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HomeFoodItalian

Italian

brand Villa Cardea limoncello spritz Recipe
Drink

Cocktail Recipe – Villa Cardea Limoncello Spritz

19 June 2025 Emma Mykytyn 0
Italian liqueur brand Villa Cardea limoncello spritz Recipe Picture yourself sitting in a garden chair, surrounded by lush plants and [Read more]
chicken caprese sandwich 3
BBQ

Recipe: Chicken Caprese Sandwich

17 July 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Grilled Chicken Caprese Sandwich It’s BBQ season and we were asked by Swaledale Butchers to try out their BBQ Meat [Read more]
froth and flame edinburgh pizza
Edinburgh

Food Review: Froth and Flame, Edinburgh

7 February 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Woodfired pizza in Edinburgh’s West End Froth and Flame in Edinburgh have been serving beers and pizza in the West [Read more]
Italian

Leftover Pate Pasta

7 January 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Still got that tub of pate lurking in the back of the fridge from Christmas, or are you just looking [Read more]
Entree

The BEST BBQ Chicken Pizza

10 April 2020 Emma Mykytyn 0
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Nunc [Read more]
Venice Italy Pizza al Volo
Budget

Budget pizza in Venice: Pizza Al Volo

22 January 2020 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on Budget pizza in Venice: Pizza Al Volo
See a real pizza Venice One of the most popular Italian foods is of course pizza,  so it would be rude [Read more]
Sugo fresh pasta Glasgow
city centre

Food review: Sugo – fresh pasta restaurant Glasgow

1 December 2019 Emma Mykytyn 0
Paesano opens new sister restaurant SUGO The owners of Paesano have hit the top spot again with their new restaurant [Read more]
The social Glasgow
city centre

Food Review: The Social, Glasgow

1 April 2019 Emma Mykytyn 0
Disappointing pizza and burger express lunch A lunchtime catch up with The Colonel was required with The Social on Royal [Read more]
@pizza edinburgh glasgow foodie explorers
Edinburgh

Food review: @Pizza, Charlotte Lane, Edinburgh

1 April 2018 Mr Foodie 0
Take your ‘at off to @pizza Brand new @pizza is slightly hidden, just off Shandwick Square and next to Foundary [Read more]
Contini Edinburgh italian
city centre

New menu at Contini, Edinburgh

16 February 2017 Emma Mykytyn 0
Contini bring modern Italian food home I’ve just had lunch at the refurbished Contini and it isn’t an overstatement to [Read more]
Pizza punks Glasgow new opening
city centre

New Opening: Pizza Punks, 90 St Vincent Street, Glasgow

9 October 2016 Emma Mykytyn 0
Pizza Punks opens on St Vincent Street After what seems like ages, Pizza Punks has finally opened!  We popped in [Read more]
carluccios-gluten-free-pasta
dinner

Gluten Free Food Review: Carluccio’s Silverburn, Glasgow

6 October 2016 Emma Mykytyn 0
  Gluten Free doesn’t mean missing out on taste at Carluccio’s With the rise of gluten-free eating, be it for [Read more]
Pizza festival Glasgow
family friendly

Event Preview: Scotlands First Pizza Featival – Tix on sale now

26 August 2016 Emma Mykytyn 0
Tickets on sale now for Pizza Festival Tickets are on sale now for the first Pizza Festival in Glasgow, even [Read more]
Gizzi's Shawlands Southside Glasgow
coffee

Cafe Review: Gizzi Espresso Bar, 35 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Glasgow

15 August 2016 Emma Mykytyn 0
  Family run Italian cafe in Shawlands, Glasgow Gizzi Espresso Cafe has been in Shawlands for years, previously known as [Read more]
Pulled Beef Arancini
Food

Restaurant Review: Zizzi, Silverburn Shopping Centre, Glasgow

3 August 2016 Mr C 0
  Shop Silverburn asked us to go along and try out the Shop Silverburn App. We sent along Mr C [Read more]
Shilling_Brewing_co_glasgow_beer
Beer

Bar Review: Shilling Brewing Co, 92 W George St, Glasgow G2 1PJ

23 June 2016 Emma Mykytyn 1
Look inside Glasgow’s exciting new Shilling Brewing Co. brewpub The newly opened brewpub, Shilling Brewing Co., on West George Street, [Read more]
O Sole Mio - Pulcinella Pizza
Food

Food review: O Sole Mio, 32 Bath St, Glasgow *CLOSED*

2 June 2016 Mr Foodie 0
A pizza sunshine in glasgow The place that reminds one of Cornetto adverts? O Sole Mio, meaning ‘my sun’ in Italian, [Read more]
rib eye steak pizza cc's pizza pie company
Food

Food Review: CC’s Wood Fired Pizza Pie Company, 685 Clarkston Road, Glasgow

24 February 2016 Emma Mykytyn 0
Best Pizza in Glasgow? We’d heard so much about CC’s making the best pizza in Glasgow, a hidden gem in Glasgow’s [Read more]
Paesano_pizza_red_pepper
city centre

Food Review: Paesano Pizza, 94 Miller Street, Merchant City, Glasgow G1 1DT

9 February 2016 Emma Mykytyn 1
Best Pizza in Glasgow already? Controversial?  We’d been to the opening of Paesano Pizza on Miller Street (right next door to [Read more]
glasgow foodie explorers food travel blog La_Piazza_York_Calzone
England

Food Review: La Piazza, 45 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LS

15 October 2015 Mr Foodie 1
As a result of not being able to get a table at the restaurant we wanted, we wandered along the [Read more]
Food

Food review: Osteria Del Tempo Perso, 17 John St, Glasgow G1 1HP

3 September 2015 Mr Foodie 1
Make time for a great meal An “Osteria” is a tavern or inn and Osteria Del Tempo Perso translates as [Read more]
la trattoria pollokshields glasgow foodie italian
Food

Food Review: La Trattoria, 219 St Andrew’s Road, Glasgow ***CLOSED***

20 August 2015 Mr Foodie 0
Once upon a time we ate here when it was Khyber Afghan restaurant, which was actually pretty good. Sadly that’s [Read more]
Paesano pizza - busy launch night
Food

Launch of Paesano Pizza, 94 Miller Street, Glasgow

5 August 2015 Emma Mykytyn 1
A taste of Napoli in Glasgow Mrs Foodie is still moaning about her sore leg (pulled her calf muscle) so [Read more]
ASK Italian - Wine Flights
Edinburgh

Food review: ASK Italian, 9-13 Shandwick Place, Rutland court, Edinburgh, EH2 4RG

31 July 2015 Mr Foodie 0
ASK Italian now has well over 100 restaurants in the UK and we’d eaten in the Glasgow Springfield Quay (now [Read more]

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