Holyrood Partnership, Edinburgh PR

The most famous way of eating fish and chips - wrapped in newspaper - has returned to The Yard, Leith restaurant after a practical joke by chef Tony Delicata. The joker decided to serve up an added surprise for a visiting friend by wrapping it up like a takeaway fish supper - complete with a sheet of newspaper. It has proved an unexpected hit with customers and the newspaper-wrapped delicacy is now served as standard, along with the traditional bottle of “ chip shop brown sauce” for that authentic experience. For decades having a fish and chips meal wrapped in newspaper was an essential part of the Scottish chip shop experience. However, food hygiene laws mean fish and chip shops have been banned from using newsprint to wrap fish suppers and other food products for a number of years,. To overcome this, staff at The Yard have worked with Edinburgh City Council to find an acceptable solution - and the dish is only available as a sit-down meal, not as a takeaway. Picture shows member of staff Carlo Delicata serving up a meal wrapped in newspaper to a pair of smiling customers.