70% The Radhuni, Loanhead, Restaurant Review Catriona Thomson December 2, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review At this time of year the forecast is for temperatures to plummet, and the big freeze is to make an appearance very soon. It might be chilly outside but inside our house it was utterly Baltic, resembling a...
75% Piggs, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 29, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Cheeseburgers. That was our final meal on a recent visit to Madrid. My defence, apart from mild sunstroke, is that it was a Saturday night, and I had failed to prepare. It got later, the restaurants...
80% Nor’ Loft, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 20, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Private jets, penthouse suites, top of the podium. Champagne always seems to be drunk at altitude. People at ground level can keep their tepid beers and hot drinks, as they need to stay warm while...
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...
60% Loch Leven’s Larder, Kinross, restaurant review Gaby Soutar November 11, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review I am a survivalist when it comes to filling up on nibbles. At an evening event, 14 canapés are the rough equivalent of dinner. Stand near the kitchen, don’t chat or network (apart from with the waiting...
70% Mezcal, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 30, 2019 Food, General, In the News, Restaurant Review I once set my hair on fire while guising. For some reason, the 10-year-old me thought it’d add extra drama to my costume if I was carrying a candle (loose, not even enclosed in a neepy...
80% The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 22, 2019 Food, General, In the News, Restaurant Review I’m always a bit nervous about reviewing any of the Contini family’s operations. I edit Carina’s monthly recipe in The Scotsman Magazine. If I had to criticise any of their restaurants, which include...
70% Damm27, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 17, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review I saw Damm27 once. They were supporting The Sex Pistols, back in 1978. Their lead singer fell into the mosh pit, while she was performing their hit song, Causewayside Riot. I don’t think there are...
73% Franco Manca, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 11, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Glacier, XXX strong, and the fluff-covered Polos at the bottom of your bag. I love them all, so it should be easy, I thought, to find the new pizza chain Franco Manca. Just follow the toothpaste smell of...
70% Mikaku, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 3, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review What does one wear to an izakaya? Since it’s a Japanese version of a gastropub, something casual might be in order. However, if you’re visiting Mikaku, you could always invest in the blonde spiky wig...
