Join Slow Food Edinburgh at The Scottish Café & Restaurant for an evening of food, film and conversation at this special event to celebrate our Scottish food traditions.

In collaboration with Regional Screen Scotland we are delighted to host the inaugural screening in Edinburgh of Meals on Reels, a series of films and extracts from the collection of Scottish Screen Archive at the National Library of Scotland.

The programme takes a nostalgic look at food and drink products showcasing bygone products, methods of production and advertising before, during and after the Second World War.

Divided into a ‘menu’ of footage, it features everything from Arbroath Smokies, Dundee Peh and Black Pudding to Dunlop Cheese, Lofty Peak cake and whisky.

You will be welcomed with a glass of wine and, before settling down for the screening and ensuing discussion, will enjoy a supper of all three of the following warming bowls of Scottish fare, featuring products inspired by the film:

• Crispy Findlay’s of Portobello Haggis and Stornway Black Pudding balls and Smokehead Whisky Sauce
• Mug of Creamed Cullen Skink with shards of toasted bread
• Mini homemade Inverurie steak and Deuchars IPA with mashed potato
• Vegetarian options will be available on request (please say you’d like the veggie options when booking)

The cost is £25 per person. Additional drinks, including tea and coffee are available on the night to purchase.

The Scottish Café, in the heart of Princes Street Gardens, is proudly committed to promoting Scotland’s culinary culture and supporting local suppliers, and is therefore the perfect venue for this celebration.

For any enquiries and to book your place, please e-mail Slow Food Edinburgh at events@slowfoodedinburgh.co.uk

Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Scottish Café & Restaurant for what promises to be a wonderful celebration of our Scottish food heritage.

Our team – Ryan, Pawel and Emma – just loved showing you some of the really special produce that we import each week from Italy. All the different tomatoes, aubergines, courettes, lemons plus our lovely
bread and homemade doughnuts!

With all that healthy stuff we needed a wee treat!

Many of the things we do on a regular basis now have been inspired by our customers, so please let us know what you think.

One thing that we do hear is how good things are. This week I’ve been really thrilled to hear the following:

“The best breakfast I’ve had in years” (Centotre)

“The best scones in Edinburgh” (The Scottish Cafe)

“The best lunch I’ve had in a long time – it was perfect” (scallops at The Scottish Cafe)

“The best cosmopolitan I’ve had this week” (that was me, off duty, at Centotre on Friday night after a very busy day)

If we don’t deliver – let us know and we’ll try our best to fix it! If we do please let us know – it makes us feel wonderful!

Open 11am to 4pm
Adults £1.00  Children under 16 free

Cockenzie House Heritage Group are hosting these two weekends to allow you to view one of the most spectacular tapestries to be made this century.  The tapestry depicts the Battle of Prestonpans, illustrating the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie across more than 100 panels of stunning embroidery.

The panels begin with Bonnie Prince Charlie’s journey over from France, through to the full flow of battle, and eventual victory. It’s believed that the Prince escaped to Cockenzie House after the battle, by way of a secret tunnel.

Find out more about the event:

www.cockenzieheritage.co.uk
www.prestonpanstapestry.org

This will be a very special day out, supported by a local community and scores of wonderfully talented volunteers. The admission fee goes towards improving future events at Cockenzie House and The Prestonpans Tapestry Appeal.

Why are we talking about Cockenzie? Well, this is the village where my father arrived in 1921, when he came over from Italy.  His father (my grandfather) had tossed a coin that year with a friend to see who would get the shop that had been built at the bottom of the Fisherman’s Association residences, where over 50 families lived.  My father won the toss – and lived in the village until he died, aged 76.  54 very happy years.

Don’t miss this opportunity to view the amazing tapestry before it heads off on a world tour.

Author: Carina Contini

A Romantic platter for two: £30
With two glasses of Strawberry Prosecco: £45

Tuesday 14th February
Open from 9am. Lunch served from 11.45am

Enjoy a stroll around the Scottish National Gallery then come to TSC for lunch.  A little culture in the afternoon followed by great food and live music.

This sounds like a perfect Valentine’s Day treat.  Definitely different, great value, the gallery is free and then the shop has some lovely jewellery where you could be diverted by accident and make a little purchase.  Then a walk in Princes Street Gardens and come back for Afternoon Tea for two.

If that’s not romantic then Romeo wasn’t Italian!

Reservations now being taken

Mormoretto, Sassicaia, Vie and lots of lovely treats.

Come to Centotre to browse what’s available. We’re at

103 George Street
Edinburgh
EH5 2ES

Award winning Loch Arthur Cheddar grilled on homemade walnut bread with organic pickled beetroot from Phantassie in East Lothian.

Burnside Farm woodcock with apple, juicy organic pears from Phantassie in East Lothian and local watercress from our friends at Scotherbs in Longforgan.

Linda Dick’s organic free-range chicken breast breaded and pan-fried, served with Carroll’s Heritage potatoes crushed with fresh thyme and Edinburgh’s own smoked bacon and local spinach cream.

…To name a few, but not forgetting Orkney Hand-dived Scallops, Burnside Farm Roe Deer, Lanark Blue, Loch Duart Salmon, Glencoe Mussels and East Lothian organic squash, celeriac and red cabbage which also feature on our January menu.

And, to finish, why not treat yourself to one of our homemade Scottish sweets :

Poached East Lothian pears in Crabbies Ginger Wine with homemade honeycomb and ice cream.

Homemade eggy bread with ice cream, caramelised apples, toasted walnuts and raisins.

70% Valrhona chocolate brownie with “Burns whisky“ cream and cherry chocolate sauce (for an extra Burns Birthday treat)

YUM!! So many delicious Scottish flavours to choose from!

Happy New Year and Good Health to all our customers, suppliers and friends from all the team at The Scottish Cafe! xxx

- A recent review from Peter Irvine’s Scotland the Best 2012

And,

“Below The National Gallery; enter via Princes Street Gardens. The definitive Scottish Breakfast of course, but many variations. Great location for easing into Sunday, and upstairs there is very good art.”

- Peter Irvine, Good Places For Sunday Breakfasts, Scotland the Best 2012

Well done team and thanks to all our lovely customers, suppliers and friends for your continued support xx

- A recent review from Peter Irvine’s Scotland the Best 2012

Well done team and thanks to all our lovely customers, suppliers and friends for your continued support xx

- David Walsh, ION Edinburgh

Thank you ION, for including us in your list of “Food Gems of 2011″ and congratulations to our fantastic team for all you hard last year – Here’s to another great year ahead xx