Indian reviews
About three weeks back, the blog mentioned the arrival of Akbar’s restaurant and also Cafe Darna, two new Indian restaurants in Glasgow. Ron Mackenna reviewed Akbar’s in The Herald and his review is here while Trampy and the...
Author archives for Jonathan
Pasty panic
[][1]Another quiet night at supperclub in London In the wake of the VAT levy on hot baked products, the 5pm blog has been enjoying the unedfifying sight of politicians competing to show who has the deepest love for baked pastry products...
Weird food
[][1]Only here for the beer Sticking with the theme of gimmicky food which we brushed over in the last post, we’re delighted to see that Canada’s Food network is preparing to air a series called the World’s Weirdest...
Science on a Plate
[][1]René Redzepi on the cover of Time magazine The Science on a Plate festival, taking place at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden, is shaping up rather tastily. Not least because of the involvement of René Redzepi, the chef patron...
Dishy fish
Last week, we blogged about the French catering students who were doing a Scottish exchange trip and running a one night pop-up at The Hub in Edinburgh. We should also point out that following on from Saturday’s pop-up, the...
Radfords open new restaurant
Just over a year after Andrew and Lisa Radford closed the Atrium and blue in Edinburgh, they have announced plans to open a new venture called Timber Yard in mid June. The new restaurant used to be a warehouse that housed theatrical props...
Sheraton Grand launches new restaurant and bar
[][1]A view of One Square at the Sheraton Grand It’s all hands on deck at the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh as the hotel relaunches after a massive refurbishment. The aim is to make the Edinburgh hotel the flagship outlet for the...
World Whisky Day at Cameron House
[][1]The new Whisky Bar at Cameron House Hotel Tuesday is the first World Whisky Day, an event set up to celebrate both Scotland’s national drink and the life and work of the late Michael Jackson, one of the world’s most...
You're kidding, right?
One of the great things about covering food and drink is that there is no shortage of weird stuff to write about. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the weirdest events tends to be in London. This weekend, a new wandering bar will set up on Saturday...
Tapas in Paisley, por favor
[][1]A tapas display at a bar in Barcelona; courtesy of Wikipedia While food lovers, the media and chefs do like to spraff on, quite rightly, about the food revolution and how concerned we all are that our food is local, seasonal and...
Bonjour Brittany
[][1]The pass at L’escargot Bleu Fans of French food may be interested to learn that student chefs from the hotel school in Dinard, Brittany are returning to Edinburgh to staff a one night pop-up restaurant in The Hub. This new...
Chewin’ the Fat with Farhad Ghomashchian
[][1]Farhad Ghomashchian: king of Persia The latest in the blog’s intermittent series of Chewin’ the Fat interviews is with Farhad Ghomashchian, the man behind Persia restaurant on Glasgow’s Great Western Road. Open since 2010, the 65...
New Indian restaurants in Glasgow
[][1]The first Akbar’s on Leeds Road in Bradford The chat among Glasgow’s restaurateurs at the moment is all about the recently launched Akbar’s. The latest in a fast growing chain of Indian restaurants, the new venture...
New restaurants in Glasgow
It is all go in Glasgow with numerous new restaurants and bars opening their doors. Yesterday saw the launch of Le Bistro Beaumartin, which as you may have guessed, is as French as Edith Piaf smoking a Gitanes while wearing a stripey shirt...
Heard the one about…
[][1]Henning Wehn: Germany's comedy ambassador Glasgow International Comedy Festival kicks off today and the city is filling up with professional rib ticklers, gag merchants and wise guys. The Butchershop Bar & Grill on Sauchiehall...
Cock and Bull for Pub Grub of the Year
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/GhZxUaYd9fs?feature=oembed] Cock and bull stories are usually nonsense but this tale has a happy ending for one Aberdeenshire pub. The Cock and Bull at Balmedie in Aberdeenshire took home the Pub Grub...