[][1]The Calistoga team collect their award from Tam Cowan Just under a year ago, Calistoga won the Best Speciality category at the Scottish Restaurant Awards. Word has it that they got the gong mainly because of the interesting methods...
[][1]You can now get Ketchup burgers at The 'Bird Changes are afoot at The Hummingbird on Glasgow’s Bath Street. They must have heeded the old avian advice about the early bird getting the worm as they are now opening from noon every day...
[][1]British food is now the most popular cuisine when eating out The blog put on its mystic Meg turban and tried to predict what 2011 might hold in store for the restaurant industry a couple of weeks back. Now it’s the turn of the...
As we pointed out at the end of December, Glasgow’s Ubiquitous Chip celebrates its 40th birthday this year. The Scotsman has a spread on the landmark restaurant that looks back over its four decades and also looks forward to some...
[][1]Chef Kaori of the Harajuku Kitchen There have been some interesting new restaurant openings over the last few weeks. Leading the pack in terms of sheer exoticism is the Harajuku Kitchen, a Japanese bistro which has launched in the...
[][1]You're never too young to say 'Aye tae a pie' It’s going to be a stretch but next week the blog is going to try and get through five days without mentioning either curry or pies. I should really try and get sponsorship or something....
Who is making the best Scotch pies in the country? Well, according to the esteemed judges of the World Scotch Pie Championships, it is Irvine’s Bakery of Beith, Ayrshire. You can see the full results here. ...
[][1]Chor Bizarre: detox with a dhansak This blogger holds no truck with detoxing but I could be tempted by the theory put forward by the Chor Bizarre restaurant in London’s Mayfair. Keen to Scotch the myth that Indian food is in...
[][1]Lattice work? Fancy! It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for. Bad weather may have delayed the announcement of this year’s World Scotch Pie Championships but, at 2.30pm today, the winner will be revealed at the...
[][1]Stand back! It's a mochi cake! Loved this Telegraph piece about the Japanese foods most likely to cause injury or even death to diners. What do you think it might be? Poisonous fugu fish? Venomous sea snakes or perhaps killer wasp...
[][1]This could be you Keen readers may remember that back in July last year we told you how Matthew Martins, Head Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Fillans, Perthshire, won the Scottish Heat of the prestigious...
According to this story in The Telegraph, Gordon Ramsay may just have come across a bunch who aren’t scared of his shouty reputation. While investigating the shark’s fin trade in Costa Rica, the chef was threatened at gunpoint...
[][1]Dram! has replaced Uisge Beatha on Woodlands Road Given Glasgow’s recent triumph as the Curry Capital of Britain, it seems appropriate that the first new restaurant we mention in the 5pm blog is the Gurkha Tandoori, a new Indian...
[][1]Santini restaurant at the Sheraton One trend to look out for in the New Year are foods which are said to have a positive effect on your wellbeing. I’ve always found a stiff gin works best for me while I know of several people...
Before the blog signs off for 2010, here’s the final part of our culinary round-up of the year. Happy New Year! September [][1]Along with The Trip, Whites was one of two decent culinary sitcoms The Saint opened in the former...
[][1]Glasgow's Merchant Square will be getting jiggy with a Hogmanay ceilidh Now that the small matter of Christmas is out of the way, we can start planning the party that really matters in Scotland: Hogmanay. You can find out about all...
