If you love cooking, have you ever tried to find a cookbook that will instil even just a little bit of your passion in someone else? Not an easy task. I’ve tried and have had limited success, but now I’ve found one Virgin to Veteran: How to Get Cooking with…
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…
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.…
I’ve become rather obsessed with India over the last few years, not least when I discovered Atul Kochhar on the Great British Menu and started cooking dishes from his two great cookery books. He gave me an insight to a subtle balance of spices and flavours with very easy to…
There’s definitely a passion for food at The Cook School. The corridor is lined with awards and accolades with numerous cook books from local chefs and restaurants and further awards displayed in the dining room. The first glimpse through the double doors of the work stations makes the heart leap…
It’s such a relaxing way to spend an early evening. I have a glass of prosecco in hand and I am watching Mattia Camorani, Executive Chef at Hotel Missoni (now G & V), Edinburgh make pasta. Our select band are sitting in a corner of the elegant Cucina restaurant, watching…
The Edinburgh School of Food and Wine reaches a quarter of a century this year. Edinburgh Foody caught up with owner Ian Pirrie to find out more.
I treated myself last week to a trip down to Bath to spend two days at the Bertinet Kitchen. So easy to get to from Edinburgh, and just 1 1/2 hours from Cardiff and London, Bath proved delightful and the courses fabulous.
If you live or indeed have visited Edinburgh, chances are you’ll have eaten bread or cakes from Breadwinner without realising it – they supply more than 100 cafes and restaurants throughout the city! I am so heartened that so many establishments from burger bars to tea emporiums seek out the…
