This Spring, Edinburgh’s Crolla family have announced plans to introduce the internationally recognised luxury Italian gelato brand Amorino to Scotland for the first time. The family, which has been operating the Vittoria Hospitality Group in Edinburgh for over 50 years, has secured a franchise agreement with Amorino and will open its first Scottish location on North Bridge, just steps from the city’s iconic Royal Mile. The new venue will sit right beside Vittoria Group’s

Stepping into The Spence feels like rediscovering the quiet thrill of eating out — where a historic room, confident cooking and Elliot Hill’s produce‑led touch turn a simple dinner into something genuinely special. From the opening pages of Jeremy King’s Without Reservation , I’m struck by how precisely he captures the often overlooked pleasures of eating out — the way restaurants create space for real conversation in a life increasingly dominated by screens, and the viscera

A new restaurant opening on Edinburgh's Bristo Place this February is offering diners something a little different — a place that changes its culinary destination every six weeks, without changing its character: retro Asian canteen meets supper club afterparty.  Uncle Tiger w ill run a rotating line-up of night-time sessions, inspired by some of the most exciting food cultures across Asia. Each one focuses on a single destination, bringing together chef-led dishes, inventive

When the glitz and razzle of a Friday and Saturday night are over and you want a quiet meal out, no drama; to wear something low key …chill but ever on trend, and you want a space with some cachet, comfort and good fare too, the issue is where, for “Man does not live by bread alone” and all that!! Neighbourhood restaurants vary and Sunday nights in Edinburgh can be dismal, especially if you are the only diners… never the case in London of course with its plethora of cool, bud

Edinburgh’s top bartenders and mixologists are getting set to shake things up with the city’s first ‘Margarita Mile’ for Margarita Month.   From Wednesday 18 th  February until Tuesday 31 st  March, five bars across the capital are teaming up with tequila brand, El Jimador, to celebrate the iconic margarita cocktail and National Margarita Day on Sunday 22 nd  February.   The Basement on Broughton Street, The Boozy Cow on Frederick St, Badger & Co on Castle Street, Copper Bl

Typically hungover and feeling utterly wretched, these impeccably dressed reprobates drag themselves to Bistro Du Vin’s Jazz Sunday Lunch—only to be resurrected by pâté, pét-nat, and the dangerously charming Alexi. Typically hungover, and feeling UTTERLY wretched, these Bitches have risen from the dead. Despite the pain, odd dizzy spell, and inability to focus, we somehow find ourselves impeccably dressed, and seeking solace at Bistro Du Vin’s Jazz Sunday Lunch . Ding Dong!

I moved to Scotland from Canada so long ago that homesickness is a bit of a dull ache I rarely notice: until I walk into Down the Hatch. It’s hard to define what makes a burger place Canadian, but I know it when I find it.  Walls are decorated with hockey jerseys, Canadian stickers, flags and ice skates. The big screen is showing Hockey Night in Canada. An older couple at the adjacent table was visiting from the south of England. She hadn’t been “home” in 10 years and was em

The original idea was to send out this update weekly, but it seems to have developed a rhythm of its own. I think it’s been almost two weeks since the last one — but in fairness, there is a lot happening. The snippets below are just a handful of highlights from our inbox. We’re in danger of drifting into full‑on Bite rather than Nibble territory. On the Grapevine The Beehive in the Grassmarket has had a refurb — we’re heading over soon. A Scottish Cheese Academy has launched

The Scottish Cheese Academy aims to give Scottish Cheese the global status of Scottish Whisky Tanny Gill, Scotland’s only World Cheese Awards judge, today announces the launch of The Scottish Cheese Academy. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, the Scottish Cheese Academy has been created to fill a gap in professional education, help cheese lovers learn more about Scottish cheese, and help give Scottish cheese the cultural status and global reverence of Scottis