edinburgh

I am DJing at the Southern ex heavy metal pub on Friday at 9pm if anyone's around...

You should still do it even if no one's around.

Jesus, you're quick on the draw!

By the way, check this amazingness that Mooro sent me:

http://www1.epinions.com/content_65017253508

I was in the Southern today! Sadly not able to be there on Friday.

Awww!

Tomorrow night!

Hello Edinburgers, I will be in your city next Friday for work. Would anyone like to join me for an alcoholic beverage when I am finished? I will be up near the Teviot/Potterow/Pleasance festival triangle of doom, but am open to suggestions if anyone's around?

(I realise that's more of a straight line of doom than a triangle, but whatever)

I'm actually off on holiday next Friday but (assuming we can actually get something arranged) I can pop through from Fife for a few drinks.

What are the moving-to-Edinburgh tips?

and how about the good places to eat tips too?

If you're not looking for a specific area in Edinburgh, I can recommend a random pile of restaurants about town. "Passorn" on Brougham place has awesome Thai, and for french food I would recommend "Chez Jules" on Hanover Street and "Pierre Victoire" on Eyre place - both owned by the same people, but Pierre Victoire is a bit better in my opinion. "Viva Mexico" on Cockburn Street does good Mexican and "Cafe Andaluz" on George Street does good Tapas. "First Coast" on Dalry Road always has a weird but great selection of bistro kinda good. "Karen's Unicorn" - there's two; one on Abercromby Place and one on St Stephen's Street (the latter might be closed - has been the last couple of times I've wandered past) is amazing Chinese. If you're with crazy vegetarians, the food in "David Bann" on St Mary's Street is pretty amazing in spite of the lack of animal protein. "The Vintage", down Henderson Street in Leith, does good pub food (and great beer). "Pho Vietnam House" on Morrison Street, is supposed to be really good too - I haven't got round to going there yet, but it's on my list after visiting Vietnam. Oh, and "Shamoli" on the Royal mile does great Indian/Thai too.

Of course, all that is 'food I like to eat in Edinburgh'. If you're a tourist and looking for Scottish food, I'm probably not much use.

Been trying a few over the week.

Best place by far is called "The Sicilian" on Union St, the penne chorizo was outstanding - great mix of olive oil and properly cooked tomotoes. Garlic bread as a side had the kind of bread that could turn me into a rockist about it. Cannolo Siciliano for desert.

The meal actually improved my mood.

Thanks Craig for recommends, might try next week.

i got very drunk at the Cafe Royal on Sunday and ate a very good macaroni cheese.

Heading up to Edinburgh for the first time in ages next month. Will eat at Café St Honore and Ondine because that's just where I always eat when I'm there, and I'll try out the Gardeners Cottage for the first time (anyone on here been?) - would be good to get recommendations for pubs/bars that have opened in the last couple of years and are worth a visit? I'll be staying near the National Library but will be schlepping about all over the place I'd imagine.

Haven't been myself, but an ex chef pal who's normally good on this stuff won't stop banging on about aizle on st leonards

Bluerapa Thai near Haymarket is a really nice family-run restaurant that I end up going to quite a bit. Very nice chicken curries.

Bookshops have been disappointing thus far: The Edinburgh bookshop on Bruntsfield Place didn't have quite the selection, whcih I hate saying as the staff are friendly.

otoh I paid a visit to the Edinburgh Iyengar yoga centre just down the road - beautiful building and yoga is always good. Going to a basic class once a week for the next little while. The intermediate classes are earlier in the evening this term, which is the only downside.

Bruntsfield has some nice coffee shops, and this italian ice cream shop - will be investigating more over the next couple of weeks.

Might try Kalpna next week: http://www.kalpnarestaurant.com/

have you moved?

He is commuting, I think.

when are you coming to glasgow xyzzzz

Yeah Ward I have been thinking about paying a visit/FAP-ing in Glasgow ever since I got here for this Mon-Fri (at the moment) work assignment.

Things just haven't been at their best at all however I think we are about to turn a corner here so I hope I can revive the glasgow thread and visit in the next week or two.

This week's discovery - the two vietnamese places I've been going to around Haymarket are owned by mother and daughter. Thought there was a link as both have the same types of paintings - all by the mother, which just fill up both restaurants.

The Italian ice cream shop is good, think I'm going back there tonight. Might have a shed load of ice cream for 'dinner' instead of actual food.

L'escargot Blanc on Queensferry street is excellent French cuisine with the best Creme Brulee I am likely to ever have outside of France.

Bar Italia on Lothian also outstanding on the pasta front (gotta say I avoided it for a while as I dismiss anything that is called Bar Italia as a tourist-trap but a colleague recommended it). Has excellent ice creams too.

Edinburgh film house is great, also on Lothian.

And that is the end of Edinburgh for me.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGrT0CgihRhztJIm3OWSjv557l6K4FAFCm5NQKF70phUUbekegtQ

Where next?

*googles* ah ok then :-)

xp = Landan town

Although I haven't had final final confirmation but here is hoping.

I am loose in Edinburgh for about 90 minutes this afternoon before my corresponding flight to London, may see if I can check out that crème brulée

flying from scotland to london? madness.

oh the train is lovely but these flights aren't paid for by me. plus london city airport is like 15-20 minutes from my front door by public transport B-)

(xp) No, getting a coach from Scotland to London and vice versa is madness. I should know.

Bah, held up by rain in the national portrait gallery, not the worst way to spend an hour maybe

The seafood joint at the airport was truly awesome last time out, looking forward to that more than anything here tbh

That "Haste Ye Back" sign in Rothesay? I was there on Sunday. The other sign there made the news the day we were there (which we failed to spot, despite having a Gaelic speaker in our midst).

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/27/eilean-bhoid-penis-island-isle-bute-typo-sign_n_8049120.html

there's an 18thC portrait in the gallery that's the spit of someone i went to school with. doppelganger. it was very unnerving when i saw it. reminded me of the beginning of John Dickson Carr's The Burning Court:

Fastened to the page was an old but still very clear photograph of a woman. Under it in small neat letters had been printed: Marie D’Aubray: Guillotined for Murder, 1861. He was looking at a photograph of his own wife.

don't add a note. kindle sneakery.

kindle sneakery

Sounds like an up and coming actress who has already made a splash in a couple of indie films and is now poised to cross over into the mainstream.

ha ha. it does. along with her peer Amazon Chicanery.

That's great but I don't know why it sounds like a plausible name. Who laid the groundwork? Zooey Deschanel, Leighton Meester (not indie), Diablo Cody (not an actress)?

there were some lovely portraits but predictably enough my favourite room was the sports gallery. that golf painting is something eh

anyone know much about leith? never been and i might take a wee daytrip soon.

proclaimers + hibs + irvine welsh is all i know

the local police will have concluded their questioning