75% OX184, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar April 18, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review The last time you could smell smoke in the Cowgate was for a bad reason – when popular venue La Belle Angele burnt down back in 2002. Now there’s a more positive waft, thanks to new bar and restaurant...
90% Gardener’s Cottage, Edinburgh, restaurant review Lynn O'Rourke April 13, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review Fast forward to July 2012, and chefs Dale Mailley and Edward Murray (with experience between them at city centre venues The Outsider, Blue, The Atrium, Cafe St Honoré and The Kitchin) have rescued the William...
75% Slighhouse, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar April 4, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review The signs of Fonz-level cool are all there: a bearded barman, grey walls set off by flashes of coral, lighting that resembles a Martin Boyce installation, an obscure name (it references Scottish geologist...
5 great Scottish coffee roasters for you to try Matthew Dunne-Miles March 30, 2015 Drink, Farming Producers, Food, General, Industrial Producers, Producers It's a fair argument that the UK as a whole has never before been this switched on to good quality coffee. Gone are the days of 70-style cafes dishing out a tablespoon of brown chalk into piping hot...
Five of the best ice cream shops in Edinburgh Sean Murphy March 25, 2015 Food, Industrial Producers, Producers Scotland has always had a fascination with sweet things. Indeed the Scottish sweet tooth is a thing to behold, from shortbread to fudge, cranachan to tablet, our obsession with sugary treats shines through in...
5 of the best ways to discover Scottish gin Sean Murphy March 24, 2015 Drink, Gin, Gin Features We are sure by now you'll have noticed the rising interest in Scottish gin and you might be a little curious yourself. Well there's never been a better time to get involved and see what all the fuss is...
5 of best Edinburgh eateries for vegetarians and non-veggies alike Matthew Dunne-Miles March 17, 2015 Food The age-old conundrum of how to tackle dating/socialising when you may be ethically troubled by a visit to a meaty burger shop. Veggie restaurants used to be a minimal selection of sad-looking carrots, or a...
Best breakfast spots to try in Edinburgh Matthew Dunne-Miles March 17, 2015 Food Often your morning routine can become a bit of a regimented slog: ten minutes for a shower, one minute to boil the kettle, forty seconds to awkwardly sip at piping hot coffee. That's why those brief windows of...
95% The Kitchin, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar March 16, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review This Michelin-starred nine-year-old eatery has been refurbished and extended into what was next door’s Chinese restaurant, Chop Chop. I asked the waiter, who was wearing The Kitchin’s smart black...
After-work pub guide to Edinburgh’s Stockbridge Lindsey Johnstone March 11, 2015 Beer Features, Drink More than just an extended crèche with added cake for Edinburgh's yummy mummies, quaint but chic Stockbridge is also ideal after-work drinking territory: less hectic than George Street or the West End, less...
