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Cake Quest: Edinburgh
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A journey through Scotland's vibrant capital, eating as much cake as possible along the way.
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Its oh so quiet....

If it all goes quiet for a short while, do not fear for the fate of Cake Quest: Edinburgh. It is my busiest time of the year at work and I am about to be buried under piles of coursework that are sta...

12 may 12

Review: The French Fancies, London Street

I recently had a less than sparkling experience of French cuisine at Patisserie Florentin in Stockbridge. Following my extended moan, I cast around for an establishment that might provide some reassu...

12 may 12

Review: Cuckoos Bakery @ Stockbridge Market

I was lazing about the house, blogging and drinking tea, when my Twitter feed began filling up with pics from Total Food Geeks who were ambling round Stockbridge Market. This kicked my backside ...

07 may 12

Review: Patisserie Florentin, Stockbridge

This is a place Ive eaten quite a few times, as it is located within a short stroll of my flat and also opposite the increasingly excellent Stockbridge Market. Luxuriating in a bank holiday weekend, ...

06 may 12

Review: Lovecrumbs, West Port

An exciting tweet arrived midweek from MJ of LunchQuest renown, informing me that super-bakers Lovecrumbs were opening their first shop and cakes were to be had from Saturday. Unable to resist, I nip...

06 may 12

Spring 2012: Top 5

Just a quick update to our Top 5, more Quests are in the planning stages and will appear throughout April and May. Suggestions for Quests can be tweeted to us @CakeQuestEdin.Spring 2012 Top 5Mimis Ba...

15 apr 12

Review: Starbucks, George Street

Im aware that I am shamelessly pilfering an idea from the esteemed BKR of Lunch Quest, but I felt it was only right to offer a more mainstream, high street review on the site. The cake in question is...

15 apr 12

Review: The Manna House, Easter Rd

A couple of years ago, when I was a bit younger and a bit poorer, I used to live in Leith. Despite the fact that the central heating never really worked properly, I stuck it out for three brutal wint...

14 apr 12

Bake Quest Edinburgh: The Hairy Bikers, I salute you

Sometimes, I regret not naming the blog Bake Quest and defining its role more widely (and allowing myself to eat more pies). However, the inclusion of other baked goods in my sphere of reviewing migh...

13 apr 12

Scone Quest: Bon Papillon, Howe St

Following the scone debacle I recently experienced in the NPG, I received some tweets giving me pointers about where to seek a more favourable scone in order to restore my faith in baking. The most i...

12 apr 12

#SconeGate: The aftermath

Yesterday, I unleashed a rant about the decline in standards in the NPG cafe on Queen Street. This caused a small ripple of responses on Twitter (@CakeQuestEdin). Look, if I was Caitlin Moran or some...

12 apr 12

Review: Spoon, Nicolson Street

Ive reviewed Spoon before, for mlearned colleagues over at Lunchquest but here we are ignoring (sadly) the excellent lunch we ate and focusing on the main business of cake eating.Spoon is l...

12 apr 12

Review/Rant: National Portrait Gallery

Warning: Contains rant.Back in the days when I began the blog, I alluded to my sorrow at the temporary closure of the National Portrait Gallery. Not for cultural reasons (although I did enjoy that ex...

11 apr 12

Cake Hiatus: An apology

The tumbleweed blowing across the page over the last few months is directly attributable to two things:1) Idleness2) WorkBut now the wretchedness of my school being inspected is over, radio silence w...

11 apr 12

Review: Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street

I had the rare treat of being in Edinburgh during the day on Thursday. One of my colleagues had, rather cleverly, planned a trip to Edinburgh University (thanks Kerensa). This involved me bringing my...

20 nov 11

Quick Quest: Bibis Bakery, Hanover Street

Bibis has been a feature on the corner of Hanover and Rose St for a while. A few people had recommended that I visit as part of my ongoing cake voyage - my only issue was that the emporium in questio...

19 nov 11

Review: Falko Konditormeister, Bruntsfield

You many recall an earlier abortive attempt to review Falko. I had forgotten the crucial 7 Ps (Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance) and had whiled away the afternoon with Ia...

06 nov 11

Review: Mimis Bakehouse, The Shore

Coincidentally, this is the title of my forthcoming autobiographyI would like to begin with an apology for the scarcity of Cakequesting over the last few weeks. The end of the Festival means the begi...

02 oct 11

Review: Urban Angel, Hanover Street

Having received the news that Catherine Zeta-Jones look-a-like Coulton had made a triumphant return to the Burgh, we immediately scheduled a Quest. Urban Angel is a great lunch/brunch type hangout, w...

31 aug 11

Takeaway Review: JoJos Danish Bakery, St Marys Street

I had been stalking JoJos for a few weeks as every time I was in the vicinity it was evening (and I was heading up to the Pleasance) and it was closed. I had peered through the window and eyed up the...

28 aug 11

Accidental Review: The Chocolate Tree, Bruntsfield Place.

Just to be clear, this review was originally due to be of Falko Konditormeister (also of Bruntsfield) but some poor pre-quest planning, a heavy lunch, some heavy rain and a couple of hours in the pub...

19 aug 11

Guest Review: Luke @ Edinburgh International Book Festival

Sarah is suffering a slight ‘fatigue’. In the spirit of friendship, I am writing about our book festival cake eating experience. Something tells me there will be quite a bit of coverage from the...

16 aug 11

Review: The Cellar Door, George IV Bridge

This is a quick one, if youll pardon the expression. I will do a full review later but we popped in for lunch between Fringe and Book Fest activities and ate well, so avoided the cake and went for th...

16 aug 11

Quick Review: Hendersons at St. Johns

Im very much aware that, due to Fringe pursuits and the start of the Book Festival, I am becoming tardy with my blogging. Never fear, I have eaten of the cakes on my travels and a series of shorter p...

15 aug 11

Review: Glass and Thompson, Dundas Street

Back at the start of this blog, I mentioned some notable cake shops in this town and wondered why, after many years of living here, I had never been to one in particular. I have lived in its immediat...

08 aug 11

Review: Leos Beanery, Howe St

Leos Beanery, Howe StreetLeos is a place that I have dined several times before, as it is located within staggering distance of my New Town abode and therefore I knew it was a worthwhile stop on my c...

07 aug 11

The unexpected cake: ONE exhibition, Eric Liddell Centre, Morningside

Work by Rhona TaylorAt the start of my blogging adventure, I alluded to the frisson of excitement caused when a cake opportunity pops up unexpectedly in your life, akin to that I get from occasionall...

06 aug 11

Review: Loudons, 94b Fountainbridge, Edinburgh

Loudons, FountainbridgeMy esteemed colleague Lunch Quester B, of Lunch Quest: Edinburgh dined at Loudons. You can read his thoughts on lunch here. He was tempted to the dark side (i.e....

06 aug 11

Review: Richmond Cafe, West Richmond Street

Richmond Cafe, West Richmond Street, EdinbughIt doesnt really matter what I say about the Richmond Cafe, it will almost certainly be completely mobbed for the next month, as it is located on the corn...

03 aug 11

Mission: Possible

People who know me would likely tell you that my entire life is one long quest for cake, and they would be at least partially correct. I was encouraged to start blogging about it by my friend Blythe ...

02 aug 11

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