Is a pretzel a biscuit or would it come under some more obscure sort of classification? A baked savoury product, perhaps? I’m only asking as I thought that after a pretzel nearly caused the premature demise of the former president...
Just come across a couple of American articles that I liked. First up is this Time Q+A with Frank Bruni, the man who has just stepped down after five years as restaurant critic of the New York Times. I really don’t envy his reviewing...
Inspired by this Alex Renton article in The Times, I thought I should get on with cultivating the mushroom grow-box that I bought at the Foodies Festival a fortnight ago. Mr Renton is a keen fungi-forager and, while I like the idea of...
In this blog posted in April, I set out my top ten Scottish foods and asked for readers’ suggestions as to which grub they thought best represented Scotland. Stovies, Irn Bru and erm, bacon and brown sauce Highlander crisps were all...
This weekend marks the beginning of the Scottish Food Fortnight. For the next two weeks home-grown food and drink will be in the spotlight thanks to a series of events designed to make us choose to put locally sourced food on our...
Cafe Mao closed its restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant City on Saturday but, if all goes to plan, the site won’t remain empty for too long. The people behind The Left Bank and the recently opened Two Figs have signed an agreement...
‘Naked sushi? Amateurs!’ According to The Telegraph, Londoners with cash to flash are being given the opportunity to try ‘nyotaimori’, the ancient Japanese custom of eating sushi from the body of a naked model. In...
Silly season alert! From the paper that earlier this year shook the government with its revelations about MPs’ expenses comes a sweet, if slightly less momentous, story about a gay ice cream. To celebrate the state of Vermont...
Anyone need a light? One part of Glasgow’s Merchant city will be going up in flames every night when the new Sapporo Teppanyaki restaurant opens on Ingram Street. Teppanyaki is to Japanese chefs what flair mixing is to cocktail...
This is an enjoyably silly story from Caterer Search about a professional dog trainer who has produced a product called hound cake. Specially designed to boost canine health, the doggy delight might appeal to pooches but the mix of...
Roy Brett: hoping to land Ondine soon Having won multiple plaudits at Dakota, there is a keen sense of anticipation building around Roy Brett’s new Ondine seafood restaurant. The first floor restaurant is part of the Hotel Missoni...
News just in. David Ramsden, the entrepreneur behind the highly successful Dogs and Amore Dogs restaurants, is to open a new bar. Called Underdogs, it is in the Hanover Street basement space under Amore Dogs. It is expected to open at the...
Marcia Cross as Bree: loves spuds This is an absolute corking story in The Scotsman about Desperate Housewife Marcia Cross signing up to advertise Rooster potatoes on UK television stations for vegetable growers Albert Bartlett. As Bree,...
On August 7, we blogged about Platillos, a split new joint on Edinburgh’s Hanover Street that was selling Mexican street food. I passed the restaurant at the weekend and was surprised, if not shocked, to see a sign in the window...
The stills are scrubbing up nicely for tomorrow's Auchentoshan whisky Festival Auchentoshan Distillery will be buzzing tomorrow as they host their first whisky festival. Obviously, whisky lovers will be in seventh heaven as the distillery...
The former RSAC Club on Blythswood Square is in the process of being transformed into a rather swish hotel courtesy of the Town House company. Town House’s portfolio includes 5pm members Channings and Restaurant at the Bonham but...
