Each month, I run a bread making class at Loudons. I am beginning to feel very much part of the family! The kitchen is always groaning with gorgeous cakes – many of which are gluten free. But of course, it is not all about cake! I went along on one…
Did I tell you I work in an office now? For five years I worked at home. I admit I loved it: the commute was 30 seconds, the dress code was casual to say the least, I didn’t have to wear shoes and lunch was always home made. but things…
At Edinburgh Foody, we’re fans of Heritage Portfolio, the company that runs and caters some of Edinburgh’s finest locations, like the Portrait Gallery and the Signet Library. When they asked if I wanted to review Modern Two, the restaurant at the eponymous museum, I answered an enthusiastic yes. On a…
The old National Portrait Gallery café was a firm favourite when Caroline and I worked in the East End (this was before the gallery refit), but changed jobs mean that we are rarely around that part of town at lunchtime. We enjoyed the old café’s home-cooked feel and good selection…
[January 2015. This cafe is currently closed] When I first came to Edinburgh, I often wondered why so many Solicitors had WS after their names on For Sale signs. It was quite some time that I discovered it meant Writers to the Signet. The Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s…
The growing demand for Union of Genius soups has prompted the plans for a commercial kitchen where they can increased the amount of soup made whilst at the same time being able to maintain the quality and the personal touch.
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…
Edited March 2013 It’s great when you move jobs and you start to get to know a different part of town. I’m a firm believer in having a break at lunchtime (it really does make you that bit more productive). So where do you eat? I try to find several…
Edinburgh foodies know about Earthy. I knew about it too, I just hadn’t been there until last weekend. Last weekend a friend took me to Earthy for a pudding tasting. (What else are weekends for, if not pudding tastings?) We tasted Burtree Puddings puddings, shopped for those things you can’t…
