Whilst for me August in Edinburgh means seeing as much culture as possible, it’s also a great excuse for catching up with friends and taking time to enjoy the wonderful eateries, street food and tea establishments that Edinburgh has to offer. So the Fringe has started in earnest today and…
Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic, ‘Alice in Wonderland‘ turned 150 last year. ‘I give myself good advice, but I seldom follow it’. For years the book has delighted and amused me in equal measures so an invitation to experience a Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea at One Square at the Sheraton, Edinburgh…
The story of the creation of Kinnettles Scottish tea would be worthy of a film with two strong women in the lead, a handsome young couple and long neglected walled gardens across Scotland taking staring roles. But first, imagine how lucky I feel to have tasted the new tea –…
There is nothing quite like home-made soup. In our household we make a good range of them, from variations of lentil, to thick carrot and tomato soups. Soup and bread is one of my favourite lunches: comforting, easy to make and healthy. Amy’s Kitchen asked me to taste a few of their soups for…
We’re lucky enough to be asked to try all sorts of things from different foods to apps. Sometimes, these don’t warrant a whole post to themselves and don’t quite fit into our newsletter, so we thought we’d include a monthly round up of things we love. The best place to drink…
Let me preface this review by saying that I love bubble tea. For those of you who are unaware of bubble tea, it is a chilled drink that can be made with either tea or milk powder, and which has “pearls” or “bubbles” (usually tapioca) added to it. I first…
At Edinburgh Foody, we’ve been impressed by the Heritage Collection’s food at Modern Two and Portrait Café for some time. We’ve followed their work with the Signet Library too and afternoon tea there is an August tradition. So we were delighted to be invited to afternoon tea and a gin tasting…
We’ve been talking about coffee lately. Surely we’ve not lost our taste for tea? I was beginning to worry. During my recent extended stay in France I discovered that my favourite blend no longer tasted as good. I then bought what was supposed to be Earl Grey and there again…
The Caledonian Hotel has been revived and revitalised and is now a Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It’s sleek in its new colour scheme somehow makes it seems larger, more spacious. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the carpets – when you visit, you’ll see what I mean – but…
Do you ever feel the same way as me? Once you find somewhere you’re really fond of you almost don’t want to tell others in case it spoils it? Well, I have to admit I’m guilty on that account with Lovecrumbs. I realised that after many visits I really need…
