I know, you’re already feeling a bit overwhelmed about all you need to achieve before Christmas. Most of these recipes can be done in stages and just think of the look on the faces of family and friends who try your handiwork! Here are our top 7 that you can…
On a truly glorious Autumn day, St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh was transformed into a whisky fête. There were tutored tastings with The Balvenie’s Brand Ambassador Dr. Andrew Forrester, and workshops with The Balvenie’s craft partners.
Whilst I love “properly made” coffee, there are occasions when instant will do nicely. I’ve been drinking the same brand of coffee for oodles of years. In fact, I would rather not have coffee at all than drink other brands of coffee. So, it has been a very pleasant surprise…
It’s eleven o’clock on a Friday morning when the mail arrives. Usually, I’m not all that excited about the mail. It’s all bills and advertising: since the advent of email I don’t write letters so I don’t receive many. But this morning was different because I was waiting for a…
A few weeks back I was invited to the Sheraton Global Toast, an around-the-globe event where Sheraton Hotels invited guests to try wines and meet people. Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa sits back from Festival Square, off Lothian Road, convenient for the West End and Princes Street. It’s a…
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…
It’s a Thursday night, half past eight, and I’ve just arrived at Brauhaus, a tiny beer pub in Tollcross, Edinburgh. I’ve been to Brauhaus before, last summer, for a night of fruit-flavoured beers and something supposedly flavoured with chocolate. Tonight, I’m here to drink a snakebite. It’s been a while.
I am sure you’re the same as me, when you work in a particular part of the city you tend to frequent places close by. It’s tough when you’ve little time to spare. But there are also days when you do have some time off, and walking just that few…
In December we went to Cocktails in the City, where we tried Bananalicious, the official Edinburgh Foody cocktail – a heady concoction of rum, whisky and banana foam – as well as a number of other cocktails and spirits. We watched whisky being flambeed with orange peel and spices to make a…
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…
