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“The best Christmas for generations”<br />
Christmas and New Year may come<br />
only once a year but boy do we make<br />
them one to remember with Scotland’s<br />
largest house party here at Crieff Hydro.<br />
And as 2018 is our 150th birthday year –<br />
we’ve got double the celebration!<br />
What’s included:<br />
• Three to five nights accommodation<br />
• Endless entertainment<br />
• Free childcare for 2 -12 year olds<br />
• FREE leisure pool, gym and cinema<br />
3 Night<br />
Christmas Package<br />
Only £513<br />
per person<br />
3 Night<br />
New Year Package<br />
Only £810<br />
per person<br />
Self-catering<br />
breaks<br />
From £64<br />
per person, per night<br />
Book now crieffhydro.com/festive | 01764 655 555<br />
Terms: Based on two adults sharing standard double accommodation, arriving on 24 or 30 December 2018 for three nights.<br />
Self-catering breaks are a minimum of 5 nights. Hotel packages include all meals. Subject to availability, see website for full details.
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Contents<br />
Image I Gregor Reid<br />
Contents<br />
6 Regulars Fashion pages<br />
westender<br />
underwear 4 Editor’s Letter shoot<br />
13 25 A Mum’s Jian London Notebook<br />
Christmas<br />
14 Fashion, West beauty End Live & health<br />
with Greg Kane<br />
7 WIN! At Rainbow Room<br />
19 A west end<br />
International<br />
Christmas gift guide<br />
8 Animal prints go wild<br />
28 Up Front<br />
gypsy brewing<br />
30<br />
Shopping<br />
Restaurant review<br />
31 7 WIN! Tickets A 3 course to Country meal<br />
with Living wine Christmas at Rio Cafe Fair &<br />
WIN! 31 Christmas A weekend gift guide<br />
at 40 The Keeping Bruce it Arms local on<br />
32 Clarence Sweet Drive Liberty recipe<br />
34 Author’s Bookgroup<br />
meets Phil Differ<br />
Going out<br />
39 Jingle Belles at<br />
Kennedy 20 West End + CoLive<br />
40 with WIN! Greg A Kane style<br />
makeover 22 Top Things at Rainbow<br />
Room International<br />
41 Art Festive & culture Offers<br />
at Esteem Beauty<br />
42<br />
52 Cover<br />
100 years<br />
to Cover<br />
of<br />
Erskine celebrated<br />
at Food The & Hunterian drink<br />
44<br />
45 Restaurant<br />
Health Matters<br />
review:<br />
47<br />
Nonya<br />
Mum’s Notebook<br />
49<br />
46 Sweet<br />
Top Things<br />
Liberty<br />
52<br />
51 Bar<br />
Interiors<br />
review:<br />
article:<br />
Bank Place<br />
Christmas in colour<br />
55 Country comforts<br />
Westender living<br />
56 Hygge at home<br />
58 56 Atlas Creative kitchen kitchen<br />
makeover clearout<br />
66 61 Highland Legal Matters hideaway with<br />
Mitchells 62 Glorious Roberton glamour
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Editor’s<br />
Letter<br />
T<br />
he festive edition is here and we’re<br />
bursting at the seams with all sorts of<br />
useful information to help you navigate<br />
this busy and, so often, stressful time of year.<br />
Christmas officially starts at the Country<br />
Living Christmas Fair at the SEC on the<br />
15th-18th November and we have eight pairs<br />
of tickets to be won – see Page 7! There’s a<br />
huge variety of different retailers from food<br />
and drink to furnishings and decorations to<br />
some really unusual gift ideas for people who<br />
are very awkward to buy for (thinking of you,<br />
Dad). For more inspiration on festive pressies<br />
head on to our annual Christmas gift guide<br />
on Page 31. This year we’ve covered five<br />
whole pages with inspiration from West End<br />
gift shops and bespoke local online retailers<br />
– it’s amazing what you find gets made in<br />
Finnieston!<br />
As for things to do this November and<br />
December, well, we’re spoiled for choice.<br />
Greg Kane shares his best of the gigs with<br />
us on Page 20 (Madonna Pop Discoteque<br />
Above: Suzanne Martin, Westender editor.<br />
Below: On location in Jordanhill Bowling Club on<br />
the ‘it’s my party shoot’ with model Ellie Hunton<br />
from the Colours Agency and Westender Stylist<br />
Jacki Clark.<br />
at SWG3 anyone?). While Tracy Mukherjee<br />
takes us on a festive tour of our city on Page<br />
22. With so much going on we’ve broken<br />
out of the West End and explored the wider<br />
environs of the city centre – well, the Santa<br />
Dash is pretty special and all for good<br />
causes.<br />
What I’m particularly enjoying this edition<br />
is Susan Robertson’s interiors articles from<br />
Page 56. My kitchen is a functional and at<br />
times unloved space – yet we spend so much<br />
time there. With a little bit of decluttering and<br />
TLC this could be a much more welcoming<br />
space for friends and family and I’m feeling<br />
inspired to spend a little time and a bit of<br />
effort to make it look its best for Christmas.<br />
And I do also want to bake Liberty’s Sugar<br />
Cookies on Page 46, I know how good they<br />
taste. So yes, the cat’s out the bag, I gorge<br />
myself on the goodies Liberty bakes for<br />
the Sweet Liberty pages – after the shoot<br />
of course! Gregor Reid, the Westender<br />
photographer, is much worse and can be<br />
found scavenging titbits just out of shot whilst<br />
shooting. Just don’t tell him I told you so…<br />
Have a very Merry Christmas everyone!<br />
Suzanne Martin
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EDITOR<br />
SUZANNE MARTIN<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
GREGOR REID<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
EMILY DONOHO,<br />
MICHELE GORDON,<br />
GREG KANE,<br />
TRACY MUKHERJEE,<br />
ROBERTO PARRUCCI,<br />
SUSAN ROBERTSON, BRIAN TOAL,<br />
LIBERTY VITTERT<br />
HAIR & MUA<br />
TERRI CRAIG<br />
STYLIST<br />
JACKI CLARK<br />
WESTENDERMAGAZINE.COM<br />
INFO@WESTENDERMAGAZINE.COM<br />
07905 897238<br />
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Country Living Magazine Christmas<br />
Fair is back at the SEC from 15-18<br />
November 2018. This annual Fair<br />
is viewed by many as the official start of<br />
Christmas, and a must for anyone wanting<br />
to find everything for the perfect festive<br />
celebration under one roof.<br />
We have eight pairs of tickets for this<br />
fabulously festive show to be won. Our lucky<br />
winners can source beautiful decorations<br />
and original gifts from gorgeous garlands<br />
and beautiful baubles, to glassware, scented<br />
candles and stylish cards. Arts and craft<br />
lovers can pick up haberdashery, ribbons,<br />
fabrics, sewing kits and craft essentials –<br />
