Khushis expansion
For months now, there have been rumours flying around Edinburgh that the family behind the Khushi’s Indian restaurants were planning on opening a new restaurant in Leith. The blog has confirmation that it’s all going...
For months now, there have been rumours flying around Edinburgh that the family behind the Khushi’s Indian restaurants were planning on opening a new restaurant in Leith. The blog has confirmation that it’s all going...
[][1]La Cucina at Hotel Missoni According to recent news, the UK economy is growing at roughly twice the speed which most pundits predicted. It may not feel like that to everyone. However, a couple of Central Belt restaurants have just...
Just a quick link to an article in today’s Telegraph about the science of taste and how atmosphere seems to have an effect on how we taste things. ...
[][1]Brian Maule plates up Brian Maule, the head honcho at Glasgow’s Chardon D’Or, is giving a cooking demo on Saturday. Now that the nights have drawn in and the smell of bonfires is in the air, this demo will concentrate on...
At the weekend, the Sunday Herald’s restaurant critic Joanna Blythmann gave an enthusiastic review to the Pelican restaurant which opened late this summer on Argyle Street. She summed up her review thus: ‘Nice place, good...
[][1]Team Scotland and their winning cocktail. The costumes? Your guess is as good as mine. Back in June, we told you about the Scottish heat of the 42Below Cocktail World Cup. After a hard fought afternoon of mixology, Nick Reed from...
[][1]Fancy this in your stocking? As if British troops didn’t have enough to contend with, Pot Noodle have brought out a Pot Noel’dle line which is being sent out to the Forces which are stationed abroad. Designed to give the...
[][1]Rogano's Art Deco bar Glasgow’s Rogano is celebrating its 75th birthday this coming Sunday with a special menu. Priced at £5 for a two course lunch and £10 for a two course dinner, the prices belong to yesteryear. Featuring dishes...
[][1]A couple of unknowns hoping to break into the big time at this weekend's Good Food Show Assuming that you have a canoe, yacht or at least a pair of inflatable armbands then The BBC Good Food Show Scotland is probably the best place to...
[][1]The Birdcage: two courses for less than a tenner Feeling a bit bruised after yesterday’s spending cuts? Well, Osborne’s much heralded age of austerity may be upon us but remember that 5pm gives you access to some fantastic...
The mighty G1 Group never sleeps. When not opening new restaurants and bars (look out for one of their Bothy restaurants in St Andrews at some point this year), then they are making sure that their existing joints look suitably fresh...
If you are reading this then you are almost certainly interested in food and eating out but would you call yourself a foodie? That’s the crux of a debate that has got readers of The Oregonian up in arms. Lee Williams has written a...
It’s taken a little longer than expected but the BrewDog crew have finally got around to opening their own bar in Aberdeen. It’s on the site of the old Marischal Bar on Broad Street. There are twelve draft lines on the bar...
[][1]The famous Scots mural at Di Maggio's Hamilton Andy Knight has managed the Hamilton outlet of Di Maggio’s for just under four years. The branch is part of a family-owned group of restaurants that includes Amarone, L’Ariosto, three...
[][1]You may recognise these men There is only a week to go before the BBC Good Food Show Scotland gets cooking at the SECC. The big news is that, for the first time, MasterChef will be part of the programme. Previous winner Dhruv Baker...
OK, so it’s not quite Ali Vs Foreman and the Rumble in the Jungle but the blog chuckled at the news that chefs from Cookie were to take on chefs from The Sisters in a cooking battle at the Farmers’ Market at Glasgow’s...