Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
Review: Elements, Bearsden
Fine dining is evolving. Gone are the days of starchy formality and rigid etiquette. Stuffy dining rooms and menus you can’t decipher are making way for a more relaxed atmosphere. Most of us want to go somewhere that centres around the food and a comfortable dining experience, rather than the prestige of listing arcane herbs…
Read MoreWorks by the ‘father of modern Scottish photography’ Joseph McKenzie go on display
Often referred to as the ‘father’ of modern Scottish photography, Joseph McKenzie is considered by many as one of the greatest post war photographers to have emerged from outside of America. Over the years Joseph produced some of the largest and most regarded studies of the changing face of Dundee (Dundee – City in Transition)…
Read MoreBookshop themed bar with cocktails named after famous authors to open in Glasgow
A Jack Kerouac? A Dorothy Parker or an Ernest Hemingway? They might be some of the world’s most famous authors, but now you can sip a cocktail named after them at a new literary themed bar in Glasgow, surrounded by 8,000 books. The Last Bookstore will open later this month at the site of the…
Read MoreReview: Six by Nico x Sole Club, Glasgow
Affordable fine dining is at the heart of everything chef Nico Simeone does. The brains behind the super popular Six by Nico, his menus remain accessible despite his growing success and quest for culinary domination in Scotland. His latest venture, Sole Club – a speakeasy-style fish restaurant – opened in the heart of Finnieston earlier…
Read MoreLife on Our Planet in Concert: Netflix show comes to Glasgow with Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The groundbreaking Netflix show Life on Our Planet will come to life on the big screen alongside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra next month. The Netflix show, of the same name and was narrated by Morgan Freeman, tells the story of life unfolding through its most pivotal moments – from the first single-celled life form…
Read MoreGlasgow’s Sole Club introduces new menus inspired by Six by Nico iconic Chippie
Six months since its inception, Sole Club in Glasgow is launching two new culinary experiences this month. The first is The Chippie Club, which pays homage to their origins with the iconic Six by Nico ‘Chippie’ Tasting Menu. From a chip on a stick to the Smoky Sausage Supper, this reinterpretation of Six’s culinary roots…
Read MoreNew ‘Inspector Rebus’ play comes to Scotland
Sir Ian Rankin’s ‘Rebus’ detective novels have been translated into 36 languages and adapted for radio, the stage and the screen. Now, following the success of the latest BBC TV series, a new play featuring the much-loved detective is hitting theatres across Scotland and the UK. Rebus: A Game Called Malice, a stage production by…
Read MoreNew Glasgow Life Museums acquisition by John Akomfrah goes on display
Filmmaker John Akomfrah’s Mimesis: African Soldier, which reflects on the experience of soldiers from across the Commonwealth in World War 1, is going on display in Glasgow. The installation highlights the contribution of more than six million African, Caribbean and South Asian people from across former colonies who fought, served, and died in the war. …
Read MoreReview, The Fifth Step: Slow Horses Jack Lowden is remarkable in this dark comedy
Jack Lowden and Sean Gilder are remarkable in this latest production from David Ireland which is sincere and serious at times but funny throughout, says Ellie Forbes. ★★★★ Appal us, then make us laugh. That’s the David Ireland way. Delivering big societal questions wrapped in dark humour, there is a shock value to his work.…
Read MoreRare clock by Archibald Knox sells for more than seven times its estimate at auction
A rare clock by one of the UK’s most respected designers has sold for £36,000 at auction – more than seven times its estimate. The Cymric silver mantel clock, made by Archibald Knox, is of a previously unrecorded design, and one of the finest examples of its kind to come to auction. The price achieved at McTear’s…
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