Many years ago, I worked for a software company on Melville Street. In winter, Teuchter was our local. At the time, there was a tapas restaurant in the cellar. Years have passed and Teuchters is quite a different pub from the one I used to go to with raucous colleagues.…
50 Days to Celebrate 50 Years in Edinburgh 26 May – 14 July 2013 at various venues This is a food festival with heart and three generations of admiration for Janet Henderson, a pioneering woman who was ahead of her time in regards to healthy eating and food production. The…
A couple of months ago, the Hotel du Vin chain launched Sunday brunch. Forget everything you know about brunch: Hotel du Vin’s offering is something else. We’re not talking a stack of American pancakes with syrup and blueberries, or even eggs Florentine. We’re talking four courses of fabulous food. At…
The Macallan launched their new range of whiskies a couple of weeks ago, in the Pompadour at the Caledonian. There were whisky cocktails, scrumptious canapés and the main attraction: The 1824 Series. The Series is an interesting addition to their existing range and takes a completely new approach. We’re used…
I’ve been making bread since my early twenties. Just recently though, I’ve become obsessed. Why do I make bread? The taste is just amazing and it’s so good for you. It’s also great to share with friends and colleagues although there I nearly caused an upset recently when Mr EF…
Yes. I live with a vegetarian. And yes, I like haggis. I like the meaty, sheep’s stomach, bits of blood and guts version. I also really like the veggie version. Particularly MacSween’s veggie haggis. A good few years ago, you could buy wonderful Indian patties filled with vegetarian haggis from…
We’re standing in the The Pompadour by Galvin Restaurant at The Caledonian, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Edinburgh. It’s a room beloved of many Edinburgh residents who have partaken tea there over the years. Now it is an elegant, warm room decorated in pastels and includes the original Chinese panels.…
Brunswick Street is tucked in to the area between Elm Row and London Road. The row of houses that No 11 is part of is surprisingly elegant. They break with the rest of the street: elegant pillars hold porticoes that double a balconies over the entrance. The buildings are four…
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This review is in partnership with Match.com Those of us who live in this city know the expression well. “Edinburgh is a village”. It’s actually more like many villages each with its different identity, something that visitors to the city could well miss. I enjoyed my walk down from Princes…
