I’m rubbish at selecting gifts. By now, most of my friends seem to have everything they need, and can get anything they want long before I find out they want them. (And if they can’t afford something, then neither can I.) It’s a good situation to be in but it…
Update 2016: This restaurant has now closed. Nice. Everything about Tempus and our experience there was nice. Service, food, drinks, setting. All nice. Which begs the question – is nice enough? Tempus is reached through the George Hotel bar, a grand room with high ceilings, loud with the chatter of…
One Square, the restaurant at the Sheraton Hotel, has a new chef, Craig Hart. To introduce Edinburgh’s Total Food Geeks to him, One Square held a blogger’s event last week. I was fortunate enough to be there so I can give you a preview of One Square’s new menu, introduce you…
I like cooking. Not everyone one does. The thing about cooking that sometimes get away from me is planning. And when I haven’t planned well, I tend to waste more: I don’t have the right things, or I don’t cook the things I have. Enter Gousto. If you’re a fan of Dragons’ Den,…
Want to have a cocktail party but don’t really want to mix all your own? There’s help. Social and Cocktail takes a bar, with all the glasses, booze, fruit ice and tools of the trade, to you. Last Saturday, they were at mine, mixing up a delicious storm for me…
The first time I ate at Burger, I wasn’t convinced. I had the chicken katsu burger, which was a great idea in principle. But in reality the tonkatsu sauce (a fruity Japanese sauce) made the breaded chicken soggy and it just wasn’t a patch on the lovely grilled chicken of…
I’m not one to gush, butohmygodgotoAizlerightnow. Just stop. Drop whatever you’re doing and book your dinner at Edinburgh’s new dining experience, Aizle. It’s a charming place, with a well thought-out concept, staffed by talented people who are creating and serving fantastically fresh, deliciously dynamic food. You won’t be sorry. (Unless, of course,…
Edinburgh’s Quartermile has changed a lot since it was a ramshackle hospital. I was rather fond of the place – it’s convenient with a hospital in the middle of town – but have followed the area’s change with interest. Over the last few years, more of the flats have been…
A couple of years ago a friend of mine opened a café: StreetBar. With two business partners he secured a unit on Conference Square at what looked like a very good spot. Surrounded by office buildings, with more going up on Morrison Street, they were bound to get healthy business. Then…
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…
