Last year I had problems with sciatica and an inflamed muscle attachment with the result that I couldn’t sit comfortably. November to March I did what I could to avoid sitting. I got a standing desk at work, found a space at home where I can stand and work. As…
It might sound odd, but when you’ve been a food blogger for a while, going out and not writing about it is a treat. So I wasn’t going to write about Fhior. But, you know, it was too good not to share. Give me a few minutes to tell you…
I have lived on the southside of Edinburgh for many years, but a few years ago I was tempted over to the dark side as I call it of the north. Although I do like it there, I miss the odd night out in the south, so I jumped at…
A while back, I had an email from a Chinese restaurant on Dalry Road saying we should come in and review them. We didn’t manage to arrange a date then and I forgot all about it. Occasionally, I’ll walk past. It’s either dead or full: it’s a tiny place with…
We had a friend staying for the bank holiday weekend. C. and I like to show Edinburgh off and wondered where to take Nina: it’s not her first time and we have ranged widely already. Then C. had a brainwave: we haven’t been to Leith together. Saturday dawned sunny and we had a…
We’re continuing our tour of middle-eastern restaurants. This time: Hanam’s. It was the first restaurant in the local empire that includes Souk, Leila’s and Pomegranate. Somehow I’ve managed to miss Hanam’s Johnston Terrace entrance but I have seen, and been intrigued by, the one on Victoria Terrace. That’s Hanam’s shisha…
Billed as the first tasting menu in the capital to pair its dishes with beers and spirits, I was intrigued to try One Square’s newest offering. Having had an AMAZING time at One Spa a few weeks previously, I was looking forward to similarly high standards.
This is not the first time we’ve been to Hotel du Vin: we’ve enjoyed the chef’s table in the past as well as the Sunday brunch. Recently, we were invited again to try the new menu. This summer, Hotel du Vin is focussing on classic French cuisine. And what a…
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…
The Beast from the East put pay to my original planned visit at the beginning of March but I finally got along to try out Edinburgh’s newest Italian, Vapiano.
