[][1]Pickled onions: likely to kill a first date faster than flatulence Pickled onions. You probably don’t give them a huge deal of thought. Not many of us do but this hasn’t stopped Garner’s from trying to stir up some...
Fun wee story in the Guardian about how trendy Berliners have started to find a taste for Brit grub, especially fry-up breakfasts. ...
[][1]Make like Wallace and explore the wonderful of cheese at Hotel Du Vin Glasgow Hey ho, another Tuesday. Possibly the worst day of the week on account of the fact that the working week is in full swing but the weekend is still a long...
[][1]Sanjay Majhu celebrates the lauch of 5pm takeaway with a homegrown Mac-sala Irn Bru may well be made in Scotland from girders but, to celebrate the launch of the 5pm takeaway service, Glasgow’s Curry King has come up with a new...
Thanks to the ever informative DRAM magazine, the blog learns that Fergus McVicar, who runs Chinaski’s and Black Sparrow in Glasgow’s Charing X, is to open a new late night bar and club on North Street, next to his existing...
[][1]You deserve better than this The chances are that you are reading this at your desk. Breakfast was probably a bowl of cereal that the kids didn’t finish or, if you were in a hurry, a quick dip of the toothbrush in that mug of...
You may remember we flagged up a cigar dinner that was due to take place in Edinburgh’s Hotel du Vin on the 8th of September? Well my little Havana-lovers, it has moved to Thursday 29th September. The event is just one in a packed...
[][1]Rum cocktails, DJs and Thai food are all on the cards at the Tiki Bar and Kitsch Inn The blog is partial to a good pun and loved the recent promo from Glasgow’s Tiki Bar and Kitsch Inn about their midweek drinks offers. It was,...
Those of you who are regular readers of The Sunday Sport will have seen this story already but it appears that Gordon Ramsay has had a dwarf double who worked in the porn industry. Don’t worry, the link doesn’t take you to the...
[][1]The Calistoga team celebrate winning the Speciality Restaurant of the Year award 2010 Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know that Thanksgiving is a long way off but the shops have already started pushing Christmas so we don’t feel bad about...
Writing in The Sunday Herald, Joanna Blythman has given Southern Spice on Sauchiehall Street a glowing write-up. Apparently, the south Indian food on offer is ‘is clearly authentic enough to find favour with people who know what the...
[][1]'I'm a Daddy?' The Dude's Glasgow and Edinburgh namesakes have opened a new venture Congratulations are in order for the Lebowskis, the pair of Glasgow and Edinburgh bars which have produced a little baby Lebowski. Or, rather than a...
[][1]The Pesto doors open in Glasgow today It’s D-Day for Pesto in Glasgow. Specialising in tapas-sized portions of Italian food, the St Vincent Street restaurant opens at midday today. According to STV, Wagamama’s...
[][1]The Ardeonaig seen from Loch Tay The Ardeonaig Hotel on the banks of Loch Tay has re-opened as part of the Adamo Hotel Group. Formerly owned by the colourful South African chef Pete Gottgens, the former 16th century coaching inn has...
Just a quick link to the Big Hospitality website where Edinburgh’s Martin Wishart is delivering his thoughts on the Michelin market in Edinburgh and why the capital’s eating out market used to be ‘s**t’. Also, he...
[][1]Hotel du Vin Edinburgh: venue for the happy marriage of steak and oak-aged beer Many people think that steak and red wine make the perfect marriage but a couple of imminent food and drink matching events aim to offer an...
