Tonight sees the Glasgow launch of the 22nd edition of The List Eating and Drinking Guide. Last night Edinburgh had a shindig in the Scottish …
The List Eating and Drinking Guide for 2015 launches
Food
Food Review: Gusto, 14-18 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6QY
The new Gusto Restaurant and Bar is now open on Bothwell Street after a £1.3m refurbishment. With its Gatsby-era feel, think parquet flooring, glistening silverware …
Food review – La Boca, 189 Hope St, Glasgow *CLOSED*
Finally a proper tapas bar in Glasgow. La Boca is next to Opium on Hope St (best remembered as the street the buses go up!) We love it …
Food review: Porter and Rye, 1131 Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8ND
We recently ventured into Porter & Sons, or is it Rye & Co? No, it’s Porter & Rye, the latest venture from Kained Holdings (The Finnieston, Lebowski’s, …
Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards – Finalists Announced
Fifty Scottish food and drink businesses have been selected for the shortlist for the coveted Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards. Chief Executive of Scotland …
Food review: Nice ‘N’ Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3LG
In January 2013 readers of jamesvsburger.com voted MeatHammer LTD at Nice N Sleazy the best burgers in Glasgow, but somehow we had managed to avoid them until now… Back …
Recipe: Matcha Smoothie
I have discovered Matcha Green Tea! well how to use it without it tasting bitter. A quick a simple smoothie, add ginger for that …
Gastro Punx Unhostile Kitchen Takeover
Gastro Punx pop-up returns this month with a menu featuring a mini all day breakfast with wild nettle potato scones and quail’s eggs, plus a …
Food Review: Opium, 191 Hope Street, Glasgow
We’d been meaning to visit Opium for years, mainly because we love dim sum and they have a dim sum menu, but just never got around to it …
Food review: Kervan Palace, 61 Bridge Street, Glasgow, G5 9JB *CLOSED*
Just across the Clyde in a curious section of street that boasts a Rangers pub, an Egyptian restaurant, an African social club and one of Glasgow’s …
Scran Scran at Malmaison – Thursday 26th March
Scran Salon Glasgow are back this month checking out the refurbished bar area in Malmaison Glasgow. Meet up with like minded beer, foood Glaswegians over a …
Food Review: Byron, 115 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2NW
Byron is making a name for themselves down south and they’ll be heading to Glasgow soon. We’d considered visiting them in London a year or two ago …
Food Review: The Butterfly and The Pig @ The Corona, 1039 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
The Corona has been around for very long time – 1912 to be exact and at the end of its previous incarnation it certainly looked like …
Food review: Pommes Frites, 476 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow
I made the trip along to one of my least favourite parts of Glasgow – the Charing Cross end of Sauchiehall St for a gig …
Budding Chefs are back!
This year French Budding Chefs have come West and discovered local food on the West coast of Scotland. The nine young chefs from the Lycée …
Product review: Dragonfly Tea Jasmine Dragon Pearls
On opening the tin of Dragonfly Tea Jasmine Dragon Pearls, the scent of jasmine hits you – this is some good jasmine tea! A little …
Taynuilt Hotel, Taynuilt, Argyll Review
The Taynuilt Hotel By Oban is easily reached by car or train so it’s ideal for an overnight getaway from central Scotland or a base for exploring …
Recipe: Dan Lepard Lemon Butter Cake
Once you taste this light, fluffy and buttery cake you’ll be convinced it wasnt home made. Dan Lepard’s Lemon Butter Cake is perfect for an …
A Great Rail Journey with my mum
Website Great Rail Journeys are offering a mum and a blogger a short break to Bruges to say Thanks Mum! Bruges is a beautiful city, …
Food & drink review: Swedish Affär, 6 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3AB
A recent unexpected addition to Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square, filling the gap left by Bruschetta, is Swedish Affär – I’d heard that this was Glasgow’s first Swedish coffee …
Review: Kaldis, 50 Edinburgh Road, Glasgow, G69 6DN
Kaldi’s sits on Edinburgh Road just before Baillieston lights where the Little Chef used to be. Echoes of the former roadside diner survive – booths and plenty of parking, though we struggled …
Review: The Rum Shack, 657–659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB
Taking over a wee old mans’ pub in Govanhill and creating a Caribbean vibe sounds like a tall order, but I think The Rum Shack …
Product Review: Gourmet Spirulina
Mrs Foodie is always on the lookout for the latest thing to make her healthy and we came across samples of Gourmet Spirulina. Described by …
Product: The Wee Fudge Company
Joyce, or should we say “Fairy Fudge Mother”, started The Wee Fudge Company in 2011 and has built up her reputation quickly, with her fudge …