Taste of Glasgow

Coming soon to a book shelf near you is Jamie Oliver’s next in his series of cookery books – Jamie’s Great Britain. Launching on the 29th of September this new book is said to bring us recipes from across the Great British Isles, from some classics to apparently ones that should be.  The book also [...]

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In these times of belt-tightening and budget cuts, were trying to save on heating costs over at Taste of Glasgow HQ, so in these sub-zero temperatures the only think keeping our limbs from freezing and snapping off is dancing to our favorite gastro-tunes. Our favourite gastro-tunes today are: Green Onions by Booker T & The [...]

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I can’t wait for Santa this year as he will be bringing me my very own copy of the new Larousse Gastronomique. 1152 pages of all the things you should know about food. Currently our old friends at Amazon have it listed at 1/2 price so £30 instead of the RRP £60 with free delivery. [...]

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I came across a rather interesting programme last night during my usual channel flicking. The marketers among us will find it particularly interesting as it focuses on how the large food companies have taken something very ordinary and turned it into a multimillion business and the various approaches they used. The short series will cover three [...]

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Being a complete novice in the art of reviewing food (although I do like to give it a bash) and being partial to a good comedy show I was very excited when my good friend Coll alerted me to BBC 2’s new six part comedy series starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Not only are [...]

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Jamie’s Oliver new TV show started last week and I have been finding myself sitting down to watch it most evenings. Gone are the lengthy stories of where the recipe came from, the various markets etc. that were visited and the numerous friends and parties that he was hosting. Instead the fast-paced show demonstrates how [...]

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