In the Kitchen: Phil White from LeftField restaurant, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh Catriona Thomson December 23, 2019 Food, General, In the News "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...
In the Kitchen: Dan Mellor of Surf & Turf restaurant, Macdonald Hotel, Holyrood, Edinburgh Catriona Thomson December 7, 2019 Food, General 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...
70% The Radhuni, Loanhead, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson December 2, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review 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...
70% Harmonium, Edinburgh, vegan restaurant review Catriona Thomson October 27, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review 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...
80% The Percy, Edinburgh, restaurant review Catriona Thomson September 15, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review 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,...
90% Balgove Larder and Steak Barn, St Andrews, restaurant review Catriona Thomson August 14, 2019 Farming Producers, Food, Restaurant Review 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,...
Join the Breakfast club: The best places to get a healthy morning meal in Edinburgh Catriona Thomson July 18, 2019 Food, General 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...
70% Montpeliers, Edinburgh, restaurant review Catriona Thomson July 14, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Not for nothing is breakfast said to be the most important meal of the day. What could be finer than that first cup of coffee, or biting into freshly buttered toast? However, better than staying at home in...
Ten very good reasons to dine out alone in Edinburgh Catriona Thomson June 25, 2019 Food So is solo dining weird? Of course not. In a recent report (March 2019) from OpenTable, the restaurant booking site they flagged up dining solo as a growing trend with a 160 per cent growth in eating alone...
90% Mono, Edinburgh, restaurant review Catriona Thomson June 23, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Perhaps I’ve bitten off more than I can chew? This is not something that I’ve ever done before. What was I thinking? Volunteering to go out for dinner alone? I’m fine with grabbing a hasty lunch solo...