everything required to get seriously creative<br />
this Christmas.<br />
The perfect day out wouldn’t be complete<br />
without a relaxing glass of fizz. The Viking<br />
Cruise Champagne Bar is a great place<br />
to review purchases, plan the rest of the<br />
day’s shopping or just relax with a glass of<br />
Champagne.<br />
To book tickets call 0844 581 1385 or<br />
visit countrylivingfair.com/ticket-prices.<br />
WIN! Westender Magazine has<br />
eight pairs of tickets to be won!<br />
For your chance to win go to<br />
westendermagazine.com and click<br />
on competitions by the 8th Nov’18.<br />
RRI<br />
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by John Parker<br />
t’s nearly Christmas and what a year it’s<br />
been for us at Rainbow Room International.<br />
We recently received the fantastic news<br />
that Paddy McDougall from our Rainbow<br />
Room International George Square salon<br />
received the ‘It Guy’ award at this years<br />
‘Most Wanted’ It List Awards 2018. We will<br />
also be attending the British Hairdressing<br />
Awards in London where our team is up for<br />
three awards including the prestigious British<br />
Artistic Team of the Year. And for the first<br />
time our very own Designer Stylist, Summer,<br />
will be attending.<br />
Summer started as an assistant at our<br />
Great Western Road salon and has worked<br />
her way up the promotion ladder and is now a<br />
Designer Stylist at the salon and a part of our<br />
Rainbow Room International Artistic Team.<br />
She is a testament to our Rainbow Room<br />
International brand and a prime example of<br />
how you can join as an assistant and work<br />
your way up the ranks.<br />
We are currently looking for new<br />
assistants in the salon, so if you are<br />
interested in being a part of our Rainbow<br />
Room International team please do get in<br />
touch; give us a call at the salon.<br />
follow – Rainbow Room GWR<br />
Rainbow Room International<br />
607 Great Western Road G12 8HX<br />
0141 337 3370<br />
rainbowroominternational.com<br />
WIN! Rainbow Room International<br />
are offering one lucky reader a hair<br />
makeover in their Great Western Rd<br />
salon. For your chance to win go to<br />
westendermagazine.com and click<br />
on competitions by the 31st Dec’18.
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Photography<br />
Stylist<br />
Make Up<br />
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Gregor Reid<br />
Jacki Clark<br />
Terri Craig<br />
‘tis the<br />
season
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cape, Catherines of partick<br />
jewellery, nancy smillie<br />
dress, Top shop<br />
shoes, office
Dress, zara. SHoes, office. bag & jewellery, liquorice tree<br />
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dress, asos. bag, pink poodle. jewellery, liquorice tree. shoes, office
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dress, asos
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dress, biba @frasers. Bag, pink poodle. shoes, office
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model neesha graham<br />
MUA terri craig, terricraig.co.uk<br />
stylist jacki clark, jackiclark-stylist.co.uk<br />
photography gregor reid, gregorreidphotography.com<br />
shoes, office<br />
bag, top shop<br />
necklace, liquorice tree.<br />
dress, catherines of partick
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skirt, top, choker & shoes, top shop<br />
necklace, nancy smillie<br />
jacket, pink poodle<br />
opposite page - dress, asos. necklace, nancy smillie
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Location jordanhill bowling club<br />
model ellie hunton @coloursagency.com<br />
Hair and MUA terri craig, terricraig.co.uk<br />
stylist jacki clark, jackiclark-stylist.co.uk<br />
photography gregor reid, gregorreidphotography.com
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Magazine Promotion<br />
What’s in BETTY’S Wardrobe?<br />
Eyewear brand IOLLA are putting all eyes<br />
on you. With the launch of their new<br />
Eyewear Wardrobe campaign, the<br />
brand is putting the spotlight on the IOLLA<br />
community to share what inspires their<br />
eyewear choices each day. Whether it’s for<br />
different sides of your personality, different<br />
seasons or purely for comfort, there’s no<br />
perfect rhyme or reason to which frames you<br />
should wear each day. IOLLA believes your<br />
choice of frames should be just as unique as<br />
you are.<br />
Choosing which pair of glasses to wear<br />
each day is a statement of style, which is why<br />
IOLLA are continuing to make the process<br />
as fun and as easy as possible with their new<br />
Eyewear Wardrobe case. And with space<br />
for four pairs of glasses, it’s the perfect<br />
companion for storing all of your favourite<br />
frames, almost like a mini walk in wardrobe<br />
for the short and long sighted.<br />
To coincide with the launch of the Eyewear<br />
Wardrobe, IOLLA are teaming up with Forever<br />
Yours Betty, who will be hosting four styling<br />
days in their showrooms and inviting you to<br />
come along and ‘Be Styled By Betty’.<br />
Throughout November, you will have the<br />
opportunity to gain some invaluable styling<br />
advice from fashion blogger and style editor<br />
Sheri Scott, who is known for her eyewear<br />
collection and impeccable style. If you are<br />
unsure of which frames may suit you, this true<br />
Scottish style icon will help you to expand<br />
your Eyewear Wardrobe, and you’ll be sure to<br />
have fun doing it!<br />
If you haven’t heard of IOLLA before, it’s<br />
a brand that focuses on bringing fashionable<br />
eyewear within the reach of everyone. Gone<br />
are the days of having to choose a singular<br />
frame to go with every outfit. At IOLLA, the<br />
frames are stylish and affordable. Costing<br />
a flat rate of £65 no matter which frame<br />
you choose (that includes frame cost,<br />
prescription lenses, coatings and even lens<br />
thinning), shopping for a new pair of<br />
glasses has never been easier.<br />
With a wide range of unisex styles to<br />
choose from, there’s something for everyone<br />
at IOLLA. Whether you prefer big, small, bold,<br />
tortoiseshell, cat-eye, metal or round frames,<br />
you’ll be sure to find something that fits<br />
your fancy. Available to purchase<br />
online or instore at their Finnieston<br />
and Stockbridge showrooms,<br />
there’s plenty of choice to create<br />
your own personal Eyewear<br />
Wardrobe. After all, life’s too<br />
short for only one pair!
