Last week myself and a friend treated ourselves to Afternoon Tea at The Prestonfield House Hotel. The Prestonfield is tucked away in the South Side of Edinburgh, a little oasis of countryside in the city. As you drive up the driveway you forget where you are as you are greeted by 3 highland cows (Aunt,…
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Bistro Moderne, Edinburgh
Having dined at Restaurant Mark Greenaway a couple of times, I knew that I had to try his new(ish) venture – Bistro Moderne. Situated in the old Cafe Fish (previously Zanzero) in Stockbridge it was an easy dander for us one Sunday lunchtime. I had heard great things already, especially about the Sunday lunch so…
Burger Meats Bun (meets Belly!)
Friday seen the opening of the latest venture by Glasgow’s Burger Meats Bun people in Edinburgh. BMB Edinburgh occupies the former residence of Urban Angel on Forth Street and as luck would have it, today we passed here at lunchtime! We had been meaning to visit the Glasgow branch for a while, so it was…
Edinburgh Larder Bistro
Last week myself and a few friends headed along to the Edinburgh Larder Bistro in a basement on the corner of Alva Street. I have driven passed it many times and at last had an excuse to go. We were also fortunate to spot on LivingSocial a voucher – 2 courses and a glass of…
Pomegranate
A drizzly grey day in Edinburgh, just before Christmas seen Stuart and I pop into Pomegranate on Antigua Street for a late lunch. We were warmly welcomed into the bright and cheery restaurant, just what we needed to break through the greyness! Pomegranate is the sister restaurant of Hanam’s up near the Castle, which is…
Edinburgh’s Wild West
Who would have thought that tucked away off a side street in Morningside you would find a scene straight out of a Western? We certainly didn’t! But after having heard from numerous sources about this mysterious Wild West scene, we had to see if for ourselves! Coming off Morningside Road onto Springvalley Gardens you don’t…
A Night at the Museum
This was no ordinary night at the museum, no stuffed animals or mummies coming alive, just 2000 people, a DJ, 2 bands, a silent disco…and a bar. This was RBS Museum Lates. The theme was ‘ A Night in Wonderland’, and what a wonderland it was too. There were ‘beer gardens’, magic carpets, giant jenga,…
Exploring Pinhole Photography at the Botanic Gardens
I spent a lovely afternoon at the Botanic Gardens today, spring was definitely in the air as the place was abloom with crocuses, daffodils and narcissi. An added bonus was the Pinhole Photography Festival that is currently on there (ends Friday 16th) and the fact that everyday at 2pm they hold a beginners workshop. As…
Discover Local Produce at Earthy Foods in Edinburgh
Update: Since writing this post, Earthy Foods has now closed all its outlets. Today we ventured out of the North side of Edinburgh and made the trip across town to the South Side…. which really isn’t that big a journey, its just we never go there! One of the reasons we went was to visit…
Put your First Foot forward
Happy New Year!! I had a lovely evening here in Edinburgh bringing in the new year with some good friends, over tons of lovely food and the odd glass of vino. We managed to leave the warmth of our flat and walk across to Inverleith Park to see the fireworks at Edinburgh Castle, which were…
Queen of Everything 