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Archerfield Walled Garden is stocking honey from hives on its own estate and welcoming back a former cafe chef, Amy French, with her new business Bakes by Frenchie.
Haddington Pipe Band has launched Let Us Play, its 2027 fundraising calendar, featuring the band's first performance at Edinburgh Castle and copies bound for as far afield as New Zealand.
The first Leith Food Festival brought street food, family fun and a chef theatre hosted by Barry Bryson of Barry Fish to Leith Links, celebrating the area as a food destination.
Dozens of pets and their owners gathered at Greyfriars Kirk for an interfaith blessing on World Animal Day, followed by a procession to the grave of Greyfriars Bobby.
Founded in 1941, Stockbridge charity LifeCare Edinburgh is celebrating 85 years of supporting older people and unpaid carers, with its CafeLife hub and free talks open to all.
Scotland's largest public Diwali celebration returns on Sunday 15 November with a parade through the New Town and performances at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens.
Children's cookery school Cook Stars has launched weekly classes and seasonal workshops for two to 17-year-olds at McLarens on the Corner in Morningside, led by Dawn Robertson.
Around 300 riders and almost 600 people in the People's Procession took part in this year's Edinburgh Riding of the Marches, with 646 people setting a Strip the Willow record.
A seedling from the Botanics' 230-year-old Sabal palm now grows in the restored palm house at Inverleith, while new Gardener and Chef days bring visitors into the kitchen garden.
The Edinburgh Food and Drink Academy has appointed chef Aisha Elshani as head teacher, following a relaunch that brought new professional courses, comedy cook-offs and garden-to-kitchen events.