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FULL HOUSE AT DINING TALES EVENT
Our event promoting Dining Tales sold out at Waterstones bookshop in Sauchiehall Street Glasgow on a freezing midweek night in November. The event was hosted by the excellent Paul Trainor from Glasgow World and featured three of the brilliant contributors to the book:...
WATERSTONES EVENT
AS PART OF BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND 2024 YOU ARE INVITED TO: A SAVOURY EVENING OF DINING TALES Love dining out in Glasgow? Then this is the tasty event for you. Based on the book Dining Tales, a collection of scintillating stories told first-hand from the giants in...
MARCO GIANNASI ON GLASGOW HERITAGE
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...
DINING TALES ON GLAD RADIO – PODCAST
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...
WHAT MAKES A “COMMUNITY RESTAURANT?”
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...
IS THE ERA OF THE CHAIN DINERS OVER?
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...