Posts Tagged ‘Spanish’
Celebrating a forgotten Scotswoman artist
As with most female artists of her time, Mary Cameron’s name faded into relative obscurity following her death in 1921. Captivated by Spanish culture, Cameron created large scale compositions of traditional peasant life and dramatic bullfights. While providing a catalogue of her vibrant and evocative work with additional context, the book also gives an extremely…
Read MoreThe doomed Scottish colony in Central America
Darien, a jungle-clad province on the Panamanian isthmus, played a key role in the formation of Britain. The Company of Scotland’s attempt to establish a trading post and colony there in the late seventeenth century incurred massive debts that would become intrinsic to the negotiation of the Act of Union between England and Scotland in…
Read MoreA delicious taste of Andalucia lies ahead
Food lovers with a taste for all things Spanish will enjoy a special event coming to Edinburgh next month. Ahead of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, a fundraising Wine, Ham and Olive Oil evening its taking place on Friday, May 18, at 6pm. The event is sponsored by the Andalucia Government, who will be attending…
Read MoreEl Quijote perfectly captures a little slice of Spain
El Quijote El Quijote was established eight years ago by a bunch of Spanish pals who moved to Edinburgh in 2003. This fantastic little tapas restaurant strives for authenticity, so there’s no paella, tortilla or Spanglish flourishes, just the sort of dishes you’d find down a backstreet in Andalucia, with a huge accent on the…
Read MoreAuthentic tapas are a hit with Spanish community
Lasal This very cheap, relentlessly cheerful and authentic little tapas restaurant is very popular with Edinburgh’s Spanish community and well worth a visit. It shares space with a flamenco school, so you’ll sometimes have a soundtrack, but this is everything you’d want in a neighbourhood restaurant: friendly, convivial, affordable. The paella, served at the table…
Read MoreCapital’s second Cafe Andaluz has top tapas on tap
Cafe Andaluz With the George Street cafe having been a firm favourite for many years, it was no surprise to hear of a second premises opening on George IV Bridge. The new offering is decorated in a classic Spanish style with modern touches and our table had an incredible view of the castle and George…
Read MoreThursday March 3rd – Harold’s Blog!
Hello, I’m Harry, not sure why I have been chosen but “Trainer” was in today and was moaning that he had no volunteers as guest bloggers on his website…well, where do I start? I have had the dubious privilege/unpleasant task of cutting his hair for the last 20 years, I didn’t know anything about racing back…
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