Heritage
From Lazio to Cockenzie: the making of a family restaurant
Victor and Carina Contini are both third generation Italian Scots. They are also the owners of The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant which overlooks Princes Street […]
Contini Kitchen Garden Winter Story
This winter hasn’t been as bad as I expected so far. January was not that cold and wet at all, so working outside wasn’t […]
Proudly Celebrating National Family Business Day
Proud to celebrate National Family Business Day 2019 Victor and I are third generation Italian Scots. Our grandparents were great friends and lived very close […]
Carina Contini appointed first official Ambassador of Royal Highland Education Trust
We are delighted to announce that Countryside education charity the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) have appointed Carina Contini as their first official Ambassador. […]
Nonna at 90
It seems like we’ve been celebrating for ever but Nonna’s final 90th birthday took place last week at Cockenzie House with over 60 of our […]
Brexprest
I’ve spent years of my almost 50 worrying about things that will never happen. Maybe menopause has brought the wisdom that I’ve been seeking and […]
Erringtons Victory
Victory for injustice but at what price. Firstly we are all so relieved that our dear friends the Erringtons have won their fight to clear […]
Carina in Print – April Scotsman Column
Published in the Scotsman Saturday 14th April 2018 We love our customers. They can visit once a year on a flying festival flurry in August […]
Would you be embarrassed to ask a restaurant for a doggy bag?
Delighted to be featured in Cate Devine’s Herald piece about food waste and doggy bags. Online article 14th March 2018 ARE you still too embarrassed […]
Slow Food Big Table at Contini George Street
We are delighted to be hosting the next Slow Food – Big Table on Monday 5th March A first chance to discover the regional differences […]
Slow Food Farmers Market
There are very few things that would get me out of bed on a very dreach Saturday morning at the start of February other than […]
Independent is best
Independent is Best? Oh yes they are! This year I took a little more time off at Christmas than I have ever done before. I […]
Scottish Veg Summit 24th October
Carina was delighted to be invited to be on the panel for The Scottish Veg Summit held at The Royal Botanics in Edinburgh on 24th […]
An Immigrant’s journey 100 years later
As you may know, Carina was flattered to be asked to talk in the Piccolo tent at the Edinburgh Food Festival in George Square Gardens […]
Fancy a day out of Edinburgh…
Then support these lovely people championing a great story……. AUGUST FESTIVAL DINNER SERIES BY THE FREE COMPANY This August, for the first time in over […]
Your local economy needs you
For my 6th birthday I was Doctor Carina. My nurses uniform and little doctors case, which was a tiny white tin with it’s tiny red […]
Cannonball toasts World Whisky Day with Glengoyne event
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, […]
Spring in the Scottish Kitchen Garden
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 […]
Festa Festa Festa!
Who remembers their first Gala Day? Cockenzie and Port Seton galas were always special for our family when we were little. The flags were always […]
We did it! Welcome to the all-new Cannonball Restaurant & Bar
I love it when a plan comes together and what a plan we’ve been working on over the last few months! Cannonball Restaurant & Bar […]
Festa Della Repubblica
News Flash – This is not a political broadcast! At the beginning of the year I thought let’s do something fun and bring a bit […]
Bowled Over – Soup & Selkirk Bannock
Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord […]
Celebrating Burns
We’ve justreceived this lovely blog about our Burns supper. Thank you much Tuggy Tucks. For the last 6 years we’ve been hosting our burns ceilidh […]
New season olive oil tasting
This year we were thrilled to host the Liberty Wines new season olive oil tasting. Nine olive oils tasted neat! This is a challenge for […]
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From Lazio to Cockenzie: the making of a family restaurant
Victor and Carina Contini are both third generation Italian Scots. They are also the owners of The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant which overlooks Princes Street […]
Contini Kitchen Garden Winter Story
This winter hasn’t been as bad as I expected so far. January was not that cold and wet at all, so working outside wasn’t […]
Proudly Celebrating National Family Business Day
Proud to celebrate National Family Business Day 2019 Victor and I are third generation Italian Scots. Our grandparents were great friends and lived very close […]
Carina Contini appointed first official Ambassador of Royal Highland Education Trust
We are delighted to announce that Countryside education charity the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) have appointed Carina Contini as their first official Ambassador. […]
Nonna at 90
It seems like we’ve been celebrating for ever but Nonna’s final 90th birthday took place last week at Cockenzie House with over 60 of our […]
Brexprest
I’ve spent years of my almost 50 worrying about things that will never happen. Maybe menopause has brought the wisdom that I’ve been seeking and […]
Erringtons Victory
Victory for injustice but at what price. Firstly we are all so relieved that our dear friends the Erringtons have won their fight to clear […]
Carina in Print – April Scotsman Column
Published in the Scotsman Saturday 14th April 2018 We love our customers. They can visit once a year on a flying festival flurry in August […]
Would you be embarrassed to ask a restaurant for a doggy bag?
Delighted to be featured in Cate Devine’s Herald piece about food waste and doggy bags. Online article 14th March 2018 ARE you still too embarrassed […]
Slow Food Big Table at Contini George Street
We are delighted to be hosting the next Slow Food – Big Table on Monday 5th March A first chance to discover the regional differences […]
Slow Food Farmers Market
There are very few things that would get me out of bed on a very dreach Saturday morning at the start of February other than […]
Independent is best
Independent is Best? Oh yes they are! This year I took a little more time off at Christmas than I have ever done before. I […]
