While on the subject of Italian restaurants, I was tickled by Tony Crolla’s latest marketing ploy/publicity stunt.The owner of the Vittoria restaurants on George IV Bridge and Brunswick Street in Edinburgh is giving his customers the...
The spicy, dry smell of the savannah; the folk tales of the wandering griots and the sounds of African wildlife are not things you would normally associate with St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh. Dominated by the Melville Monument and home...
Seattle’s coffee lovers are buzzing with the news that the mighty Starbucks chain, which started in the city nearly a quarter of a century ago, is re-branding a handful of its outlets. Named after their neighbourhoods, 15th Avenue Coffee...
The barbarians aren’t quite at the gates but, according to Debenhams, civilisation is under threat from imported American eating habits. Increasing numbers of Brits are aping our American friends by body-swerving knives and eating with just...
Understandably, the papers are full of reports about the fortieth anniversary of the moon landings. The Guardian has an interesting piece about the food that the astronauts on those missions ate and the grub that future space travellers...
‘French chef to open veggie restaurant’ is one of those sentences that you expect never to write. Along with ‘Scotland beats Brazil in World Cup Final’ and ‘Graham Norton to marry Davina McCall’, it just seems so unlikely that it must be a...
There is a wave of great squid stories popping up all over the web at the moment. Apparently, the coast of California is under attack from giant carniverous squid. Divers are afraid to go in the water and some reports reckon that the squid...
A Taste of Spain is touching down on The Mound in Edinburgh this weekend. A celebration of Spanish food, culture and lifestyle, it opens today to coincide with the National Galleries launching their summer exhibition, The Discovery of...
Andy Lynes has written an interesting piece for the Big Hospitality website asking whether or not chefs working at the highest levels have lost sight of what their job actually entails. Is it about cooking food that their customers will...
This interesting article in The Guardian from Tuesday does present the question ‘why would you want a gun in a restaurant?’ Shoot through the holes in onion rings? Give a gun salute into the air after every course? Start...
The capital’s cocktail bars have been a flurry of activity recently. Rick’s re-opened on Frederick Street last night after a £150,000 refit. The new interior takes its inspiration from 1950s Madrid and Cuba and features a new Cabinet Room...
Got a foodie friend that’s having a special day? You think great, they have great taste and would definitely appreciate a… a… oh dear, what to buy a foodie? I’m seeking help from this blog on ‘Food and Foodie...
The F-Word’s back and they want you to nomintate your favourite local restaurant. It could be a well known hotspot or a hidden gem – anywhere you think deserves to be crowned F Word’s Best Local Restaurant. Plus, once...
still reeling from this bananas will never be the same again.. ...
The Guardian is running a lively thread on the words that make people wince. It’s not about swear words that shock or offend but words which are naff, over-used or which just feel wrong in the mouth. ‘Chillax’ and the Californian use of...
The Chicago Tribune has posted a Foodie Quiz, so prepare to feel fairly silly. I decided to play the odds and guess ‘A large edible clam typically weighing 2 to 3 pounds’ whenever the option was available; it didn’t work...
