Salute the Dukes
A little blue birdie tells the blog that a new bar is preparing to open in Glasgow’s West End in four or so weeks. Called The Dukes, it is being fitted out on 41 Old Dumbarton Road, near Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Tasty...
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Happy birthday and a blackout
[][1]Get your ghoul on at Stravaigin's Day of the Dead on Wednesday The blog’s weekend managed to combine two birthday celebrations and a blackout although perhaps not the sort of blackout which the celebrations might suggest. First...
It's a rum do at new Glasgow bar
Tapela on Glasgow’s Bath Street may have gone to the great restaurant rest place in the sky but it hasn’t taken long for a new venture to set up stall in the recently vacated basement space. Kuta is a bar diner where the food...
Chilli times ahead
[][1]Make like a Blazing Saddles chowhound at the Great Western Chilli Cook Off The blog liked the sound of the Great Western Chilli Cook Off which is taking place tomorrow afternoon in Glasgow’s West End. Organised by the Lupe Pintos...
Eat like Ug and other daftness
Loved this story in the Indie yesterday about Berlin’s first Paleolithic restaurant. Apparently, eating like a caveman is the way to live to live until the 22nd century. There is also a cracking story which is all over the papers...
Maggies, fireworks and the Mint Hotel
If you like loud bangs, hot buffets and helping charities then step this way. On Friday 4th November, the Mint Hotel on Finnieston Quay is hosting a fireworks display and hot buffet in aid of Maggies Glasgow, the charity for people whose...
Who you gonna call?
[][1]5pm blog staff: not known for good looks Not all of us need make-up or a costume to get a fright when near a mirror but, for those who want to go ghoul for Halloween, there is plenty of spookiness on offer this weekend. We’ve already...
Kyloe pics
[][1]Prime rib is on the menu at Kyloe A couple of weeks back, we posted a blog about changes at The Rutland Restaurant in Edinburgh’s West End. It’s just re-opened as the Kyloe Restaurant and Grill and is billing itself as...
Scoffing at Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition
[][1]The Highland Chocolatier finishes another top choc masterpiece The Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition gets underway at the SECC on Friday and, as well showcasing the best of Scotland’s design talent, it also has plenty to offer...
New Scottish restaurants
[][1]Glasgow's Kama Sutra is expanding across the country Openings, closures, revamps and repositionings, it’s all happening in the restaurant world. At the weekend, the blog noticed that Club India on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road...
Cocktails in the City
[][1]Jamie MacDonald of The Raconteur: one of the UK's best bar tenders There’ll be a whole lot of shaking going on at Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh this Wednesday night as the Cocktails in the City event starts to mix it up. Think of...
Hamilton gets foxy
Monday morning, a time when thoughts naturally turn to the end of the working week and any potential frolics which are on the near horizon. First up is The Fox & Ferret a new bar in Hamilton which is holding its launch party this...
Glasgow for Curry Capital?
As the Curry Capital of the Year competition hurtles towards its November 1st climax, Graeme Virtue, half of the excellent Trampy and the Tramp’s Glasgow of Curry blog, contemplates Glasgow’s rep as a curry lover’s...
Chutney, chefs and conker bonkers in Borders
[][1]The ancient art of conker fighting is alive and well in the Borders If you like fresh air, fine food and playing conkers (and who doesn’t?) then the Borders are the only place to be this weekend. The umbrella event is the Tweed...
Good Food Show Scotland opens
[][1]There's no show without Punch. James Martin will be appearing Greg and John are in town; the ovens in the Supertheatres are warming and the bottles are on ice in the drinks area. Everything is primed and ready for the BBC Good Food...
Champagne corks popping at Caley
[][1]The imposing facade of the Caley Afternoon tea seems to be more fashionable now than it was when Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, introduced the custom in the early 19th century. The Caledonian Hilton on Edinburgh’s Princes Street...