Greenaway back with ‘grazing’ offer

Celebrated chef Mark Greenaway will open his new venture inside a five-star Edinburgh hotel next month as months of speculation over his next move came to an end.

Grazing by Mark Greenaway will open inside the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, offering diners the opportunity to relax, unwind and eat at a ‘leisurely pace’.

The menu, which reflects the ‘grazing’ concept, will showcase a mix of traditional, modern and sharing plates, incorporating locally sourced ingredients and unique concept dishes.

Star dishes will include his BBQ shiitake mushrooms on toast, a cured meat and choux pastry picnic box and fluffy buttermilk pancakes inspired by the Edinburgh chef ’s recent visit to Japan.

The venue will also showcase British sharing dishes, such as hearty shepherd’s pie and roast chicken, as well as Greenaway’s popular signature dishes such as 11-hour slow roast pork belly. He said: “The brasserie in the Waldorf Astoria is an excellent restaurant space, lending itself to a relaxed dining experience in a stunning location with its own entrance from Rutland Street.

“It will undergo a complete overhaul at the start of April as we freshen up the space to provide guests with an entirely new dining experience.”

The new restaurant will maintain a brasserie look and accommodate 170 covers, with ‘chef ’s table’ experiences.