Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
The Victor Paris Big Bathroom Sale is now on!
The Victor Paris Big Bathroom Sale is now on! With everything reduced, don’t miss out on the biggest discounts on the most trusted brands. Boasting the largest showrooms across Scotland, you are sure to find your perfect bathroom with Victor Paris. The Big Bathroom Sale ends on Monday 8th May, so don’t miss out today.…
Read MoreSalt, lemon and lime time at Edinburgh’s Marriott Courtyard
PETER RANSCOMBE IT’S a situation that will be familiar to so many travellers: you arrive at your hotel, dump your bags in your room and head straight to the bar to unwind. Yet, when you cast your eye along the taps or pick up the drinks menu, your heart sinks as you realise it’s the…
Read MoreFranciacorta – fizz with food
PETER RANSCOMBE IF YOU stop to think for a moment, sparkling wine is an amazing product. No other drink has such a strong connection with celebrations, whether it’s a bottle of Champagne to toast a newly-married couple or getting the keys to your first house, or just a glass of Cava or Prosecco to congratulate…
Read MoreAnother look at lager
PETER RANSCOMBE IT’S been a couple of years since The Grape & The Grain last took a look at Scottish lager and so it’s high time we made like Fagan and reviewed the situation. Since we last attacked the crown caps with a bottle opener, the craft brewing sector has continued to flourish, with the Campaign…
Read MoreCharity begins at home for Cullerton’s Estate Agents and Property Consultants
Well known Edinburgh property expert Mark Cullerton has set up his own estate agency in the capital, with raising money for charity one of the main focuses of his new venture. Mark has partnered with five prominent charities – CHAS, Alzheimer Scotland, Craig Gowans Memorial Fund via The Sick Kids Friends Foundation, St Columba’s Hospice…
Read MoreBrewing up a storm at Innis & Gunn’s beer kitchen in Glasgow
PETER RANSCOMBE THE first time I interviewed Dougal Sharp was back in 2008 in a pretty non-descript rented office in the middle of Edinburgh. It was an exciting time for the master brewer – he had just led the management buyout of Innis & Gunn, the brand he cofounded in 2003 to make the beer…
Read MoreThe Foxlake Outdoor Festival returns to Dunbar
After the huge success of last year’s event, the Foxlake Outdoor Festival, Dunbar, returns bigger and better this year not only with an exciting lineup of music and comedy performances for all the family but with the completely new Adrenaline Arena. For the very first time organisers look forward to welcoming an array of adrenaline…
Read MoreBlack Bottle whisky presents The Eclectica Experiement at The Caves, Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s creative music, arts and cocktail scene will be celebrated at The Eclectica Experiment, an experimental night mixing up music, spoken word, contemporary dance, comedy, short film, DJs, whisky and food, at The Caves on Thursday 20th April. Hosted by unconventional blended Scotch whisky Black Bottle, and with a line-up curated by the arts…
Read MoreOpen Eye Gallery April – May exhibitions
21 April – 8 May 2017 The Night Gardener, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA This exhibition, entitled The Night Gardener, centres on paintings populated with contemplative figures set in vividly coloured Arcadian landscapes. Exotic flora and fauna are incorporated into the paintings, and subject to the same stylisation as the figures. Often working on a heroic scale…
Read MoreAdagio Edinburgh celebrate a legacy of hospitality at the Old Sailor’s Ark
Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile, which has opened inside Edinburgh’s renowned Old Sailor’s Ark building on the Royal Mile, has launched a campaign to gather memories and photos to celebrate the impact the Old Sailor’s Ark had on the city and its people, particularly in the early 20 th century and on to the post-war era.…
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