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Category Archives: French

French restaurants that we have visited.

Gin71: tea by day, gin-inspired dining by night

Caroline von Schmalensee November 29, 2016 January 16, 2017
Gin - we're in the fright place for ut, venison tartare, deconstructed Wellington and gin-cured salmon. All good, all interesting.

I like gin as much as the next person but must admit that my first reaction to the phrase “gin-inspired menu” was ambivalence. On the one hand, how exciting! All those botanicals – all those flavours – can only mean interesting cooking. On the other hand, it could end up being…

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Côte Brasserie: the Edinburgh Foody team visits

Kerry Teakle August 2, 2016 October 8, 2016
Tomates Breton Cote Brasserie

With Franco-phile originator of Edinburgh Foody, Danielle, now down south for a new life of baked goods and grandchildren, Team Edinburgh Foody 2.0 accepted an invitation to try the new Côte restaurant in Frederick Street and do a little bonding.

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Café Rouge: get off the street and keep off the cold

Caroline von Schmalensee December 8, 2015 October 8, 2016
Lamb shank with piperade and mash. Warm and filling on a cold night.

Ever since the I read about it at the Christmas menu taster evening in October I’ve had my eye on Café Rouge’s snail ragout: mushrooms and snails in a creamy sauce, scented with truffle oil, tucked in under a blanket of flaky pastry. So when C and I went to…

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Le Di-Vin: sharing food and drink with friends

Caroline von Schmalensee April 10, 2014 October 8, 2016
Jesus de Pays Basque and Italian ham with herbs.

Le Di-Vin wine bar sits next to and behind La P’tite Folie in Tudor House and is part of the same family. With its double-height ceiling and muted colour scheme, it’s an elegant space. I celebrated a birthday there a couple of years ago, on the mezzanine in the back.…

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La P’tite Folie, Tudor House – authentic French food

Caroline von Schmalensee June 6, 2013 January 8, 2017
Barbary duck breast at La P'tit Folie isn't just pretty. It's tasty too.

When I grew up, French food was the epitome of all things elegant and fancy. The country had the patent on style, sartorial and culinary. Italian was earthy, Chinese exotic but only French managed to be elegant. In the town I spent my first ten years there were only three…

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Hotel du Vin’s Sunday brunch’ is great food at incredible value

Caroline von Schmalensee May 22, 2013 January 8, 2017
Vegetable soup at Hotel du Vin

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…

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Malmaison, Edinburgh – service with a heart and food with flavour

Caroline von Schmalensee October 17, 2012 January 8, 2017
The brasserie at Malmaison, Edinburgh

Malmaison sits a little apart from the other bars and restaurants on the Shore in Edinburgh. The first time I went there for a drink was in the late 90s when a friend of mine was touring Scotland taking pictures for a French travel magazine. She was staying there and was most…

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L’Escargot Bleu: fabby French fare

Caroline von Schmalensee January 23, 2012 October 8, 2016
A cheese table. Mmm. That's my desert sorted.

Two years ago, friends took me to L’Escagot Bleu for a birthday dinner. It was a wonderful birthday present for someone like me. The restaurant used to be a favourite with me when I worked off Broughton Street. It was close by, the food was superb and the ambiance was…

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Hotel du Vin – you can’t get everything right every time

Caroline von Schmalensee June 11, 2010 April 16, 2017
A boiled crab, before being dressed

Hotel du Vin in Edinburgh is great for a drink in the cozy whisky snug, or dinner in the bistro. This review speaks highly of a dressed crab and touches on a less impressive cheese soufflé.

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