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BE STYLED BY BETTY<br />
Thursday 15th Nov & Thursday 29th Nov, 5-8pm 1313 Argyle Street, Finnieston G3 8TL<br />
Thursday 8th Nov & Thursday 22nd Nov, 5-8pm 22 North West Circus Place EH3 6SX
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LIVE<br />
November<br />
Kacey Musgraves<br />
Friday 2nd November 6.30pm<br />
SEC Armadillo, sec.co.uk<br />
LGTBQ rights, futurism, Acid?<br />
You don’t have to be a dedicated<br />
student of Nashville’s history to<br />
know that this is not the usual fare<br />
dished up by Music City’s mainstream<br />
stars and Kacey Musgraves is<br />
definitely a different kind of outlaw<br />
country music starlet. Born 30 years<br />
ago in Texas, this controversial and<br />
prolific country singer/songwriter<br />
wrote her first song aged nine, had<br />
forged a successful career playing<br />
Texas Swing music by her teens and<br />
in her 20s had established herself<br />
as a prominent artist in the global<br />
country psyche.<br />
She is out promoting her seventh<br />
studio album 'Golden Hour'.<br />
Choice Tracks:<br />
Kacey Musgarves 'Lonely Weekend'<br />
Soul II Soul<br />
Saturday 3rd November 6.30pm<br />
SEC Armadillo, sec.co.uk<br />
As soon as you hear that Graham<br />
Central Station drum sample on Soul<br />
II Soul’s iconic 'Back To Life' you're<br />
immediately transported back to the<br />
summer of 1989. Ah, those heady days<br />
how I miss them so.<br />
1989 was a good year for Soul II<br />
Soul, they had top ten hit singles on<br />
both sides of the Atlantic and their<br />
debut album went on to sell over<br />
five million copies worldwide. Soul<br />
II Soul (Jazzy B, Nellee Hooper and<br />
singer Caron Wheeler) proudly put<br />
British soul music firmly on the map<br />
back then and they are still doing it<br />
now.<br />
We’ve played with them at a few<br />
festivals this Summer and Soul II<br />
Soul are a great live experience that<br />
deliver their own distinct brand of<br />
sophisticated, atmospheric, funk<br />
jazz hip hop.<br />
Choice track:<br />
Soul II Soul ‘Keep On Moving’<br />
Danny Goffey<br />
Sunday 18th November 7.30pm<br />
The Hug and Pint, thehugandpint.com<br />
Danny Goffey is the drummer from the<br />
band Supergrass, who’s singer Gaz<br />
Combes also released the brilliant<br />
'World’s Strongest Man' album earlier<br />
this year. Go have a listen to it.<br />
They’re a prolific lot this bunch from<br />
England’s green and pleasant land…<br />
Eton, Oxford.<br />
But I’m not going to hold that<br />
against him because Danny Goffey's<br />
music is lyrically well thought<br />
out, rhythmically assured and very<br />
cleverly produced with hints of Beck,<br />
Blockheads and Blur.<br />
His offerings are much more playful<br />
than his bandmate’s solo efforts,<br />
but no less compelling. Big Audio<br />
Dynamite comes to mind too when<br />
listening down to his latest album<br />
'Schtick'. Good stuff.<br />
Choice Track: Danny Goffey<br />
'Let It Happen'
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by Greg Kane<br />
December<br />
Courtney Pine & Omar<br />
Wednesday 12th December 8pm<br />
Òran Mór, oran-mor.co.uk<br />
Multi instrumental jazz musician<br />
Courtney Pine presents ‘Black Notes<br />
from the Deep’ featuring guest<br />
vocalist Omar.<br />
This very special project brings<br />
together two of the UK’s finest jazz<br />
and soul talents composing, recording<br />
and performing new original material<br />
together for the first time.<br />
With ‘Black Notes from the Deep’<br />
Courtney Pine returns to the tenor<br />
saxophone and features the vocal<br />
talents of UK soul star Omar, whose<br />
1992 hit single ‘There’s Nothing Like<br />
This’ established a truly unique and<br />
instantly recognisable ‘signature’<br />
sound.<br />
These two sound great together and<br />
hopefully this is the beginnings of a<br />
long and fruitful collaboration.<br />
Choice track:<br />
Courtney Pine Feat. Omar 'Rules'<br />
Paul McCartney<br />
Friday 14th December 6.30pm<br />
SEC Armadillo, sec.co.uk<br />
One of my Beatles loving friends<br />
always asks, ‘why doesn’t McCartney<br />
just have Ringo on drums, Jeff Beck<br />
and Clapton on guitars, Rick Wakeman<br />
on keys… put a supergroup together to<br />
play all those amazing songs?… it’d be<br />
brilliant!'<br />
Good question. Well, he doesn’t even<br />
employ a real string section to play<br />
'Yesterday' or 'Eleanor Rigby' or a real<br />
horn section to play 'Got To Get You<br />
Into My Life' or 'Lady Madonna'. Weird<br />
that. A clue as to why may be found<br />
in the story that one of his session<br />
guitarists’ tells of Paul handing him<br />
a tenner and asking him to go and get<br />
fish suppers for everyone during a<br />
break at a rehearsal at his studio in<br />
Campbeltown. There were over twelve<br />
people to feed! Seemingly he’s tight is<br />
oor Paul.<br />
Nevertheless, it’s PAUL MCCARTNEY.<br />
In Glasgow. Live. You Have To Go!<br />
He’s out promoting his new solo album<br />
'Egypt Station', which is really very<br />
good indeed.<br />
As you can probably tell by now<br />
my answer to the 'who is your fave<br />
Beatle?' question is always Lennon.<br />
Choice Track: Paul McCartney<br />
'Jenny Wren'<br />
Madonna Pop Discoteque<br />
Saturday 22nd December 11pm<br />
SWG3, swg3.tv<br />
The best Madonna tribute night in the<br />
world is coming to Glasgow. The 'Into<br />
The Groove Tour' rolls into town just<br />
in time for Xmas.<br />
'…Prepare to be catapulted from the<br />
80s , 90s , 00s and back again as you<br />
take a 'feel good' journey with the best<br />
pop and disco classics blended with<br />
the greatest hits from Madonna…'<br />
With the party coming right at the<br />
height of the festive season, you can<br />
be guaranteed that this will be one of<br />
the biggest nights of the last weekend<br />
before Dec 25th.<br />
Aw come on, IT’S XMAS!<br />
Choice track: Madonna 'Like A Virgin'
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Top Things To Do<br />
in the West End<br />
by Tracy Mukherjee<br />
Top for Autumn Magic<br />
Our dear Botanic Gardens have always been<br />
magical to the thousands who flock through<br />
their gilded gates each day. But come nightfall<br />
in October and November, the gardens will take<br />
on a whole new mystical glow. Running until<br />
the 11th November, the GlasGLOW event will see<br />
