Author Archives: Caroline von Schmalensee
Tofu cakes and tofu fried rice: doing something new for the Cauldron recipe challenge
Cairo Kitchen by Suzanne Zeidy: Middle Eastern colour, flavour and history
Street food is hugely popular at the moment. Cairo Kitchen, a cookbook inspired by the recipes used in the eponymous Egyptian restaurant chain, adds Middle Eastern dishes to the street food mix. Wanting to recreate a restaurant version of the popular Egyptian koshary cart, Suzanne Zeidy and her partners started…
The Virtues of the Table by Julian Baggini: thinking about food and eating
Pommery Bar at the Signet Library serves up afternoon tea
The Oxford Companion to Food, 3rd Edition: book review and competition
Edinburgh is awash with festivals. In Inverleith Park, Foodies Festival is winding up, while across the centre of town, the International and Fringe festivals are getting into stride in their second week. Meanwhile, in Charlotte Square, the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) has just started. The book festival has a special place in…