Leith Arches opens with sold out launch night Caitlyn Dewar November 18, 2019 Food, In the News In a sold out event on Friday night, Leith Arches opened their shutters and welcomed the public to an evening of celebration with craft beers and delicious street food. Their first trucks popping up over...
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...
70% Harmonium, Edinburgh, vegan restaurant review Catriona Thomson October 27, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Teenagers, what are they like? Growing up, socialising and generally being infuriating. That is... if they are not busy quite literally, trying to save the planet like Greta Thunberg. This pint-sized...
Leith Chill Fest celebrates another successful year with £600 raised for charity partner Sean Murphy October 2, 2019 Drink, In the News Celebrating its success with charity partner, The Junction, the sales of the Chill Fest wristbands and t-shirts will now see the money donated back to the local community. This year’s festival saw...
Innovative research aims to explore Scotch whisky’s often overlooked ingredient Sean Murphy September 4, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky It’s one of the three key authorised ingredients in whisky, yet its importance to the final flavour is often overlooked by many Scottish distillers. Now, one of Edinburgh’s top universities and a new...
Independent Leith bakeries to host and judge ‘Leith’s Big Bake Off’ Sean Murphy August 21, 2019 In the News, Producers Hosted by Port of Leith Housing Association ahead of their 43rd Annual General Meeting, social enterprise Breadshare Bakery will join The Kilted Donut, Bakery Andante, Bad Tempered Baker and Mimi’s Bakehouse...
Street food festival and pop up bar set to open in Edinburgh this weekend Rosalind Erskine July 30, 2019 Drink, Food, In the News LANE has been created by the team behind Custom Lane in collaboration with Beetle Juice Cocktail Bar, and will showcase some of the best street food in Edinburgh with food trucks and vendors taking up...
Edinburgh-based gin Achroous named among best in world at global spirits awards Sean Murphy July 30, 2019 Drink, Gin Achroous, the signature gin from Leith-based Electric Spirit Co., was among only a small selection of gins from across the globe to score 96 points or higher out of the possible 100 available at...
Chill Fest Leith 2019: Events, tickets and everything you need to know as the festival returns Rosalind Erskine July 17, 2019 Drink, In the News After a successful launch last year, Chill Fest Leith is back for 2019, offering festival-goers a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh during one of the busiest months in the city. Bigger...
65% Kukina, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar July 12, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review The best thing I ever saw on Leith Walk was a guy and his staffy in matching gold chains and black Adidas tracksuits. But now, halfway down, there’s something even better than the semi-canine version of...
