Review of the Year 2017 – March Aside from Wahaca which was as dreary as you could possibly imagine, March was a generally excellent month. I had a couple of trips to the Edinburgh Food Studio which were as outstanding as ever. Pesto Glasgow provided excellent dining experiences at Ox & Finch, the Spanish Butcher, …

Review of the Year 2017 – February February was packed with good stuff. Foremost was an excellent meal at Glasgow’s Number 16. The Apartment and The Colony in Tollcross were both splendid, too.WTF Soderberg was good, Bombay Bicycle Club seemed to had new life breathed into it, Brochan was splendid, Story Cafe was great, the …

Review of the Year 2017 – January Welcome to our annual review of the year, aka ‘Blythe takes twelve days off for Christmas and hopes y’all click on the links in these ‘best of’ posts’. The year started with an excellent meal at The Gannet. There was also much excellence in the sausage rolls from …

The 7 Worst Dishes of 2017 1. Famous haggis pie, mash and soooooo much gravy – Rose Street Café This comes as little surprise, I’m sure, as this is a review very fresh in the memory. A lake of Bisto was the backdrop for this horror show of a meal. The ‘stars’ were a sad …

The 27 Best Dishes of 2017 1. Meatballs – Clark & Lake, Edinburgh Clark & Lake has become a real favourite with its well-considered wine and beer selection, and a regularly developing menu of sharing plates, snacks and nibbles. The height of their achievements this year was their absolutely sublime meatballs, which were just so …