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Proudly Celebrating National Family Business Day

September 23, 2019

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 […]

WIN RETURN FLIGHTS FOR TWO PEOPLE from Edinburgh airport to Florence

August 23, 2018

ENTER OUR COMPETITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS British Airways have kindly given us Euro TravellerRETURN FLIGHTS FOR TWO PEOPLE from Edinburgh airport to Florence! […]

Slow Food Big Table at Contini George Street

February 20, 2018

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

February 5, 2018

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 […]

Contini Christmas Traditions – Keeping it local

December 14, 2017

I love tradition. Is it inherited from our migrant background as anchor in time or is it family ties that holds a thread from one […]

Bellavista – official wine of Teatro alla Scala’s Opera Première!

December 14, 2017

Congratulations to our Contini George Street partner – Bellavista. Once again they are the official wine of Teatro alla Scala’s Opera Première! Since 2015, it […]

New Menu Contini George Street

October 31, 2017

Delighted to have launched our new season menu at Contini George Street today. Fantastic dishes, bursting with flavour, perfect for sharing. You can view the […]

New Menu at Contini George Street

September 7, 2017

Delighted to be launching our new Contini George Street menu with lots of delicious treats. Chefs Suzanne, Marcin and Sarah have excelled themselves with dishes […]

An Immigrant’s journey 100 years later

August 23, 2017

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Proudly Celebrating National Family Business Day

September 23, 2019

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 […]

WIN RETURN FLIGHTS FOR TWO PEOPLE from Edinburgh airport to Florence

August 23, 2018

ENTER OUR COMPETITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS British Airways have kindly given us Euro TravellerRETURN FLIGHTS FOR TWO PEOPLE from Edinburgh airport to Florence! […]

Slow Food Big Table at Contini George Street

February 20, 2018

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

February 5, 2018

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 […]

Contini Christmas Traditions – Keeping it local

December 14, 2017

I love tradition. Is it inherited from our migrant background as anchor in time or is it family ties that holds a thread from one […]

Bellavista – official wine of Teatro alla Scala’s Opera Première!

December 14, 2017

Congratulations to our Contini George Street partner – Bellavista. Once again they are the official wine of Teatro alla Scala’s Opera Première! Since 2015, it […]

New Menu Contini George Street

October 31, 2017

Delighted to have launched our new season menu at Contini George Street today. Fantastic dishes, bursting with flavour, perfect for sharing. You can view the […]

New Menu at Contini George Street

September 7, 2017

Delighted to be launching our new Contini George Street menu with lots of delicious treats. Chefs Suzanne, Marcin and Sarah have excelled themselves with dishes […]

An Immigrant’s journey 100 years later

August 23, 2017

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Festa Festa Festa!

June 14, 2016

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 […]

Festa Della Repubblica

May 15, 2016

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 […]

New season olive oil tasting

December 8, 2015

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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