As usual, this month I’ve been going out of my way to try new things. It’s a habit I strongly recommend and I always enjoy looking back at the end of the month to see what I’ve been able to try. This month I’ve tried: Visiting Arran This Easter we visited the Isle… Continue reading New things I tried in April
There is a bar in Falkirk called The Wine Library. I know. It’s a miracle I ever go anywhere else, right? Mostly that happens because they’re quite a specialist wine bar and it turns out that if you actually know your stuff about wines most bottles end up being more than £15 and I’m just… Continue reading Opening of The Gin Lounge, Falkirk
One of the first places we visited when we moved to Falkirk was North Star. They bill themselves as being “Home of the Righteous Drink” but given that they specialise in both espresso and cocktails, it’s unclear whether they consider caffeine or alcohol to be the more righteous. It’s no secret that I’m a lover… Continue reading Pizza and cocktails at North Star, Falkirk
Last week I went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Glasgow to watch the regional final of the BaRocker Competition. Seven wonderful barmen were ready to show off their flaring and mixology skills for a panel of judges and I was looking forward to seeing the show. This being the final, those who were here… Continue reading BaRocker Competition at Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow
Last week, on Thursday, I went a long to The Trading House in Glasgow’s city centre. They were hosting an event to celebrate their first birthday and hadn’t given much details beyond “It’s our birthday! Bring your best hat!” Ok. I’m not a hat person. My head is a weird shape and when I wear… Continue reading The Trading House’s first birthday celebrations
The Glasgow subway system is small but perfectly formed. It has just 15 stops, in a loop that connects much of the City Centre, the West End and the South Side. It’s the third oldest subway system in the world (following London and Budapest) and originally opened in 1896. Affectionately known by locals as the… Continue reading The Subcrawl
Bill’s is, apparently, a decent-sized chain of restaurants but I’m only aware of the Glasgow branch. They have branches all over the UK and the Glasgow one has been open in 2015 in the city centre. It’s one of those nice chains. The ones where you’ll get approximately the exact same menu in any branch,… Continue reading Bill’s Summer Soirée
In yet another stroke of luck, I was told on Thursday afternoon that I had won cocktails for four at The Malmaison hotel for the following evening. Now, I had a bad movie night planned for Friday, so I quickly contacted the bad movie viewers and asked if they fancied something more civilised to start… Continue reading Cocktails at The Malmaison
Just when I thought cocktail week was well and truly over (technically, I was right) and I’d get the chance to let my liver take a break I got a tweet from The Trading House. The previous week they’d run one of those “like-and-retweet” style Twitter competitions and the prize was Sunday lunch with Bloody… Continue reading Sunday Lunch at The Trading House
As with Glasgow Pizza Week, Glasgow Cocktail Week was followed with a Cocktail Battle. Six mixologists from Glasgow’s best cocktail bars stepped up to the challenge of mixing 30 people a cocktail to be judged. The participants were: Blythswood Square, The Hard Rock Cafe, The Atlantic, Porter and Rye, The Trading House and McPhabb’s. Oh,… Continue reading Glasgow Cocktail Battle
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