When I grew up, I – and everyone else – ate school dinners. They weren’t great but one thing I really liked about them was the daily salad. We’re not talking attractive or glamorous salads, but “råkost”, the Swedish word for raw food. In the 70s, it was all the…
Some of my very best food memories involve the subject of this post: Heritage Portfolio. I have been wowed by a champagne dinner at Lennoxlove House; astonished and bowled over by a Hallowe’en themed Mansfield Traquair and cosseted in the intimate dining room at the Museum of Scotland before going…
South Queensferry is but a hop skip and jump – or 20 minute drive – from Edinburgh. It has a busy waterfront with restaurants, bars and shops jostling for attention and offering views of the bridges and the water to tempt you in. A sunny spring day when the sun…
Just recently, I helped gather some recipes for a diary project. It was only when I tried to convert some american measurements into metric that I discovered how challenging it was work out all the equivalents. There are so many times you get stumped in the kitchen. At Christmas time,…
I admit it, I am a messy cook. Even when I’ve managed to assemble all my ingredients, inevitably I will managed to spill something over the cookery book. Now that I use my smart phone to look at recipes, it’s worse: floury smears adorn the screen. I know some organised…
When the weather’s too depressing to go out and forage or search for good eating places, I stay in to cook and read. Recently, I’ve been revisiting some of my favourite books about food. Last updated by Caroline von Schmalensee at October 8, 2016.
We’re delignted to report that the Gardener’s Cottage is now open. It’s a lovely warm space located just off London Road set in a burgeoning garden. The food is simple, honest and full of flavour. You’ll sit on communal tables and soak up the atmosphere – and watch the guys…
Istanbul is an amazing city. It’s perfect for a weekend break and is easily reached. So after you’ve visited the Blue Mosque, the Topkapi Palace and the Spice market (and many, many more delights), where to eat? Let Lunchquest introduce you to the best steak anywhere. Over to you Blythe.…
You might consider going all the way to Kerala to discover how to cook vegetarian food a trifle excessive, but I cannot think of a more enjoyable way to do so! We spent a week at The Pimenta on our foodie holiday. As a meat eater, it could have been…
John and Miles are at Edinburgh Science Festival on March 31, 2013 How many of us actually eat wild plants these days? Picking blackberries, elderflowers and elderberries, sloes and wild garlic are all popular finds for me. Much as we like the idea of mushroom picking, that’s fraught with problems.…
