It was Foodies time again and after giving away tickets on our Twitter page, we thought we should at least go along ourselves! …
Kweilin Cantonese Restaurant, 19-21 Dundas Street, Edinburgh
A long day at the Foodies Festival meant that we needed somewhere to rest our weary legs and get some food and drink. We wandered …
New Blog home, hopefully subscribers moved
After a bit of tweaking, learning a lot more about wordpress than we ever knew before, we are back with a new home – …
Bier Spezialitaten-Laden, Berlin – **CLOSED**
Situated right next door to Strausberger Platz U-bahn on Karl Marx Allee is the best beer shop in the world (in my opinion). …
Blasda Launches
[ Blasda is gaelic for tasty, delicious, appetising, sweet. From blas (“taste, flavour”). As in “That vindaloo’s blasda!” Blasda is the festival where the local …
Recommended pubs in Edinburgh
From those good people at BeerCast Three pages of recommendations, all sorts to keep you going during the festival. Happy supping!
*CLOSED* Crema, 18 The Toll, Clarkston, Glasgow – July 2012
New cafe recently opened up on Busby Rd in Clarkston. Arrived at lunchtime when it was busy so 6 staff was a good sign, and …
Cafe Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow – July 2012
Some food and a concert as part of Merchant City Festival. Gitane Ecosse playing some gypsy influenced jazz went excellently with the good food. £20 …
Thomsons Bar, 18 Morrison Street, Edinburgh – June 2012
Looking to cross off another pub in Edinburgh, we nipped into here for a quick half. I’m glad we did. Excellent selection of real …
WIN tickets to see Taste of Edinburgh, The Meadows, Edinburgh
Taste of Edinburgh is a bright spot in what can be a dreich Scottish summer. The festival will be returning to The Meadows for a …
Scottish Real Ale Festival, Edinburgh – 28th – 30th June
The Scottish Real Ale Festival is back! and this time it is at Corn Exchange Edinburgh. Admission costs are £3 for CAMRA members or £5 …
Bluerapa Thai, 6 Torpichen Place, Edinburgh – June 2012
A quick dinner was required in Edinburgh before going to see a film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (The Imposter , recommended!). We stumbled …
The Ashvale, Aberdeen – March 2012
One from the backlog! Up in Aberdeen for a wee weekend away and had to have some fish. Came her many a year ago and …
The Finnieston, 1125 Argyle Street, Glasgow – June 2012
Punting itself as a seafood restaurant and a gin cocktail bar, we of course had to go Small but interesting would definitely be the decor, …
The Earl of Marchmont Bar, 22 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh – June 2012
Popped in to watch a bit of football whilst waiting to go to a gig. Good mix of clientele in, menu was well priced and …
Hidden Lane Festival – Date Announced!
We heart the hidden lane, and so when snooping around online I saw that they had settled on a date for the festival I was …
Free Fish Cookery Class 2nd June, Glasgow
IT’S OFISHAL THE SEAFOOD NATIONAL TOUR IS COMING TO GLASGOW! On the 2 June parents and children are invited to attend an informative day …
Nobel Burek, Miklošičeva c. 30, Ljublijana – April 2012
Rumoured to be the best Burek in town. If you like pizza, try “pizza burek”. If you want mince, try “mesni burek”. And if u want …
Cacao, Petkovskova nabrezje 3, Lublijana – April 2012
This would be an excellent place to visit in the summertime, outside seating next to the river, a huge selection of ice cream (even busy …
Cupeterija, Mestni Trg 4, Ljublijana – April 2012
This is an odd place, selling hearty food, student drinks and looking like it is made from off cuts of a Gaudi drawing. We were …
Ljubljanski Dvor, Dvorni Trg – April 2012
Italian restaurant with outside seating right next to the river. Unfortunately we visited during a thunderstorm :(, however inside was cosy and dry. Over 100 …
Hot Horse, Celovska 25, Tivoli Park, Ljublijana – April 2012
Horse?! it is. Seemingly low in fat and very tasty. We had to visit. We purchased one between the two of us in case it …
Zvezda, Wolfkova 14, Ljublijana – April 2012
Ham and Cheese sandwich €4.60 – ham, cheese, salad and egg. Fresh, chewy bread with fresh ingredients. Those europeans know how to do ham n …
Moy Sushi, Mestni Trg 17, Ljublijana – April 2012
A latest fad of mine is to try out the local sushi. I love sushi to bits and after finding what was the freshest …