Billed as Scotland's biggest food festival, Taste of Edinburgh open on Friday this week in the Meadows just east of Middle Meadow Walk.

With it being just a tad wet underfoot, the organisers are bringing in extra decking to walk on.

For those of you (unlike me) who know your chefs, here is a line up of those who will be there:

• Valentine Warner - who opens the show on Friday
• Loyd Grosman
• Jason Atherton
• The Fabulous Baker Brothers
• Vivek Singh
• Gary Lee
• Michael Smith
• Tim Hughes
• Two Fat Ladies
• Cafe Gandolfi and the hardworking
• Sue Rose :-)