South Africa will always hold a special place in my heart, having spent six months there retraining in a complementary health technique, Body Stress Release in 2003. I waa also lucky enough to return again in 2005 on a two-week trip visiting some of their best safari lodges and various…
It’s all about the ingredients. Goof ingredients, treated with love and you have a beautiful place.
It is no secret that I love the work of chef Rosario at Locanda de Gusti. His restaurant is not just Italian but Neapolitan. It’s so good, it’s been awarded a plate of authenticity by an Italian body. Last Monday, I joined other bloggers and food writers to celebrate the real taste of Italy (#RealTasteofItaly).
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With November approaching, this normally means one thing to me – looking forward to the various wine fairs that descend upon the city.
A touch of Barcelona was brought to Scotland last week courtesy of Barcelona beer brand, Estrella Damm, who brought Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca to provide the audience with a Gastronomic Experience and the opportunity to witness him cook and and speak. What a treat.
Cake & Desserts Theatre at Foodies Festival
Missed out on last week’s Assembly Food Festival? Fear not, The Foodies Festival at Inverleith Park is back in town until Sunday.
Heverlee brings Belgian micro-festival to disused New Waverley Arches
A new Belgian micro-festival is set to give a new lease of life to the disused New Waverley Arches this weekend.
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Judging bottles and discussing spirit samples.
Curious about vegan cooking? Carrie Mancini has been a vegan for years and found that a lot of people wondered what she ate. She decided to let people know and Happy Food vegan cooking videos are the result. I went to the launch at Hemma to snack on vegan canapés,…
It was a bright Sunday morning as the Traditionalist and I headed to the SECC for the Ideal Home Show. He had been several times as a child, but it was a first visit for me and I was looking forward to sampling everything the show had to offer. On…
We were standing at the Campbell Brother’s Fish stand, trying seafood salad, smoked mackerel and smoked salmon. Around us, people mingle and chat. Above us, brightly coloured lanterns glimmer. The smoked salmon, soft as butter and richly smoky, didn’t stop us from paying attention to the other produce on offer.…
