The Grand Cafe is all set to thrown open its doors

By Kenny Smith | June 25, 2018

One of Edinburgh’s most magnificent Old Town venues will this week open to the public at Grand Café at the Scotsman. After a six month restoration and inspired by the grand cafes of Europe, the new North Bridge venue promises a welcoming, relaxed drinking and dining experience to suit all tastes and occasions, juxtaposing a…

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These are the 30 coolest things in the UK today

By Kenny Smith | June 4, 2018

By our nature, the people of Scotland are inherently cool. It’s a fact. We’re cynical of new trends, more often than not choosing to do our own idiosyncratic thing, which often fly in the face of what we’re told is in trend. That, in itself, makes Scots cooler than most. New research has been conducted…

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Hotel Du Vin – Edinburgh’s Bonnie French Bistro

By Kenny Smith | May 15, 2018

SPONSORED CONTENT. Celebrating its tenth birthday this year, Edinburgh’s Hotel du Vin looks to ‘re-focus’ on its authentic French bistro experience. Tucked away in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Hotel du Vin & Bistro invites visitors and locals to escape the busy city in their relaxing boutique hotel. A historic establishment, Hotel du Vin Edinburgh occupies an…

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Fine dining and a good drinks menu at the waterfront

By Kenny Smith | April 6, 2018

Finn & Bear The third offering from Charlotte and Chris Thomson who run The Pantry in Stockbridge and Colinton, Finn & Bear is perhaps the best incarnation yet of a venue which has changed hands numerous times in recent years. With a light wash of colour over its exposed brick walls, the previous pub-grub boozer…

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Revive your mind, body and spirit with a yoga break

By Kenny Smith | April 5, 2018

If you’re looking to relax, unwind and detox in the city, a Revive Day (or half day) in Edinburgh is the perfect treat. Hosted by Revive Yoga Breaks in a beautiful, luxurious house in Bruntsfield, a full-day retreat runs from 8am to 5pm and includes two yoga sessions with instructor Katy Wakefield, a nourishing, vegan…

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Get yourself ready for a bottomless Sunday bunch

By Kenny Smith | March 28, 2018

Radisson Collection Hotel, the Royal Mile Edinburgh, is launching a new bottomless brunch on Easter Sunday. This new offering is a millennial trend, which continues to thrive in the Scottish capital. Festivities will be accompanied by a live jazz band and a children’s Easter egg hunt on the hotel’s terrace providing fun for the whole…

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The way to someone’s heart this Valentine’s Day is through black pudding

By Reporter | February 9, 2018

A top Scottish butcher has teamed up with Scotland’s National Chef to create two new recipes for Valentine’s Day. Simon Howie, producer of Scotland’s best-selling black pudding, has partnered with MasterChef: The Professionals winner, Gary Maclean, to share the love this Valentine’s Day with two delicious recipes guaranteed to get hearts racing. Working together, the…

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Enjoy an oat-rageously good breakfast with Groats and eteaket

By Reporter | August 3, 2017

Leaf tea experts eteaket and porridge aficionados Groats are teaming up this weekend (5-6 August) to offer the people of Edinburgh the most Instagrammable breakfast in town, with a tea-and-porridge pop-up at the eteaket Concept Store on Rose Street. Perfect for building up stamina to see you through the Fringe, Groats’ unique style of handmade…

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