Awaiting the arrival of Hawksmoor, Edinburgh was an understatement, especially as food critic Giles Coren, declares another of its branches as ‘Flawless. The best steak restaurant you’ll find’. So, despite having already booked a table at one of the soft-launches on the first Saturday, I couldn’t resist accepting a bloggers’…
Driving in the autumn sunshine to Bridge of Allan took me down memory lane to my student days in Stirling 20 years ago. I loved this time of year when all the leaves on campus turned red and gold. However, this time I was having a lunch meeting in the…
I have often popped into the G&V for a drink during the festival en route to see a show in George Square, but for some reason I have never made it to the hotel’s restaurant offering – Cucina. This all changed last week when my husband and I had a…
The Edinburgh jungle drums had been beating about a new place off Broughton Street and since we might be moving to this part of the world in the future, it felt like a great opportunity to check out the new competition in the hood – Le Roi Fou – or…
Don’t you just love surprises? Mine came in the shape of a white box, delivered by a courier late one afternoon. Inside was a cornucopia of fish from Skipper’s Choice. Meanwhile across town, Amy also received another box of fish brimming with a different selection of fish. If you watched…
Are you eating salmon this Christmas? It seems that more and more of us are doing so. Whether it is smoked or fresh, the chances are that it came from one of Marine Harvest’s farms. About 60% of the world’s salmon is farmed and most comes from either Norway, Chile,…
Seafood is one of those delicious things that’s tricky to do to a high standard at home, so attending Brasserie de Luxe’s seafood masterclass can provide some helpful hints and tips. Perhaps some people would prefer it to be hands-on, but it was my kind of learning: observational rather than…
Was there a time when it was odd to have coffee flavoured foods? When did we have the first coffee cake, or Café Liègeois (a gorgeous ice cream/coffee dessert)? Now no one blinks an eye. Why do we use tea so little in our cooking? After all we drink so much…
I’ve been set a challenge by Fish is the Dish (part of Seafish) to come up with 4 fish dishes. The Challenge Our fourth recipe completes the challenge! We eat a lot of fish in the Edinburgh Foody household. We’re lucky enough to have fresh fish shops in Edinburgh and…
Welcome to this month’s sous vide recipe in our series of posts. Whether you’re new to sous vide cooking or want to add something to your repertoire, we aim to inspire you. Caroline’s been using the Sous Vide Supreme Demi. In the Edinburgh Foody household, we have the larger machine,…
