Easter roast lamb When Santa knows you like food and bought you a Shetland Lamb to eat – you really do have to make something special. I made this for our Christmas dinner and it was very tender, with the meat falling apart perfectly. Special doesn’t always mean fancy.Read More…
There’s a Brazilian reasons to visit Fazenda Sorry, that’s a bit of a dad thing to say, isn’t it? We were invited along to the soft opening of South American restaurant, Fazenda Bar & Grill on Edinburgh’s George Street and left, not only with full bellies, but with high hopesRead More…
Chop to it! Get to the Chop House… New recruit “Local chef” visits the newly-opened Market Street Chop House with Mr Foodie… This was my first time visiting The Arches on Market Street, a relatively new development of cafes, restaurants and niche shops in the bridge arches under Jeffery StreetRead More…
Hotel food worth seeking out We were invited to an overnight stay at the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh recently and whilst there we also dined at their restaurant: Acanthus (named after a genus of flowering plant). Located less than a mile from Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, Acanthus, to theRead More…
Makar Gin at Baby Grand My friend was already seated when I arrived at the Baby Grand on a grey and rainy evening for the Makar Gin Dinner. We’d been asked to arrive at 7, so had a fair bit of time to chat and enjoy some of theRead More…
Gluten Free doesn’t mean missing out on taste at Carluccio’s With the rise of gluten-free eating, be it for health or diet reasons, restaurants are having to get their act together and sort out some tasty morsels. No more afterthoughts here, gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian diners want to haveRead More…
Read all about it at The Printing Press in Edinburgh A refurbishment is a good excuse to head off somewhere for food. We had visited The George Hotel years ago and enjoyed it….but would the food get a thumbs up again? Bar You enter through the bar area, which isRead More…
Mountainous Gin Whilst on a cheese expedition to Austria to find out about Rupp Cheese, we stopped at Bergbrennerei Löwen for coffee, cake and a rest from our travels. Part of the building houses a distillery, which has been in operation for the last four years. Hay and water isRead More…
We might not have the Mediterranean weather but we’ll soon have some Mediterranean flavours with the launch of Halloumi, a new Greek restaurant on Hope Street in Glasgow. Halloumi promises ‘Mediterranean flavours with a Glasgow twist’ which is good for us! The launch date has been announced as 12 noonRead More…
Last summer we took a trip to Croatia to stay at the Ilirija resort on the Dalmatian coast. See our review of the hotel here. Another feature of booking there, is the Motoryacht Nada, a ship with room for 150 people and guests can take a Sunset gourmet cruise whenRead More…
