Restaurateur to open new venue in the capital

The chef patron of a Scots restaurant has announced his plans to open a new city centre venture this August. Stuart Ralston, of Edinburgh’s Aizle restaurant,says that in contrast to Aizle, the new restaurant, Noto will be located in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town on Thistle Street (on the site that was previously Iris)…

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Stack and Still opens its second pancake place

Stack & Still, the UK’s largest urban pancake and licensed bar venue, has opened its new Glasgow Silverburn site to the public today. Stack & Still opened their first Glasgow city centre venture in October last year serving over half a million pancakes in their first six months. Stack & Still has over 60 employees…

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Grand Slam brunch to be served at Trump Turnberry

Trump Turnberry is set to host a Grand Slam brunch, inspired by the ongoing Wimbledon tournament. To celebrate the iconic tennis tournament, the luxury resort will be hosting a Wimbledon Brunch to coincide with the men’s singles final on Sunday 14 July. For the tennis fans without a ticket to Centre Court, they can instead…

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Scots chef Nico Simeone expands To England

Renowned Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone is set to introduce his Glasgow dining concept to Manchester this July when he opens Six by Nico in England’s north west. Six by Nico Manchester will be the fourth addition to his growing restaurant portfolio, with award winning venues including ‘111 by Nico’ and ‘Six by Nico’ already well…

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Stack and Still to open second restaurant

Stack & Still, the UK’s largest urban pancake and licensed bar venue has today announced they will open their much anticipated second site in Glasgow’s Silverburn, in early July this year. Stack & Still opened their first city centre venture with phenomenal success in October last year, serving over 500,000 pancakes in their first six…

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Winner of north east short story competition revealed

The Toulmin Prize is open to amateur writers over the age of 16. The stories entered should have a north east focus, and may be written in Doric or English, or a mixture of the two. This week, we’ll be posting one story a day, including the four commended stories and the overall winner of…

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Northern Ireland – a golfing trip down to a tee

More than 20 percent of tourists into Northern Ireland came from Scotland, with short-break trips to Ulster making up the majority of those visits. Whether it’s a city break, cultural-themed tourism based around Game of Thrones or the Titanic exhibition, or golf tourism – RoyalPortrush hosts the Open Championship this July and is just one of…

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A cosy city escape at The Bonham Hotel

Sometimes you just can’t beat a Friday night in.    Spending an evening at the newly refurbished Bonham Hotel in Edinburgh’s West End felt like the perfect antidote to the dark and drizzly weather. Technically we’d gone ‘out’ to reach the hotel but let’s not start splitting hairs. We arrived at The Bonham to a…

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Food wizards of Oz coming to Scottish restaurant

A renowned Scots restaurant has announced a one-off event with two of Australian’s top emerging chefs, Michael Clark and Jodie Odrowaz. Taking place on Wednesday 19 June, Fhior in Edinburgh, Australia-based chef, Michael Clark will be visiting. Fhior is owned by acclaimed head chef Scott Smith and his wife Laura, and opened in 2018 in…

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A delicious take on traditional Ham and Eggs

Ham and Eggs is an old favourite – and we bring you a recipe for it with a twist. Sebastian Wereski, head chef at Eusebi Deli in Glasgow, said: ‘This recipe is one of the dishes on our new weekday brunch menu. The new menu is inspired by a lighter spring offering, with options to…

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