Proper bagels like the ones you get in New York and Montreal, here in Edinburgh. I wondered after hearing the rumour if it could be true… I had never made the trip to Portobello to find out. Perhaps the fear […]
Over the past few years burgers and tacos have been the fast food choice of the masses. Pizza restaurants like Pizza Hut seem to have fallen out of favour, but is pizza coming back with a resurgence? I’ve noticed two […]
Cocktails and Street Food? I’m in! The newest venue on Edinburgh’s Christmas list launches on Market Street on December 6th and is all about cocktails, excellent street food, and live music. Day tickets are just £2.50 and include: A hot […]
Cocktails and street food. Two of my absolute favourite things in life, and it turns out, excellent bedfellows. I was recently asked to do a tasting of Juniper’s street food menu alongside a few cocktails. We picked a sunny Sunday […]
Looking for a place for a quick bite of something freshly cooked and authentic? I have just the place, Dough is a little pizzeria on Rose Street serving whole pizzas as well as pizzas by the slice. We popped in […]
Birthdays are on my mind this month as we celebrate two in our house in February. As foodies, birthdays nearly always involve eating out for us, but we also like to give food as a gift. Here are some of […]
Did you see my ‘Ten Things I’d Like To Eat Again In Edinburgh‘ post? Well I couldn’t limit it to ten, so this is part two, with a further nine! Drunken Refried Beans with Plantain Chips at El Cartel Drunken […]
A few weeks ago I created a list of our favourite restaurants of 2016, but what about the individual dishes that make me want to visit a restaurant again just to eat that dish? Here are nine of the best […]
We are so lucky in Edinburgh, we have a vast choice of places to eat. It doesn’t always have to be about fine dining either. There are some really nice, more affordable, little treasures too. Here are seven places to […]
Edinburgh has the best vibe while the Festival is running, there is always so much to see and do. If you have got your festival timetable sorted and a few shows booked then next on your list should be deciding […]
Anyone who knows me, knows that my favourite meal to have out is breakfast. It makes me feel relaxed, like I’m on holiday. There is a lot to be said for good coffee/tea and lovely breakfast food to start the […]
Summer in Scotland can be fleeting, and that’s being kind, quite often it is non-existent. The planets must have aligned for the New Moon Dinner (do planets actually align for a New Moon?) at the Secret Herb Garden. Anyway, let’s […]
