Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
A delicious dish from the streets of Old Delhi
Today’s Scottish Field recipe is the Murg-E-Changezi, famous in the streets of Old Delhi. It’s named after none other than the Mongolian ruler and invader Genghis Khan, or Changez Khan as he is known in India. Legend has it that he was extremely particular about his food and the spices used in it. One of…
Read MoreScots are already thinking of their summer holidays
Scots are looking to the sun after a leading travel agent revealed 2019’s top destinations. Barrhead Travel named Majorca, Orlando and Cancun amongst top destinations as it revealed the top-selling holiday destinations for 2019 as holidaymakers rush to secure their next getaway during travel’s busiest booking season. Barrhead Travel’s top five European destinations for 2019…
Read MoreCeltic Connections ready to begin this week
The world-leading annual music festival Celtic Connections begins this Thursday (17 January) in Glasgow. It will open with around 100 young musicians from across Scotland and Showcase Scotland partner-country Galicia taking to the stage of the Main Auditorium at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, alongside some of the most well-respected Scottish musicians to have emerged since the…
Read MoreTaking time with your Dhansak is so rewarding
We bring you the second of our tasty Indian recipes this week, courtesy of Chaakoo in Glasgow. Chaakoo’s first goal was to be embraced by the food-lovers of Glasgow and within 10 weeks of opening they held the top spot on TripAdvisor above the other 2000 restaurants in Glasgow. They’ve remained in the top 20…
Read MoreLesley’s making a hue and cry in the world of art
It’s been nearly two decades since award-winning painter Lesley Birch swapped her keyboards for a canvas. Born in Glasgow and based in Scotland until her late 30s, Lesley was a full-time musician writing songs and touring as a session keyboards player for chart-topping band Hue & Cry. Nowadays, she paints from her studios in York…
Read MoreThis £3million sporting estate offers potential
An exceptional established Scottish sporting estate with consented forestry planting land and leisure development potential is now for sale. The Inverchaolain Estate, in the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll, is presented for sale by Edwin Thompson. The estate is beautifully situated in a remote unspoilt area of high amenity characterised by beautiful coastlines and sea lochs, frequently…
Read MoreScotland’s Trade Fair will be the biggest for 10 years
There’s just over a week to go until the biggest Scotland’s Trade Fair in a decade. It will open at the SEC in Glasgow where 571 exhibitors have booked stands for Scotland’s main gift buying show opens. Running from 20-22 January there is still time to register for a free entry ticket – but be…
Read MorePrivate home surrounded by woodland and a loch
A beautiful home on the coast of Loch Fyne is now available on the property market. Presented by Robb Residential, Olbia is a lovely detached bungalow set in tranquil woodland and riverside gardens close to the coastline of Loch Fyne at Inverneill, near Lochgilphead, on the west coast of Scotland. The house is completed in…
Read MoreThe Scots breaking down the walls to explore China
Scotland’s history links with China are being explored in a new television documentary. BBC Two Scotland is showing Scots in China, with the first part having aired on Monday, 7 January, and the second is due to show on 14 January. Neil Oliver meets extraordinary Scottish people from all walks of life, living and working…
Read MoreSymposium will discuss the art of tapestry
The heritage and future of tapestry art is to be discussed at a gathering in Scotland. The Cordis Trust presents a symposium bringing together an international panel of speakers to discuss and debate contemporary tapestry. This will take place on Saturday, 16 March, at the RBGE Lecture Theatre, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh. Since its inception,…
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