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Shelley Shares Blog Contini George Street

May 10, 2017

A lovely write up by an Edinburgh Blogger…   Contini had a little ‘face-lift’ earlier this year and I must say it’s looking fabulous! You […]

Slow Food UK – Our Chef Emma Mills Story

May 1, 2017

Read the article on the Slow Food Website here Chef Emma Mills first began her career in 2011 at Appetite Direct as a kitchen porter […]

New Spring Pasta Dishes at Contini George Street

April 27, 2017

Well spring is here and we’ve added a lovely new selection of fresh pasta dishes to the menu at Contini George St. We’re serving them […]

Spring in the Scottish Kitchen Garden

April 27, 2017

The carrots, beetroot and leeks that were planted at the end of autumn are looking good and will prove to be a fruitful harvest in […]

Edinburgh Gin Team Visit

April 20, 2017

Gin. What is that? Some sort of magic spell? A secret potion? Gin is a spirit which derives its predominant flavor from juniper berries. It […]

THE SCOTTISH CAFE HITLISTED!

April 19, 2017

Delighted to announce that The Scottish Cafewas HITLISTED in the Art Venue section of the List Eating & Drinking Guide 2017. In addition we were […]

CONTINI GEORGE STREET HITLISTED!

April 19, 2017

Delighted to announce that Contini George Street was HITLISTED in the Italian section of the List Eating & Drinking Guide 2017. The team have worked […]

Verre de Vin

April 12, 2017

Verre de Vin Creating a wine list is always an exciting part of creating menus in restaurants, albeit a difficult task, but as all tricky […]

Carina Recommends

March 21, 2017

DearFriends Both my husband and I love to travel and we get so much inspiration from our trips to anywhere we can manage to escape […]

Caledonian Brewery Team Visit

March 16, 2017

The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant team recently had an amazing opportunity to have an experience at the Caledonian Brewery. A chance they jumped at! We […]

Cooking LIVE on NBC

March 15, 2017

Monday 13th March will go down in my memories as one of the craziest days of my life! What are the chances of being asked […]

AN ENORMOUS THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FANTASTIC CUSTOMERS

March 6, 2017

An enormous thank you to YOU! You are fantastic. Thank you from the bottom of my oldest and dearest sugo pot, from Victor’s heart which […]

A prime has been committed

March 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people What’s the bigger crime? The Bond franchise being sold to Amazon Prime or Gordon Ramsay going team Flora (the margarine brand).  […]

We love Fridays

February 28, 2025

Good morning lovely people, You may have read that Apple has been ordered by the UK Government to give access to encrypted personal data stored […]

Carina in Print – February The Scots Magazine

February 21, 2025

It’s SOS time – Save Our Supper Cooking with my son gives us a chance to make something delicious and spend quality time together, writes […]

Hiding in plain sight

February 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people, Victor’s shopping habits are seasonal. At this time of the year, it tends to be agricultural equipment, compost and seeds rather […]

Oliveto

February 3, 2025

Oliveto is the Italian name for an olive grove.   In November 2024 we started a new adventure and bought 700 olive trees, our Oliveto, in […]

My heart is full to bursting

January 30, 2025

Good morning lovely people  I had a moment the other day.  No 1 daughter (#no favourites) was home from tour and I was sitting with […]

Carina in Print – January The Scots Magazine

January 25, 2025

We hae meat and we can eat A steak pie is a great alternative to haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night, writes Carina Contini. […]

Show off

January 17, 2025

Good morning lovely people No 1 daughter is a dancer (#no favourites). Her chat is about “the performance”. Miss Alina, our No 1 general manager, […]

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. […]

A prime has been committed

March 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people What’s the bigger crime? The Bond franchise being sold to Amazon Prime or Gordon Ramsay going team Flora (the margarine brand).  […]

We love Fridays

February 28, 2025

Good morning lovely people, You may have read that Apple has been ordered by the UK Government to give access to encrypted personal data stored […]

Carina in Print – February The Scots Magazine

February 21, 2025

It’s SOS time – Save Our Supper Cooking with my son gives us a chance to make something delicious and spend quality time together, writes […]

Hiding in plain sight

February 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people, Victor’s shopping habits are seasonal. At this time of the year, it tends to be agricultural equipment, compost and seeds rather […]

Oliveto

February 3, 2025

Oliveto is the Italian name for an olive grove.   In November 2024 we started a new adventure and bought 700 olive trees, our Oliveto, in […]

My heart is full to bursting

January 30, 2025

Good morning lovely people  I had a moment the other day.  No 1 daughter (#no favourites) was home from tour and I was sitting with […]

Carina in Print – January The Scots Magazine

January 25, 2025

We hae meat and we can eat A steak pie is a great alternative to haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night, writes Carina Contini. […]

Show off

January 17, 2025

Good morning lovely people No 1 daughter is a dancer (#no favourites). Her chat is about “the performance”. Miss Alina, our No 1 general manager, […]

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. […]

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