Eating Out
21212 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…
Read MoreAn egg-cellent dessert for just one weekend
Celebrate Easter with an egg-cellent limited-edition dessert at Edinburgh’s Ivy on the Square this April. Available over Easter weekend only, the Easter Egger dessert is a sophisticated take on a classic chocolate Easter egg. Nestled in a bird’s nest lined with chocolate strands, the dessert is encased inside a show-stopping blue egg shell made from…
Read MoreA celebration in food for festival of Vaisakhi
Scots Indian restaurant the Dhabba is celebrating the huge festival of Vaisakhi with some innovative dishes for the harvest festival. The Candleriggs restaurant, has created two new natural dishes for the Punjabi festival also known as Baisakhi, or Vaishakhi which is celebrated on 14 April. It’s the start of the Solar new Year and in…
Read MoreCelebrate a taste of Chile with some paired wines
GQ-nominated Breakthrough Restaurant of the Year 2019, 83 Hanover Street, is hosting its first Chilean empanadas masterclass and dinner next week. 83 Hanover Street, in Edinburgh, has been impressing diners with its Chilean inspired Scottish cuisine since it opened last year, and is hosting its first Chilean empanadas masterclass and dinner on Tuesday 16 April…
Read MoreA tasty chilled out feast at The Urban Fox
The period between finishing work and eating dinner is a delicate time. If I’ve somehow managed to avoid office biscuits or any other afternoon snack attack, then the hunger pangs will have reached dangerous levels. It’s vital that sustenance is located in a timely manner. So it was with these voracious post-work appetites that…
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