Scotland has its fair share of themed restaurants but few are quite as bizarre as the Taiwanese ones shown in this Guardian photo spread. I can easily understand the appeal of the A380 In-Flight Kitchen which is modelled on a...
I liked the idea of restaurant staff wearing T-shirts displaying bad reviews as noted by Alan in one of yesterday’s blogs. It shows a sense of humour which isn’t always apparent in the storms that can follow bad reviews. ...
These are unhappy days to be a celebrity chef. Or at least they are if your surname is Ramsay or Blumenthal. According to a story here in The Herald, over half of the restaurants featured in Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares...
After a devastating fire smoked Khushi’s out of their Victoria Street home last December, the popular Indian restaurant re-opened recently on West Nicholson Street. While the blaze was terrible and put several businesses out of...
The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh is holding one of its sensory dining evenings on Friday night. The idea is that customers are blindfolded for the duration of their meal. With their sight removed, the roles played...
Thanks to the terrace chant of ‘Who ate all the pies?’ the humble pie has not had the best press over the last few years. Unfairly, in some quarters, the pie has become a symbol of gluttony. Describe someone as having their ‘face in a pie’...
The 100th Michelin Guide to France is published today and it has been met by some fairly predictable howls of outrage. Critics claim it is out of touch, snobby and too French. In response, the Michelin man has given the verbal equivalent of...
It isn’t scheduled to open until the end of March but I am curious to see how Hummingbird turns out. A new venture on Glasgow’s Bath Street, it is a G1 project that looks as though it will be a cross between a bar, a restaurant...
Tonight’s the night. After six weeks, the 132 wannabe chefs who started this fifth series of the new MasterChef have been simmered down to three and, at the climax of this evening’s show, one competitor will emerge gravy-stained...
A just released report from Oxford University appears to show that women who drink a large glass of wine a day increase their risk of certain types of cancer by up to 25%. I could swear that it was only a couple of weeks...
Today is Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day which means that not only is the air full of pancakes but the papers are full of dubious puns on the words ‘batter’ and ‘toss’. Metro got the day off to a flying start with a story about chefs at the...
Edinburgh is rumoured to have more restaurants per head of population than any other city in Europe. They are about to be joined by two more over the next few months as a couple of hotel chains deliver new openings. The Missoni fashion...
There is a great story emerging today about the head of a private equity firm who decided to punish his wealthy executives by making them eat burgers. Apparently, the Permira company were having their annual jolly at Pennyhill Park in...
With Balbir Sumal opening his Tiffin Rooms restaurant in Charing Cross, Glasgow has just strengthened its position as the curry capital of Scotland. Balbir’s latest venture draws inspiration from the tiffin boxes which Indian workers use...
I nearly choked on my toast at a story in The Independent today. It reports that an un-named business man refused to settle his £3500 restaurant bill after he and his five companions scoffed a claimed 300g of white truffles at just under a...
After a soft opening at the weekend, Tony Singh’s new Edinburgh restaurant opens its doors to the public tomorrow. Called Tony’s Table, the North Castle Street venture is just across the road from his much longer established Oloroso. While...
