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Devouring the new menu at Gusto

The first thing that struck me on entering Gusto was that the inside of the restaurant was much bigger than I had expected. The double height ceiling gives the main dining area a real feeling of space,...

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Snacking the Basque Way

Imagine going into a bar in your town and you find rubbish strewn across the floor. You’d probably walk straight out, wouldn’t you? Not in the Basque Country. This is a sign that the bar serves very...

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When I say I love bubbles, I mean bubble tea at Chatime

Let me preface this review by saying that I love bubble tea. For those of you who are unaware of bubble tea, it is a chilled drink that can be made with either tea or milk powder, and which has…Read...

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Is peri peri chicken by another name as tasty? Yes, it is!

Zuhu’s is a fairly new peri peri chicken restaurant well-located on South Bridge. The menu is in the same vein as other similar restaurants, with a range of different spice levels to choose from. You...

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Hebridean Food Co – Reviving Sunday Lunch

The diners all agreed this was the best Sunday lunch in a long time. Why didn’t we have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding more often? It ŵas a firm fixture of our childhood. The fact that it happened to...

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Introducing Heverlee Witte – refreshing Belgian wheat beer

Once upon a time there was an abbey. It had a mill, great  water and all the things you need to bake good bread and make beer. But time passed, fewer monks joined the abbey and it fell into disrepair....

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Lunch with a difference – Deliveroo delivers

Deliveroo launched in Edinburgh with great fanfare in early June. Founded in London, Deliveroo is a delivery service for restaurants that don’t normally deliver. They have a raft of interesting...

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Fly to Blackbird, Tollcross for lunch

Meeting up with my friend L for lunch doesn’t happen too often. She is usually whizzing all over Edinburgh in her role as a carer. Lunching at the Blackbird proved the ideal place to catch up. We...

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Private dining: Campbell Mickel cooks for La Belle Assiette

Ever thought of private dining? La Belle Assiette is a company that has a number of chefs, and other catering professionals, on their books, that you can hire. To make sure that you get a good service,...

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Try Gin and Tea at One Square

One Square is fast gaining a reputation of being the place to go to discover gin. Not only does it have its own in house gin, but they have more than 60 different brands that their knowledgeable gin...

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Menabrea: Something Old, Something New

As the oldest commercially produced beer in Italy, Menabrea enjoys a reputation as something authentic and special. Its two varieties, ‘Bionda,’ a pale lager and ‘Ambrata,’ an amber-coloured ale, have...

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Well Crafted or Simply Crafty?

Recently, I was sent a crate of beer with a note that read ‘enjoy a selection of Molson Coors craft beers this summer.’ Molson Coors are the world’s seventh largest brewing company by volume, so what...

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Fish on Sundays at Ondine? Yes please

It has been far too long since we last ate at Ondine Edinburgh and as big fish lovers we really have no excuse. The chance to try Edinburgh Gin’s new Seaside gin with a specially devised menu one...

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Akva – Bodabars come to Edinburgh Quay

Regular Edinburgh Foody readers will know, from endless repetition of this fact, that I’m Swedish. I was weaned on salty licorice* and cinnamon buns. I grew up on crisp bread, herring and cured salmon....

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Civerino’s – Italian street food in the heart of the city

Flour, oil, water and yeast. That’s what makes pizza dough. It sounds so simple but I know from experiences in my own kitchen that simplicity can be deceptive. We make pizza at home fairly regularly...

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Around the world with Tony Singh’s Road Trip

Tony Singh is someone I was familiar with from his appearances on television but I had never had a chance to taste his food until now. The Apex International Hotel has turned over its Metro Brasserie...

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Soup Glorious Soup

We eat a lot of soup in this household. Maybe it is because we live in Scotland and temperatures are not high, but we eat it most days. I love making my own soup, but sometimes, there just isn’t...

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Meeting Connage Highland Dairy at Pickles of Broughton Street

Connage Highland Dairy is in Inverness. It is all the things we like: family owned, organic, dairy. Dairy farming has had a lot of attention in the media recently so you’ll be aware that milk...

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Things we love September – Baking and Bacon

Edinburgh folk are breathing sighs of relief as the city returns to normal. We’re all hooked on Great British Bake off and are always looking for tasty treats. Autumn is not going to be that bad is it?...

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Science & Cooking – chemistry through the medium of food

The last couple of weeks I’ve been baking sponge cakes using my favourite recipe, keeping everything the same, except for how long I whisk the batter. When I’ve cooked and cooled the cake, I’ve...

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