Food

Meena's menu for an Indian brunch

Meena’s menu for an Indian brunch

Meena
A beautiful green spinach cake was a hot (literally) favourite at the World Kitchen brunch.  Here Meena Bhana shares her recipe for the spicy savoury cake but first she takes us to the bustling streets of Indian cities with her menu for the World Kitchen brunch.
I put together a menu of Gujerati dishes for the [...]

Dedicated to Japan

Dedicated to Japan

Our World Kitchen brunch was a great success (and more about that later).  Food is a fantastic way of bringing people together but food is also an essential part of life.  For the Women’s Federation for World Peace their new World Recipe Book is now a way to raise money for Japan.

Your DIY guide to the Burns Super Supper

Your DIY guide to the Burns Super Supper

Hello and welcome to a great new idea. This story – first posted for Burns celebrations in 2010 – takes a new turn for 2011 as Clan Radio joins with Kiltr (social media networking for the Scottish diaspora) to bring you the Burns Super Supper. Click here to enjoy the feast.

Burns supper, Zimbabwe style

The internationalist Robert Burns would love it.  His memory is celebrated at the Burns Supper following this year’s annual meeting of the Scotland Zimbabwe Group on Saturday 29th January. Raising money for Zimbabwe charities.

World Cafe – a healthy mix of food and music

The first World Cafe of the year  is at North Edinburgh Art Centre on Friday 28sth January. This time with the added ingredient of jazz and a guest performance by singer Cynthia Gentle. The same night another World Cafe supporter Samba Sene launches his album on the other side of town – but with a [...]

In the cool of the World Kitchen

When we escaped from the heat of the kitchen this is what we saw from the “minstrels’ gallery”overlooking the fantastic space of the Out of the Blue Drill Hall Arts Cafe transformed for the World Kitchen in Leith.  The music mixed by our minstrels, RadioMagnetic, is Quantic – Mishaps Happening (Tru Thoughts) and [...]

Inter-faith feast at the Punjabi Women's Cafe

Inter-faith feast at the Punjabi Women’s Cafe

Cardinal Keith O’Brien enjoying a meal at the Sikh Gurdwara in Leith earlier this year.  Our thanks to H. Singh for the picture.
Cardinal Keith O’Brian is preparing for a Fringe first with his version of the Hippopotamus Song but he can look forward to something much tastier than ‘mud, mud, glorious mud’ when he visits [...]

Friday feast in the World Cafe

Friday feast in the World Cafe

Market stall in Tanzania (picture by Yvonne Baginsky)
Wondering where to go and what to eat on Friday night?  How about African lamb with spinach, mixed vegetable curry, rice with coconut and beans…finished with a fresh fruit salad of  mangos, watermelon, guavas and pineapple.  Welcome to the monthly World Cafe at North Edinburgh Arts Centre.

We love Leith and bacon rolls

We love Leith and bacon rolls

Mmmm….who can resist the smell of bacon? Greener Leith is dishing up a reward for local commuters on Tuesday 21st April when that irresistable smell will signal a free breakfast for healthy souls cycling or walking to work. Look out for free bacon rolls, bags and bike maintenance on offer on the Water of Leith [...]

Recipes for success in the Punjabi Women's Kitchen

Recipes for success in the Punjabi Women’s Kitchen

Trishna Singh outside the new cafe at 122-4 Leith Walk [pictures Nick Gardner]
You can’t miss the Punjabi Women’s Kitchen. Sandwiched between fast food outlets in multicultural Leith Walk, the bright orange shop front promises home made traditional Punjab cuisine. Above the door a sign declares nothing less than empowerment for women.