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,...
View ArticleSnacking 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...
View ArticleWhen 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...
View ArticleIs 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...
View ArticleHebridean 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...
View ArticleIntroducing 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....
View ArticleLunch 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...
View ArticleFly 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...
View ArticlePrivate 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,...
View ArticleTry 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...
View ArticleMenabrea: 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...
View ArticleWell 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...
View ArticleFish 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...
View ArticleAkva – 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....
View ArticleCiverino’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...
View ArticleAround 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...
View ArticleSoup 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...
View ArticleMeeting 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...
View ArticleThings 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?...
View ArticleScience & 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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