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12 Mar 2007
Could Edinburgh be at the zenith in its history of dining out? It is now home to three Michelin star-holding operations, while several others at the top end of the market have their own share of accolades and loyal custom. The choice is rich, from…
12 Feb 2007
January must have been a difficult month for chef Tony Borthwick. Not only were the workmen back in the restaurant sorting out a few snags after infuriating delays getting the place open before Christmas, but Borthwick also learned that the Plumed…
Pictures: Jannica Honey ‘If they wanted to, a Pole could live a whole year here without ever speaking English,’ says Iwana Zurawska, who moved to Edinburgh from Malbork, North Poland in 2003, a year before the country entered the European Union. ‘The…
31 Jan 2007
The night of 14 February is traditionally one where restaurants are overrun by couples on their lone dining foray of the year. Spare a thought not only for them (and the sustained periods of silence between courses) but also for the restaurant staff who…
16 Jan 2007
Don’t let the celebrity TV chef con you. Cooking at a restaurant is barely comparable to cooking at home.
19 Jun 2007
• The Grill Room at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand has raised the ‘beef stakes’ in Scotland by introducing Australian prime Wagyu beef [pictured] to its menu. A version of the vaunted Japanese Kobe, it’s hand-massaged and fed on a diet of grain and beer.
I’m in the restaurant speaking to Mr and Mrs Kitchin. It could be a game of Happy Families. It certainly has been for the team at The Kitchin in Leith who, for the last couple of weeks, have been basking in the glory of their newly acquired Michelin…
3 Jan 2007
The best time to review a budding restaurant is probably not in the first week of its operation. Nine times out of ten, the initial fortnight can be bedevilled by a variety of hiccups from staff training lessons still to sink in, to noisy butt-cheek…
27 Mar 2007
The Meal Glasgow has long trailed Edinburgh when it comes to dedicated vegetarian diners. Some efforts have withered (Indian Asha) while others have adapted to please carnivores (Bay Tree Café). So, in 2007, can the city support ventures that…
28 Feb 2007
Back in the great American goldrush of 1849, as thousands of prospectors flocked west in search of their fortune, one man stood out among them, albeit for panhandling skills of a different kind. His name was Jagir Singh - aka ‘Masala Jak’ - a man who…
11 Dec 2006
GLASGOW L’Ariosto 92-94 Mitchell Street, City Centre 0141 221 0971 www.lariosto.com From the tall doorway to the knowingly efficient and dapper waiters, there is a sense of grandeur at L’Ariosto. The menu focuses on strong combinations of…
8 May 2008
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has opened the doors of the Dining Room at 28 Queen Street to non-members, with food courtesy of chef James Freeman.
8 May 2007
The Meal In the previous issue of The List we announced this year’s Eating & Drinking Guide Awards. One of the places we looked at long and hard this time round when judging the hotly contested Newcomer of the Year category was Bijou, located on the…
Words: Allan Radcliffe Tickets are now on sale for the Taste of Edinburgh festival, which aims to celebrate and promote the capital’s culinary talent as well as Scotland’s world class food, drink and produce. The festival, which runs from Thursday…
When chef/proprietor Guy Cowan first opened his eponymous restaurant on North Street in December 2005, the basement premises with alcoves provided an intimate space which seemed tailor-made for dining. When he relocated across town last November to a…
My notes read ‘eye popping mental gymnastics.’ What this really means is a borderline hallucinogenic experience. A legal one, I hasten to add, courtesy of the new Tinderbox at Ingram and Montrose streets in Glasgow’s Merchant City.
The Meal Byres Road, the undoubted focal point of Glasgow’s West End, is a celebrated street for dining out. With the venerable No Sixteen near its base and the long-popular Café Antipasti nearer the top of the street, there is strength and…
The Ocean Mist’s story is long and colourful. A steamer-trawler fitted out by the Royal Navy at the tail end of the Great War, she arrived too late for active service, and seemed fated to rust on the dockside. Thanks, however, to KE Guinness (a member…
22 May 2007
The Meal When both YoSushi! and the original OKO shut their doors a few years back, some predicted the death knell for sushi in Scotland. The pair were sprawling joints and probably evidence that the local market for cold cooked rice, seaweed and…
Edinburgh’s Oloroso restaurant is rolling out its twice monthly gourmet wine dinners. On Monday 5 March, fine wine merchant Friarwood hosts a night of burgundy, while on Monday 26 March Edinburgh’s own Villeneuve Wines brings along Australian winemakers…
Dining on a budget should not be limited to eating cheap food amid dire surroundings. Restaurateur David Ramsden, formerly of (fitz)Henry and Rogue, and now working with The Outsider and Apartment restaurants in Edinburgh, sees value for money options…
In Glasgow’s city centre, Two Fat Ladies will start opening on Sundays from 7 January, with a fixed price menu of two courses for £14.50 and three for £17.50. Hours will be 1pm until 9pm’s last orders. ‘It is really to satisfy demand,’ owner Ryan James…
28 Nov 2006
Chef Tony Borthwick has uprooted his Michelin-starred restaurant The Plumed Horse from Galloway and is re-opening it in Leith. In the process he’s confirmed Leith’s status as one of the hottest culinary spots in Britain. Barry Shelby meets the man who’s…
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