How do you build a concept for your business? Daniel Campbell had a red telephone box and experience in the catering industry. Add to that a strong desire to offer great products and customer service and you get a café for coffee lovers and foodies who value a personal touch.
During the Fringe, dining can be a frenetic affair but not so at The Radisson Blu, Edinburgh who has brought a new pop-up restaurant Burger & Fringe to the capital, for one month only in August.
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.
Like most experiences in my life, I approach new dining opportunities with a healthy dose of cynicism. Belted Burgers was no exception. Another burger place! How different can it be?
Entering No. 11 Brunswick Street, you realise the restaurant’s basic name belies something much more. It has a smart, modern interior, with dark grey hues and plush velvety chairs creating cool vibes, whilst the friendly staff provide warmth.
We’ve written about, and cooked with, Adagio Teas before. When they launched a range of flavoured matchas, I was keen on trying them. Matcha is the fine powder, green leaves dried and ground, that’s used in tea ceremonies and to flavour and colour all manner of foods in Japan. The first…
Since I was child, I have suffered from an allergy to shellfish and seafood so I sympathise with people who can’t eat certain food groups as it can be quite limiting and the need to explain and constantly remind hosts when invited for dinner what foods you can and cannot…
My idea of heaven is a day off and a lovely long leisurely lunch. As it is summertime (whatever the weather outside), my advice is to book lunch at Castle Terrace Restaurant today. I love this restaurant for so many reasons. It is one I return to again and again. The…
Caroline and Amy get to grips with two new pasta products which are a tad unusual. I Sea Pasta Good things come from the sea. The latest sea treasure to enter my kitchen is I Sea Pasta, seaweed that looks mightily pasta-like. It’s full of fibre, low in calories, rich in…
Having recently enjoyed unusual Coconut Jam from Buko Organic, I was intrigued to try another new jam product that came our way. My Jam is the creation of Shuiken Chan, a former lawyer turned actress and jam maker. (As you do.) Shuiken wanted to create a fruit spread with no…
