Tiffin time
[][1]The chefs are feeling the heat at the new Cafe India A happy series of coincidences mean that the blog should draw readers’ attention to Glasgow’s growing number of tiffin providers. In Mumbai, tiffin wallahs or...
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Double tops for Castle Terrace
[][1]The Castle Terrace team with their trophies. From left to right: Ross Hunter, Restaurant Manager; Dominic Jack, Chef Patron; Philippe Nublat, Food & Beverage Director; and Shaun McCarron, Assistant Restaurant Manager. Photo by Marc...
Scotland scores, Steak pays
[][1]The interior of Steak: celebrating Scotland/brunch fans not pictured At least one group of Scottish rugby fans had something to smile about at the weekend when Scotland’s first try triggered a refund on brunches at Steak in...
Scottish Restaurant Awards: the winners
The fifth Scottish Restaurant Awards took place last night in the Glasgow Science Centre. Jointly sponsored by 5pm.co.uk and Business Insider, the awards are the most prestigious in the calendar of Scotland’s restaurant...
Scottish Restaurant Awards tonight
[][1]Restaurant Martin Wishart won the Fine Dining Award last year Angelina, Gwyneth and Cameron all sparkled on the red carpet at the Oscars last night but their glamour may look a little faded this evening when the Scottish Restaurant...
Old dog, new tricks
[][1]There's always a light on in the new Blue Dog cocktail bar This blog usually concentrates on solids more than liquids but we’re partial to the odd snifter, especially at the end of the week. So, we were interested to learn that Blue...
Steak it on Scotland
[][1]Jason Wright, head chef at Edinburgh's new Steak restaurant, tackles a T-bone Steak, the new steakhouse at No 12 Picardy Place in Edinburgh, is running a fun promo this weekend. Everyone who eats from the brunch menu at Steak this...
Yodelling on Stac Polly
[][1]Stac Polly is adding alps to its Scottish flavours For some twenty or so years, Edinburgh’s Stac Polly restaurants have specialised in dishes that are as Scottish as the mountain they are named after. However, there appears to...
Meades Vs Michelin Ultimate Deathmatch
[][1]Jonathan Meades: no appetite for Michelin Following on from yesterday’s blog about Skye Gyngell calling her Michelin star a curse, today’s Telegraph has a colourful piece by Jonathan Meades in which he shreds the Michelin...
Mirchi Mirchi in Leith
[][1]The interior of Assam's in Glasgow Having successfully launched on Glasgow’s West Regent Street back in 2009, Assam’s Indian Restaurant has sauntered across the M8 and opened a new venture on Albert Place, part of Leith...
Browsing gems
Just a couple of quickies. I enjoyed this interview with Alan Stillman, the man who started the TGI Friday chain in Manhattan in 1965 because he wanted to meet girls. It worked and, rather more importantly, the venture kick started a...
Oh no! I've got a Michelin star
[][1]Skye Gyngell: not a Michelin man fan Interesting news from the Petersham Nurseries Café in Surrey. Their celeb chef Skye Gyngell has just quit her head chef position citing the business’ recently awarded Michelin star as a...
Phylum up
As you may have noticed from the increased frequency of Richard Dawkins’ appearances in the media, we have just passed the 130th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday. The ever inventive Stravaigin restaurant on Glasgow’s Gibson...
Black Isle meets bhajis: the perfect match?
[][1]Cafe India's chefs feel the heat Looking forward a bit, there is a fun event coming up at Cafe India on Albion Street in Glasgow’s Merchant City. The chefs have teamed up with the Black Isle Brewery to investigate how well their...
A Final Forkout for Maggie’s
[][1]Tam Cowan: ensuring a forking funny night for all The Glasgow Restaurant Association (GRA) is set to stage A Final Forkout for Maggie’s, the last in its series of Who Gives A Fork charity events in aid of Maggie’s Cancer Caring...
Stiff drink?
Well, there you go. Valentine’s Day over for another year. Hopefully, a good time was had by all. However, if it didn’t go so smoothly, we’d recommend a stiff drink. Lurking at the back of the 5pm booze news cabinet, we...