Cater Italy I like it when my Saturday plans allow for a stop at the Edinburgh Farmers’ Market on Castle Terrace as it’s a source of high quality fare and is usually populated with friendly faces. Stall Today was just such an occasion. It was good to see Errington Cheese trading and it’s always a …

Poldino’s Before the train clickety-clacked me southward, I had time for a quickish lunch in the heart of Aberdeen’s city centre. I had it in mind that I hadn’t eaten enough pizza of late, which is almost always patently untrue, but I went with the impulse so headed to Poldino’s on Little Belmont Street.Exterior The …

Radici I was sad to hear that Rafael’s had closed as it had both served me both an excellent dinner and provided me with a lasting Lunchquest memory when the words complimentary and complementary had got all mixed up, as they often do.Exterior But life goes on and I was interested in what Radici, the …

Ballcrawl! Ballquest has been an absolute hoot since we started it earlier in the year. There had been much talk of a “ballcrawl” to further explore the joy of Edinburgh’s hottest balls but busy diaries had made it a logistical challenge. But the day finally dawned so with regular guest questers and #ballquest aficionados Hayley …

Strigicake I was sad to see the Tartan Stag on East Preston Street close but it didn’t come as a massive surprise. Since trading for many years as Chatterbox this location has cycled through businesses with Cafe Valencia and Forn – which was outstandingly good) also having come and gone in our brief time closely …