Posts Tagged ‘Food’

Posted at January 13, 2013 by 0 Comment

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle: Iglu Restaurant, Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a city so saturated with food and drink experiences that we can sometimes fail to notice the delights that fall right under our noses. For me, Iglu was such a place. Igu Bar & Restaurant is a cute, cosy nook hidden away on Jamaica Street on the ...

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January 2013: Tradition

New Year, New You... a phrase so often spoken in January. But amidst a month of trying new things and making resolutions we have found comfort in falling back into well worn and perfectly developed old traditions.  From what to do with your festive leftovers to traditional Burns night recipes we ...

Posted at January 12, 2013 by 0 Comment
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By the Fire…Wildfire and the Quest for the Perfect Restaurant

What is it that makes the perfect restaurant, for you? Is a roaring fire a must-have during winter, as you feast on slow-cooked venison and glug a full-bodied red? Are there some other set of elements ...

Posted at December 28, 2012 by 0 Comment
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EVENT: Total Food Geeks Open Night – December 2012

Total Food Geeks seeks, celebrates and shares news and foodie finds from Edinburgh's food scene. Come to our Open Night to meet with fellow geeks! Welcome to the Total Food Geeks Open Night! Tuesday 11th December from 6.30pm - 8.00pm Twice a year we open our doors to the food obsessives of Edinburgh ...

Posted at November 27, 2012 by 2 Comments

#FoodPhotoDay2012

Today was the first Food Photo Day! A great little Twitter focused project where foodies were invited to post their favourite food photos for a chance to win a fabulous new camera. A great idea - and even better FoodieSarah made a hashtag gallery of all the photos ...

Posted at November 14, 2012 by 0 Comment

Snap, Crackle, Pop: Christmas at Harvey Nichols

Harvey Nichols Edinbugh will always have a place in our hearts following our group visit earlier this year. So, when we received an invite to have a sneak peek at their Christmas foodie treats back in early October (yes, October!) we pulled ourselves into the festive spirit pretty ...

Posted at November 02, 2012 by 0 Comment
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Competition: Win £25 worth of Handmade Cheesecake!

The nights are darker earlier and the days are drizzly, but our friends over at The Handmade Cheesecake Company want to bring a little sunshine into your lives with a wee competition. Following their recent guest post, they have given us an extra-delicious £25 voucher to spend on ...

Posted at October 31, 2012 by 0 Comment

Unexpected Finds: Dinner at the Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre

This year’s Edinburgh festival, and in particular the Edinburgh International Book Festival, has been a very busy time, so it proved rather propitious timing that we were to spend a weekend in Perthshire, in the middle of the month, to celebrate our friend Mary’s birthday.

Posted at August 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Great British Summer: The Royal Garden Party

What speaks more of the Great British Summer than the Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse? Cucumber sandwiches on the lawn, refreshing glasses of elderflower cordial, a nice wedge of fruitcake, with ladies in hats and gentlemen in morning coats; there is something quintessentially and splendidly British about the ...

Posted at July 12, 2012 by 0 Comment
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Great British Summer: July 2012

Last month we headed into the 'danger zone' with some daring countryside eating, braised lamb's heart and a touch of black truffle but this month we're on distinctly safer ...

Posted at July 09, 2012 by 0 Comment
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