Eating and Waiting to Eat

Kevin Rivers and Carlos Miranda
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Eating and Waiting to Eat is a podcast celebrating the dynamic food scene of Edinburgh, Scotland. The show chronicles the chats of co-hosts Kevin Rivers and Carlos Miranda with the people behind the restaurants, bars, and coffee shops that make their adoptive home a special city for food and drink.

  1. 18 Jun

    Episode 12: Jun Au, Pomelo

    The youngest guest that Carlos and Kevin have welcomed to the show needs little to no introduction. Jun Au is the patron and head chef behind Pomelo, a stunning modern Chinese restaurant that uses the finest of Scottish ingredients. Pomelo is located in the neighborhood of Marchmont and is a favourite of many in town who seek out both the familiar and the unique; Pomelo’s hand-ripped noodles are among the most delicious dishes one can eat in all of Edinburgh (straight up, Kevin never misses an opportunity to rave about them). Come for Jun’s fascinating personal journey (including how he got on Great British Menu), stay for the in-depth noodle geekery.  Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here.  Download the First Table app, our sponsors for Season 2, here and use the code ‘ podcast ‘ for even more savings. Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram: Pomelo Jun Au General links from this episode: Jun Au - Great British Menu, Series 21  Jess Elliott Dennison VAT’s the Problem  Stuart Ralston Aizle Hospitality Group Roberta Hall Restaurants and bars mentioned in this episode: Felice e Testaccio Jia Jia Tang Bao Canopy Vern’s Mosque Kitchen The Palmserton The China Bowl

    41 min

  2. 4 Jun

    Episode 11: Stuart Ralston, The Aizle Hospitality Group

    Welcome to Season 2 of Eating and Waiting to Eat. This new set of ten episodes, which continue to take listeners on a behind-the-scenes journey of Edinburgh’s food scene, is bigger, badder and starts off with a real bang! Carlos and Kevin welcome the one and only Stuart Ralston to the studio. Stuart is the chef, restauranteur, and entrepreneur behind the Aizle Hospitality Group which consists of the restaurants: Noto, Tipo (a personal favorite of both Carlos and Kevin’s), Vinette, Vivien, and the Michelin starred showstopper, Lyla. The conversation is epic in scope. Stuart’s story, learnings, and insights is wide ranging, fascinating, and always entertaining. So much so, that it’s the longest episode of Eating and Waiting to Eat yet! So pour yourself a tall glass of wine (or a quad espresso) and enjoy the Season 2 premiere.   Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here.  Download the First Table app, our sponsors for Season 2, here and use the code ‘ podcast ‘ for even more savings. Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram: Stuart Ralston Aizle Hospitality Group Noto Tipo Lyla Vinette Vivien General links from this episode: Gordon Ramsay Angela Harnett Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand  Tom Kitchin Martin Wishart Restaurants and bars mentioned in this episode: Jean-Georges Sandy Lane Eorna Blue Hill Farm Zabar’s Gray’s Papaya Yamato Mirin Hey Palu Ardfern L’Escargot Blue

    1hr 1min

  3. 23 May ·  Bonus

    Side Quest II: Jenny Niven, Edinburgh International Book Festival

    And the questing continues! This time around, the amazing Jenny Niven, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival - among the world’s oldest and most prestigious literary festivals - joins Carlos and Kevin’s fellowship. Jenny talks about the Festival’s breadth and scope, its unique space in Edinburgh’s cultural scene, its role in championing food and cooking related literature (and experiences), as well as - given that she lived in China for years - the Capital’s very best Chinese restaurants. Enjoy this second, and epic, Side Quests.   Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here. Connect with this Side Quest's guest(s) on Instagram:Edinburgh International Book Festival General links from this Side Quest: Edinburgh International Book Festival Edinburgh International Book Festival Podcast on Spotify Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 Hamish Hawk on Spotify Ivor Cutler on Wikipedia Hamish Hawk on his Ivor Cutler tribute Underbelly Jess Elliott Dennison Elliott’s  David Chang Restaurants and bars mentioned in this Side Quest: Valvona & Crolla Noodles and Dumplings Dumplings of China

    23 min

  4. 20 Apr ·  Bonus

    Side Quest I: Adele Conn, TartanSpoon Blog

    Gather your fellowship - ideally folks who share your love for breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, and supper - and get ready to embark on the very first Eating and Waiting to Eat Side Quest! Side Quests are episodes that break from our show's usual format. They are designed to air in between seasons of the show, to be shorter in length (just like a Hobbit), and to focus on conversations with individuals doing amazing things in and around (or in support of) Scottish food and drink. Our first guest is none other than Adele Conn. Adele is "a wanderlust food lover, a wine enthusiast and a gin guru." She is also the force behind the award-winning blog TartanSpoon, which features reviews, recipes, and curated guides to Scotland’s culinary scene. Sit back and enjoy this first Eating and Waiting to Side Quest (and remember, always get the pie). Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here. Connect with Adele, this Side Quest's guest, on Instagram: TartanSpoon  General links from this Side Quest: TartanSpoon Blog Colin Hinds Restaurants and bars mentioned in this Side Quest: The Tipsy Midgie Copper Blossom  Lyla Shakedown Burgers  Cafe Pomelo Nadair Cardinal The Gilded Saloon Condita Bacaro Blonde Sabzi Mirin Fingal Ardfern Civerinos