the Botanics transformed into a fantasy realm<br />
with an ethereal light and sound show. Walking<br />
around, the familiar grounds will take on a whole<br />
new form: a fantasy world of dragons, fire pits<br />
and much much more. The magical journey will<br />
take around 90 minutes but you are welcome to<br />
hang around for a hot toddy or warming bite to<br />
eat. There will even be the opportunity to toast<br />
some mouthwatering marshmallows. I very much<br />
doubt it will be on a dragon’s fiery breath, but I<br />
could be wrong…<br />
GlasGLOW, Glasgow Botanic Gardens<br />
Sat 27th Oct – Sun 11th Nov<br />
fffitison.com/glasglow<br />
Top for Theatre<br />
Spoiled for choice is the term that comes to<br />
mind in terms of theatre events this winter.<br />
In November Websters Theatre presents The<br />
Cripple of Inishmaan. This lilting Irish comedy<br />
relays the story of the real life events of a<br />
Hollywood production being filmed on the<br />
island of Inis Mor in 1934 with the fictional life<br />
of a young disabled man desperately wishing<br />
to be part of the documentary. For its 2013 run<br />
in London’s West End the play starred Daniel<br />
Radcliffe. The Giffnock Theatre Players proudly<br />
present their interpretation of the play for three<br />
nights at Websters.<br />
In terms of Pantos, Oran Mor’s offering this year<br />
is The Lying Bitch and the Wardrobe. Written<br />
by Morag Fullarton, this is the rousing tale of an<br />
evil Empress ruling with an iron fist the mythical<br />
kingdom of Escozia. Banning all wondrous<br />
delights (even tablet!) her subjects can take<br />
no more when, horror of horrors, even singing<br />
is vetoed! It’s up to a select band of heroes to<br />
overthrow the evil Empress and get her exiled to<br />
Goolag Achiltibuie…<br />
The Cripple of Inishmaan<br />
Webster’s Theatre 1st – 3rd November<br />
fffwebstersglasgow.com<br />
The Lying Bitch and The Wardrobe<br />
Oran Mor, Mon 26th Nov – Sat 29th Dec<br />
ffforan-mor.co.uk. Adult themes 14yrs+<br />
Top for Christmas Festivities<br />
It simply isn’t a Glasgow Christmas without a<br />
clootie dumpling, a Broons annual or indeed<br />
a good old family fight on Christmas Day. Add<br />
to that the regular Glasgow Loves Christmas<br />
events and you have the recipe for a perfect<br />
Weegie Christmas. The annual Light Switch On<br />
in George Square is on Sunday 18th Nov with<br />
those lucky folks who get picked from the public<br />
ballot watching the square burst into life. If you<br />
aren’t lucky enough to see the lights on that first<br />
evening, fear not. There will be plenty of other<br />
reasons to visit the city centre over the festive<br />
period. Glasgow’s Style Mile Carnival on the 25th<br />
of Nov is an event not to be missed. The carnival<br />
will see a host of festive fairytale costumes<br />
with acts and performances throughout the<br />
afternoon getting Glasgow well and truly into<br />
the holiday spirit. The Christmas Markets also<br />
make a welcome return to St Enoch and George<br />
Square, bringing a touch of Weihnachtsmarkte<br />
to our Scottish shores. And for those scrooges<br />
who even question the existence of St Nick? Well<br />
they better watch out as the Glasgow Santa Dash<br />
and Santa Bungee will see more Santas grace<br />
the Glasgow streets than Range Rovers outside<br />
Glasgow Academy at home time! Sometimes<br />
there is an excuse to leave the West End and the<br />
city events at Christmas are great to support.<br />
Glasgow Style Mile Carnival, Sun 25th Nov<br />
2.30-3.30 commencing St Enoch Square
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Top Things To Do<br />
in the West End<br />
Glasgow Christmas Markets<br />
St Enoch Sq Fri 9th Nov – Sun 23rd Dec<br />
George Sq, Sun 25th Nov – Mon 31st Dec<br />
Glasgow Santa Dash, Sun 9th Dec<br />
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Santa Bungee, Riverside Museum<br />
Sat 1st – Sun 2nd Dec<br />
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NB. Keep an eye out for more information<br />
on the Byres Road Tree Lighting Ceremony,<br />
on the 25th November: unavailable at time<br />
of going to press.<br />
Top for Festive Night Out<br />
Head to Cottiers to hear renowned Celtic band<br />
Bahookie 'The Fire and The Fiddle'. This recent<br />
tour has taken the band all over the world. These<br />
prestigious musicians blend folk/ceilidh music<br />
with urban dance and rock, producing a unique<br />
Scottish sound. With these guys at the helm,<br />
those dancing feet aren’t going to stay still for<br />
long.<br />
Finally, oh the sparkle of a Christmas party<br />
dress! It’s one of the highlights of the year,<br />
getting dressed up for the annual knees up. We<br />
know that The Gatsby Club ball is a huge event<br />
in the summer. But the Winter Ball? Well that’s in<br />
a whole other league. Scotland’s biggest 1920’s<br />
themed event is a heady mix of cabaret and club,<br />
where the dress code is go big or go home! Once<br />
in your life you have to attend this candle-lit<br />
event and immerse yourself in a bygone age.<br />
And at Christmas? I can’t think of a more perfect<br />
time to don a flapper dress and shimmy away to<br />
the Charleston.<br />
Bahookie: The Fire and The Fiddle,<br />
Cottiers Theatre, Fri 7th Dec 7.30 – 1pm<br />
fffcottiers.com/events<br />
The Gatsby Club Winter Ball, Glasgow<br />
University Union, University Avenue<br />
Sat 24th Nov, 7.30pm -2am<br />
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Top for Unusual Gifts<br />
More often than not Christmas comes around<br />
and we have no idea what to do for that oh-so<br />
rare commodity, an original gift. But Santa’s<br />
elves, otherwise known as the West End’s ever<br />
so talented crafting community have Christmas<br />
sewn up with a host of market dates for you to<br />
pencil in the diary. First off, the regular Granny<br />
Would Be Proud marketeers will be displaying<br />
their wares throughout Nov and Dec. This market<br />
has a strong focus on retro and vintage items as<br />
well as promoting local, talented crafters.<br />
Along the road, the institution that is Byres<br />
Road Makers Market will be holding their last<br />
monthly market before Christmas in November<br />
so be sure to note the date. This boutique market<br />
showcases everything from jewellery and<br />
cushions, to handmade lampshades. Heading<br />
towards Woodlands, Nice Markets will be<br />
