87% Julie’s Kopitiam at home, Glasgow, restaurant review Rosalind Erskine January 9, 2021 Restaurant Review During those weird, non days between Christmas and New Year (which were infinitely more non-descript this year), I end up craving something that’s the polar opposite of roast turkey, roast potatoes and huge,...
70% Rak Thai, Melrose, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson December 22, 2020 Restaurant Review As part of my ongoing odyssey to eat at 80 different takeaways around Scotland, I've decided to head to deepest darkest Melrose via Thailand to review a place called Rak Thai. It opened in February this...
Here are some of The Scotsman food critics’ favourite Glasgow restaurants Gaby Soutar December 16, 2020 Food, In the News From new kids on the block to old favourites, many of whom have offered home delivery services during lockdown, here is a selection of our favourite Glasgow restaurants. Glaschu This was one of...
90% Alchemilla, Glasgow, Restaurant Review Rosalind Erskine December 6, 2020 Restaurant Review I’m by far not the only one who has rarely left their front doorstep this year. I’ve walked the same route around where I live so often, that even the dog is now bored. A brief sojourn in the Highlands...
70% Franco’s restaurant, Peebles in the Scottish Borders, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson November 29, 2020 Restaurant Review There is a vintage travel poster that proudly proclaims, Peebles is for pleasure. It was created by the artist, George Ayling, to encourage visitors to make their way to this Border town by rail back in the...
87% Restaurant Review: Eusebi Deli at home, Glasgow Rosalind Erskine November 10, 2020 Restaurant Review One of my favourite memories of cooking with my mum was the nights we got to make pizza. From the excitement of helping choose the ingredients at the supermarket to the thrill of piling toppings onto ready...
70% The Peebles Hydro restaurant, Scottish Borders, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson October 25, 2020 Food, Restaurant Review Autumn's arrival has initiated my dark descent into winter gloom, so as a seasonal antidote I've booked a table at Peebles Hydro to comfort eat my way out of the pre-winter blues. To me, this hotel has...
71% Matto, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 12, 2020 Restaurant Review I need a rebrand. I’ll hire a big agency for the campaign. First off is a new name, because this byline has done me no good. The picture isn’t flattering either. It can go in the attic, along...
75% Plant Bae, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 6, 2020 Restaurant Review Apart from a wheel of cheese, my only other souvenir from our holiday to Arran was near scurvy. My five-a-day routine had tipped into minus territory, dropping to -7 on the day I had a Blackwaterfoot...
70% Pier Brasserie, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 2, 2020 Restaurant Review One of my favourite online videos features a seagull strolling into an Aberdeen branch of RS McColl’s and shoplifting a bag of cheese Doritos. Down at the Newhaven end of town, these birds were pestering...
