Tatha Bar & Kitchen

This review is of a gifted three course dinner plus a glass of wine for two at Tatha Bar & Kitchen, located at the V&A Dundee. The low down Tatha Bar and Kitchen is located upstairs within the V&A Dundee. During museum hours, it’s not hard to find. After hours, you wouldn’t realise there was… View Post

Black blazer, blue jeans

I think it would be pretty safe to say that a black blazer teamed with blue jeans is every busy woman’s staple go-to outfit. Whatever the occasion, these basic (but hard working) wardrobe staples are the answer when you’re either short of time or inspiration. I’ve worn the look to dinner with heels (as I… View Post

Skincare journey: baring all

This post is the first instalment of a skincare series over three months (July – September). The series is a gifted collaboration with In The Line Of Beauty, a Dundee skincare specialist service provided by Kezia Miskell-Reid. PART 1 Introduction  I started this blog post about six weeks ago. As I wrote, I realised there… View Post

Burgers and fries at St Andrews Brewing Co

Funny story: I was all set for a fancy dinner at what is probably Dundee’s fanciest restaurant, when the waitress told me there was no reservation made under my name. What makes this story all the more embarrassing is that it was supposed to be a media review for the blog – I wanted the… View Post

My first time in a recording studio

Last month I spent the day in Edinburgh with LNER at Canongate Studios, where they were recording (and filming) a number of people reading a poem written by Ben Norris in collaboration with Edith Bowman, called Track Record. The poem came about as part of LNER’s campaign to celebrate regional accents, particularly those from the… View Post