Ten Questions: Jenny Daly

Jenny Daly, 29, is head chef at the relaunched Shore Bar and Restaurant in Leith. She is married and lives in Meadowbank

1 What is your earliest memory of Edinburgh? I remember arriving at Haymarket station aged 18 to go to a Heriot-Watt open day and getting on the wrong bus out to Riccarton. It wasn't all bad, though, because I made a new friend along the way, so we headed back into town and did a pub crawl down Rose Street.

2 What are your memories of school? I went to school in various places in England and spent a year in Singapore. I did get into Heriot-Watt to study for a Masters in International Business and Languages but got disillusioned and went travelling to Amsterdam. That's where I fell into my first cooking job.

3 Where is your favourite place in Edinburgh and why? I love Hunters Bog and visiting the swans at St Margaret's Loch. You also can't beat a sunny spot at The Shore on a summer afternoon.

4 What are the best things about Edinburgh? I love the fact that I live in a city but I really enjoy being in the country too and in Edinburgh you're never too far away from a good hill to climb up and have a wee seat.

5 What would you change about the city? I would ban people who hand out flyers. I avoid the Royal Mile like the plague during the Festival because of this.

6 Describe a perfect Edinburgh day/night out It would involve a walk along Portobello beach with my husband and our dog, a couple of pints in a beer garden, some food at the house before heading into town to meet friends to go and see a punk or ska band.

7 Which sports interest you? I walk my very active dog and I cycle to work. My husband skates so I think the new park up at Ocean Terminal is a really positive thing that is long overdue.

8 What was your most embarrassing moment? I went to see a band called Hundred Reasons at The Venue. It was a great gig and I went to the Black Bull afterwards a little the worse for wear. I confused some random guy (who was not singer Colin Doran) by jumping up and hugging him and thanking him for a great show.

9 What is your greatest achievement? I have several to mention: selling and buying a house, training a boxer puppy and maintaining a successful marriage at the same time as setting up a new restaurant – all before the age of 30.

10 Sum up Edinburgh in three words. Open, bustling, home.