Chef Martin Wishart creates special menu for HOME and Social Bite Martin Wishart has created a special dinner menu for 'HOME' restaurant in Edinburgh. Martin and the Social Bite team will be preparing a three-course dinner menu priced at £35.00 per person. All of the profits will go to Home and the Social Bite charity,
Edinburgh and Glasgow pre-opening recon! One of the best bits of the blog is getting to visit restaurants as they move into an area. Vapiano are opening up in Edinburgh (Just off St Andrews Sq) and Glasgow (Buchanan Street) later this year so they wanted to introduce us to the Vapiano experience, in advance, by sending
This dinky little tortilla was inspired by a visit to Waitrose of all places. Whilst wandering around I spied a mini fry pan that I thought would be perfectly sized for a brunch tortilla. So after badgering Mr Foodie that we really needed another piece of kitchen equipment, off, we went home with the said
Full steam ahead with seafood at Scotts A trip on the Lexus Lady to try out some appetising food from Scotts was a real treat. But first a bit of background. Scotts bars and restaurants are a firm favourite amongst weekend sailors. They operate in both Largs and Troon marinas, and will soon be opening another
Summer on a plate These courgette (zucchini) fritter/pancakes are extremely easy to make. The hardest bit being the grating! Grated courgettes, fresh herbs, spring onions and feta with some eggs and flour make this a quick and simple dish. Perfect for a snack, light lunch or as a tapas style meal. I cooked mine
THIRD YEAR FOR EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAMME Magners Irish Cider, Celtic FC Foundation and the Tennent’s Training Academy have announced the successful Magners Employability Programme will this year focus on chefs looking to get a foot in the kitchen door in 2017. The project aims to help unemployed people get back into work and returns for its
Celebrate or Commiserate with a cheeky Nando's Know someone who received their exam results today? Do they need a cheer up or help celebrating? Then Nando's have just the thing to help. Today (8th August) Nando's are offering students in Scotland who have received their higher exam results a free Nando’s! Whether you have passed
It's nearly time for the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow so here's hoping the sun keeps shining! We've picked a few foodie-related pieces from the programme for inspiration. There will cooking demos in Merchant Square and street food vendors outside with the weekend road closure of Miller Street ensuring that there will be more pavement
Today sees the opening of Lean Canteen in Shawlands, a new health food restaurant for Glasgow's Southside. Lean Canteen has taken over the space where Pazzo used to be on Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands right in the middle of Shawlands - and within sight of a couple of gyms! We've got a copy of the
Fife for foodies Fife is THE place to head to this summer. Not only with the Bowhouse Food Weekend but also the stunning scenery and foodie places with views. Fife Council have partnered with Visit Scotland to showcase the Kingdom of Fife through the Fife Five tourism video campaign. A series of short videos which
