Posts Tagged ‘food and drink’
A dish fit for a goddess for International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day this Sunday and Glasgow Indian restaurant The Dhabba is celebrating with a dish fit for a goddess. Sthree Amanda, which is Sanskrit for women’s joy or happiness, sees rice, milk, and saffron with a milk solid sweet rolled in coconut and garnished with rose petals. It’s the latest offering from the…
Read MoreA delicious dessert revealed for Mother’s Day
The Ivy on the Square is preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day with a limited-edition dessert, The Tulipa. The beautiful tulip-inspired, bespoke Mother’s Day dessert (£9.50) boasts a delicious white chocolate mousse with raspberries, meringue, petals and a warm chocolate sauce, and looks as good as it tastes. The Ivy on the Square is the perfect…
Read MoreStore looks to save 9.5 tonnes of single-use plastics
Aldi Scotland is removing all plastic lids on its own-label fresh and cultured cream products and ready-to-drink coffee products, as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce single-use plastics. From March, Scotland’s fourth largest volume retailer will stock these products without unnecessary plastic lids in its 91 Scottish stores. This initiative will remove over three…
Read MoreNew tonic water will help to lift any spirit
A Scots tonic water which aims to enhance the flavour of gin, whisky, rum, vodka and tequila looks set to stir up the drinks industry. Love Tonic quinine-free is a sparkling tonic water which has been developed to help uncover the true flavour of the spirit it is mixed with. Although a natural ingredient, the…
Read MoreScots firm inspires brewers of the world to unite
A total of 250 brewers from 24 countries will simultaneously release unique, small-batch beers to bring clean water to developing countries – and it’s all because of Scottish craft beer brand Brewgooder. The Scottish social enterprise on a mission to bring clean drinking water to one million people in developing countries has launched its biggest…
Read MoreSustaining a plant-based lifestyle now Veganuary is over
If you, like hundreds of thousands of others, decided to give ‘Veganuary’ a go this January, then you might be wondering where you go from here, now that we’re into February and looking to the months ahead. Whatever your reasons for giving temporary veganism a go, there’s no denying that it’s a movement that’s growing…
Read MoreScots firm takes UK champion ice cream title
Scottish luxury ice-cream maker, Equi’s, has scooped three top prizes at the prestigious National Ice Cream Awards. Beating hundreds of artisan products, Hamilton-based Equi’s lifted the sought-after trophy in best dairy in the UK for their multi-award-winning Double Cream Vanilla, silver in best flavour for their Honeycomb Crunch and the coveted title of UK champion…
Read MoreDesigners convert listed garage into restaurant
Glasgow-based Mosaic Architecture and Design have given Ka Pao, the new South East Asian restaurant housed in the basement of the recently converted Botanic Gardens Garage in Glasgow’s West End, a distinct look and feel to complement its menu. Run by the company behind the popular Kelvingrove restaurant Ox and Finch, Ka Pao, which accommodates…
Read MoreScots chocolate offers contemporary take on Valentine’s
A Scots chocolatier has launched its Love Is Simple Collection featuring a design by British artist Thomas Payne. COCO’s Love Is Simple Collection stems from The Art of Chocolate’s collaboration with the contemporary artist. Symbolising the love affair between chocolate and art, which characterises the brand, all three Love Collections launch in time for Valentine’s…
Read MoreTropical Tiki Bar reveals new small plates menu
Exotic Glasgow bar Tiki Bar and Kitsch Inn has revealed a new Thai small plates menu. Created by head chef Thatchapon Leksriri, the new menu will transport you straight out of Glasgow and over to a remote Thai beach. Full of fresh flavours and aromatic spices, you can also let chef Thatchapon order for you,…
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