Iconic Edinburgh dining room to close Rosalind Erskine January 24, 2020 Food, In the News One of Edinburgh's oldest and grandest dining rooms is set to close this weekend. The Pompadour, located within the Waldorf Astoria The Caledonian in Edinburgh's city centre, has announced it will be...
5 recipes and ideas for Burns night leftovers Rosalind Erskine January 24, 2020 Food If you find you've got leftovers this Burns night, chef Gary Mclean has some great recipes and top tips to avoid food wastage. Serve it up family style Gary suggests serving up your haggis so that guests can...
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,...
Scran episode 7: Burns Night Special – the expert’s guide on what to eat and drink Rosalind Erskine January 24, 2020 Drink, Food, In the News This week’s episode of Scran is all about Burns night, with guests Mark Thomson, brand ambassador for Scotland for Glenfiddich, James Macsween of Macsween haggis, Scott Munro from M&S and Caitlyn Dewar...
Controversial US chain Chick-Fil-A to close only Scottish outlet Rosalind Erskine January 22, 2020 Food, In the News The opening of a Scottish chain of Chick-Fil-A caused controversy due to the business donating millions of dollars to anti-LGBT groups in America. An online petition to have it shut down was started soon...
Team behind Glasgow’s Ox and Finch to serve up south-east Asian flavours with launch of new venture Ka Pao Sean Murphy January 22, 2020 Food, In the News Ka Pao - named after the Thai word for holy basil - will offer modern dishes filled with south-east Asian flavours when it opens within the historic category A-listed Botanic Gardens Garage on the city’s...
Fife gelateria launches haggis ice cream for Burns night Rosalind Erskine January 22, 2020 Food, In the News The family-run gelateria in St Andrews will be serving up a specially created haggis ice cream for Burns night. Meat-free but with all the spicy flavours you’d expect from Scotland’s national dish, the...
80% Bross Bagels, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar January 21, 2020 Food, Restaurant Review After a nasty bout of sciatica, I don’t do standing in queues. The one at this new Bross Bagels, which also has outlets on Leith Walk, Portobello High Street and Queensferry Street, snaked out the door...
Divino Enoteca celebrates Italy’s food capital with second ‘taste the regions’ menu Rosalind Erskine January 17, 2020 Food, In the News These series of tasting menus from Divino Enoteca celebrate the best of local and fine-dining cuisine from across Italy's most well-known destinations, and this month its the turn of Emilia-Romagna. This...
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...
