Taste of Glasgow

This was my first month of taking part in Foodie Penpals and what a good first month it has been! Foodie Penpals is a scheme where food bloggers and readers are paired up every month to send and receive parcels of food and drink related goodies. It started off last year in America with 30 [...]

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Can’t quite believe it was a week ago that we were enjoying the foodie wonderland that is the BBC Good Food Show in Glasgow.  We’ve gone for the last few years and wouldn’t dream of missing it as it delivers a whole gambit of delights for anyone that enjoys food and the odd tipple.  This [...]

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The nights are closing in and unfortunately summer is coming to an end and as per every month the seasonal produce available is changing: Meat The main addition is that the 12th August marks the start of the hunting season for grouse and other game birds in Scotland so keep an eye out for them [...]

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Next month is due to see the opening of, what is thought to be, Europe’s biggest Thai restaurant. The Townhouse on Buchanan Street is currently undergoing renovations to become Scotland’s first branch of Chaophraya (pronounced Chow-pry-a).  The venue is being converted into a four level restaurant with room for 300 diners. The restaurant will have [...]

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The West End Festival kicks off this weekend and as always they have a massive array of community-rooted events running right up until the 24th of June. One of the first events being held as part of the festival on it’s launch day (Friday 1st of June) is a Whisky Master Class, but don’t worry [...]

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The Christmas market is once again back in St Enoch’s Square and this time it’s not only a German market, but a much larger full blown Continental market which fills the while square. The Isle of Arran is once again represented with the Island Cheese stall (situated directly in front of the rear entrance to [...]

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