My favourite maple syrup recipes is oh-so-simple. Place large Bramley apples cored and in a dish and drizzle over a tablespoon of maple syrup per apple with 4 tablespoons of water. Bake until softened and caramelised at 180°C – 20 to thirty minutes. I naturally think of of sweet dishes when using…
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Wings. Would I feel full enough? Would all the food not be a bit same-y? And where the heck is this place anyway? After years living a stone’s throw from the city centre I didn’t even know Fishmarket Close was a place, let…
Scotland’s gently rolling hills are polka dotted with sheep. In areas where wind, rain and gradient makes the ground unsuitable for crops, cattle and sheep thrive. It’s no surprise that Scotland has excellent lamb, and no surprise that local chefs know how to cook it countless ways. Last weekend I…
EF is a fan of sous vide cooking – if you’ve followed us for a while, you’ll remember that Mr. EF built a sous vide machine a while back. Recently, SousVide Supreme, a company that creates compact sous vides for the consumer market, asked us to review their latest machine.…
Have you been to Gorgie City Farm recently. I am sure those of you lucky enough to grow up in Edinburgh have fond memories. The neat hectaire of land somehow shoehorned into a space off Georgie Road has been welcoming visitors for FREE for over 30 years. There are plenty…
Guest reporter Graham Faulks returns this week to Edinburgh Foody and sets off to review the Cramond Brig. Many a time I have driven in and out of Edinburgh along the A90 towards the Forth Road Bridge, and each time I hit the outskirts, I’ve often wondered what the Cramond…
Gerry Neilson is master butcher at Campbells Prime Meat, an over 100-year old butcher company that is a bit of an establishment in Edinburgh. Gerry has worked in the industry for 40 years, ever since he left school. He’s a font of experience and good tales. I met Gerry at…
There’s a lot of energy in a Hard Rock Café this Thursday evening. The music is pumping, the shop is full of people looking at the merchandise, and the tables are full of people eating: families, couples, groups. I’m here to try the restaurant’s Smokehouse Range. Classic American recipes for…
As you may know, I grew up in England. Each Sunday, along with many other families we always had a roast for lunch. The leftovers from the meat were transformed into one or two dishes later in the week. We always seemed to have the meats in rotation, chicken, pork…
Malmaison sits a little apart from the other bars and restaurants on the Shore in Edinburgh. The first time I went there for a drink was in the late 90s when a friend of mine was touring Scotland taking pictures for a French travel magazine. She was staying there and was most…
