Scotland
Hymne A L’Amour
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 […]
Mother’s Day
MOTHER’S DAY AT CONTINI RESTAURANTS Mum’s the World – Sunday 10th March. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, mum’s the word – and it’s […]
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 […]
Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight at Cannonball House
SCOTTISH FOOD & DRINK FORTNIGHT The Fortnight takes place between 31 August and 15thSeptember and this year we will be celebrating 10 years of the […]
Victor’s Bees – winter update
Victor’s Bees – winter update by Margaret Forrest, Beekeeper 2018 was an amazing year for Victor’s bees at Modern One and the Kitchen Garden at […]
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 – Daily Record
Carina writes a weekly cake column for the Daily Record. Buy it every Monday or check our blog for the recipe. In addition you can […]
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 […]
Hogmanay Party Show-Stopper – Cook Carina’s Festive Trifle
Scotland has one special claim to fame at this time of year and that’s Hogmanay. Therestaurants are open on 31 December and Victor will always […]
A Spectacular Christmas at The Scottish Cafe
Get into the Christmas spirit with The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant “A spectacular Christmas for the whole family.We all had a fantastic time and […]
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 […]
Contini George Street Restaurant Review 10/10 Sunday Herald
As a girl of the 70’s I’ve dreamt of being Nadia Comaneci. That perfect 10. Victor on the other hand has always been an Italia […]
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 […]
Small but beautifully formed
Come and see our tapestry showcase! Our stunning Bute fabric wall in The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant will be transformed between 28th January and 20th […]
Cannonball Restaurant wins Thistle Award!
We are thrilled to bits to announce that Cannonball Restaurant won ‘Best Restaurant Experience’ South East Scotland at VisitScotland’s prestigious Thistle Awards this week at […]
CARINA TALKS AT THE PORTOBELLO BOOK FESTIVAL
Carina Contini talks at The Portobello Book Festival this weekend, about the influences and philosophy behind the development of her kitchen garden and her passion […]
**** 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. […]
FESTIVAL FEVER!
From our Fringe events, including theHistory of Porridge and exclusive Gallery Suppers to Dinner whilst enjoying a live webcast of the Tattoo, we are delighted […]
Cate Devine article on Food fraud
Last week The Herald publisheda brilliant piece by food writer and critic Cafe Devine on food fraud. It’s amazing what can be packaged so cleverly […]
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Hymne A L’Amour
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 […]
Mother’s Day
MOTHER’S DAY AT CONTINI RESTAURANTS Mum’s the World – Sunday 10th March. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, mum’s the word – and it’s […]
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 […]
Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight at Cannonball House
SCOTTISH FOOD & DRINK FORTNIGHT The Fortnight takes place between 31 August and 15thSeptember and this year we will be celebrating 10 years of the […]
Victor’s Bees – winter update
Victor’s Bees – winter update by Margaret Forrest, Beekeeper 2018 was an amazing year for Victor’s bees at Modern One and the Kitchen Garden at […]
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 – Daily Record
Carina writes a weekly cake column for the Daily Record. Buy it every Monday or check our blog for the recipe. In addition you can […]
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 […]
Hogmanay Party Show-Stopper – Cook Carina’s Festive Trifle
Scotland has one special claim to fame at this time of year and that’s Hogmanay. Therestaurants are open on 31 December and Victor will always […]
A Spectacular Christmas at The Scottish Cafe
Get into the Christmas spirit with The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant “A spectacular Christmas for the whole family.We all had a fantastic time and […]
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 […]
