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Vegetarian & vegan round-up, summer 2017
Edinburgh’s a student town with a wide and varied population. One positive side-effect of this is that we’ve always had decent vegetarian options. Now there seems to be a growing trend towards eating vegetables and going vegan, there are even more options. We’ve done a couple of vegetarian round-ups in…
Juniper: Street food and cocktails with a view
On a June day when it bucketed it down with 84cm of rain in one day, more typical of the monthly average rainfall , I visited Juniper, the stylish sister bar to Twenty Princes Street, at Hotel Indigo, to try their new Street Food menu and cocktails.
Cooking with Ghillie Basan, the Original Spice Girl – Far from the Madding Crowd
Finances have prevented me from going on holiday this year yet I’ve been hankering after the sun, sea and flavours of one of my favorite travel destinations, Turkey. Sadly it’s not going to happen but an invitation to escape to the wilds of the Highlands to learn to cook with…
Ishka – a new food & cocktail destination on Morrison Street
‘Every time I walk down Morrison Street, it has changed completely’ a friend said the other day. It is a street of rapid change, especially in the middle. When I heard that a cocktail bar and restaurant was opening opposite EICC, I was intrigued. I was pleased to get an…
Chaophraya – come graduate in style
Chaophraya’s views over the city makes the restaurant a glamorous place for drinks or dinner. Especially now in the light summer nights. This week, I went to try out their graduation dinner and found myself reminiscing about my own university days over a glass of prosecco and a plate of…
The Dining Room at 28 Queen Street – a sublime dining experience
Readers will know I’m a huge fan of whisky and last year when I attended the relaunch of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society on Queen Street, I dropped subtle hints to my friends and family that I’d love a membership for my forthcoming big birthday. Sadly it never materialised but…
Family fayre at The Fountain
Saturdays are normally quite busy in our house with the typical last minute rush out the door to get to swimming lessons on time. Fortunately, this now finishes at lunchtime and we use this as a reward to go somewhere nice as a treat for lunch. I’ve often driven past…
Wine and cheese: where to go?
I love cheese. Add wine into the mix, and I’m in absolute heaven. But where do you go in Edinburgh to get a good platter of cheese and a nice bottle of wine? Here are a few tips. (There are a lot of other places too – this is by no…
Taisteal: fine around-the-world dining in relaxed surroundings
Last Tuesday it rained in Edinburgh. I worked from home and spent the day running between my laptop and the kitchen to empty over-flowing drip-bowls. We had what the insurance company calls ‘water ingress’. Not fun. The day’s silver lining was that I didn’t have to cook my own dinner.…
The Caledonian Quintessential Breakfast
The Waldorf Astoria at the Caledonian, Edinburgh has certainly hit upon a winner with the launch of their Quintessential Breakfast Experience, celebrating all things Scottish.