It was a major breakthrough for the Merchant City when the former Sheriff Court building was finally redeveloped. After decades of inactivity the imposing structure was given a sense of purpose and became a hub for restaurants, shops and venue space. When the sun shines, the streets around the building become a focal point for the cafe culture that sporadically breaks out … [Read more...] about Lunch in the sun at Citation
Food and Drink
Hard Rock’s world burger tour hits Glasgow
Glasgowist was invited to sample some of the new burgers and cocktails available at Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafes in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow are celebrating the start of the summer with a menu showcasing the best burgers from the international chain. Highlights include combinations that pay homage to the heat and excitement of Las Vegas or the Jamaican … [Read more...] about Hard Rock’s world burger tour hits Glasgow
Interview: Carolyn Russell from Glasgow’s first cereal cafe
A cereal cafe. Belfast identical twins Alan and Gary Keery came up with the idea of selling breakfast cereal after experiencing a morning hangover during a lunch break. They realised there were restaurants devoted to breakfast cereal in America and set up one of their own on Brick Lane, near Shoreditch. They immediately became poster boys for that whole hipster thing, … [Read more...] about Interview: Carolyn Russell from Glasgow’s first cereal cafe
Bread Meats Bread to open in West End
Award laden burger joint Bread Meats Bread will open a new outpost of their food empire close to Byres Road in the West End. The new restaurant will open in August in a location near Oran Mor. Bread Meats Bread already have hugely popular restaurants on St Vincent Street in Glasgow and on Lothian Road in Edinburgh. The news comes after the critics' favourite won the … [Read more...] about Bread Meats Bread to open in West End
Best Dishes #7: Slow Cooked Ox Cheek at Ubiquitous Chip
The Ubiquitous Chip has become a byword for Glasgow cooking, in more ways than one. This is not the kind of restaurant you can just build, it has to develop over time. The restaurant and brasserie is as much a product of the efforts of the talented staff as the genial atmosphere generated by its faithful cadre of bohemian customers who come here to tell stories and eat … [Read more...] about Best Dishes #7: Slow Cooked Ox Cheek at Ubiquitous Chip