Drink
Glasgow Beer Week – #gbw12 – 7th – 14th September 2012
Week of events celebrates rising beer scene in the “Beer Green Place” Beer enthusiasts are looking forward to the second [Read more]
Europe
Glasgow
Wholefoods, Giffnock, Glasgow – Cafe – August 2012
A profusion of delights on sale at the in-store cafe, however we were good and went for a capuccino (big [Read more]
Edinburgh
Foodies Festival, Inverleith Park, Edinburgh – August 2012
It was Foodies time again and after giving away tickets on our Twitter page, we thought we should at [Read more]
Edinburgh
Kweilin Cantonese Restaurant, 19-21 Dundas Street, Edinburgh
A long day at the Foodies Festival meant that we needed somewhere to rest our weary legs and get some [Read more]
Glasgow
New Blog home, hopefully subscribers moved
After a bit of tweaking, learning a lot more about wordpress than we ever knew before, we are back [Read more]
Edinburgh
Blasda Launches
[ Blasda is gaelic for tasty, delicious, appetising, sweet. From blas (“taste, flavour”). As in “That vindaloo’s blasda!” Blasda is [Read more]
Edinburgh
Recommended pubs in Edinburgh
From those good people at BeerCast Three pages of recommendations, all sorts to keep you going during the festival. [Read more]
Glasgow
*CLOSED* Crema, 18 The Toll, Clarkston, Glasgow – July 2012
New cafe recently opened up on Busby Rd in Clarkston. Arrived at lunchtime when it was busy so 6 staff [Read more]
Food
Cafe Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow – July 2012
Some food and a concert as part of Merchant City Festival. Gitane Ecosse playing some gypsy influenced jazz went excellently [Read more]
Drink
Thomsons Bar, 18 Morrison Street, Edinburgh – June 2012
Looking to cross off another pub in Edinburgh, we nipped into here for a quick half. I’m glad we [Read more]
Drink
WIN tickets to see Taste of Edinburgh, The Meadows, Edinburgh
Taste of Edinburgh is a bright spot in what can be a dreich Scottish summer. The festival will be returning [Read more]
Drink
Scottish Real Ale Festival, Edinburgh – 28th – 30th June
The Scottish Real Ale Festival is back! and this time it is at Corn Exchange Edinburgh. Admission costs are £3 [Read more]
Edinburgh
Bluerapa Thai, 6 Torpichen Place, Edinburgh – June 2012
A quick dinner was required in Edinburgh before going to see a film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (The [Read more]
Drink
The Finnieston, 1125 Argyle Street, Glasgow – June 2012
Punting itself as a seafood restaurant and a gin cocktail bar, we of course had to go Small but interesting [Read more]
Drink
The Earl of Marchmont Bar, 22 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh – June 2012
Popped in to watch a bit of football whilst waiting to go to a gig. Good mix of clientele in, [Read more]
Drink
Hidden Lane Festival – Date Announced!
We heart the hidden lane, and so when snooping around online I saw that they had settled on a date [Read more]
Glasgow
Free Fish Cookery Class 2nd June, Glasgow
IT’S OFISHAL THE SEAFOOD NATIONAL TOUR IS COMING TO GLASGOW! On the 2 June parents and children are invited [Read more]
Drink
It's sunny out, so let's find a beer garden
(unfortunately this one is in Bucharest 🙁 ) A map showing some bars with beer gardens (or at least a [Read more]
Edinburgh
Chez Jules, 109 Hanover Street, Edinburgh – May 2012
After visiting Beltane in Edinburgh we surfaced at lunch time ravenous. Looking for something more substantial than a sandwich n [Read more]
Food
The Langside Cafe, 33 Langside Place, Glasgow
Hiding on the road behind “Church on the Hill”, this little piece of retro history could be easily passed [Read more]
Drink
Fiddlers Elbow, Picardy Place, Edinburgh – April 2012
Bit of a strange place this, does it want to serve food, be a pre club hangout, be a [Read more]
Drink
Kyloe, Rutland Hotel, Edinburgh – April 2012
We won tickets to a wine masterclass at the Kyloe Restaurant, which is very handy if you are a food [Read more]
Glasgow
Competition Result
One of my assistants assisted in picking the winner. By a paw, the winner is Lee. Congratulations Lee, I have [Read more]
Drink
Hidden Lane Tearoom, Unit 8, Argyle Court, 1103 Argyle Street, Glasgow – March 2012
Hidden away (hence the name) in a busy but not widely known lane on the Yorkhill end of Argyle Street. [Read more]