Eating Out
The flavour will change with every bite you take
Ever tasted a Willy Wonka-style pancake with a fascinating flavour that changes with every bite? Glasgow-based burger, hotdog, pizza and pancake chain TriBeCa has come up with what could be the ultimate in weird pancakes to delight your tastebuds. Arriving at the Merchant City branch of the restaurant chain just in time for Jelly Bean…
Read MoreIt’s far from unlucky 13 at The Wee Restaurant
A Scots restaurant opened by a husband and wife it celebrating its 13th year in business. In 2006, husband and wife Craig and Vikki Wood opened The Wee Restaurant in North Queensferry offering simple good food and fine wine in the picturesque Fife village. Located under the Forth Rail Bridge, the 40-cover restaurant serves dishes…
Read MoreBo & Birdy promises a brand new dining experience
Glasgow’s only 5-star luxury city centre hotel and spa, The Blythswood Square Hotel is set to open its doors to a brand-new trail-blazing dining experience. Over £1m has been spent on creating the new 146-cover restaurant, Bo & Birdy at The Blythswood, which will open under the culinary guidance of the first female 5-star hotel…
Read MoreAn egg with a difference this Easter – an Indian Scotch egg
A different type of Easter egg will be available from a Scots Indian restaurant this weekend – and it is set to start a passionate debate over who came up with the idea! Nargisi Kofta is what The Dhabba owners in Glasgow’s Candleriggs refer to as very probably being the original Scotch egg! The dish…
Read More21212 turns back the clock to 2009 prices to mark a decade
Edinburgh’s only Michelin star restaurant with rooms is celebrating its 10th year in business by hosting a series of anniversary dining experiences to mark the milestone in May. Three events will be held at 21212, the Georgian townhouse on the Royal Terrace throughout May, where they will be reflecting on the past decade. The events…
Read MoreTop Scots chef isn’t sheepish about hogget
A leading Scottish chef is championing a new campaign to revive a traditional springtime dish. Derek Johnstone, head chef at Borthwick Castle in Midlothian, is putting Scottish hogget back on the table this season, and has called for greater transparency in the naming of lamb on menus across the country. Hogget – the youngest of…
Read MorePompadour to welcome guest Michelin chefs
The three AA rosette restaurant, The Pompadour in Edinburgh, will launch its exclusive Guest Chef Series next month. It will bring five chefs with Michelin-starred experience to the capital for the first time between 11 May and 31 July. The first chef to launch this gastronomic experience and showcase his distinctive modern French cuisine is…
Read MoreThe Orangery offers menus to suit all ages
The Old Manse of Blair has revealed its new restaurant, The Orangery. The restaurant is under the leadership of Jonathan Greer, formerly of The Gleneagles Hotel and Ballathie House, which will create family friendly, Scottish contemporary food, focusing on fresh seasonal ingredients and the finest local produce. The owners, Anne and Archie MacDonald, are particularly…
Read MoreThis Orient Express journey will not be murder
It’s time to grab your tickets and step on board the Orient Express set for a breathtaking food adventure like no other with the latest six-course tasting menu at Six by Nico restaurants. The legendary long-distance train—which discontinued its Paris-Istanbul service in 1977— has been brought back to life by Chef Nico Simeone with a…
Read MoreTurning Japanese at Umi in Edinburgh
Hidden away beneath one of Edinburgh’s longest established Chinese restaurants, I was hoping to find buried treasure at Umi on Deanhaugh Street in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. This newbie is the sister project of Kenji Sushi and Bentoya and it seems that word has spread quickly about the quality of the authentic Japanese food on the menu…
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