As a family we often have a default mode of grabbing a pizza before we head to the movies, so it was really refreshing to receive an invite from Wagamamas to pop in and try their new selection of hirata steamed buns over the holidays.
Well, we have all survived the excesses of Christmas and as a family we were certainly no different, however I made sure we had one evening’s escape from the kitchen as a treat and change of scene for everyone. So, where do you go that will please everyone’s palette’s without…
It’s amazing the effect that word of mouth can have on your decision making, I was having coffee earlier this year with Gaby Soutar and asked where she thought would be a good venue to bring together family for a wee celebratory dinner. I wanted to make sure the final…
Trying to keep little ones entertained at the weekend can be a full time job, so I make it my aim to find new places to try and a few weeks ago we hit the jackpot when we visited The Restoration Yard and Fort George adventure playground at Dalkeith Country…
We’re a vegetarian household so eating vegan for a week every month shouldn’t be that difficult. I already cook with oil, soya milk and gram flour instead of butter, milk and eggs. We eat vast amounts of pulses – what else is the slow cooker for? – and liven things up with stir-fries…
Last Friday I was running an errand for my mother, it was early afternoon and I was hungry. I decided to have a hotdog. Hotdogs is the fast food I grew up with. They are everywhere in Sweden: you’re never far from a hotdog stand and dogs turn up at…
I don’t know whether you’ve heard of Blipfoto? You get the chance to take one photo a day and upload it with as much or as little description as you like. Fellow blippers (people who upload photos) comment on the photo or the topic Commenting on a photo I’d taken…
We recently received an email about where to eat in Edinburgh if you were vegan from a couple who were coming over from Dubai for a long weekend. I’ve posted on vegetarian restaurants before, but had to have another look at my records to come with good vegan suggestions. As…
Martin Wishart and Paul Tamburrini are launching The Honours, a brasserie in the heart of Edinburgh. Together, they are hoping to make an exciting space with excellent food. Where Wishart’s is formal fine dining, this new venture will be informal, relaxed and child friendly and the quality of food and…
I’m amazed by the variety of cheeses that exists, the different flavours and textures that you get depending on the type of milk used and how the curds are stored and matured. The evolution of cheese as a way of storing the fats and proteins in milk fascinates and puzzles…