hosting eco friendly gift markets in Nov and Dec.<br />
Pop along to the market and pick up a no guilt<br />
gift, with little packaging, sure to reduce your<br />
ecological footprint. Finally, Tea Green Festive<br />
Markets return to the Botanics in Nov/Dec.<br />
A contemporary craft and design and fine art pop<br />
up event, these gifts are sure to bring a smile on<br />
Christmas morning.<br />
Granny Would Be Proud<br />
Hillhead Bookclub, Vinicombe Street<br />
Sun 26th Nov, Sun 17th Dec, from 12 noon<br />
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Byres Rd Makers Market, Hillhead<br />
Library Sat 24th Nov, from 11am<br />
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Nice Markets, St Silas Church, Park Road<br />
Sat 3rd Nov, Sat 15th Dec 11am – 4pm,<br />
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Tea Green Festive Market, Glasgow<br />
Botanic Gardens, Sat 3rd – Sun 4th<br />
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West<br />
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As many of you know, Christmas is my<br />
favourite holiday of the year: the<br />
excitement of things to come,<br />
the lights and decorations, the smell of<br />
Christmassy things, to see the children<br />
bursting with anticipation for days on end<br />
and to have a little extra time to do things as<br />
a family – all this makes me smile and look<br />
forward to December.<br />
I admit, it can be a very stressful time, but<br />
I say it’s all a matter of planning. I am part<br />
German after all! I try to buy presents well in<br />
advance, have a list of food and drink I need<br />
to buy and reduce the amount of Christmas<br />
cards I post. This way, I try to make ensure<br />
that we actually enjoy advent too, not just<br />
Christmas Day.<br />
At The Hub, we will be celebrating the<br />
first of advent (2nd December, 2 – 4pm) with<br />
an event for everyone. There will be singing,<br />
arts and crafts and lots of yummies to eat.<br />
Two weeks later on the 15th December we<br />
will be holding our Christmas party at Partick<br />
Burgh Halls from 2 – 4pm. All our students<br />
get the chance to present a little something<br />
in another language to the audience (if they<br />
want).<br />
But there are plenty of other events for<br />
families to choose from in the West End,<br />
starting at the end of November. Join one of<br />
the many Christmas lights switch on events<br />
in and around Glasgow. The one on Byres<br />
Road will be on the 25th of November on<br />
Vinicombe Street. Then, on the following<br />
weekend, 1st and 2nd of December, the<br />
Riverside Museum will be hosting its<br />
Christmas Festival with a Santa bungee<br />
event for charity. The festival is free to attend<br />
between 11am – 5pm on both days.<br />
Or maybe you prefer to go to the Scottish<br />
Mask and Puppet Centre (8-10 Balcarres<br />
Avenue). On the 1st of December at 12pm<br />
they will be showing ‘The Snow Child’, £5.95/<br />
ticket but there are also Christmas themed<br />
shows scheduled on the 8th, 15th and 21st<br />
of December. And if, by the 8th of December,<br />
you are still in need of some gifts visit the<br />
Tea Green Festive Market at the Botanic<br />
Gardens between 10am – 4pm which<br />
promises to ‘showcase the best of Scotland’s<br />
Independent creative talent’.<br />
For those who are looking for Christmassy<br />
music a little earlier in December, check out<br />
this year’s Christmas Carols at Wellington<br />
Church (77 Southpark Avenue) on the 13th of<br />
December at 7.30pm, £10/ticket.<br />
On the 21st, we will be taking the kids to<br />
Websters Theatre to see this year’s panto<br />
‘About Britney and the Beast’. We have been<br />
going here for a few years now and really love<br />
the shows. The panto will run from 1st Dec<br />
2018 to 5th Jan 2019, if you’re lucky, grab a<br />
table and have a bite to eat before the show.<br />
However, you can also just buy drinks at the<br />
bar and take them in to the theatre with you.<br />
I’m not sure if we’ll manage any of the<br />
Christmas Markets this year, I’m personally<br />
not keen on masses of people in the city<br />
centre. I’m still hoping that one year there<br />
will be a small, cosy market on Mansfield<br />
Park. Christmas Markets are great for getting<br />
you into the mood however: lovely smells,<br />
Christmas music, mulled wine and lovely gift<br />
buying opportunities.<br />
This year, we will be spending the festive<br />
period with my entire family – the first time<br />
ever since I met John and had two children.<br />
I’m looking forward to it and hope you all<br />
have a lovely time with friends and family too.<br />
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‘We knew the potential of this old unit<br />
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Fallen Leaves Scented Soya Wax<br />
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Cabinet by Mustard Made<br />
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House Doctor Angel £6<br />
Hoos<br />
Gold Cone, £19, Multi-flashing Baubles<br />
(8 on wire) £15, The Store Interiors<br />
House Doctor Xmas Car £17<br />
Hoos<br />
Katie Loxton Diffuser £22<br />
Papyrus<br />
Abraham Moon Blanket £79.95<br />
Nordic Outdoor<br />
Pom Pom String Lights £34<br />
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Reindeer Christmas Socks<br />
£16, Spirito<br />
Festive Duke Necklace<br />
£40, Bonnie Bling<br />
Four Ones Necklace<br />
£150 CoLab Store<br />
Front & Rear Bike Light Set £20<br />
Bikechain<br />
Eyewear Wardrobe Case £35<br />
Iolla<br />
Katie Loxton Bracelet Cracker<br />
£16, Papyrus<br />
Green Agate Set On Gold Plated<br />
Steel Cuff, £39.50, Cassiopeia<br />
Dale of Norway Seefeld Sweater<br />
£219.95, Nordic Outdoor<br />
Busy B Perfect Planner Diary £16.99<br />
Liquorice Tree<br />
Bairn Mini-messenger available in 5 colours<br />
Handmade in Scotland, £135, Trakke
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Dale of Norway Myking Hat<br />
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Men’s Emergency Kit Harvard Tie<br />
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Chilly’s Water Bottle £20<br />
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Spirito<br />
Children’s Mittens £20<br />
Cassiopeia<br />
Sophie la Girafe Christmas Set<br />
£29.99 Cassiopeia<br />
Raleigh Atom from £120<br />
Bikechain<br />
Light My Fire ReKit<br />
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Doudou et Compaigne Licorne<br />
