Eating Out
Marking Chinese New Year in the capital
Contemporary Chinese restaurant group Tattu has announced plans to host a spectacular cultural celebration at its Edinburgh venue. Running from January 24 until February 8, Tattu will not only celebrate Chinese New Year in style, it will also mark the customary Chinese Lantern Festival which symbolises the wish for a bright future. The Year of…
Read MoreGreat chieftain o’ the Puddin’ Race at The Hebridean
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated with a contemporary Scottish twist on the tradition at The Hebridean gastropub in Glasgow. The restaurant and bothy bar, inspired by the Outer Hebrides, will be celebrating the Scottish bard’s birthday in the only way they know how: modern takes on…
Read MoreCelebrating the food of the Italian regions
There are few regions in Italy more famous for food than Emilia-Romagna. The region’s food culture has survived untouched for centuries – proud of its unique and inimitable food and wine traditions – and is the latest inspiration for the new menu at Divino Enoteca. In 2019, the team at award winning restaurant in Edinburgh’s…
Read MoreFlexitarian menu offering every diet option launches
Vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians and omnivores can enjoy stress-free dining together with the launch of Edinburgh’s first fully flexitarian menu by Otro restaurant. To coincide with Veganuary, the award-winning Edinburgh restaurant has crafted a carefully-selected menu with eighteen new seasonal dishes to suit the widest range of dietary requirements. Otro’s Flexitarian À La Carte menu combines…
Read MoreCurries for those counting the calories
Can you eat a curry and still be on a January health kick? That’s the challenge calorie conscious diners have given themselves this month – and Dakhin restaurant in Glasgow might have come up with the perfect solution. The South Indian restaurant in Candleriggs has come up with a calorie counted menu that includes no…
Read More50% off the bill for the first three days at Ka Pao
There’s just over a wee to go until the opening of Ka Pao, a new restaurant in Glasgow with a menu influenced by South East Asia. The new restaurant – named Ka Pao – will open within the historic, Category A-listed Botanic Gardens Garage on Vinicombe Street, which is located off Byres Road in the…
Read MoreOrcadian whisky dinner to celebrate Burns Night
A Glasgow restaurant has announced an Orcadian Burns Night Whisky Dinner in their multi-award-winning restaurant for Sunday, 26 January. Kickstarting a schedule of events for 2020, seafood restaurant Gamba is continuing its 21st-anniversary celebrations by partnering with Highland Park for a Burns Night like no other. Made with pride on Orkney, Highland Park is made…
Read MoreA Burns Night special from a Michelin-starred chef
One of the world’s leading chefs is coming to Scotland next month to cook a very special dinner. Jason Atherton owns Michelin-starred Pollen Street Social in London and 17 other restaurants in cities including New York, Doha and Shanghai. But on Friday, January 24, he will be in Edinburgh for one night only at Ondine…
Read MoreScottish tapas at Auchrannie’s Eighteen69 is the perfect match
When push comes to shove, I’m not sure there’s a world cuisine out there I dislike. There’s plenty for me still to try but so far – the planet’s global smorgasbord has been a big hit with me. Two of my favourite cuisines are Scottish (of course) and Spanish. I’ve never considered the two together,…
Read MoreSix by Nico’s Best of 2019 menu is revealed
The votes are in and have been counted – and the courses for Best of 2019 at Six by Nico in Glasgow and Edinburgh have been decided. Chef Nico Simeone invited the public to vote on the six dishes they enjoyed most in 2019 to create a six-course tasting menu that will include the top…
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