Last week I sat comfy in the window of 83 Hanover Street, sipping a Sundaytini and watching the rain and hail pelt the stairs outside. There are few things I like more than being inside when the weather outside it high-level awful. I was very glad that I’d braved the weather because…
Saturday mornings may just have got a little better with the Register Club Breakfast at the Edinburgh Grand. It may not help my waist-line but I predict I’ve discovered a hidden gem that it almost pains me to tell you about.
With time a precious commodity, weekends are special and the perfect time to catch up with friends but with everyone leading such busy lives, it can sometimes be a challenge. Perhaps it’s time to take stock and make time for special people in our lives and share those good times…
Breakfast is one of my favourite dishes and this was probably reinforced when we recently went to New York. On our first morning there we were searching somewhere for breakfast. Initially I could only see the usual Starbucks and some Bagel place, which were not inspiring me when I looked…
There’s no end of places to eat breakfast in Edinburgh but where do you go if you want one with a view and something just a little bit different?
Badger & Co is a lovely spot. The decor is soft leather and exposed bulbs; tall windows let light gush in. It’s bright, cheerful and well-attended with young couples catching up or soothing sore heads when pal Gemma and I stop by on a Saturday morning. We settle in with…
Since this post was written, Greenshots has closed. C keeps telling me that this part of Gorgie Road is too far from the centre for her, but it has been my home for a number of years. We were therefore delighted at the opening of Greenshoots, a new café on Alexander…
Do you eat breakfast? I do. Every morning. I wake up hungry, so I look forward to breakfast and get very grumpy if I have to miss it. Last week, I didn’t miss it, but I had to postpone it. Instead of yogurt and cereal in bed, I got up,…
A couple of months ago, the Hotel du Vin chain launched Sunday brunch. Forget everything you know about brunch: Hotel du Vin’s offering is something else. We’re not talking a stack of American pancakes with syrup and blueberries, or even eggs Florentine. We’re talking four courses of fabulous food. At…
I think one of my resolutions this year must be to eat more brunch. It’s that most wonderful of meals. It’s not got the heaviness of a full Scottish or English breakfast and it’s not the some how more grown up dishes of lunch. I was very happy to receive…
