Edinburgh Beer Factory to keep stunning ghost sign uncovered during work on new Paolozzi bar Sean Murphy January 27, 2020 Craft Beer, Drink, General, In the News The classic sign, which reads "surgical instrument makers", will now remain as part of the frontage of the new venue on Forrest Road. Posting on Twitter, in response to a query from Edinburgh Spotlight, the...
78% Sugo Pasta, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar January 24, 2020 General An editor once asked me to start rating restaurants out of five according to how dog-friendly they were. Two points might mean, we allow them in, but there will be no petting permitted,...
In the Kitchen: Mark Anderson & Lena Wollan from Kilted Donuts in Leith, Edinburgh Catriona Thomson January 21, 2020 Food, General, In the News At a time normally when the people of Edinburgh are either tucked up in bed or heading out for a night on the tiles, a solitary figure turns the key in a door, heading into a property on Great Junction...
55% German Doner Kebab, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar January 17, 2020 Food, General, Restaurant Review Some restaurants have a soft opening, this place had a very hard one. I passed it on the bus on the first night, and it was stowed out, with a red carpet and fire jugglers on the pavement. According to...
83% Aran, Dunkeld, restaurant review Gaby Soutar January 7, 2020 Food, General, Restaurant Review Call emergency book rescue, as the copy of Aran in its namesake cafe is worse than dog-eared. The hardback spine is cracked, the edges of its well-thumbed pages, once virginal white, are crumpled and...
In the Kitchen: Andy Keir from Damm27 restaurant, Causewayside, Edinburgh Catriona Thomson January 6, 2020 Food, General, In the News 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 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...
Glasgow deli celebrate St Andrews Day with ‘first of its kind’ blue pasta Scotsman Food and Drink Staff November 29, 2019 Food, General, In the News Eusebi Deli in Glasgow's West End is marking the feast day of Scotland's patron saint with rigatoni dyed with exotic blue liqueur Curacao. Believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland, Eusebi's blue...
Foraging in Scotland: the best seasonal produce to pick this autumn and winter. Finlay Greig November 4, 2019 Food, General As autumn transitions into winter, Scotland's outdoors become a magical place to dwell. Forest floors become dense with orange needles, mountain tops don their white caps and beaches appear their most...
