Review: 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…

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Review: 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…

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Review: 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,…

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Review: 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…

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Review: 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…

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Photo Essay: Dunbar’s Close

Did you know that there is a secret garden, hidden right in the heart of Edinburgh? Photography intern Rachel Bolton pops along to see what she can find… I visited Dunbar’s Close, one of Edinburgh’s best kept secrets – a small, yet beautiful garden that looks onto Calton Hill and the Observatory. Shooting mostly on…

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