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Food And Drink
Tempus
“Drop in for a glass of Veuve Clicqot Rosé after shopping at Harvey Nichols” advises the Tempus website. If you do you will be met by a la... Read more »| 10 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
BoBar
Situated in Glasgow's cosmopolitan West End, Bobar is actually part of the Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor – only a stone’s throw away from Byres Road &... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
IGGS: Spanish Temptations
A mainstay in the Edinburgh scene for over 20 years, this Spanish restaurant is very well known for quality and expense. However, since sister restaurant Ba... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Food For Free: The Glasgow Diary
In the concluding episode of our Freegan diaries, Louise Loftus tries the rabbit trick on every fruit and vegetable shop in the West End, and the haul is impressive Read more »| 08 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Food For Free: The Edinburgh Diary
The plan is to find a bin full of loaves of bread... George Penny finds a large can of hairspray as he tries to live like a Freegan for a few weekend Read more »| 08 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Food For Free: Foraging For 'Bush Tucker'
As an errant Devonian, now residing in the (comparatively) big city, I get the occasional Thoreau-esque pang for open spaces and fresh air. This is compounde... Read more »| 05 Jun 2008
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Food And Drink
Food For Free: Interview with the Freegan
Louise Loftus talks to a a full-time Freegan to find out exactly why it's appealing Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
That's The Spirit
Francis De La Boe invented gin and was sure it would cure one third of all diseases. If it doesn't, George Penny reckons cheese wine probably will, sort of Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Tech
Iron Man
It's quite surprising that for Iron Man, one of the most boom-tastic of Marvel properties, it's taken them this long to turn out a blockbusting movie to wow ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Voujon
Situated close to Pollock Halls and the synagogue, Voujon has been open for almost three years. Inside is bigger and more stylish than its shopfront implies,... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
A Rock 'n' Roll Cookbook
Elvis regally living out his last minutes on the toilet, cheeseburger in hand. Mama Cass' final dreams of California rudely disrupted by a ham sandwich lodge... Read more »| 30 May 2008 -
Tech
VideoGames Live!
Music in video games is not merely present to accompany the on-screen action. It is there to open up a range of emotions and evoke feelings in the player. Fr... Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Food And Drink
Have Fork, Will Travel
EatScotland, the culinary arm of VisitScotland, is currently trumpeting its range of ‘Taste Trails’, designed to give your trip to Scotland a dis... Read more »| 21 May 2008 -
Tech
stuntman
Stunt Pilot is a simple game. Up goes up. Down goes down and Boost...etc. Your job? Fly through hoops, and don't crash. Over the 40 or so levels you accrue... Read more »| 21 May 2008 -
Tech
UEFA: Euro 2008
With none of the home nations managing to qualify for the real thing, Uefa: Euro 2008 could well be your only chance to see a British footballer lift some si... Read more »| 20 May 2008