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Dining room at Ardfern in Edinburgh.

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Rhubarb dessert at Eorna in Edinburgh.

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Recipes & Drinks

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Creamed salt cod (baccalà mantecato) by Daniel Canzian

Creamed salt cod at Daniel Canzian restaurant.

Easy

40MIN

Venezuelan arepas: the ‘flatbreads’ taking Miami by storm

Venezuelan arepa with avocado, burrata and red pesto.

Medium

45MIN

Gnudi, spring vegetables and lemon butter sauce by Stuart Ralston

Gnudi with spring vegetables and lemon butter sauce by Stuart Ralston.

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Chef Stuart Ralston in an apron.

Chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho in front of a raw brick wall.

Nieves Barragán Mohacho

Chef Alex Dilling seated, looking out of a window.

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A snack at Lyla in Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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A snack at Lyla in Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Never Ending Time course at Muse.

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Never Ending Time course at Muse.

Muse

London, United Kingdom

TIMBERYARD

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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TIMBERYARD

Timberyard

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