Taste of Glasgow

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 [...]

Another day, another cake bake!  Although this recipe to be fair requires no baking at all! It’s a simple, yet scrummy, vanilla cheesecake which I guarantee will impress with little effort required. Ingredients: 250g of digestive biscuits 100g of unsalted butter 600g of cream cheese 284ml (this is normally just one pot) of double cream [...]

Cheese, cheese, oh gloriously smelly cheese!!! In my humble opinion, it is one of the finest food types known to man. Others may not agree; some aren’t so keen on the pungency, the mouldiness and the damn right smelliness that is so prevalent in speciality cheese. Me? I take the greatest pleasure in savouring something [...]

This is the 1st of 3 summer salad recipes which are just right for a spot of alfresco dinning.  I will post the other two over the next couple of days. This recipe can prepared on the BBQ or with a griddle pan. Either way it is a fantastic accompaniment alongside BBQ meats or as a [...]

The Glasgow branch of Iain Mellis Cheesemonger offers the company’s full range of farmhouse and artisan cheeses. Dealing directly with farmhouse cheese makers in Britain and Ireland, they also import a selection of fine cheeses from France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.  The cheese is matured on their own premises in Edinburgh so that it can reach [...]