Tonight sees the Glasgow launch of the 22nd edition of The List Eating and Drinking Guide. Last night Edinburgh had a shindig in the Scottish …
The List Eating and Drinking Guide for 2015 launches
Food
Food Review: Gusto, 14-18 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6QY
The new Gusto Restaurant and Bar is now open on Bothwell Street after a £1.3m refurbishment. With its Gatsby-era feel, think parquet flooring, glistening silverware …
Gastro Punx Unhostile Kitchen Takeover
Gastro Punx pop-up returns this month with a menu featuring a mini all day breakfast with wild nettle potato scones and quail’s eggs, plus a …
Coffee & cake review: Gesso Lounge, 20-22 St Georges Road Glasgow
Another recent addition to Glasgow’s not-quite-west-end café district is Gesso Lounge. We’re not sure why this place is called Gesso Lounge, perhaps it’s some link to Margaret …
Drink Review: Kosmonaut, 10 Tariff Street, Manchester M1 2FF
We’d done a bit of bar-hopping in Manchester’s Northern Quarter but we could have safely spent all our time in Manchester here. At Kosmonaut Food, good beer, a …
Food Review: Byron, 115 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2NW
Byron is making a name for themselves down south and they’ll be heading to Glasgow soon. We’d considered visiting them in London a year or two ago …
Producer: Stewart Tower Dairy, Stanley, Perthshire
As part of our visit to Gleneagles, we got the chance to visit one of their local suppliers, Stewart Tower Dairy. With the well known …
The Real Junk Food Project – Edinburgh
The Real Junk Food Project will be Union of Genius from 11am this Sunday 15th March (and run fortnightly) Using 100% food surplus on a …
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
It’s nearly Mother’s Day (psst it’s 15th March) so we’ve had a wee look around the inter-webs for some inspiration. Whatever you decide to do, …
Review: The Rum Shack, 657–659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB
Taking over a wee old mans’ pub in Govanhill and creating a Caribbean vibe sounds like a tall order, but I think The Rum Shack …
Food Review: Kitty O’Shea’s, 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow
** UPDATE** New Menu – not as good looking as before 🙁 Located in the basement bar where Pivo Pivo used to reside on Waterloo Street, …
Food review: lunch at La Sultana, Rue de La Kasbah, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
As part of our stay at the impressive La Sultana hotel in Marrakech we ate a relaxed lunch in their al fresco dining area, and the …
Free Event – Scran salon – Beer Tasting
Scran Salon Glasgow is back and we are visiting Drury Street Bar and Kitchen. Come along and meet other folks interested in food and drink …
Drink Review: The Baby Grand, 3-7 Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow G2 4NQ
Serving Glasgow for over 30 years the Baby Grand Bar & Grill must be doing something right. I’ve only had coffee here at meetings so after a …
Food Review: Handmade Burger Co, 78 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow
Reclaimed wood – check, filament lightbulbs – check, metal cages bolted onto random areas – check, beards – check. Yup it meets all of the …
Food Review: The Honours Glasgow, Glasgow Malmaison, 278 West George Street, Glasgow
The Honours Glasgow at Malmaison Glasgow, has been long awaited. Will Glasgow finally get a coveted Michelin star after so many years without one? With over 5,000 diners …
Food review: Pastificio Mangio, 30-32 Knightrider Street, London
In mid-December Pastificio Mangio opened up on the interestingly named Knightrider Street near to St.Paul’s cathedral in the business district of the city of London. I …
Recipe: Baked Green Bean Fries
Here’s something for when you need a savoury snack but don’t want crisps, perhaps you’re just trying to be good or on an Atkins or …
Food Review: brunch at Volta, 167 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Manchester
One place you should go to in Manchester is Volta. Located in the leafy suburb of West Didsbury it’s a relative newcomer to the Manchester …
Food review: Tony Macaroni, Parkgrove shopping centre, Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
New Tony Macaroni’s now open in Edinburgh Tony Macaroni is ever-expanding with 11 restaurants currently in Scotland and more on the way, we made the …
Recipe: Fried Haddock Fillets with a Herb and Polenta Crust
This is a quick and simple lunch or supper. Use plaice, sea bass or cod in place of haddock. We added some spirulina to give …
Food review: Cubatas Tapas Bar & Restaurant, 108 Elderslie Street, Glasgow
Myself and the mysterious Mr.P booked our meal at Cubatas | Tapas Bar & Restaurant with a Living Social voucher knowing very little about it but …
Food review: Som Saa, Climpson’s Arch, Arch 374, Helmsley Place, London
Hidden away under a railway arch in London Fields on the short road behind the main road is Climpson & Sons (not to be confused …
Food Review: Wee Lochan, 340 Crow Road, Glasgow, G11 7HT
The Wee Lochan is one of those places that we always seemed to pass and say “must go there”. We eventually did get around to visiting with friends and …