Under the grill: Owner and head chef Roberta Hall-McCarron from The Little Chartroom Catriona Thomson July 10, 2020 Food Roberta Hall-McCarron and her and husband, Shaun are brainstorming their exciting plans for reopening their restaurant later this year. Their place is a small neighbourhood bistro and by Roberta's own...
Under the grill: Executive Chef Phil Lynch from 83 Hanover Street Catriona Thomson June 29, 2020 Food, In the News As 83 Hanover Street launches its restaurant experience at home, we speak to executive chef Phil about creating dishes imbued with the upbeat vibrancy of this South American restaurant. Phil has been tasked...
70% The Old Bakehouse, West Linton, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson June 29, 2020 Restaurant Review In a recent article in Campaign magazine the “Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives” slogan was hailed as one of the most effective messages in the history of government communications. Yet, “Stay...
70% Masti, Morningside, Edinburgh, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson June 8, 2020 Restaurant Review The fella hit a bit of an emotional slump this week, with lots of work cancelled or put on hold for an unspecified period of time. He was by his own admission thoroughly “corona miserable”, as he...
These bars are open for freshly poured pints to takeaway – plus others doing collection and delivery Rosalind Erskine May 20, 2020 Drink, In the News As the lockdown in Scotland continues, many of us are missing pints at the pub with friends, but these bars are offering the next best thing - freshly poured pints to takeaway. We are now in over 50 days of...
60% Cibo, Milton Bridge, Penicuik, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson May 10, 2020 Food, Restaurant Review These are strange times in which we are living and regular restaurant reviews have rightly been put on the back burner. My family and I have got used to the unique joys of communal living, working and...
Edinburgh’s Le Di-Vin wine bar and La P’tite Folie restaurant announce takeaway service – and it’s ideal for cheese fans Rosalind Erskine May 7, 2020 Food, In the News The west end wine bar and sister restaurant have announced that they are open for takeaway from 7 May - just in time for a Bank Holiday treat. The popular wine bar and French restaurant closed their doors...
Edinburgh’s Honeycomb & Co to re-open with takeaway service Rosalind Erskine April 24, 2020 Food, In the News Honeycomb & Co will open again after closing in March due to the coronavirus lockdown measures, and is set to offer a takeaway and order collection service. Honeycomb & Co To Go will be available...
Most valuable collection of whisky ever to be sold at auction could go for up to £4m Sean Murphy September 5, 2019 Drink, Whisky Auction house Sotheby’s say that The Ultimate Whisky Collection, will be the most valuable collection of whisky ever to be sold at auction and the Company’s first single-owner offering of...
The wait for whisky fans is over as limited edition Game of Thrones single malt collection arrives in UK Sean Murphy February 18, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky To celebrate the eighth and final season of the TV series, Game of Thrones, Diageo and HBO have teamed up to release a limited-edition collection of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies. The collection, which went...
