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Watch this fascinating video of Marco Giannasi, former proprietor of the multi-award-winning Battlefield Rest and co-author of Dining Tales delivering this scintillating talk to the Glasgow City Heritage Trust on the work behind the restoration of the iconic building...

In the second of our series of podcasts based on the book Dining Tales, we look at the contribution of the Asian community to Glasgow’s flourishing dining scene. With special guest, Asif Ali, owner of the legendary Shish Mahal, with contributions from researcher...

There are many factors that go to making a good restaurant. These include obvious things such as the quality of the food, service, atmosphere/ambience, friendly and helpful staff and value for money. There are others but these would probably make up most people’s list...

The recent sudden closure of the Hard Rock Café in Glasgow has prompted many on both mainstream and social media to predict the demise of the chain diner.  A chain diner is four or more restaurants in various locations owned by the same company offering the same...

In the past forty years Glasgow has been transformed from a location off the tourist grid into a bustling modern city open and welcoming to all with a vibrant arts and leisure life. Nowhere has this transformation been more apparent than with the city’s dining scene. ...