Edinburgh Gin just the tonic for Edinburgh Festival Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 14, 2015 Drink Edinburgh will sponsor this year’s summer celebrations in St Andrew Square Garden as part of a three-year deal to support entertainment in August in the heart of the city. Kicking off on Friday the 17th...
80% Bodega, Edinburgh, restaurant review Lynn O'Rourke July 12, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review BLINK and you might miss it, which would be a shame as Mexican taqueria Bodega is a little gem tucked away on Leith’s Elm Row. With its Spanish name simply referring to a shop selling wine and food, Bodega...
The Disaronno Terrace returns to Edinburgh this summer Sean Murphy July 9, 2015 Drink The Disaronno Terrace will make a return to Edinburgh this summer, during the famous month-long Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as part of its ongoing UK tour. Heading to the swanky Loft Bar, visitors can...
Chef Fraser Allan’s Perfect Sunday Fraser Allan July 7, 2015 Food, Producers On my perfect Sunday I would wake up with my wife and daughter at Gleneagles resort and we would head to the Strathearn and enjoy a wonderful Scottish breakfast. I spent time at the resort last summer working...
80% Forth Floor Brasserie, Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar July 3, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review What kind of food is conducive to shopping for designer gear? Minimal carbs, because you don’t want to bloat and make that Roland Mouret wool crepe dress look like an undersized sausage skin. Not too...
Surf Dogs and Edinburgh’s Three Sisters team up to celebrate American Independence Day Sean Murphy July 2, 2015 Food Surf Dogs will be offering their exciting range of hot dogs including the Chilli Dog (main picture), with sour cream & grilled jalapenos, the Laika Dog, with tomato jam and rocket leaf, and the Pulled Pork...
Win two tickets to the Birra Moretti Gran Tour street food and drink festival in Edinburgh Sean Murphy June 30, 2015 Drink, Food The Moretti Gran Tour is a culinary journey across Italy, where you will discover unique, speciality cuisine served by Edinburgh and the UK’s leading Italian street food vendors. The tour, which will run...
70% Urban Angel Cafe & Deli, Edinburgh, restaurant review Lynn O'Rourke June 28, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review SUNDAY lunchtime and we are, unusually, in town en famille. Once the requisite shopping is done, we decide to celebrate with a rare treat of lunch at somewhere other than a fast food chain. With no bookings...
80% El Cartel, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar June 27, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review This new Mexican street food restaurant is the pilot fish, and its sister bar, The Bon Vivant is the whale. They have a symbiotic relationship (hence, I guess, the name, El Cartel). People, like me, turn up...
Innis & Gunn added to Boxsmall Market festival line-up Scotsman Food and Drink Staff June 26, 2015 Drink, Food Edinburgh craft beer favourites, Innis & Gunn, have joined the Boxsmall Market festival line-up which launched at Princes Mall Roof Terrace at the weekend and will run until 31 August. The Boxsmall Market...