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The Festival is here – my favourite time of year! The Scottish Cafe always kicks off first with its annual blockbuster exhibition and this year […]

Yesterday was an adventure. The universe had aligned in our favour – all three children, my mother and Victor and I got through a whole […]

Yesterday I was asked to contribute on BBC Kitchen Cafe with food critic Jonathan Trew. It was fascinating. Several visitors to an Inverness shopping mall […]

In the latest Contini blog, Claire, our lovelyChef de Partie at Cannonball Restaurant, tells us all about why she just loves foraging.   Don’t believe […]

It’s grey skies at the moment but all the beautiful weather over the last few weeks has put me in the mood for a cocktail. […]

At the weekend we enjoyed lunch in the garden for the first time this year. Can’t quite believe how beautiful it was. I’d prepared my […]

It’s nearly the weekend! Have you got that Friday Feeling? It’s time to relax and Max, our mixologist, is on hand to help. Max is […]

Last week we celebrated International Women’s Day. I only just found out that there is also an International Men’s Day (November 19th if you want […]

It’s like Christmas and birthday’s have all rolled into one. It’s National Pie Week! The whole family is fond of a good pie in our […]

Our latest Contini blog is from Carina’s niece Sofia Di Ciacca, who helps run the family olive oil farm in Picinisco. The olive oil produced […]

Easter is early this year so we’re looking forward to the start of the 2016 Edinburgh tourist season even sooner than usual. Victor and I […]

If you’re a skier then I’m sure February means heading to the mountains to hit the slopes. Recent reports are saying Glencoe has had a […]