Taste of Glasgow

When you step into the Koh-i-Noor you can’t help feeling like you’ve walked back in time. With its Indian paintings on the walls, central fountain and brightly coloured furniture, there’s a certain 70s feel about the place. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing given the rich heritage of Glasgow Curry Houses that the Koh-i-Noor definitely [...]

Having spent most of my Saturday shopping the time had flown quite effortlessly until my stomach finally started to moan about why it was 3 o’clock and I had not yet had any lunch.  Given that I knew there was no food in the flat I decided to  satisfy the tummy monster by paying a [...]

I was meeting friends for lunch during the week, which meant finding somewhere close to work and not too pricey as it wasn’t quite pay day yet. So we decided on Arcaffe, a little Italian café just by Kelvingrove Park which offers a selection of breakfast, lunch and pre theatre choices. And although a small [...]

Well it’s getting to that time of year again when I dig out my trusty soup pot and start making some tasty soup for my little travel flask for work, because there’s nothing better than a warm bowl of home made soup for lunch, it beats a can of the shop bought stuff any day! [...]

Last week I decided to change my usual sandwich lunch for a tasty pasta salad. The salad will keep for a couple of days in the fridge so you can enjoy it over alternating days. It does take about 10/15 minutes to make so you will need to make it the night before or get [...]

  When my boss transferred me from our Glasgow city centre office to Paisley, I wasn’t as concerned about the extended commute as I was about the fact that I could no longer get lunch at Where the Monkey Sleeps. The long lunchtime queues are a testament to just how good this coffee shop is. [...]