Food and Drink
Review: Yamato, Edinburgh
Megan Amato heads to fine dining Japanese restaurant Yamato to try out the offering which does not disappoint. I often make the joke with my friends that I need another hobby besides eating, and eating out at that. However, when the food is this good and the experience this noteworthy, its hard to find…
Read MoreGlenWyvis: World’s first fully community owned distillery offers whisky lovers chance to buy shares
In 2015, former Army Air Corps helicopter pilot John McKenzie decided to bring whisky back to Dingwall after a 90 year absence. His idea was to unite the community of Dingwall through the creation of a distillery owned by local people. Just a year later the site made history running a record-breaking open share offer.…
Read MoreReview, Meet Fresh, Edinburgh
When global Taiwanese dessert and bubble tea shop Meet Fresh opened their pop up in the basement of Ikigai Ramen, they were only planning to stay until the end of January. However, the Edinburgh market must have proved receptive to the traditional desserts and drinks served at Meet Fresh as they now have a permanent…
Read MoreReview: Cardinal, Edinburgh
Richard Bath headed out to try the latest venture from Michelin star chef Tomás Gormley. Tomás Gormley shot to culinary fame in 2023 as one half of a preternaturally young team when he and collaborator Sam Yorke landed a Michelin star for Heron in Leith within months of its opening. The twentysomething duo then…
Read MoreReview: La Vista, Cameron House
A trip to Cameron House’s new Italian restaurant, La Vista, proves to be just the tonic for Ellie Forbes. Spring is a good reminder of how good change can truly be. With that in mind, I recently headed to Cameron House on a warm spring evening to try out their new restaurant, La Vista.…
Read MoreReview: Ruma, Edinburgh
Scotland’s largest collection of rum has arrived in Edinburgh. Richard Bath heads along to try out the city’s latest hot spot. I love rum, adore the stuff. So when I heard that there is a new rum bar in town I had to go. Ruma is a clearly a passion project run by a…
Read MoreReview: Innis & Gunn Taproom
Great beer and great steak are a match made in heaven, so Richard Bath heads along to the Inn & Gunn Taproom for a spot of both. This is going to be a short review because when it comes to food at the Inn & Gunn Taproom, all the attention is on the steak frites,…
Read MoreReview: Six By Nico’s new Big Apple menu
I’VE always wanted to go to New York. Friends, Elf and Home Alone – all of which were watched on loop throughout this millennial’s youth – are almost entirely responsible for my ever-growing desire to visit NYC. To my continued dismay, these plans are yet to come to fruition. But Chef Nico Simeone has answered…
Read MoreReview: Kyloe steakhouse, Edinburgh
I’M pretty picky when it comes to meat, and I make no apologies. After all, it’s not unreasonable to question what’s on your plate when parting with hard-earned cash. Where is it from? How was it reared? What are the welfare standards like? All too often, these questions are met with a disinterested shrug of…
Read MoreThe Globe Inn: New head chef appointed at famous Dumfries restaurant
Sponsored Content | The Globe Inn, the favourite howff’ of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns, has a new head chef. Fraser Cameron, the talented Sous Chef at The Globe Inn, in Dumfries, has been promoted to Head Chef. Fraser’s vision for The Globe Inn focuses on continuing to champion the best of Scottish produce while…
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