Glitter Unicorn £28.99, Liquorice tree<br />
Olliella Strolley £79<br />
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Sipsmith Gin Truffles £15<br />
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West End Suppliers<br />
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Bonnie Bling Studio 15 Argyle House The Hidden Lane 1103 Argyle Street G3 8ND bonniebling.co.uk<br />
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let’s go for a walk down<br />
Clarence Drive<br />
In an age when high streets up and down the country<br />
are struggling in an ever changing and harsh economic<br />
climate, how heartening to see new, and established,<br />
businesses opening and thriving. A walk down Clarence<br />
Drive convinces Suzanne Martin that hard graft, passion and a unique<br />
product or service spells success in the West End.<br />
WORDS SUZANNE MARTIN IMAGE GREGOR REID<br />
The last few years have seen numerous<br />
changes on the short parade of shops<br />
on Clarence Drive. Units have closed<br />
down and new businesses have come in to<br />
serve a discerning West End community that<br />
loves its independent retailers. So who’s who<br />
and what are they bringing to the area?<br />
Matthew at The Good Spirits Company<br />
was my first port of call. With two city centre<br />
stores already under his belt when the old<br />
Peckham & Rye unit came up he jumped at<br />
the chance: perfect location and licensing<br />
already in place! With an eclectic range<br />
and knowledgeable staff, Matthew has<br />
achieved what he set out to create – the kind<br />
of store he’d like to shop in full of exciting<br />
and delicious products not found in the<br />
supermarkets.<br />
With bottles open to taste at the weekends<br />
as standard, in the run up to Christmas<br />
Matthew and his team will be holding a<br />
further series of inhouse pouring sessions<br />
with select suppliers. Check out their social<br />
media for more information nearer the time.<br />
With every single bottle hand-picked by<br />
Matthew there’s scope for some truly exciting<br />
and usual gifts. The team are currently<br />
refining their own Christmas cocktail recipes<br />
to bottle as the perfect stocking filler – I’d<br />
be delighted with that in my stocking come<br />
Christmas morning.<br />
Next door Llicorella Deli is reaching<br />
its first anniversary as this edition hits the<br />
streets, and owner James wouldn’t be<br />
anywhere else. With a passion for cheese<br />
unsurpassed by anyone I’ve ever met before<br />
James keeps a small discerning stock in<br />
the deli but can order anything special in<br />
with 24 hours notice. With three different<br />
cheese suppliers each with unique cheese<br />
not found elsewhere, including the winning<br />
goats’ cheese for 2017 – James can keep you<br />
happily chatting on his favourite subject.<br />
With fourteen years in catering, many<br />
of those as a sommelier, James had the<br />
contacts he needed to open his own deli<br />
when the opportunity arose. With fresh<br />
fruit and vegetables delivered every day<br />
he’s open, the made-to-order gourmet<br />
sandwiches he serves are fresh and served<br />
with his own fig glaze or herb dressings and<br />
on his own bread. Getting in to work every<br />
day at 6.30am to mix and prove his own<br />
bread for that day’s fresh loaves and lunch<br />
rush is part of James’ day. After which he<br />
heads home to walk his daughter to school<br />
before making it back in for 9am and the<br />
coffee and cake crowd.<br />
The 16th November sees Llicorella and<br />
The Good Spirit Company teaming up for a<br />
Wine Fair at Hughenden Rugby Club – it’s<br />
a ticketed event so remember to book via<br />
either store. James will host a cheese stall<br />
and be taking orders for cheese hampers<br />
for Christmas. These will include cheese,<br />
great coffee and vouchers to be used in both<br />
Llicorella and The Good Spirit Company.<br />
At the other end of the longevity scale<br />
Hely Hair Studio first opened at 25 Clarence<br />
Drive in 1944 – and moved back in 2013! With
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three generations of hairdressers, starting<br />
with Robert Hely back in 1924, current<br />
owners, siblings Gary and Sindy Hely, are<br />
part of Glasgow Hairdressing royalty.<br />
Open seven days a week Hely Hair Studio<br />
is a hive of activity with twelve full and parttime<br />
stylists working from the premises. Gary<br />
is passionate about hairdressing and only<br />
works with the best people and products in<br />
the industry.<br />
With an Express Pamper Bar by La<br />
Biosthetique in addition to the hairdressing<br />
services Gary and his team offer, clients<br />
can enjoy a make-up refesh after a cut and<br />
colour to head straight out into town. And<br />
booking couldn’t be easier with their 24/7<br />
online booking service. Gary uses Paul<br />
Mitchell in-salon products and Schwarzkopf<br />
Professional for colour finding clients are<br />
much better at looking after their hair<br />
than before and demand the best in-salon<br />
treatments.<br />
As a resident Westender moving salons<br />
back to the West End from Sauchiehall Street<br />
was a no-brainer: Gary and Sindy love the<br />
community feel in Hyndland.<br />
Next door to Hely is clothes boutique<br />
Solo – a Hyndland stalwart long on Hyndland<br />
Road. Since Samantha took the reigns back<br />
in 2012 fashion lines have included Marc<br />
Cain, Jane Luchka and Herno Coats, among<br />
others, to appeal to the fashion forward<br />
professional woman. With a background in<br />
fashion buying for a major chain in London,<br />
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for her new venture. Six years on she offers<br />
a personal shopping service and style<br />
consultation in-store – though these must be<br />
booked first.<br />
With long serving and knowledgeable<br />
assistants looking after valued clients<br />
the future for Solo on Clarence Drive<br />
looks rosy.<br />
Newcomer Campbell’s of Hyndland<br />
has caused a quickening of pulses since<br />
Crawford opened its doors back in August.<br />
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new challenge. After a successful year down<br />
in Partick the opportunity arose to expand to<br />
Hyndland and the rest as they say…<br />
Before setting up either venue Crawford<br />
spent four months travelling right around the<br />
