Today I am reviewing the A-Z of Eating Out by Joseph Connolly. Connolly is a writer, journalist, book collector and determined champion of eating out. His publishers describe his latest book as an “Amuse bouche for dad…the perfect present for Father’s Day”. As the A-Z name suggests, it is…
The old National Portrait Gallery café was a firm favourite when Caroline and I worked in the East End (this was before the gallery refit), but changed jobs mean that we are rarely around that part of town at lunchtime. We enjoyed the old café’s home-cooked feel and good selection…
Edinburgh Foody was invited last week to the launch of the first Chocolatier Larder for Scotland. What wonderful news! Sophie went to Pitlochry to discover the new Fonab Castle Spa Hotel and the exciting first Scottish Chocolatier Guide. The chocolate industry is a very dynamic sector in Scotland. When Julie…
La galette des rois (literally the King’s cake) is the cake to celebrate Twelfth Night in France and one of my favourite French seasonal cakes. We eat it generally every weekend of January because it is a good occasion to celebrate with friends and family and one day is not…
Our guest blogger is Vohn McGuinness who blogs over at Vohn’s Vittles. Edinburgh Foody kindly sent me the new book Patisserie: A Step-by-step Guide to Baking French Pastries at Home by Murielle Valette to review. It is, quite simply, a beautiful book with stunning photographs throughout. Ms Valette is from a family…
For the middle weekend of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight, MJ and I, along with friends Hannah, Alison, and Tracey (not to mention Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight’s very own Hannah Ewan) popped along to multi-purpose arts venue, Summerhall, for an evening of…well, I really wasn’t too sure what to…
50 Days to Celebrate 50 Years in Edinburgh 26 May – 14 July 2013 at various venues This is a food festival with heart and three generations of admiration for Janet Henderson, a pioneering woman who was ahead of her time in regards to healthy eating and food production. The…
This week, I asked Hamish Macfarlane, to be our guest writer. Born and educated in Scotland, Hamish lives in Madison, Tennessee, where he teaches English and writes. I visited Hamish and Rebecca in the summer and we went to their favourite restaurant. Las Cebollas was a family-friendly, cheerful and colourful Mexican that…
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.…
Blythe says It’s always lovely to see Danielle for lunch, but today my restaurant choice rather let us down, as Leven’s really didn’t hit the spot. Things were salvaged, and then some, but a post-prandial trip to Pekoe Tea, just a few doors down. Pekoe is a lovely little tea shop, with room…
