Taste of Glasgow

Ice-cream is one of my guilty pleasures. All too often I sit down in front of the TV with a tub of Ben & Jerry’s and before long it is pretty much nearly all gone. So you can imagine my thoughts when my girlfriend introduced me to 3 Steps to Heaven. 3 Steps to Heaven [...]

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Whenever I travel abroad, I always make a point of visiting the local supermarkets. I love everything about them – the new smells, the labels I can’t read, the shelves of foods I never knew existed. But you don’t have to go overseas to find a supermarket that offers something a little bit different – [...]

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O, how lucky we are in Finnieston, another wee gem has just popped up in the form of ‘Tam’s Drams’ Specialist Whisky Shop.  The Tam of ‘Tam’s Drams’ is Tam Gardiner, a Glasgow man, born and bred. Among other jobs, he has worked in the licensed trade, the joinery trade and the shipyards. He has [...]

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I must have walked past Demijohn hundreds of times, but I only went in for the first time recently. I’m glad I did, because it canadian viagra combines three things that are very important to me – locally-sourced products, environmentally-friendly practices and fancy booze. Demijohn is Scotland’s only ‘liquid deli’, offering a range of liqueurs, [...]

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I came across this place purely by accident when my travels for a new BBQ brought me to Dobbies in Milngavie. Located within Dobbies, a large retail section has been dedicated to the foodhall which contains a dedicated meat counter, delicatessen and bakery that sells a wide selection of cakes, pastries and fresh bread. The [...]

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I don’t really enjoy shopping in supermarkets. The shelves may be heaving with food, but most of it is highly processed junk and over-packaged, unripe online canadian pharmacy produce. I want real choice – a selection of healthy, natural and delicious foods from small, local producers. Every fortnight I go to the farmers’ market in [...]

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