coast of Scotland speaking directly to the<br />
fishermen whose produce he liked the most<br />
and setting up accounts with only the best.<br />
Now we can enjoy Loch Fyne oysters and<br />
kippers, Shetland salmon, and haddock, cod<br />
and lemon sole directly off the boats as they<br />
come in at Peterhead – provenance is all.<br />
From the 1st of November Liz at the<br />
Hyndland shop can take orders for their new<br />
home delivery service – invaluable for older<br />
residents in tenement flats. Simply order<br />
before midday and supplies will be delivered<br />
by 5pm that day. Also launching the same<br />
day will be Crawford’s cook-at-home packs<br />
for home chefs. With all the ingredients from<br />
fish, shellfish, or meat, to vegetables, spices<br />
and sauces: everything will be contained with<br />
the recipe method for a great tasting home<br />
cooked meal from a Michelin trained chef.<br />
Now that is pretty special.<br />
Also very upbeat is Paulo next door in the<br />
local chippy. Having been on Clarence Drive<br />
for twelve years it’s only Paulo’s and pizza<br />
bar Casa Blanca that have survived the test<br />
of time. Over the past year Paulo has seen<br />
a definite rise in footfall on the street and<br />
can only see that improving with the new<br />
businesses coming in and no empty units.<br />
With top quality whiting and angel<br />
haddock on offer, Paulo’s does a roaring<br />
trade at lunch time with the local high school<br />
kids. Praising the school and the great kids<br />
there Paulo even began opening before break<br />
to supply hungry learners with top breakfast<br />
stalwarts – a roll and square for me please.<br />
Always testing the demand Paulo began<br />
opening on a Sunday four years ago to test<br />
the uptake and now is open seven days a<br />
week to keep locals in their fish and sausage<br />
suppers. He puts his success down to always<br />
buying the best stock and having really nice<br />
regulars.<br />
Newest kid on the block is<br />
a local branch of Subway –<br />
causing much excitement<br />
amongst Hyndland<br />
Secondary school kids.<br />
I haven’t seen it but<br />
apparently the queue at lunch-time is the<br />
stuff of legend. Now, not everyone loves a<br />
chain but Harpreet and his team are serving<br />
up salads, wraps and baguettes and snackloving<br />
locals are buying it up.<br />
Longest serving member of the Clarence<br />
Drive business community accolade goes to<br />
Farhad at Casa Blanca. With 15 years on the<br />
drive selling his freshly made pizzas, pastas<br />
and barbequed meats, Farhad’s love of the<br />
area and its community really comes across.<br />
When his first child was born regulars came<br />
in with cards and gifts and Farhad was really<br />
touched by the network of clients, and now<br />
friends, he’d won with his food and friendly<br />
personality.<br />
Casa Blanca was born out of a desire to<br />
produce restaurant quality Italian food as<br />
a great quality takeaway option. The idea<br />
that takeaway food is merely ‘junk food’ was<br />
wrong to Farhad and all of his pizza bases<br />
are made freshly in-store every day, as are all<br />
his pasta sauces. With pizza topping choices<br />
of parma ham, artichoke and sun dried<br />
tomatoes Casa Blanca’s restaurant standard<br />
fare has kept Westenders coming back for a<br />
decade-and-a-half and long may it continue.<br />
Generally lovely guy to be around,<br />
Gurdeep at the Hyndland Post Office<br />
and Premier Store, is an advocate for the<br />
Hyndland community and his great staff –<br />
a sentiment generally shared.<br />
Gurdeep’s children went to<br />
Hyndland Secondary School so<br />
when the opportunity to buy the<br />
Hyndland Post Office arose he<br />
was quick to see its potential in<br />
such a lovely area. Prior to<br />
Gurdeep coming onboard<br />
six years ago the branch<br />
was actually up for<br />
closure and upset locals<br />
had to set up a petition<br />
to keep it open. Now a
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major refurbishment later and the post office<br />
service and Premier store are booming.<br />
Open seven days a week and with full<br />
post office services available from 7.30am to<br />
10pm, the same as the store, Gurdeep has<br />
gone from offering euros only to a full foreign<br />
exchange service of 28 currencies. He is very<br />
proud as he relates this to me, and so he<br />
should be – it’s a major achievement when so<br />
many other small businesses are struggling<br />
and being consolidated into much bigger city<br />
centre based units. Gurdeep is keeping it<br />
local and Hyndland locals vote with their feet,<br />
straight into his store.<br />
Last visit is to Shannon, one quarter of<br />
the all-female management team at The<br />
Hyndland Fox. Part of the G1 Group under<br />
Stefan King, The Fox has a relaxed vibe<br />
just right for the casual brunch crowd, great<br />
coffee for the young mums, and a casual<br />
dining atmosphere as the lights are dimmed<br />
and candles lit for the evening diners – it’s a<br />
real community go-to space.<br />
Shannon has been at the venue for two<br />
years and knows all the regulars but notes<br />
there has been an upturn in new faces as<br />
fresh businesses have opened on the road.<br />
This bodes well for their busiest time of the<br />
year – the festive period. With loads of events<br />
and offers planned it’s her favourite time of<br />
the year, though the working hours are long.<br />
Shannon plans all the events from the live<br />
sets on a Friday and Saturday evening to the<br />
Gingerbread Man Decorating classes coming<br />
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Speaking to all the businesses on<br />
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Shannon at The Hyndland Fox will pop into<br />
Gurdeep at the Post Office for change, James<br />
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Discovering Nonya’s menu reminded<br />
me of what my personal food guru<br />
Anthony Bourdain used to say about<br />
East Asian cuisine, ‘the crunchy and tender,<br />
the sweet and salty, the hard and soft, the<br />
warm and cold – all mixed to emphasize<br />
the philosophical orientation behind Asian<br />
culture’.<br />
The interior is beautifully laid out, with<br />
classic Southeast Asian touches that really<br />
give a sense of how much work has gone into<br />
