Perhaps it’s in my blood, with my mother having been born in India but I love Asian food. In fact now that Spice Girl is back at Stockbridge Market, hopefully on a regular basis, my freezer is stockpiled with her curry kits, which guarantees you a quick lunch or supper…
Since I was child, I have suffered from an allergy to shellfish and seafood so I sympathise with people who can’t eat certain food groups as it can be quite limiting and the need to explain and constantly remind hosts when invited for dinner what foods you can and cannot…
Navadhanya is a new Indian restaurant not far from Haymarket. In a growing trend towards Indian dining, they offer a focused menu of special dishes. With a head chef who has worked at Tamarind, you’re in safe hands. Bring an apetite and fully working tastbuds: the food at Navadhanya is subtle…
VDeep is very much a place you feel at home, you could almost kick off your shoes under the table. It’s a place for good craft beer some of which is used in the dishes on the menu. Set up by comedian and presenter Hardeep Singh Kohli, it’s somewhere you’ll…
Are you one of those organised people who plan the week’s meals ahead? I tend to buy what I like the look of at the farmers’ market or in the local grocers then plan as I go along. Last week, I let the sauces I was testing drive the menus.…
I love dipping into a new cookbook. The recipes tempt you. You turn to your store cupboard and realise that you’ve not got all the ingredients. That initial enthusiasm dims a little. “Ah well, I’ll get the ingredients next time I shop” I think. Then you have the problem of actually finding…
Love Indian Food? Love trying something new? We suggest heading off to Mithas’ Street Food Festival. It will take place between the 1st and 17th July. If you’ve not been to Mithas in Leith yet, this is a great introduction. It’s my kind of eating, lots of different dishes to…
Jan 2015 Mithas is now closed. The weather is dreich, damp and chilly. Lunch on such a day needs to lift your spirits and set you up for the afternoon ahead. My chef friend A and I stepped into Mithas and were soon transported to a much warmer, welcoming place.
When the nights close in and the wind gets chilly, I start yearning for warm and filling dishes. It’s a perfect time to investigate Edinburgh’s Indian restaurants. Last week, I visited Vinyasa, a cosy restaurant on St. Mary’s Street, just off the Royal Mile, on the same block as David…
The last time we went to an Indian restaurant was Itihaas in Dalkeith. There I had a lovely lamb dish that I’d never seen before: lamb shatkora. Shatkora are Bengali citrus fruits with a strong, limey, bitter flavour. They are wonderful in savoury dishes and I was very excited to…
