Scottish Macaroni Appreciation Club (SMAC) – Mummy Mac Off!

The amazing SMAC is launching the first Mummy Mac Off on Sunday 19 January and they are looking for Scotland's best home made mac! So, do you think you've got what it takes? You can check out the details on facebook and if you fancy entering, just get in touch with SMAC! Your esteemed judge …

A couple of events: SMAC and Street Food at Whole Foods!

If you're looking for something to do this week, there's a couple of awesome events on in Glasgow! First up, on Wednesday night there is the monthly meeting of SMAC. SMAC? It's the Scottish Macaroni Appreciation Society which is held at Sloans! Mac cheese is one of my all time favourite things to eat and …

Hotel du Vin, Glasgow West End

A recent dining-out experience that I'd love to share was our dinner at Hotel du Vin. It was a Sicilian Wine dinner of 4 courses plus matching Sicilian wines (as well as canapés). The night started (unexpectedly) out in the gardens - it was the height of summer and actually properly warm in Glasgow for …

Basel tart

Where have you been? And what the hell is a Basel tart, I hear you cry. Well, Yelp has been keeping me pretty busy (understatement!) – but, if you want the honest truth, this job has made me the happiest I've ever been in a job. It's just so me. I can't explain it any …

Cookie, Glasgow Southside

We finally managed to visit Cookie after many failed attempts (on our behalf!). We were able to get a seat without any problem on a Saturday around 1pm but it got a lot busier over the next two hours, so if you're thinking of going for a special occasion I'd recommend booking in advance. We …

Blythswood Bubbles, Glasgow City Centre

We were invited along to afternoon tea at Blythswood Square for the launch of Blythswood Bubbles on Friday. Blythswood Bubbles is either a three-course lunch from the market menu, or afternoon tea with Moët & Chandon Champagne for the duration, for £50 per person. We had the afternoon tea option, and had the pleasure of …

The Big Cheesemaking Kit

We spotted this kit a while back at the Clarkston Farmers Market, being sold by Creeside Charcuterie. The kit is made in Edinburgh and is available online or through Creeside. I was pretty interested in the kit, and thankfully Santa remembered and got me the goats cheese kit for Christmas! I've had a go of …

The Living Room, Glasgow City Centre

We were invited to "Dining in the Dark" - the Living Room Glasgow's challenge for food bloggers to fight to the death, blindfolded, to win a coveted trophy for Dining in the Dark Champion 2012. Have I ever mentioned before how competitive I am? Well, let's just say that I was determined to win, and …

Longboard Italian evening at Whole Foods Market, Giffnock

We were lucky enough to be invited along for Whole Foods Market, Giffnock's new monthly night called Longboard. The launch night was Italian themed, and we were treated to a whole range of amazing food. You can read a really detailed description of all the food on their blog, Longboard Giffnock. The idea is that …

Capricorn goats cheese challenge: Kale pesto pasta with goats cheese

I really, really love twitter. I have such a lovely group of twitter friends that I've met through my @glasgow_food account - we even had a meet up recently that you might have read about! Thanks to Twitter, I recently had the pleasure of "meeting" Ethel from Capricorn Goats Cheese. Ethel told me they were having a competition called the #capricornchallenge - …