Arts and Entertainment, Food & Drink

There's no place like Hemma »

Twinkling brightly from inside its glass exterior, Hemma shines like a jewel down Holyrood Road. Despite its sharp architectural surroundings – it sits next door to a smart Pizza Express and opposite The Scotsman offices – this new cafe/b...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Amy Newsome | Read more »

Celestial Suppers »

Comprehensively lauded for its bounteous breakfast and tea-time treats, Urban Angel on Forth Street is practically synonymous with brunch. Certainly, their Eggs Benedict – reviewed here to gluttonous acclaim not two years ago – is among t...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Ben Kendall | Read more »

Boda Bar »

A mere 10 minutes up Leith Walk will take you to Boda Bar, the land of elderflower cider (amazing), free Friday nibbles between 5 and 7 (delectable, a range of toppings and snacks alongside crusty sliced baguette pieces), and a big shark (look upward...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Amanda Bottomley | Read more »

Review: Brew Lab  »

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Amanda Bottomley | Read more »

Centotre is right on the money »

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Ben Kendall | Read more »

Mark Greenaway & Great British Menu for Comic Relief »

It’s that time again. The tension is building. The population’s pulse is quickening. Any time now, there will be an invasion of comic, maniacal red noses up and down the country. Comic Relief is back. And this time, it’s got culinary...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Tabitha Standish-Hayes | Read more »

Review: Freeman's »

Across the pond, where farm-to-plate is the norm and every business man requires a pint of punch-in-the-face espresso to start their morning, coffee is a big deal. But back on the homefront? Things look skeptical. In walks Dave Freeman, owner of Freem...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Amy Newsome | Read more »

High quality and genius erupts from Kilimanjaro »

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Thom Louis | Read more »

Reverie »

Fri 25 May 2012 by Alexander Woolley | Read more »

The Last Supper »

At the beginning of the academic year, we told you where to bring the parents when they came to Edinburgh to drop you off to begin your new life. Please now imagine that you have fast-forwarded three and a half years, and are now on the cusp of an even...

Wed 09 May 2012 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Calistoga Restaurant »

Wed 09 May 2012 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

The Steamie »

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Monja Prokscha | Read more »

Edinburgh's best food blogs »

There’s only one thing better than eating a delicious meal, and that’s bragging to all your friends about it afterwards. Apparently several of Edinburgh’s residents share this view, because the food blogging community in the capital i...

Wed 25 Apr 2012 by Heather Taylor | Read more »

Raise a glass for a spectacular show »

I am almost certain that most readers of The Journal will be familiar with this conversation: “Do you fancy another drink?” “Yeah, I’m pretty hammered though. We should probably get something to eat.” “Aye, we sho...

Tue 06 Mar 2012 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

The Scotch Whisky Experience »

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Alexander Woolley | Read more »

Kay's Bar »

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Jared Cohen | Read more »

Tang's »

I think it’s time to confess to being a sushi virgin. As a child, little rolls of seaweed filled with vegetables never seemed like the most appetising of inventions. In growing up, I had an image of sushi restaurants as being far too cool and far...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Harriet White | Read more »

In Vino Veritas »

Wine. According to various mythologies around the globe this is the sustenance of the gods, despite my previous assertion that cheese was their comestible of choice. We can all (I think) agree that wine certainly does deserve a certain amount of apprec...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Tabitha Standish-Hayes | Read more »

The Mulroy »

When heading out for a Christmas lunch, one expects to merrily succumb to a barrage of cliché dishes, slightly underwhelming cranberry sauce and an overdose of house wine. This year, however, we found a pleasant surprise waiting at the Mulroy, t...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Kaylyn Hawkes | Read more »

Upmarket food for downmarket prices »

I always try my best not to follow the crowd when writing up bar and restaurant reviews. I feel it is important to gauge the wider, overall standard of the city’s cuisine rather than judge on one or two of its most famous offerings – as m...

Fri 03 Feb 2012 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »