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Morrison Street’s Milk has taken over the café in the Fruitmarket Gallery, while Leo’s is the new café operator in the Dovecot on Infirmary Street. The Food Assembly is a concept on the move around Europe, and Scotland’s second is underway in Glasgow on Monday evenings at Drygate. The Food Assembly allows you to pre-order from various local producers online and collect in person at a social weekly gathering. Glasgow’s version features a number of Ayrshire producers, including Dunlop Dairies and Clash Farm. Edinburgh’s version is the Leith Food Assembly, which takes place every Monday evening at Jeremiah’s Taproom on Elm Row. Find out more at thefoodassembly.com
The early months of the year are often a time for renewals and refurbishments. Top of the hit parade in Edinburgh is the £1million spent on Castle Terrace’s new look, featuring a large-scale mural hand drawn by
artist Nichol Wheatley, as well as upgrades to the kitchen, wine cellar and chef’s table. They’ve also expanded the dining area to include 70 covers and added a 16-cover private dining room. In other developments around town, Just opened in the Alea Casino on the banks of the Clyde at Springfield Quay in Glasgow is Tony Singh’s latest venture, Tasty. The Leith-born chef and star of BBC’s The Incredible Spice Men is going to town on his promise
to bring a bit of ‘Glas-Vegas’ glamour to his menu, with haggis pakora, chicken tikka pie and Punjabi-spiced salmon alongside milkshakes, sundaes and dessert cocktails from Tony’s Tasty Sweetie Shop. New openings in the capital include Scotland’s first sighting of the Byron chain of burger restaurants with their prominent new store on the corner of North Bridge and the Royal Mile. Maki Maki at 75 Nicolson Street is a new wee Asian fusion diner with links to nearby Maki & Ramen and Kampung Ali. Meltmongers are now serving smart toasties in Bruntsfield, and Obadiah is the latest coffee nook to squeeze itself into the Grassmarket.
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