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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 […]

New Prime Minister : Job Advert

July 5, 2024

Good morning lovely people That felt like the longest six weeks of our lives. The days seemed to go on and on. The journalists commentating […]

Who crossed the road first, the chicken or the egg?

June 20, 2024

Good morning lovely people Where has the summer gone? Thank goodness for the sunshine we’re getting from Italy via our Italian produce as it’s been […]

Who cares?

June 7, 2024

Good morning lovely people Who are you voting for? Many people don’t seem to care as they sadly feel it won’t make much difference. Political […]

Cannonball toasts World Whisky Day with Glengoyne event

May 17, 2017

What better way to spend the day than sampling the finest single malts on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile For all you lovers of Scotland’s national drink, […]

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 […]

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