I am almost coming home. It’s been a great business trip but my body and mind are growing tired after being away for almost 2 full weeks (the third-such stretch since early November). There have been lots of great and interesting discoveries – many of them related to food and drink. Some of the discoveries [...]
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Inspirational Food Ideas From Scotland
Posted in Scotland, tagged beer, food packaging, pimms, scotland, scottish beer on March 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Driving Through Farm Country in the Spring
Posted in Scotland on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I feel like I’m in the movies and the lights have just gone dark – it’s as if my eyes are just getting adjusted to the new dark while simultaneously being exposed to the bright lights and loud sounds of the trailers. The last 24 hours have seen me driving between Glasgow, Scotland and Manchester, England [...]
Stranger in a Strange Land – Heading Back to Glasgow
Posted in Scotland on March 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I’ll be heading to the UK again shortly. My day job takes me there a few times a year and I’m looking forward to going back to Glasgow, Scotland – a city I’ve grown to know and love. I spend 3-4 weeks a year in Scotland every year. I’ve been going there for the last [...]
A Real Football Pub…in Glasgow…
Posted in Scotland on December 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I had the absolute privilege of seeing a Glasgow Celtic (`sell-tick`) game on my recent visit to Scotland. We started the day with a civil bite in a pub before walking to the stadium and stopping at a local pub for devotees of the home team on our way to the stadium. This was beer-drinking [...]
A Scottish Take on Genetically Modified Food
Posted in Scotland on December 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Imagine opening the menu in the lobby bar of your local hotel and reading the following message: Our hotel policy is not to utilise GM foods. However, we are currently unable to guarantee the origin of some foods, therefore, some of our foods may arise from genetically modified maize or soya. If you have queries, [...]
Beer and Sports – a Difference in the UK
Posted in Scotland on November 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I am currently in the UK I am enjoying checking my `norms`around food and drink and learning about a different perspective that comes from living half a world away… I might make it to my first Football (known as `soccer` in North America) match (known as `game`) in a few hours from now. It`s [...]
Heading to Glasgow, Looking for Tips
Posted in Scotland on November 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I will be heading across the ocean shortly – a trip for work that will be dominated by actual work but have some time mixed for food and drink. I do get to go to Glasgow almost twice a year so I’m a little spoiled like that. I do know that I will have several [...]
Rabbie Burns Day!!! Haggis and Scotland on a Sunday
Posted in Scotland, tagged glasgow, glasgow museum of transport, Haggis, Loch Lamond, museum of transport, Neeps and Tatties, Rabbie Burns Day, restaurants, Robbie Burns Day, Robert Wiseman Dairies, scotland, Scottish Restaurants on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday was my only day off during this 12 day trip to the UK – I’m scheduled 10-12 hours per day and it’s a fairly busy trip. I woke up early and lazed about until noon when my associate, pal and host brought me out for a tour. A typical Scottish winters day – cool, [...]
Saturday Night Laughter (and not); Glasgow
Posted in Scotland, tagged comedy, comedy clubs, glasgow, stand up, standup, The Stand on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Had a lovely evening last night (damn, starting to speak like them). This is a short post because it is very loosely tied to our focus here – food and drink. I got taken out by a colleague and friend named Martin. He took me to a comedy club named The Stand. I was somewhat [...]
Friday night in Glasgow
Posted in Scotland, tagged Ashton Lane, Cottiers, glasgow, North of Bondi, pubs, restaurants, scotland on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A quick post before heading to work this morning (after just writing a considerably long one for the ongoing series in making your own jam). I have learned that, especially on weekends, good food in Scotland often requires a reservation. Without a reservation you will be limiting your options significantly. I did not have reservations. [...]
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