Posts Tagged ‘scotland’

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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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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Danger Zone: Loch Leven’s Larder

This month’s theme of “Danger Zone” has a range of different connotations, for me. It means at least all of the following: “Dangerous” food: from fugu preparation to munching on scorpions, some intrepid folks like sampling all manner of dangerous or scary looking items. It’s not really for me, though. [caption id="attachment_3336" ...

Posted at June 19, 2012 by 3 Comments
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[CLOSED]Competition: Win a Slow Food Highland Park Dinner cooked by Neil Forbes at Cafe St Honoré

Our competition is now closed so many thanks for all of your entries. We have selected our winner at random from all of the correct entries received and the lucky diner is .... Nadya Stewart! Congratulations Nadya, we hope you have a great time and look forward to hearing about ...

Posted at May 25, 2012 by 0 Comment
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The Art of Eating: Thank you Centotre, George Street

This week six food geeks enjoyed an intimate Italian evening at Centotre on George Street to celebrate this month's theme 'The Art of Eating'. The owners, Carina and Victor, value high quality Italian produce served in a stylish ...

Posted at May 13, 2012 by 0 Comment
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Experiments: Harvey Nichols Forth Floor Tasting Menu – The TFGE Verdict

This month, the TFGE crew were treated to a private dining experience at the newly refurbished Harvey Nichols Forth Floor restaurant to try out the new tasting menu and have a gander at the ...

Posted at April 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Geeking Out Over… Mark Greenaway on Great British Menu

Edinburgh has been proving its worth when it comes to inspiring cooking over the last few years... we've added multiple Michelin stars to our belt, had home grown contestants on MasterChef and The Great British Bake Off, and now our very own

Posted at April 09, 2012 by 42 Comments