ExteriorValue Over Replacement Player or VORP is a somewhat involved term from baseball that rates a player’s impact over a fictitious “replacement”. This replacement doesn’t really represent the “average” but usually somewhat below that, for reasons that are far too dull to explain. Anyhoo, VORP sprang to mind today when I noticed that the truly …

Boxsmall marketIt’s not so long ago that the lack of regular markets and the dearth of diverse food to eat on the go was a perceived weakness in Edinburgh. We’re still in need of a regular wholesale market for our excellent local produce, but in terms of regularly occurring retail markets with exciting food options …

After a trip to watch the new Bond film, Skyfall (which is very silly, indeed), a mob of us headed to Kampung Ali for a Malaysian-fuelled post-film analysis session.Roti The owners have kept some of the features, notably the elaborate ceiling, and layout of the previous Italian restaurant on these premises. The place is quite …

We’ve had Nanyang on our scope for a good few weeks, but we haven’t been too successful in tracking down a suitable time for a visit. We’d hoped to let our friend Chris, who’s from Malaysia, guide us through the menu with her expert eye. Exterior However, when our friend Tracey visited the other day …