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 […]
Giving back to Edinburgh Libraries
Victor and I feel so lucky to live and work in Edinburgh. We have one of the worlds most beautiful cities at literally under our […]
Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Our award winning, single estate extra virgin olive oil is produced from olives grown in Picinisco itself. We are so excited to share our new […]
Carina’s Kedgeree
At the beginning of the month we hosted a Friends of the National Gallery event at The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant, centred around the beautiful […]
**** Four Star reviews for History of Porridge ****
**** ‘Fascinating and filling! So well presented I could have happily stayed another hour to listen to more. And the selection of porridges was delicious. […]
Lifting the Lid – Exhibition at National Library of Scotland
Lifting the Lid – Uncovering 400 years of Food & Drink in Scotland Free Exhibition We delighted to be working with NLS in September celebrating […]
Contini Restaurants on Edinburgh’s first Heritage Food Trail
The Edinburgh Food Heritage Trail launched today, revealing some of the hidden links between the City’s unique built heritage and its food traditions offering visitors […]
Celebrating Year of Food & Drink Scotland 2015
At The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant we are so proud to celebrate our local artisan suppliers every single day of the year. This year-Year of […]
An Abundant and Precious Larder
In Carina’s latest article published in February’s Scots Magazine she notes that unbelievably, we import more fish than we export. As an island nation, how […]
Burns Night 2015
Some hae meat an canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, And sae let the […]
History of Castlehill
We love Cannonball House. It is filled with history, and we’re proud to be a part of it. The Scotsman have recently published an article […]
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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 […]
