There will be cake galore at the Country Living Fair The Scottish leg of the Country Living Magazine Christmas fair sets out its stalls in the SECC in Glasgow from tomorrow. Many of the attractions at the four day fair may be a little twee...
As scary as it is fascinating, this is a great article in The Times which looks at the latest developments afoot in the food industry. Slimming pizza sounds great in theory. I’m having more difficulty swallowing the idea of Glowelle,...
Will all food be green in the future? Ahead of next month’s climate change summit in Copenhagen, the city’s chefs are signing up to a program designed to help them reduce their carbon footprints. According to the New York...
A Lockwoods pea fritter Just returned from a long weekend in the West Midlands. On the drive back, I was cheered by an ad on a truck which was urging us all to eat more mushy pea fritters. It’s good to see that Scotland is not alone...
It may not be intentional but this survey, which matches people’s political leanings to their food preferences, is very funny. It’s from an American website called Hunch and it’s a gift to anyone looking for political...
The Rutland's David Haetzman will be cooking at Edinburgh's Farmers' Market tomorrow Even those of us who recognise the business end of a whisk must sometimes look at the mess on our plates and think ‘Where did it all go...
Loving this restaurant review in the LA Weekly. The author may be a three hundred pound, muscle-bound quarter back for all I know but he writes like a man with such delicate sensibilities that he would faint with horror if he got within...
Beaker burns the toast Ever wondered how to make your dinner parties that little bit more dramatic? Head along to the King’s Buildings in Edinburgh this evening and you can find out how to make instant ice cream using liquid...
Sensory dining keeps customers in the dark The kitchens at Santini restaurant in Edinburgh’s Sheraton must be running at full pelt 24/7 judging by the number of special menus, promotions and events that they keep...
It's pie time We are holding our breath to see who will win this year’s World Scotch Pie Championship. The results are being announced on the 25th of November but until then you can get stuck into an appetiser courtesy of the...
What do get if you cross a chicken with a pizza? A bad restaurant name The blog has looked at unusual restaurant names before but a couple of new places on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road are worth re-opening the debate for. Given the...
All being well, Libertine should open tomorrow on Ayr’s River Street. The latest venture from Gordon Richardson, the founder of the Beanscene group, we blogged about Libertine and it’s sister operation Caffe Luna earlier in the...
I was at a meeting in the lounge of a five star Edinburgh hotel last week where the serving staff took a quarter of an hour to take a customer’s order and then another ten minutes to make a cappucino. It wasn’t very impressive...
Whether it be karaoke, poker nights, quizzes, live music or just showing the football on the telly, pubs have always been quick to offer more than food and drink. A recent survey by the British Institute of Innkeepers has turned up some...
Carrots: one woman's worst nightmare According to this story in The Telegraph, a woman in Portsmouth has been diagnosed as suffering from a phobia of vegetables. She can just about handle potatoes but even the sight of a carrot runs the...
Coming soon to a shore near you? Although they were declared extinct in 1957, there are reports that wild oysters have been discovered growing in the Firth of Forth. Over-fishing and pollution were thought to have killed them all off but...
