Blackwood’s at Nira Caledonia

Blackwood’s at Nira Caledonia intends to raise the bar for fine dining in Edinburgh, and with his state-of-the-art Josper grill, head chef David Scott hopes to smoke out his New Town neighbours. Janet Watson fights her way through the wind and rain to find out if he can do the business.

Interview with Wabi’s Scott Hallsworth

Wabi’s modern Japanese food looks good and gor, blimey, it tastes good too. For all his weird-and-wonderful culinary wizardry, chef Scott Hallsworth maintains a deceptively calm composure. But there’s a lot going in the head of that genial bloke with the easy grin…