Eating Out
Capital’s first pizza pub is now open for business
The award-winning Civerinos Food Club in Edinburgh has a new addition – The High Dive pizza bar. The capital’s very first ‘pizza pub’ is situated on St Leonard’s Stree,t which is the former Old Montague Bar, promises all day breakfast, world-class pizza and drinks until late with banging tunes from the renowned Civerinos family. Civerinos…
Read MoreOtro serves up pure halloumi heaven
Have you ever reached a point in a meal where you thought ‘I think I’ve had enough cheese’ – No? Me neither. This is precisely why I was practically giddy when I received an invitation to the Halloumi Pop up event at Otro restaurant in the West End of Edinburgh last night. Available from…
Read MoreSandman Signature’s new Scottish venture is a hit
As an Aberdeen lass, it isn’t often I’ve had the need to indulge in a night’s stay at one of the Granite City’s hotels. But having heard so much about the new Sandman Signature Aberdeen – the first Scottish venue in the Canadian hotel chain – I was keen to see what all the hype…
Read MoreIt’s time to take a journey on the Orient Express
To board the Orient Express is to be transported to a time when a train journey was romantic and luxurious. The Orient Express, once the favoured means of travel for dignitaries and aristocrats between Paris and Istanbul, has been brought back to life thanks to a new menu concept announced today by Chef Nico Simeone.…
Read MoreTapas restaurant welcomes new Spanish head chef
A Scots tapas restaurant and cocktail bar has welcomed its new Spanish head chef to its kitchen and is celebrating with new Spanish spring dishes and drinks. Rioja aim for the menu is to show their guests that they don’t need to head to San Sebastian to enjoy a taste of Spain. Trained in Basque…
Read MoreVisit Cyprus bringing a food pop up to Scotland
Scottish cheese lovers can rejoice: London’s sell-out Halloumi pop-up is coming to Edinburgh next month. Visit Cyprus is launching it from 8 April at Otro Restaurant. This April, for two weeks only, locals and visitors to Edinburgh can get their hands on a brand-new pure halloumi-based menu, in an exclusive and centrally-located pop-up restaurant. Back…
Read MoreRare and healthy vegetable is added to Dhabba’s menu
A Scots Indian restaurant has used a rare and versatile vegetable to create a special dish during Veggie Month. Bottle gourd, or Calabash as it is also known, is around 92% water and is regarded in India as one of the healthiest vegetables around, and it’s now on the menu at Dhabba in Glasgow. As…
Read MoreJoin chef Nico’s exclusive new Supper Club
Foodies have flocked to be part of a new ten-course dining experience in Glasgow. Supper Club by Nico is the latest innovative restaurant concept to be introduced by celebrated Glasgow Chef Nico Simeone. Launched today, Supper Club by Nico is a restaurant without walls, an old-school social network of interesting, and like-minded foodies coming together for exclusive, salon-style soirees in a…
Read MoreTheatre launches its new dining concept menu
A Scottish theatre is shaking up its traditional food offerings with the launch of a new menu. Glasgow’s Tron Bar & Kitchen has created a new dining concept: Made To Share. Inspired by the Spanish tapas concept, the menu combines delicious traditional Scottish fare with a modern twist and with their tapas style offering of…
Read MoreTime to chill out at Edinburgh’s Cold Town House
It happens to the best of us. Limping across the finish line from another busy week, the familiar pizza cravings strike once again. Indeed, the desire to indulge in an ice-cold tipple and a slice of carb-loaded joy is high up on many people’s agenda come the weekend. Thankfully, here to relieve the hunger pangs…
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