[][1]The beer tap gantry at Red Squirrel: sister bar to The Southern The Fuller Thomson pub group have recently stamped their mark on The Southern, a long standing bar in Edinburgh’s Southside. As well as pubs such as Duke’s...
[][1]Cabaret Voltaire is re-opening. you can do your own gags about the door staff Cabaret Voltaire on Edinburgh’s Blair Street re-opens today. After being taken over by the G1 Group a couple of months back, the entire venue has...
[][1]Ian Meldrum is shaking things up at the Scotch Whisky Experience After a quiet few months, the Edinburgh bar scene has perked up of late with a little bit of shuffling around and a couple of new, sort of, ventures. Last weekend...
A good name can boost a business so top marks to YummyTori, a soon to launch restaurant on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road, which specialises in yakitori or Japanese style grilled chicken. As well as grilled meats on skewers, the owners...
[][1]Tony Borthwick of The Plumed Horse is one of the chefs giving demos at tomorrow’s Feast 2012 If you will be in Edinburgh tomorrow and have an appetite for some food-related shenanigans then you might want meander down the Jewel...
[][1]Casa San Lorenzo: one day, all this will be a land of veg and honey Edinburgh’s Centotre restaurant held a bash to celebrate its eighth birthday at the weekend. Amid the cake and bubbles, owners Victor and Carina Contini kept...
[][1]Freshly prepared food is the name of the game at Cucina Earlier this year, Cucina at Hotel Missoni won the Italian Restaurant of the Year Award at the Scottish Restaurant Awards. It was the second year in a row that they have managed...
[][1]Open air lunch at the Farmers’ Market in Edinburgh Interesting times at Edinburgh’s Farmers’ Market where chefs Dale Mailley and Edward Murray are hosting a series of pop-ups before launching their new restaurant, The Gardener’s...
[][1]Edinburgh’s Sheraton by night Spring is in the air and new restaurants are opening up like little cherry blossoms. Aaaah! First up, we should mention Edinburgh’s Sheraton which held a very lavish relaunch bash last night....
[][1]Kanpai’s chefs impressed the Scotsman’s critic Back in February, Edinburgh’s Kanpai Sushi restaurant won the Newcomer of the Year title at the Scottish Restaurant Awards.We blogged about it here. At the weekend, The...
[][1]Mattia Camorani: head chef at Cucina at Hotel Missoni The recent Easter weekend means that the brief British asparagus season is at hand. The kitchen team at Cucina at Hotel Missoni in Edinburgh have been quick off the blocks to...
[][1]It’s an Easter squirrel, obviously. So, Easter weekend. A time for renewal and sure sign that spring is here; even if the weather does keep on forgetting and slipping back into January mode. While most of us will be putting our...
[][1]Rosehip on Rose Street David Ramsden’s burgeoning Dogs empire took a step back a few months ago when Sea Dogs on Edinburgh’s Rose Street shut down. However, much like nature, restaurateurs abhor a vacuum and it...
[][1]Edinburgh chefs prepare for Taste with a picnic on The Meadows The Taste of Edinburgh food festival will be touching down in The Meadows over the weekend 6-8 July. Now in its sixth year, some sixteen restaurants will be taking part...
[][1]Fight for your right to party at Foodies OK, get your diaries out. The weather may have turned but festival season is fast approaching and it’s time to pencil in visits to the Foodies festivals. The Scottish Foodies takes place...
[][1]René Redzepi on the cover of Time magazine The Science on a Plate festival, taking place at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden, is shaping up rather tastily. Not least because of the involvement of René Redzepi, the chef patron...
