Circumstances in my evening social life have placed me in need of substantial sustenance beyond the regular opening times of sit-in restaurants. I hope this is a blip as reviews of late night pizza places, like the review of Pasha from the other day, leads only to fatness and poor sleep, so I’m officially getting …

We’re always looking to improve things or at least try new ideas, on the site. Of late we’ve introduced questudes to give our guest questers a short and focussed way to contribute to reviews. Exterior One idea that we have considered on a couple of occasions is the idea of multiple visits to a place …

Some days sophistication, subtlety and elegance are the lunchtime requirements. On other days I just fancy something quick from the local chippy. Today was in the latter camp.Exterior Many years ago, friends of mine had a flat on Barony Street where we used to play poker once a week. One of the favoured post-game activities …

Restaurants in the Grassmarket have a somewhat complex identity maze to navigate. At the same time as maintaining a broad appeal for incoming revellers, they need to attract a returning crowd of local patrons to remain sustainable.Exterior Gennaro’s has been negotiating this space for many years, with Ewan McGregor a notable ex-employee. I’d visited many …

I’m so rarely in the Marchmont environs that there is a mounting list of places for me to visit. I spied the Meadowlark, which is one of them, as I passed, shortly prior to popping in to the confines of the Delicious Italian Pizzeria, which was another.Exterior With an elegant double sunburst window frontage, this …