Around town with: Carrie Bradshaw
I’m a 26 year old woman who’s just finished watching Sex and the City for the first time ever (!), and after asking myself the age old question of “am I a Carrie, Miranda, Samantha or Charlotte?” (Of which I decided we all have parts of all of them within us), I couldn’t help but wonder, how would Carrie Bradshaw spend a day here in Edinburgh?
I asked you guys on Instagram how you thought Carrie would spend a day here in town, and here’s what you said…
Make Bars Busy Again
We’ve all noticed it recently. The drop in dinner covers, the temptation to close early, not needing to order as much stock as usual. We’re in a slump. The whole industry. Sure, if your venue is a Top 50, or you’re owned by a massive conglomerate, you might not feel it as much; but our industry is struggling. Can you believe that pubs in Scotland are closing down at twice the rate of those in England? Or that drinks sales for the start of January this year were down 9% compared to the same period in 2024? What is even happening at this point? And what can we do about it?
The Edinburgh Bar Show - what not to miss!
So, The Edinburgh Bar Show makes a triumphant return to town, and for me, excited is an understatement. Iain, Jamie and Gary put on a party like no other last year, and so of course they’ve outdone themselves this time by adding an extra day of seminars, events and takeovers to the Show for it’s second year.