All the cocktail news from Glasgow and Edinburgh: Champagne Central have launched a new cocktail menu inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Dunno about you but we could go a cocktail. And, as it happens, we have just mixed up a fresh...
Crail Food Festival will rock the East Neuk at the weekend. Crail Food Festival returns for the eighth time this weekend. The historic fishing village of Crail will be buzzing this weekend as the Crail Food Festival roars into...
Ka Pao! South-East Asian flavours at SWG3. Way back in March, we mentioned that the Acid Bar in Finnieston's vibrant SWG3 was not far off opening. It is now up and running and they have announced that Ka Pao is the first booking in their...
New Edinburgh restaurants: The Wine Library at The Wine House 1821. Pic: Kris Kesiak. Monday morning means new Edinburgh restaurants. Glasgow seems a little quiet at the moment in terms of notable new openings. By contrast, as the...
Juniper Festival has something for everyone. Pic: Facebook. Need some ginspiration for the weekend? The fifth Juniper Festival is at Summerhall in Edinburgh from today. You don't need to be a genius to recognise that gin's popularity has...
The Moveable Feast means that in one night you can experience all of the restaurants and bars in Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian. There are lots of new Edinburgh restaurants within touching distance of launching. We have all...
Given a choice between home improvements and pottering about the kitchen, we will always be a little more Le Creuset than Black and Decker. Happily, there is no need to choose between them as the Ideal Home Show Scotland rolls into...
Smokehead: drink it your way. Smokehead whisky rips up the rule book with a new look and its recently unleashed High Voltage bottling. Whisky tastings often follow a fairly staid set of rules. A bit of chat about the brand's heritage....
Got the Bank Holiday Monday off? Fancy a bite? Check these new 5pm Dining members in Edinburgh. Restaurants are always joining 5pm Dining. Below we have three Edinburgh restaurants which have recently started to provide booking and offers...
Glasgow food news: Dai Pai is setting up its stall on Byres Road. Pic: Facebook. Here is all the Edinburgh and Glasgow food news for your Bank Holiday weekend. Having Welsh roots, your blogger was excited to see that Dai Pai on Byres...
Lidl's Isle of Ale features nineteen beers from thirteen Scottish craft brewers. It's a Bank Holiday weekend. Set sail for the Isle of Ale! What do you mean you haven't heard of the Isle of Ale? No, it's not a remote offshoot of Rum....
Kinrara Distillery Gin: bottles showing Ginnie the Highland Coo and the original labelling. New Scottish gins are being released all the time. Has Kinrara got what it takes to stand out? Well, if location was the deciding factor then it...
Crumbs! Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival is back at the Biscuit Factory. What are you doing at the weekend? Fancy beer, DJs and street food? Well lucky you, Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival is back in town for the May Bank Holiday. Back in the...
Dine Out Scotland launches today. For the next two weeks, you can enjoy a two or three course meal for a budget-friendly £15.95 in more than 40 great restaurants. A celebration of Scotland’s fantastic dining scene, Dine Out Scotland...
The Fishmarket at Newhaven is frying tonight. For this morning's blog, we're off to the harbour at Newhaven where The Fishmarket has just opened. A joint venture between fishmonger Gary Welch and Roy Brett, chef proprietor of Ondine, The...
Dine Out Scotland launches on Monday. Buckle up and book in for a two week celebration of Scotland’s fantastic dining scene. Scotland produces some of the best ingredients in the world and we have a wide variety of fantastic restaurants...
