Apparently, you learn something new every day. If you have ever spent much time in front of daytime TV then you might suspect that that is not always true. However, I did learn something from a recent press release from the makers of Quaker...
This is a fun story in The Times about an English restaurant opening in Bologna. Vito Cataffo was born in Italy but moved to England as a baby. After a lifetime in the catering trade in Britain, he has decided to introduce the inhabitants...
There are a lot of new places springing up or on the verge of opening. Earlier this week, we mentioned Platillos, a just opened joint on Edinburgh’s Hanover Street which is serving Mexican street food. At the moment they are running a...
And surprisingly it was me. Following on from yesterday’s blog about the media challenge at Martin Wishart’s Cook School, I’m very happy to report that your correspondent was awarded first prize in the cook off. Six different journos from...
According to this story in The Telegraph, Indian chefs are not amused at the idea that chicken tikka masala belongs to Glasgow. As we noted here, the owners of Glasgow’s Shish Mahal are claiming that the tomato based curry was...
I’m spending this morning at Martin Wishart’s Cook School in what is politely known as a Media Challenge and impolitely as a hacks’ slam down. In order to promote VisitScotland’s Perfect Experiences campaign, a...
I’ll post the full report and results tomorrow but until then . . . Me panicking as time runs out Here’s what we cooked. This is the halibut with gem lettuce and a saffron shellfish broth. Good enough to win or dog's dinner? ...
Edinburgh is on the brink of the festival with the first of the preview shows getting underway tomorrow. For the next month, every day and most of the nights will be party time as the city’s population doubles and every cubby hole and...
The Telegraph played a blinder over the weekend with two great food news stories. I loved this one about doing the restaurant equivalent of a pub crawl. Instead of glugging pints, the idea is to trawl around five Michelin restaurants eating...
Monday mornings are seldom the happiest part of the week so here’s something to look forward to. This coming weekend, Tiger Beer will team up with Oran Mor and Café Mao for the Tiger Beer Chilli Crab Festival. Taking place at Oran Mor on...
Fancy another oyster, Penfold? I’ve heard of sending canaries down mines but injecting mice with oyster extract is a new one on me. Try this story in The Times about the French government’s controversial method of determining whether or...
The TV shows of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall or Valentine Warner make foraging look easy. They spend five minutes in a field and emerge with enough grub to feed a family for a fortnight. I’m not convinced. If I was forced to live off the...
The Southern Fried Festival is taking place in Perth this weekend. With a line-up that includes Lucinda Williams, Los Lobos and Diana Jones, it’s proof that there is a lot more to country music than ten gallon Stetsons singing songs such as...
The Festival may be about to steamroll its way into Edinburgh but Glaswegian diners (and Edinburgh people keen to escape the madness) can look forward to August’s Gourmet Glasgow festival. Now in its seventh year, the festival is designed...
Loving this story from the BBC about a group of West Country cheese makers who decided to mark the moon landings by sending a lump of cheddar into space. Unfortunately, their tracking system failed ten minutes after lift-off and they have...
Judging by the number of speciality tea boutiques and shops which are opening up, as well as the increase in hotels offering afternoon tea, it seems as though the humble cup of char is fighting back against coffee’s dominance. Glasgow’s...