    22 min

  5. 9 Feb

    Episode 10: Matt Carroll, Fortitude Coffee Roasters

    And just like that, season 1 of Eating and Waiting to Eat comes to an end! And what an episode to close out on: Matt Carroll, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Fortitude Coffee Roasters, joins Carlos and Kevin in the studio. Fortitude holds a special place for Carlos and Kevin. Not only is Fortitude among the first places that they (independently) became regulars at but it was the fact that they kept seeing each other at Fortitude that cemented the friendship; one could say that Eating and Waiting to Eat exists because of Fortitude! Matt tells his origin story, his learning curve as both coffee shop owner and coffee roaster, and the realities of sustaining and growing a coffee business. Sit back, make yourself a double (quad?) espresso, and enjoy the season 1 finale!  Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here. Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram: Fortitude Coffee Roasters General links from this episode: Fortitude Coffee Roasters  Best Coffee App  Led Zeppelin Spotify Page Golden Hare Books Stand Comedy Club National Galleries Scotland: Portrait   Coffee Seasonality  Studio Arhoj  Lost Shore Surf Resort Becca Marriner  Restaurants and bars mentioned in this episode: Short Long Black Coffee  Patricia’s x SLB La Cabra Artisan Roast  Origin  Cairngorm Coffee Roasters Cult Coffee Roasters Razzo Pizza Civerinos   Prolog Coffee

    41 min

  6. 23 Jan

    Episode 9: James Clark, Sotto

    What does it take to open up a restaurant in Edinburgh today? What about opening a new restaurant in a spot that used to belong to a beloved, decades old institution? Well if you’re James Clark, the Edinburgh-native and restauranteur behind the Italian enoteca and trattoria Sotto in Stockbrige, the answer is: an entrepreneurial spirit, grit, respect for a venue’s roots, and a deep love of wine and pasta. James joins Kevin and Carlos on an entrepreneurial-themed episode of Eating and Waiting to Eat. Come for James’ (and Sotto’s) multi-faceted origin story (we think James might have been a spy), stay for the geeking out about wine and pasta. Did we mention we talk about wine and pasta? Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here. Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram: Sotto James Clarke General links from this episode: Sotto Splintr Ping On’s Kenny Mac lunches in James Clark’s Sotto Vittoria Restaurant Group Lidl Champagne  Trattoria Wikipedia Entry Sotto’s Michelin Guide Entry Erbaluci Wikipedia Entry Restaurants and bars mentioned in this episode: The Palmerston Divino The Kebab Mahal LYLA Cafe Gallo

    40 min

  7. 12/12/2025

    Episode 8: Ashley Harley, Mimi’s Bakehouse & Nami

    What’s your favorite cake? Where do you stand on scones: sweet or savoury? Carrot cake, nuts or no nuts? Ashley Harley, Chief Operating Officer of Mimi’s Bakehouse and Nami (and daughter of Mimi herself) stops by the studio to answer these questions for Carlos and Kevin and to tell them the truly epic origin story of the beloved Edinburgh institution: Mimi’s Bakehouse. Ashley also expertly outlines the many challenges currently facing the Edinburgh hospitality industry. She speaks the truth in a way that is informative and hopeful. This episode is a masterclass in the entrepreneurial mindset required to both build a business and to make legendary vanilla on vanilla cupcakes (the best kind of cupcake there is).   Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram ⁠here⁠.  Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram: Mimi’s Bakehouse Mimi’s Gals Nami General links from the episode: Mimi’s Bakehouse Nami Scottish Bakers Association Underbelly Plate Expectations  The Shore Business Collective Royal Yatch Brittania  Restaurants and bars mentioned in the episode:  Machina Coffee  Williams & Johnson Coffee Company Lanaan Twelve Triangles Port of Leith Distillery Three Marys Ocean’s Mist Heron The Kitchin Martin Wishart Roseleaf Malt & Hops Tapa Kvasa Bakery

    41 min

  8. 01/12/2025

    Episode 7: Alex Palumbo & Rachel Bailey Palumbo, Hey Palu & Chancho

    Amaro, agave, fernet, and shenanigans. Kevin and Carlos welcome Alex Palumbo and Rachel Bailey Palumbo, the dynamic duo behind two of our favorite Edinburgh watering holes - Hey Palu and Chancho - to the show and, as you’ll hear, a great time was had. Alex and Rachel give us a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to open up a bar (during a pandemic no less) and the grit that's required to adapt and to grow a hospitality business against many a headwind. The only way this episode could have been more fun to record would've been to actually been drinking martinis and margaritas while recording it!    Follow Eating and Waiting to Eat on Instagram here.  Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram: Hey Palu Chancho Next Door by Hey Palu Alex Palumbo Rachel Bailey Palumbo General links from the episode: Hey Palu’s Website Chancho’s Website Next Door by Hey Palu’s Website Friday Finally Newsletter on Substack Hey Palu’s Neo Soul Spotify Playlist  Fernet on Wikipedia Amaro on Wikipedia Agave on Wikipedia Restaurants and bars mentioned in the episode: Razzo Pizza Napoletana Gleneagles Bramble Bar Panda & Sons The Last Word Ardfern  The Palmerston Chorrito Zero Zero Wines Hawksmoor

    46 min
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About

Eating and Waiting to Eat is a podcast celebrating the dynamic food scene of Edinburgh, Scotland. The show chronicles the chats of co-hosts Kevin Rivers and Carlos Miranda with the people behind the restaurants, bars, and coffee shops that make their adoptive home a special city for food and drink.

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  • Creator
    Kevin Rivers and Carlos Miranda
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kevin Rivers and Carlos Miranda
  • Show Website
    Eating and Waiting to Eat

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