70% Alandas, Longniddry Bents, takeaway review Gaby Soutar August 5, 2020 Restaurant Review I love a busman’s holiday. Even though I had a recent day off work for (the 15th anniversary of) my 30th birthday, I still had to do a restaurant review. We squeezed in a...
80% Hickory@Home, Edinburgh, takeaway review Gaby Soutar July 27, 2020 Restaurant Review How I miss a fancy party. Mind you, I do have a few complaints about that mass catering style of finger food. Namely that there always seems to be fishy canapés, so you...
13 new restaurants and bars opening soon in Scotland Rosalind Erskine July 24, 2020 Drink, Food, In the News The last few months have been hard for the hospitality industry, but these new bars and restaurants are set to open in cities across Scotland. From an Innis & Gunn bar in Edinburgh to a high end chippy...
78% Gardener’s Cottage at Home, Edinburgh, takeaway review Gaby Soutar July 13, 2020 Restaurant Review It’s like assembling a jigsaw puzzle of an Arctic landscape. We have about 30 unlabelled vacuum bags, five or so of which are in various shades of snow white, from nicotine...
How can pubs and restaurants collect customer data and keep it safe for the test and protect programme? Rosalind Erskine July 10, 2020 Drink, Food, In the News Anyone visiting outdoor establishments from 6 July and indoor eateries from 15 July will be asked to provide data such as their name and contact telephone number to the business as well as logging the date and...
85% 83 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, takeaway review Gaby Soutar July 9, 2020 Restaurant Review The floor is a bit sticky, but our small kitchen makes for a semi-decent dance studio. I’m pulling out all the moves. He’s a bit Thunderbirds-like, with zero hip action and creepily...
Tom Kitchin announces one Edinburgh restaurant will remain closed – and when other three will reopen Caitlyn Dewar July 4, 2020 Food, In the News Tom Kitchin announced on Twitter on 3 July that Southside Scran will remain closed for foreseeable future due to the pandemic but with a hope to reopen next year. The Bruntsfield restaurant was the latest...
90% IN, Edinburgh, takeaway review Gaby Soutar July 3, 2020 Restaurant Review Just as we round the final corner, our pithivier skids to the left. “Nooooo!”, I screech, checking all the other precious cargo that’s stacked up on my lap and wedged into the...
Scotland’s leading restaurateurs share their experience of lockdown as they prepare to reopen Rosalind Erskine July 1, 2020 Food, In the News As the coronavirus took hold and the UK entered into lockdown in March, many new businesses had to close before they’d even fully opened. One of these was Pier Brasserie in Edinburgh. Pier Brasserie's fight...
80% East Pizzas, Edinburgh, takeaway review Gaby Soutar June 26, 2020 Restaurant Review I’m a shady type. In the summer, there’s no wandering around to look for the perfect hot spot. You’ll find me lurking behind the shed, dodging the rays as if I’m...
