Sep 1, 2020An early memory, in memory of.One of my earliest memories is set in Springburn shopping centre in Glasgow. Not because it’s a place of profound beauty (it isn’t) but because it’s where I first discovered what it meant to belong. My folks and I were sitting on a bench, fresh-faced from a life-changing move that…2 min read
Jan 8, 2020Review — Happy Hot Pot, GlasgowPick and mix for adults is a thing! “YES!” responds the poker-faced gentleman behind the counter. This was fantastic news — my veggie pal had asked if their broth was vegetarian. And apparently it is. Although I’d read somewhere that Taiwanese hot pot was made with chicken bones, and then…Food6 min read
Oct 5, 2019Review — Stravaigin, 28 Gibson StreetOriginally for GlasgowLive.com Cafes that serve rubbish coffee. What’s that all about? I mean fair enough if you walk into a shoe shop demanding a flat white, but this ain’t no shoe shop and no offence but you ‘only had one job’ as the kids say. It’s just that a…Food6 min read
Mar 19, 2018I lost 3 years of my life to… social media.We’re living through a mental health crisis catalysed by social media. Is it time to say goodbye? — ‘It’s called self-discipline!’ people would tell me. ‘Just stop using it’. But I couldn’t stop using it. Social media is so thoroughly ingrained into our culture that I wasn’t capable of comfortably living without it. Other than being a hugely useful networking tool, it was the small things; I felt…Social Media4 min read
Jan 19, 2018Nina Nesbitt reveals her favourite bit of Scottish banterA dark year, getting her mojo back and the best of Scottish banter — Nina Nesbitt chats with Fat — My interview with Nina Nesbitt was scheduled for 7pm at The Art School in Garnethill; a brilliant venue but in an area so vertical, you need a harness, rope and helmet to make it safely to the top. Arriving early, just as her ‘meet and greet’ event was taking place…Politics4 min read
Jan 19, 2018Five posh Glasgow restaurants that cost less than a trip to Nando’sSometimes nothing hits the spot like a Nando’s — it’s cheap, it’s cheerful and it’s chicken. But what if we told you some of Glasgow’s Michelin-recommended restaurants were cheaper? Mind blown? We’ve added up an average meal for one at the fast food favourite, to a total of just over…Stravaign3 min read
Jan 19, 2018What and where is Plantation? We solve a great Glasgow mysteryLet’s stop for a minute and talk about this ‘Plantation’ the radio keeps going on about… You hear it mentioned on the traffic and travel updates when you’re in the car: “M8 eastbound building through Plantation and it’ll ease once you’re over the Kingston Bridge”. Will it, aye? But what…Slavery2 min read
Jan 16, 2018Scotland’s hidden Pineapple HouseDeep into the Scottish woods; a proud, utterly bonkers, pineapple-shaped mansion. You can’t help but laugh at the sight. My friends have been tagging me in pineapple related posts since a night out in 2015, when I drunkenly nicked one from a cocktail bar. It followed us wherever we went…Twitter3 min read
Jan 9, 2018From Glasgow streets to supermodels‘Scotland’s Model Teenager’, Connor Newall, and brother Andrew chat about their rise to stardum. “I could be the Brad Pitt of modelling, but I haven’t got a clue which clothes are stylish.” Govan boy Connor Newall is refreshingly down to earth for someone so in demand. The 19-year-old won an…Fashion4 min read
Jan 8, 2018Where do fraudsters go for dinner?It’s a lonely “Table for One?” at my favourite family run restaurant in Glasgow. Reviewers on TripAdvisor invariably describe it as a ‘hidden gem’; small and unassuming yet serving food so luscious, so decadent, you feel compelled to hug all the staff. During tonight’s evening service I see Beton* —…Fraud6 min read
