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Creedence Glasgow

Creedence

by Ron Mackenna

5 out of10

And so to the latest of my occasional dining adventures with Guerino. We once went all the way to Edinburgh, you know. He didn’t like it. Too far. Tonight? I can see a flicker of stress on the big man’s face as we descend a dark, narrow staircase leading deep into the bowels of West Regent Street in Glasgow. …

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La Famiglia Glasgow

La Famiglia

by Joanna Blythman

8 out of10

When a restaurant is named La Famiglia, and the chef is called Nico Simeone, there’s a not unreasonable tendency to assume that we’re looking at an out-and-out Italian outfit. So arriving for dinner at the aforementioned restaurant in Glasgow, it took a few minutes to process the fact that here was one of those…

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Turquoise Thistle Edinburgh

Turquoise Thistle

by Joanna Blythman

4 out of10

On the Great British Menu the other day there was yet another aspiring chef attempting yet another ultra-complicated dish. This one involved making a wafer-thin hollow sphere of chocolate, filling it with sorbet, and pouring on warm custard to create a slow controlled implosion, or that was the theory anyway.…

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Joanna Blythman

Our award-winning reviewer Joanna Blythman is one of the country's top restaurant critics and a leading voice in British food writing. Her expert opinions are formed from years of experience and a deep knowledge of food and its sources, making her incisive restaurant reviews a must-read for anyone looking for genuine, impartial and expert advice on where to eat in Scotland - and where to avoid.
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