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Scottish Licensed Trade News – Interview with Carina Contini

January 8, 2018

Read Carina’s interview for Scottish Licence Trade below Chef’s Special: Carina Contini Director of Contini restaurants POSTED ONJANUARY 4, 2018INFEATURES,FOOD   Carina and Victor Contini […]

Slow Food Climate Pledge

December 20, 2017

In 1934 at the height of the Dust Bowl, a massive storm swept through the Great Plains, lifting thousands of tons of topsoil into the […]

Hogmanay Party Show-Stopper – Cook Carina’s Festive Trifle

December 19, 2017

Scotland has one special claim to fame at this time of year and that’s Hogmanay. Therestaurants are open on 31 December and Victor will always […]

Carina in Print – Scotsman Recipe November 2017

December 14, 2017

November is always a tough month. Darker, cooler and always a little harder to motivate the children to get out of the house on time […]

Contini Christmas Traditions – Keeping it local

December 14, 2017

I love tradition. Is it inherited from our migrant background as anchor in time or is it family ties that holds a thread from one […]

Bellavista – official wine of Teatro alla Scala’s Opera Première!

December 14, 2017

Congratulations to our Contini George Street partner – Bellavista. Once again they are the official wine of Teatro alla Scala’s Opera Première! Since 2015, it […]

Black Friday Contini Offer – One For Me – One For You

November 21, 2017

We’ve got a super special treat for you this Black Friday! For one day only we will be offering buy one get one free on […]

Carina in Print – Scots Mag December 2017

November 16, 2017

Scots Magazine December 2017 – Out in Shops Now! We got a new cleaner in September. You may ask what has this to do with […]

I never thought a German car would change our lives

November 15, 2017

Last month my fourth child, (no not Victor) my fabulous yellow Fiat – known in the family as Luigi, who was loved and cherished was […]

RECRUITMENT CRISIS IN HOSPITALITY a self inflicted problem

November 1, 2017

We were delighted to be shortlisted for the VIBE Sustainability Awards 2017 with the winners to be announced later this month. Part of the interview […]

Mens 10K Run Edinburgh

November 1, 2017

Good luck to all you lovely people who are taking part of the run on Sunday! Load up at Contini George Street before the race […]

New Menu Contini George Street

October 31, 2017

Delighted to have launched our new season menu at Contini George Street today. Fantastic dishes, bursting with flavour, perfect for sharing. You can view the […]

Happy New Year

January 2, 2025

Happy New Year Good morning lovely people 2024 was a busy year on every front and cancelling Hogmanay didn’t stop us either. 20 years at […]

Thank you

December 23, 2024

Good morning lovely people It’s almost Christmas. It’s almost 2025. Our team are looking forward to our annual two days off. We’ll be closed on […]

You are worth it

December 6, 2024

Good morning lovely people Edinburgh has embraced its full Christmas spirit. The locals may be slightly Grinchy but our visitors do love the city at […]

Magical moments

November 22, 2024

Good morning lovely people, My family is super excited about Christmas this year.  We’ve not been together in the same country for many many months. […]

It’s Personal

November 8, 2024

It’s personal Good morning lovely people I’ve learnt a new phrase: “Dial down the emotion”. Who doesn’t love the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks film […]

Worth Waiting For

October 11, 2024

Good morning lovely people Good things take time. A bit like Nonna G’s Christmas pudding. The pressure to make one this year for home, that […]

In Vino Veritas

September 27, 2024

Good morning lovely people  It’s feeling cooler than we’re comfortable with.  Jumpers are on.  We have been able to pick courgette flowers almost every day […]

Just the tonic

September 12, 2024

Count Negroni must have been having a hard day. Goodness knows what the barman at Cafe Casoni Florence’s reaction was.  The fashionable drink, then in […]

An Oasis of Happiness

September 1, 2024

Good morning lovely people Nonna G was the master of moderation. Only ever the very best, little but often. This applied to her eating habits […]

Summer Broth of Claims, French Beans & Pesto Genovese

August 16, 2024

Victor has grown an abundance of Genovese Basil in the polytunnel this year, enough for all three of our venues and a sneaky plate of […]

Hymne A L’Amour

August 2, 2024

Good morning lovely people What makes you want to visit a city? Family, friends, culture? Have the Olympics tempted you to Paris? Celine Dion’s (renamed […]

What’s the definition of great?

July 19, 2024

Good morning lovely people  On 13 March 1996, Britain’s deadliest gun massacre occurred at Dunblane Primary School. This tragedy eventually led to legislation in the […]

Happy New Year

January 2, 2025

Happy New Year Good morning lovely people 2024 was a busy year on every front and cancelling Hogmanay didn’t stop us either. 20 years at […]

Thank you

December 23, 2024

Good morning lovely people It’s almost Christmas. It’s almost 2025. Our team are looking forward to our annual two days off. We’ll be closed on […]

You are worth it

December 6, 2024

Good morning lovely people Edinburgh has embraced its full Christmas spirit. The locals may be slightly Grinchy but our visitors do love the city at […]

Magical moments

November 22, 2024

Good morning lovely people, My family is super excited about Christmas this year.  We’ve not been together in the same country for many many months. […]

It’s Personal

November 8, 2024

It’s personal Good morning lovely people I’ve learnt a new phrase: “Dial down the emotion”. Who doesn’t love the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks film […]

Worth Waiting For

October 11, 2024

Good morning lovely people Good things take time. A bit like Nonna G’s Christmas pudding. The pressure to make one this year for home, that […]

In Vino Veritas

September 27, 2024

Good morning lovely people  It’s feeling cooler than we’re comfortable with.  Jumpers are on.  We have been able to pick courgette flowers almost every day […]

Just the tonic

September 12, 2024

Count Negroni must have been having a hard day. Goodness knows what the barman at Cafe Casoni Florence’s reaction was.  The fashionable drink, then in […]

An Oasis of Happiness

September 1, 2024

Good morning lovely people Nonna G was the master of moderation. Only ever the very best, little but often. This applied to her eating habits […]

Summer Broth of Claims, French Beans & Pesto Genovese

August 16, 2024

Victor has grown an abundance of Genovese Basil in the polytunnel this year, enough for all three of our venues and a sneaky plate of […]

Hymne A L’Amour

August 2, 2024

Good morning lovely people What makes you want to visit a city? Family, friends, culture? Have the Olympics tempted you to Paris? Celine Dion’s (renamed […]

What’s the definition of great?

July 19, 2024

Good morning lovely people  On 13 March 1996, Britain’s deadliest gun massacre occurred at Dunblane Primary School. This tragedy eventually led to legislation in the […]

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