For the...
Piemonte wine lunch at Hotel du Vin
[][1]Matt Powell: kitchen boss at HdV Edinburgh Looking ahead to December, Hotel du Vin in Edinburgh are running one of their fabtastic wine lunches on Saturday 3rd December. From Gavi Di Gavi to Barbaresco, wines from Italy’s Piemonte...
Carluccio's joins Glasgow's Italian restaurants
[][1]Pasta master Antonio Carluccio The first Carluccio’s restaurant in Scotland has its official opening this week on a former bank site in West Nile Street. The chain was established in London in 1991 by the chef, author and...
Glasgow Whisky Festival ready to pour
[][1]The stills at Auchentoshan Tomorrow afternoon dram fans will be flocking to The Arches for the second Glasgow Whisky Festival. There will be over 40 stands featuring whiskies from all over the world as well, obviously, as oodles of...
Indulgence Christmas Show
[][1]Nigel Brown will be indulging in some cookery-themed banter Christmas and indulging yourself go together like office parties and gossip so it was only a matter of time before someone came up with combining the two in a decadent...