By Rory ReynoldsTHE famous café where JK Rowling penned her best-selling Harry Potter novels reopened its doors to fans yesterday.
Staff at the Nicholson Café in Edinburgh used to allow single mother Rowling to escape her chilly flat and sit in the café for whole days, writing her first novels with her baby daughter Jessica, for the price of a single coffee.
Now its new owners have reopened the café – which was a Chinese buffet restaurant for several years – and say they’ll stay true to the welcoming atmosphere at the newly named Spoon Cafe Bistro.
Owner Moira McFarlane, 42, says she’s more than happy for customers to escape the cold and spend the whole day reading, writing or chatting with friends.
She said: “It’s a big space, so we need to make it cosy – we will welcome people to come along and sit all day – and write books if they like.” Continue reading
