Author Catriona Thomson

It’s that time of year again. While we may have made it through the darkest day, or winter solstice as it is more properly known, there is still the slow, gradual climb out of these dimly-lit early months...

This Edinburgh bistro's menu features contemporary European fare, such as mussel pots, gourmet burgers and taster plates. Andy's culinary influences are wide-ranging from Sicilian caponata to Russian...

In the 1800s a group of well-heeled Glasgow merchants, bankers and professors used to walk down the old Dumbarton Road every Saturday. Back then Partick was rural and leafy and after their perambulations...

"Small but perfectly formed" is the phrase that instantly springs to mind when you walk into this neighbourhood bistro next to the Meadows. Owned by chef Phil White and his partner Rachel Chisholm, it...

Dan Mellor has taken over as head chef at Surf & Turf restaurant at Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh. He’s stepping into the shoes of executive chef Glenn Roach, who is heading back to Rusacks in St...

At this time of year the forecast is for temperatures to plummet, and the big freeze is to make an appearance very soon. It might be chilly outside but inside our house it was utterly Baltic, resembling a...

Teenagers, what are they like? Growing up, socialising and generally being infuriating. That is... if they are not busy quite literally, trying to save the planet like Greta Thunberg. This pint-sized...

With the prorogation of Parliament underway, and the October Brexit deadline looming, the merest thought of Boris Johnson is enough to give me indigestion. So in the spirit of cooperation and solidarity,...

In my day the long summer holidays were filled with the dubious pleasures of picking raspberries, usually in the rain. Fun times, dodging wasps for the reward of some pocket money. When I was growing up,...

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day? and nothing is finer than the first cup of coffee or biting into a slice of freshly buttered toast. However, better than staying at home in your pj's, munching...