For our Fridate this week, we headed to Stockbridge’s newest restaurant Taisteal. The Field Grill House has rebranded and on Friday we took a journey east with their Asian inspired menu. After our prosecco and a pint (our not so traditional aperitif) we were gifted some complimentary butter popcorn. So tasty and moreish that it… Continue reading Taisteal Stockbridge
Although my graduate career has me working from beautiful Edinburgh, I’ll be visiting London this Monday for a busy day of meetings at our offices in the Gherkin. To make sure I was at the office on time, I decided to fly down on the day before and see some friends too. I love going… Continue reading Edinburgh airport… how to kill time
I love porridge or peanut butter toast in the morning but sometimes Sunday calls for a special treat. And shakshuka was the brunch of choice today. It’s an Egyptian and Tunisian staple and a favourite food for James’s flatmate, so today we decided to sample it ourselves. I wanted to share the recipe, as a… Continue reading Easy baked eggs for brunch
Sushi’s out and peruvian food is in, apparently? According to my aunt who’s a London foodie regular. We caught up on Thursday and she wouldn’t take no for an answer – we had to try Peruvian food. The speciality is ceviche, and a pisco sour to drink. I was well behaved and just had one,… Continue reading Peruvian passionfruit pisco sours at Coya London
I’ve been a self confessed chocoholic for a while now, and anything caramel is definitely my weakness. But I can now admit that it’s not just chocolate that I’m addicted to – it’s Hotel Chocolat chocolate. I had my first taste a few years ago thanks to a surprise Easter egg treat, and since… Continue reading Hotel Chocolat Heaven
I like Zizzi’s as much as the next person, and like everyone I know I have a favourite on the menu. But no one is more passionate about their Zizzi pasta favourite than my friend, Jonathan. Apparently it was shameful that I hadn’t tried it yet, so we decided to attempt to recreate it for… Continue reading Homemade Zizzi’s Pollo Piccante
A Glasgow girl in Edinburgh 