Tag: Food & Drink

Summer Beer & Food Fest is Edinburgh’s first collaboration festival taking place on Saturday 1st August at Stewart Brewing. Rather than hosting an event by themselves, the local craft brewery wanted to organise a...

Located just a stone's throw away from the historic Royal Mile of Edinburgh lies the Colonnades tea room, set within the beautiful Signet Library. Afternoon tea is an extravagant treat and one of my favourite indulgences...

Sylvesters, located on West Nicolson Street, launches its graduation menu this Saturday 27 June for graduates looking to celebrate their achievements at a modern Scottish restaurant. The three course set menu consists of sweet garlic galettes,...

It's very rare to go to a restaurant these days and not feel there was something that could have been better, perhaps because we all eat out much more these days, and watch too...

The new look Potting Shed at Potterrow in Edinburgh is run by the team behind The Sun Inn in Dalkeith and has just been awarded with one AA rosette for Culinary Excellence.The Potting Shed...

Tenants and Residents in Muirhouse (TRIM) and Pilton Community Health Project held an event earlier today at Muirhouse Community Shop to launch the community Cook and Taste cookbook.Thanks to Thomas Brown for the photos from the...

OX184 Forget fast food, this is real American cuisine.Nestled under Edinburgh’s South Bridge, you can smell OX184 well before you lay eyes on it. Walking down the Cowgate, I prayed the summer BBQ smell drifting...

We know Edinburgh has loads of good places to eat but now the connection has been drawn between the capital's buildings and our food heritage.The Edinburgh Food Heritage Trail was launched today, revealing some...

Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh today shut down Parliament Square on the Royal Mile as it gave away free Local Legendary Burgers from its limited edition World Burger Tour menu to hundreds of hungry city-goers....

What could be better than a dram of whisky in this fair city? Well an Edinburgh special edition whisky of course!This June, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, the leading luxury Blended Scotch Whisky, will launch...

Edinburgh’s Cuckoo’s Bakery triumphed at the Scottish Baker of the Year Awards 2015, with its Raspberry and White Chocolate Cupcake winning the ‘Best Cake in Scotland’ award for the second year in a row. A...

Our regular readers will know that we at Edinburgh Community Food are not fans of the co-called ‘superfood’ trend. Rather than asking folk to shell out money on this month’s latest pricey food fad...

Looking for somewhere new to eat? This May there will be a pop up restaurant in Holyrood Park over one weekend 8-9 May 2015 to allow you to chill out after the General Election.The...

Already a big fan of Holyrood 9A and The Southern to name a few of their independent Scottish bars, I was excited to hear Fuller Thomson had opened a new venue in the Cowgate....

The Foodies Festival Edinburgh event will take place in Inverleith Park in August. This is the 10th anniversary  of the three days of cooking talents showing off what they can do and regional produce....

 Three Things to Make Your 2015 Extra Healthy!The focus of New Years' resolutions (now long forgotten) and morning-after 'never again's' the world over, forging a healthier lifestyle for yourself is something we have all done at some...

Savour Festival bills itself as the ultimate foodie fair. Brought to you by Sharon Wilson, the founder of the institution that is Bite magazine, Savour celebrates the best and most innovative Scottish artisan produce. This year...

So I have to confess I love Latin American food of all types, from the quick and easy street food through to the really exciting cooking coming out of many new places these days....

By Nicola Murray (Student-on-Placement at ECF, Abertay University)So, what is the big deal about dietary fibre? Is it just to keep us regular? In a word, no – it does so much more! Fibre is...

We were invited along to Summerhall Distillery recently to taste the new gin distilled there and which has been specially crafted for One Square at The Sheraton. The invitation said wear warm clothes - but we...

An American style diner which has just recently arrived in Edinburgh has launched a GF accredited gluten-free menu – meaning people with coeliac disease can now get their Fifties diner fix at all 35 Ed's Easy Diners...

Meat The Boozy Cow in EdinburghBe introduced to a new style of dining in a funky, edgy, urban environment Cows | Chicks | ‘N’ Dogs | Boozy Shakes | CocktailsEdinburgh’s Frederick Street prepares for...

All of us are enjoying the fact that Edinburgh is at the heart of the fashion world this week. The launch events in the marquee at The Mound included catwalk shows with clothes from...

By Dagmara Lukowiec, Food and Health Development Worker at Edinburgh Community Food. Nowadays the term food poverty is regularly used in the media, mostly in relation to food banks. As a result, we tend to...

Sodexo Prestige caterers are the people behind the fantastic food served at events at the many venues across Edinburgh including, the Assembly Rooms, The National Museum of Scotland, The National Gallery and The Royal...

I went along to the Slow Food Event organised by Queen Margaret University knowing very little really about what it stands for and what it means. I had some idea that it was local food served...

There are lots of places to eat out in Edinburgh, but it's always great to find one right on your doorstep. The Piecebox in Polwarth has been an excellent daytime venue for some time...

Promising craft beer, curry and communal dining, VDeep - Scotland’s first craft beer and curry bar opens today and we loved it! The bar is located in the former premises occupied by The Vintage in Leith....

Next week Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh will have a special Red Hot Chilli Menu to celebrate National Chilli Day. This  is not just an ordinary chilli however as it will be the hottest ever...

  It's Shrove Tuesday today and the nation will be going flippin’ wild for pancakes. But how do you make the perfect pancake? Jenny McPartlin, store manager from M&S Princess St shares her top tips...