Jurgend1984

LATEST ARTICLES ( 41 )

• #Eatlocal with Not So Local Flavours

  

  My cooking lately has all been about foreign flavours with the best of Scottish produce. Above you’ll see Scottish scallops with black pudding, cauliflower puré... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Mark Greenaway – New Beginnings

  

  After the much publicised closure of Mark Greenaways restaurant at Piccardy Place we all waited with baited breath to find out where he was heading to. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Scottish Produce with a Taste of Spain

  

  Sunday brought round for Steph and I our weekly jaunt to the Stockbridge farmers market, although we had been resolved to the idea of walking as part of our... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Homemade Winter Soup :)

  

  With the snow on the way I decided that some homemade soup was on the cards and what could be better than a ham hock lentil soup. This called for a visit to my... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Bon Appetit

  

  Edinburgh is now blessed with bistros and restaurants providing the best in world cuisine, from Italian to Chinese, Kurdish to Mongolian we have it all. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Healthy 2013 Let’s Go!

  

  So 2013 is here now and I have decided that its time to get healthy again, since being hit by a car exercise has well been limited to non existent. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Cancer Research Dryathlon

  

  Hey guys to start off the new year on a healthy footing and to get my 2013 fundraising underway I will be doing the cancer research Dryathlon. All donations... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 COMMUNITY

• Eat Scottish, Eat Fresh, Eat the Best

  

  In Scotland we are blessed with some of the best produce anywhere in the world, this is especially true of our seafood. A huge proportion of Scottish fish and... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Just Like Mamma Used to Make

  

  Inspired by young Oli on Masterchef I fancied trying his duck egg yolk ravioli with truffle mash and mushroom velouté. This meant also making my own pasta. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Merry Christmas From My Kitchen

  

  So we all know money is tight these days and with so many social events doing secret Santa I thought something made by my fair hands might not just be affordabl... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Ooooh I Couldn’t Half Go a Curry!

  

  Curry…..Indian is the first thing that pops into my head but really it's a rather quintessentially British thing as well. From korma to vindaloo we have... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• ********Veal News Alert**********

  

  Hot off the presses, Sainsbury's has announced their decision to hugely increase their stocking of freedom veal produce. This new line which is 100% Britis... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Cancer

  

  8 years ago this Sunday I was diagnosed with cancer and told I had in likelihood less than 6 months to live. #awkward! Sill being here drives my love of life an... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Edinburgh Roast – Time for Coffee to Shine

  Somebody recently told me that Edinburgh is now in the top 3 places in the UK for coffee and has per capita more independent coffee shops than any other city. S... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Are You Game?

  Having grown up on the edge of a large hunting estate in Fife I have always been familiar with the start of the hunting season, the collective shots being... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Have a Very Foodie Christmas

  Well having won tickets from the Sunday Brunch Club I was very much looking forward to the Foodies Festival, my Dutch friend Lou agreed to accompany me in my... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Eat Veal! Why? Because I Said So…..!

  Veal has to have the worst PR of any food, other than fois gras which i think you should also eat if its ethically farmed, the image of the white meat produced... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• The Burger Kings of Edinburgh

  I love a burger I really do, for the longest time they were the fussy eaters get out of jail card on every restaurant menu. Cooked to the point of cremation wit... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• The Farmers Are Coming

  So logically in a recession you would think people would spend less money on luxury items and be economical, at first thought that would them mean the likes of... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK

• Great Food at a Great Price

  So it's really one day 1 of my blog and I have had my first request for an article by the lovely Jorji. Where can you get Michelin quality food without... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 COMMUNITY, FOOD & DRINK