Nipped into The Press Bar for a quick wee hauf before heading to Edinburgh on the train. The Press Bar opened in 1937 and originally called the …
Food review: Mother India, 28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow G3 7RU
Mother India has been a staple for curry in my family since around 2000. It was my first experience of properly spiced fish and I’m glad …
Recipe: Slow Cooked Beef Rib Trim
Winter time means comfort food to me but it doesn’t have to be all carbs and cakes. We were asked by Donald Russell to try …
Free Event – Scran salon – Beer Tasting
Scran Salon Glasgow is back and we are visiting Drury Street Bar and Kitchen. Come along and meet other folks interested in food and drink …
Volkswagen transparent factory ( Gläserne Manufaktur) Dresden, Germany
The transparent factory in Dresden is worth a visit to see the assembly of Volkswagen’s luxury sedan, the Phaeton, and to admire some modern architecture. …
La Sultana, Marrakech, Morocco Review
Need some winter sun but bored of the Canaries? Looking to get away from it all to relax and be pampered? Or perhaps searching for the …
Food Review: Five Guys, 57- 61 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow
Five Guys, the American burger chain, have moved into Glasgow, occupying the space where the ever-busy Pesto used to be (and before that Easy Internet, …
Product Review: Coast & Glen – Home delivery fish box
Online chums @weepinchofsugar and @getstuffedbakes spoke highly of their Coast and Glen fish box, so we thought we should also give them a try. Sorting out out …
Recipe: Bloody Mary Granita Oysters
Oysters are renowned for their aphrodisiac qualities so are ideal for romantic meal in this Valentines Day. Don’t spend all your evening slaving away in …
Drink Review: The Baby Grand, 3-7 Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow G2 4NQ
Serving Glasgow for over 30 years the Baby Grand Bar & Grill must be doing something right. I’ve only had coffee here at meetings so after a …
Food Review: Handmade Burger Co, 78 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow
Reclaimed wood – check, filament lightbulbs – check, metal cages bolted onto random areas – check, beards – check. Yup it meets all of the …
The Launch – Scot Street Style Book – #Ønward!
Featuring the likes of the lovely ladies Thank Fifi and Forever Yours, Betty involved, #Ønward is going to be a smasher. #Ønward is an annual …
Food Review: The Honours Glasgow, Glasgow Malmaison, 278 West George Street, Glasgow
The Honours Glasgow at Malmaison Glasgow, has been long awaited. Will Glasgow finally get a coveted Michelin star after so many years without one? With over 5,000 diners …
Recipe: Carrot, Ginger and Coconut Soup
Fed up with carrot and coriander? Add some creaminess to the mix with some coconut milk.
Food review: Pastificio Mangio, 30-32 Knightrider Street, London
In mid-December Pastificio Mangio opened up on the interestingly named Knightrider Street near to St.Paul’s cathedral in the business district of the city of London. I …
Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards 2015
Last Thursday night saw the beautiful people out with their glad rags on to celebrate the launch of The Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards 2015 …
Beer drinking in Germany’s oldest railway station
The historic city of Leipzig in Saxony is a much neglected tourist spot. Where else can you find the starting point for the fall of …
Food Review: Loks Bar & Kitchen, 16 Newlandsfield Rd, Glasgow G43 2XU
Loks Bar and Kitchen is located in the old Pollok Juniors Social Club ground at Newlandsfield, just along from Morrisons and just off Kilmarnock Road in …
Product Review: McIntosh of Dyce – haggis & mince pies
We might be food bloggers who visit the occasional Michelin-starred restaurant but we still enjoy the simpler things in life such as a pie (especially …
Food Review: BRGR, 562 Great Western Road , Glasgow G12 8EL
We settled into this new, brightly light and small restaurant/take-away on Great western Road just along from Kelvinbridge Underground, where The Black Rabbit once resided. …
Alcohol free beer – blind tasting
As it’s Dry January / Dryathalon time, and as the Scottish government recently made changes to the legal alcohol limit in Scotland meaning that it’s not …
Scotland’s 2015 Excellence Awards open for entry
TV presenter Kaye Adams opened Scotland Food & Drink annual Excellence Awards, the Oscars of the Food and Drink Industry. The Scotland Food & Drink …
Edinburgh hotel is named as ‘No1 Luxury Hotel’ in the UK
The Chester Residence scoops up two top TripAdvisor awards The Chester Residence Georgian townhouse apartments in Edinburgh, has been named as the ‘No1 Luxury Hotel …
Recipe: Baked Green Bean Fries
Here’s something for when you need a savoury snack but don’t want crisps, perhaps you’re just trying to be good or on an Atkins or …