New restaurant Merienda to offer an evolving menu of exciting Scottish small plates to Edinburgh diners Sean Murphy January 30, 2019 Food, In the News Campbell Mickel’s Merienda – which means snack in Spanish – opened in the Stockbridge area of the city in September last year, and aims to bring together Mediterranean flavour with the “very best of...
Scotland’s first ‘rescued food’ shop opens in Edinburgh Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 25, 2019 Food, In the News Campaigners estimate that the equivalent of 54,000 meals are being thrown away in Edinburgh alone, every week. The new shop opened its doors on Friday. Picture: SWNS And in a bid to cut down on food...
75% Bertie’s, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar January 25, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review The problem with being a restaurant reviewer is that you have to pretend to like fancy stuff. You chew your way through the fermented ortolan lung, or deconstructed croquembouche, but the whole time...
TV chefs to celebrate Chinese New Year with exclusive dinner in Glasgow Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 25, 2019 Food, In the News This year TV Chefs Jimmy Lee (Lychee Oriental) and Julie Lin (Julie’s Kopitiam) who first hit screens together on STV to present culinary hit TV show ‘HOT WOKS’ have re-united to organise a...
Lidl champions Outer Hebrides for Burns night offering Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 25, 2019 Drink, Food, In the News, Producers In a partnership that was formed last year, Lidl will sell The Hebridean Food Company's premium fresh chowders and soups, with a specific offering for this year’s Burns Night on 25 January. The firm was...
The top places to watch the Six Nations in Edinburgh next month Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 23, 2019 Drink, Food With the Six Nations about to kick off, we take a look at some of the go-to places to watch the games. Huxley (1-3 Rutland St, Edinburgh, EH1 2AE) Located in the West End of Princes Street, The Huxley...
50% Karma Kebab, Edinburgh, Restaurant review Catriona Thomson January 23, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Mother Nature produces some mind-boggling feats of navigation; swallows flying around the globe to Africa, salmon swimming upstream to spawn or wildebeest braving crocodiles as they migrate across rivers to...
Popular vegan kitchen team from The Hug and Pint in Glasgow head to the southside Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 23, 2019 Food, In the News The kitchen team behind much-loved west end hangout The Hug and Pint is set to kick off their three month residency at The Glad Cafe on Pollokshaws Road this week. Complimenting the team’s existing brunch...
Andrew Fairlie: How he became Scotland’s most celebrated chef Sean Murphy January 22, 2019 Food A sense of shock has greeted the announcement that Scotland's most renowned chef, Andrew Fairlie, has passed away due to a terminal disease. The restaurateur, who was diagnosed with the devastating news...
80% Rustom, Edinburgh, restaurant review Catriona Thomson January 20, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review January is traditionally the month when travel companies bombard you with enticing adverts, which sows the seeds of a desire to journey to the latest must-see destinations. They are experts at tempting you...
