75% Piggs, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 29, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Cheeseburgers. That was our final meal on a recent visit to Madrid. My defence, apart from mild sunstroke, is that it was a Saturday night, and I had failed to prepare. It got later, the restaurants...
80% Nor’ Loft, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 20, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Private jets, penthouse suites, top of the podium. Champagne always seems to be drunk at altitude. People at ground level can keep their tepid beers and hot drinks, as they need to stay warm while...
75% Hemingway’s, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 14, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review If you’re looking for a book about diet and nutrition, 613.2 is your Dewey Decimal System number. I used to work in a library. Shelving and cataloguing were two of my least favourite jobs. Date stamping...
Rosie Healey, co-founder of acclaimed restaurant Alchemilla, to open new venture in Glasgow’s west end Cate Devine November 14, 2019 Food, In the News Gloriosa will open on November 25 on the site of the former Firebird in Yorkhill. With its white walls, a bright pink wood-fired oven, large light ash tables with simple Milano chairs, and the open kitchen...
60% Loch Leven’s Larder, Kinross, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 11, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review I am a survivalist when it comes to filling up on nibbles. At an evening event, 14 canapés are the rough equivalent of dinner. Stand near the kitchen, don’t chat or network (apart from with the waiting...
Two Edinburgh restaurants named among UK’s top 10 in TripAdvisor awards Sean Murphy October 22, 2019 Food, In the News The only Scottish restaurants to be named in the top 10 for fine dining, Aizle took the title of fifth best-rated restaurant in the UK, while Castle Terrace Restaurant placed ninth. Stuart Ralston, owner...
73% Franco Manca, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 11, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Glacier, XXX strong, and the fluff-covered Polos at the bottom of your bag. I love them all, so it should be easy, I thought, to find the new pizza chain Franco Manca. Just follow the toothpaste smell of...
BrewDog launch ‘hybrid burger’ that’s 50% plant-based and 50% beef Sean Murphy October 3, 2019 Food, In the News Described as a "flexitarian's dream" has been designed to offer an alternative for people who want to move to a more plant based diet but worry that vegan and vegetarian food won't deliver on...
70% Mikaku, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 3, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review What does one wear to an izakaya? Since it’s a Japanese version of a gastropub, something casual might be in order. However, if you’re visiting Mikaku, you could always invest in the blonde spiky wig...
65% Basil’s, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 3, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review None of your “Don’t mention the war” or “Boom, boom”. The name of this restaurant has a more highbrow namesake than Fawlty or Brush, though it’s hard not to say its name in a Sybil...
