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...
New wine bar and restaurant set to open in Edinburgh Rosalind Erskine November 20, 2019 Drink, In the News The aim of the new wine bar is to provide diners with a carefully selected wine list, served in a casual setting. Billed as a 'winery and dinery', the team want Edinburgh locals and visitors to enjoy the...
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...
Rosie Healey, co-founder of acclaimed restaurant Alchemilla, to open new venture in Glasgow’s west end Cate Devine November 14, 2019 Food, In the News Gloriosa will open on November 25 on the site of the former Firebird in Yorkhill. With its white walls, a bright pink wood-fired oven, large light ash tables with simple Milano chairs, and the open kitchen...
East Lothian restaurant to hold special Christmas themed charity breakfast event for dogs Sean Murphy November 13, 2019 Food, In the News Taking place on Sunday 1st December, tickets will cost £10 (for owner and pet) and the event aims to get dogs and their owners into the festive spirit and will see bacon or egg rolls served up with teas and...
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...
