No, not that River Café, Fulham! The Michelin-starred, Italian cuisine River Cafe in Fulham was established in 1987 and Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are …
River Cafe Fulham
Lunch
Recipe: Sticky rice salad with roasted beetroot
This is a tasty, filling salad with a distinctive Japonica flavour bringing to mind Asian aromas and colours. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking …
Recipe: Broccoli and Blue Cheese Tart
Quick and luxe tasting midweek meal We had some Cambozola cheese leftover (I know, I couldn’t understand how there could be leftover cheese either!) and …
Recipe: Chicken Caprese Sandwich
Grilled Chicken Caprese Sandwich It’s BBQ season and we were asked by Swaledale Butchers to try out their BBQ Meat Box. It contains everything you …
Tomato & Mustard Puff Pastry Tart Recipe
Tarte Fine à la Tomate & Moutarde Recipe Fresh tomatoes, some mustard, cheese and pastry make a delicious and decadent-looking lunch or dinner. This is, …
Boxing Day Brunch – Black Pudding Hash
Christmas Dinner Leftovers? Try this Boxing Day Brunch I love a Brussels sprout, so this suggestion for using leftovers from Christmas dinner for a Boxing …
Tomato Tarte Tatin Recipe
Easy to make tomato tarte tatin recipe Normally you’ll find apple tarte tatin on the menu but there’s a abundance of tasty tomatoes about so …
Recipe: Indian Eggy Bread
An Indian twist to French Toast A classic brunch or quick lunch, snack or lazy dinner, eggy bread, French toast or gypsy toast. Whatever you …
Lunch at Côte Brasserie French casual dining in Glasgow
The Colonel has returned from his sojourn in Paris, refreshed and still eager to embrace some French casual dining. Côte Brasserie was suggested for luncheon …
Food Review: Hug, Skirving Street, Shawlands
Getting a hug in Shawlands On a recent stroll around Shawlands with Mrs Foodie, we decided to go for a cuppa somewhere. With plenty of …
Food: The Laurels, Clarkston Road, Glasgow **CLOSED**
The Laurels, Southside Glasgow We needed to get out the house for some fresh air but the weather was a bit cold and wet…well, it …
First birthday of 111 by Nico
111 by Nico birthday celebration We had ventured along to 111 by Nico for their Monday Taste Club, so when an email came through regarding …
Food Review: Burr & Co, George Street, Edinburgh
I’ve been meaning to check out Burr & Co since they opened after the refurbishment of The George Hotel and finally found myself there for …
Restaurant review: Gion Nanba, 23-1 Nagitsuji Fushikawacho, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto Prefecture 607-8167, Japan
Like Chihana on the opposite side of the main Shijo Dori street, Gion Nanba is also a well-regarded Michelin-starred kappa-style (counter) kaiseki (traditional multi-course dining) restaurant hidden down a …
***CLOSED*** Food and Drink Review: MacGregors Pie and Ale Howff, 5 Blackfriars Street, Glasgow, G1 1PG
It’s pie time you visited! Recently opened MacGregors Pie and Ale Howff has all the pies you never knew you needed! Situated across from Babbity …
** CLOSED** Food Review: Byron, 100 West George Street, Glasgow *CLOSED*
Heavyweight Byron enter Glasgow’s Burger Scene This review is a mixture of visits as we were at the press night and then The Colonel said …
Food Review: Sunday Roast at The Trading House, Glasgow ***CLOSED***
Easy like Sunday….afternoon Right in the middle of Glasgow city centre is The Trading House. We LOVE the bar and were invited along for a …
Food Review: Kitty O’Sheas, 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow
New Menu at Kitty O’Sheas The Colonel and myself always like lunch at Kitty’s, its quick, tasty and being next to Glasgow Central Railway Station, …
Food Review: Gusto and Relish, 729 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
One of the pioneers of the Southside café scene is Gusto & Relish, an airy Scandi-décor place with great sandwiches and a delicious array of …
Food Review: NYL, 1 North John Street, Liverpool, L2 5QW
Liverpool was the gateway to the new world and new lives for many people from all across Europe (there is even a Liverpool village in …
Food Review: The Drum and Monkey, 91 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5TF
Nicholson’s chain pub The Drum & Monkey is in an old 1920’s bank building and is known as somewhere with good beer, but does this …
Review: The Rum Shack, 657–659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB
Taking over a wee old mans’ pub in Govanhill and creating a Caribbean vibe sounds like a tall order, but I think The Rum Shack …
Food Review: Kitty O’Shea’s, 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow
** UPDATE** New Menu – not as good looking as before 
Located in the basement bar where Pivo Pivo used to reside on Waterloo Street, …
Food Review: Polentoni, 38 Easter Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5RG
A visit to Edinburgh to drop off my secret Santa gift saw me having a spot of lunch at Polentoni on Easter Road with Ms …