John Amabile is best known as a leading interior designers. Originally from Paisley, his TV shows include, 60 Minute makeover and Better Homes, as well as regular appearances on daily TV magazine programming and in newspaper features. His design company, John Amabile Design Ltd creates tailor made design solutions for commercial projects, hotels, leisure, show homes and … [Read more...] about My Best of Glasgow: Interior designer John Amabile
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Best of Glasgow: A Duke Street Dinner at Dennistoun Bar-B-Que
Dennistoun is attracting attention. For one thing, a lot of people who work in the media have joined the influx of new residents to the renovated flats of the East End, creating an echo-chamber of self-congratulation, centred on the more interesting parts of Duke Street. That's not to suggest that there is not a groundswell of real, tangible reasons to hang out in this part of … [Read more...] about Best of Glasgow: A Duke Street Dinner at Dennistoun Bar-B-Que
Best of Glasgow: A pint at The Sparkle Horse
It's part of the new wave. The Sparkle Horse sprung into life in late 2012. In a previous life this was the Downhill bar. The slightly kitsch elements of the pub interior are a nod backwards in time, which is part of the charm of the place. A good local is difficult to engineer. It has to form over the years, building up in overlapping layers that add character. The … [Read more...] about Best of Glasgow: A pint at The Sparkle Horse
Best of Glasgow: Dinner at Ox and Finch
Late on a Friday night, we secure a table for six, shortly before the kitchen closes here for the evening. Things are not winding down, though. Every other table is full. There's a pace and energy to Ox and Finch as staff move between tables with a sense of purpose and dishes continue to appear from the kitchen. Working here requires concentration and commitment, but the staff … [Read more...] about Best of Glasgow: Dinner at Ox and Finch
Best of Glasgow: Lunch at The Gannet
Ivan Stein and Peter McKenna escape from the kitchen to take a seat in The Gannet's dining room. Lunch service is finished and they have a short period of calm before guests start arriving for dinner. They are working chefs and owners, preparing dishes, organising ingredients, devising menus. Ivan is from London, Peter is Irish and worked in Dublin. Both gravitated towards … [Read more...] about Best of Glasgow: Lunch at The Gannet