Wimbledon is here and delicious strawberries are in the shops so what better time to make a quick and simple pudding. This summery pudding recipe …
Recipe: Wimbledon Pud in a Mug
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Food Review: YO! Glasgow Central
There’s more to YO! than sushi YO! have dropped the ‘sushi’ from their name but thankfully not the menu. The name change reflects the variety …
Recipe: Raw Matcha Coconut Fudge
Matcha is more than just hipster green tea. It’s a delicious ingredient to cook with as can be seen in “The Book of Matcha” by …
Recipe: Easy Baked Alaska
If there’s anything remotely 1970’s on a menu I’m in there. Be it prawn cocktail, Black Forest gateaux or even a snowball cocktail. After our …
Food review: Harajuku Kitchen, Edinburgh
A kawaii kitchen in the capital Loving all things Japanese, we headed into Edinburgh to have lunch at the AA-rosetted Harajuku Kitchen. So what does …
Travel: Tapeo tapas tour around Seville
Tapeo: Tapas crawl around Seville World Tapas Day – the third Thursday in June, seems the right time to write about our tapeo around Seville …
Food review: Plaistow Cafe, 163 Plaistow Road, Plaistow, London
Eat like an Eastender at Plaistow Cafe It’s not all fancy food here at Foodie Towers, we like to find a good local cafe on …
Learning all about Alpine cheese-making with Rupp
The hills are alive with the sound of cowbells I had the pleasure of being invited to Austria, by smoked cheese experts Rupp, to find …
Food: Sunday Roast at Blythswood Square Hotel
Sundays are all about relaxation and let’s face it slaving over a hot stove to make a Sunday roast isn’t my idea of fun! We …
Food Review: The Wee Restaurant, 61 Frederick Street, Edinburgh
Saturday 3rd June sees the launch of a special summer offer at The Wee Restaurant on Frederick Street in Edinburgh so we travelled through for …
Inside the new Tim Hortons in Glasgow
You can’t have missed the buzz online surrounding the arrival of Canadian fast-food restaurant chain Tim Hortons to the UK. And there’s even more of …
Food review: Surfdogs, 49 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow *CLOSED*
New dog in town After a residence at Taste Buchanan, Surfdogs, a pop-up specializing in gourmet hot dogs have found themselves a permanent home on Kilmarnock …
Food review: Lunch at Chaophraya, Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow
Mr C visits Chaophraya On arrival at the venue, the first thing that strikes you is the building itself. Absolutely stunning outside, and you will …
Chez Mal brasserie arrives at Glasgow Malmaison
Return of the Mal It’s sad to see The Honours by Martin Wishart at Glasgow Malmaison go however, we now have the vibrant Chez Mal …
Food review: Old mill inn, Pitlochry
More bold than old The Old Mill Inn is tucked away just off the main road in picturesque Pitlochry. It was the winner of the Scottish …
Thaikhun Thai Cookery School
Learning Thai Cookery Mrs Foodie and I popped along to Thaikun at Silverburn, to take part in a cookery class, where we would be shown …
Scottish Asparagus Season is here!
Scotty Brand Scottish asparagus set to hit Waitrose shelves Scottish asparagus will soon be appearing in all the Waitrose branches across Scotland soon as asparagus …
Recipe: Cloud Eggs how to make them
How do you like your eggs in the morning? The latest Instagram food trend is for cloud eggs – no more smashed avocado and poached …
Food review: Dragon-I, Glasgow
It has to be something good which pulls us away from the easy to reach bit of town (i.e. around Central station for the train home!) …
Food review: The World’s End market, London
You don’t have to travel to the end of the world for great steak Located on King’s Rd in Chelsea, this grade II building stands out …
Real fruit and vegetables
Have you ever wondered what a banana really looks like? No, I’ve not gone all crazy but did you know that the bananas we eat …
New Opening – Paesano West End
Say aye to the pizza pies I know A much-awaited addition to the Glasgow foodie scene opened this week: a second Paesano in the city, …
Dinner and a show at Wild Cabaret, Glasgow
Having a wild night If you are looking for some laughs, and dare we say an “in your face” kind of evening then Wild Cabaret …
Behind the scenes with Thomson’s Coffee
Roasting coffee before it was hip Roasting coffee in Glasgow isn’t a new thing. There has been a coffee roaster in Glasgow since 1841 and …