SIDE DISHES
Organised by Essential Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival returns to the city for its fourth year, with an emphasis on international cuisine, world-class service and Scottish hospitality. From 5–25 Feb, special offers, competitions and food experiences will
be running at more than 20 restaurants and bars, including Dishoom, The Ivy on the Square and Gaucho from the St Andrew Square development. The festival’s main event – The Moveable Feast – gives diners an opportunity to eat their way across Edinburgh, starting at the East End with canapés at the Voodoo Rooms, and finishing at the West End with a nightcap at Hyde & Sons, not forgetting the other three courses in between. The Secret Dining Festival is a new event this year, where visitors are escorted to a surprise venue for lunch.
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News to nibble on
Burger chain Byron’s closure in Glasgow after only 18 months of trading shouldn’t be taken as a sign that the burger is on the way out. Glasgow still loves a good pattie, and excitement is mounting about local pop-up burger hero El Perro Negro opening a first restaurant soon in Finnieston (where else?), with rumours of another venue due in Woodlands. Also dishing up burgers along with steaks is bar-diner The Drunken Cow – a replacement for popular city centre Spanish spot La Boca, with a planned early February opening. April sees the publication of The List’s landmark 25th Eating and Drinking Guide. Our reviewers have already dug out the big pants and the belts with the extra notch and are combing the bars, restaurants, cafés and coffee spots of Edinburgh and Glasgow. We’d love your help though. Voting is now open for our List Reader Awards, in association with Birra Moretti – your chance to nominate your favourite restaurants in both cities. You could even win a trip to The Big Feastival, so get nominating at list.co.uk.
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