achieving the best of west meets east.<br />
From the mottle-green table tops to the<br />
backroom with fluttering palms and classic<br />
rattan lighting, I instantly had the feeling<br />
of being one of Graham Greene’s stuffy<br />
European expats supplanted in a foreign<br />
land.<br />
Helped by the attentive waiting staff I<br />
opted for some spinach and bamboo shoot<br />
dumplings with chilli soy sauce on the side.<br />
Aside from being massive, the dumplings<br />
on their own were delicate in texture with<br />
crunchy bits of bamboo shoots giving bite<br />
among the tender spinach.<br />
I followed with grilled coconut chicken<br />
with gravy and rice on the side. I must say,<br />
in terms of spice, I expected ‘the beast from<br />
the east’, but a storm of flavour didn’t quite<br />
materialise. Yet, I also appreciated the quality<br />
of the ingredients. The chicken was perfectly<br />
grilled, with the gravy and relish on the side<br />
adding a beautiful oriental touch.<br />
My choice of desert was the definite<br />
standout here. Sticky rice pudding topped<br />
with mango strips sprinkled with sesame<br />
seeds and served with coconut cream on the<br />
side. Not overly sweet, and with a multitude<br />
of textures on one plate – a real delight.<br />
Each dish comes with its own separate<br />
sauce, which aren’t removed after each<br />
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possibilities in front of you. It’s a potential<br />
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bowl at the door.<br />
Chatting with the waitress while drinking<br />
a Jungle Love (mekhong, citrus, pandan,<br />
whites and poppy seeds) I asked about<br />
where all these taste inspirations came from.<br />
She explained that Nonya is the ‘little baby’ of<br />
a half-Asian owner together with a half-Thai<br />
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At Nonya you get just that – a cultural<br />
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Emily Donoho<br />
I’m a regular at Bank Street, it being one<br />
of the few pubs in the West End open<br />
until 1am. When you want that final quiet<br />
pint after the other bars close at midnight,<br />
it’s a prime location. At least on weekdays<br />
it has atmosphere but isn’t too busy and it<br />
never plays overly ear-shattering music or<br />
overwhelms you with the television, so you<br />
can chat to your friends, the point of pubs,<br />
as far as I am concerned (though others will<br />
have different ideas). With two floors, upstairs<br />
above the bar and downstairs, you can<br />
usually find a place to sit.<br />
Like many of its neighbouring<br />
establishments it has that postmodern<br />
sparse decor, that mix of old and new, with<br />
the exposed bricks on one wall, the colourful<br />
mural representing the West End on another<br />
wall, and the metalwork on the chairs and the<br />
railings. The place has the feeling of lightness<br />
and space which means it never feels too<br />
crowded or claustrophobic.<br />
The beer choices are pretty good too.<br />
On tap they have a wide range of beers, both<br />
local ones like St. Mungo’s and Joker IPA,<br />
Tennents, and from further afield, Blue Moon,<br />
Staropramen, and guest European lagers.<br />
For the cider lover they sell craft ciders from<br />
the Sharp Brewery. It prides itself on its<br />
cocktails so you can order just about any that<br />
you want (including an expresso martini), and<br />
it carries the standard selection of Scottish<br />
whiskies and local gins. For a West End pub,<br />
their prices are reasonable. Every pint is<br />
less than £4. More than the Beer Bar further<br />
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Bank Street is more than just a drinking<br />
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by Bill Daly<br />
I was gripped by the plot from<br />
the start, opening with the<br />
brutal murder of John Murdoch, a<br />
former teacher accused of sexual<br />
relations with a young male pupil.<br />
However, the case was not proven,<br />
that ‘bastard verdict’ as Walter<br />
Scott called it, which neither<br />
satisfies the accused nor the<br />
complainant.<br />
Readers will be familiar with<br />
a lot of the locations as the<br />
murder takes place just outside<br />
Cottiers and a lot of the action<br />
darts back and forth between<br />
Pitt Street and the West End.<br />
The descriptions of The Calton<br />
and the bars and characters there<br />
is gritty and realistic, whilst the<br />
Glasgow criminal underworld is<br />
described warts and all. Jim Colvin<br />
is a gangster you wouldn’t want<br />
to meet or be indebted to. In this<br />
fast-paced thriller we are even<br />
taken to Edinburgh on the train to<br />
check out an alibi, although you’ll<br />
be glad to hear that Anderson<br />
didn’t stay to ‘have his tea’ but<br />
returned late afternoon, obviously<br />
knowing that no offers of repast<br />
would be forthcoming.<br />
The central character of DCI<br />
Anderson is months away from<br />
retirement and is not keen to take<br />
on any high-profile or complicated<br />
cases. However, fate has other<br />
ideas as the deceased was well<br />
known due to the media interest in<br />
the sexual misconduct court case<br />
and is fuelled by the involvement<br />
of Glasgow’s own Avenging Angel, a vigilante who claims credit<br />
for ‘ridding the streets of vermin’. Another complication is the<br />
fact that Anderson’s right-hand man, Tony O’Sullivan, is dating<br />
Anderson’s daughter, so no tension there then. The mundanities<br />
of dating, playing football with your grandson and getting home<br />
in time for your dinner and a whisky before bed are interspersed<br />
with brutality (nailing a hand to a cubicle door) and sexual<br />
shenanigans.<br />
The pace is kept brisk by short chapters and short sections<br />
within each chapter, literally causing you to turn pages at a faster<br />
rate. Some more astute readers may guess the culprit before the<br />
end but you can still sit back in smugness as your suspicions are<br />
confirmed. As an addition to the juggernaut which is Tartan Noir,<br />
‘Never Proven’ is highly entertaining, in your face and full of pace.<br />
If you’re planning on getting yourself some Christmas crime for the<br />
long wintry nights, this will definitely fit the bill.
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To Throw Away<br />
Unopened<br />
by Viv Albertine<br />
2<br />
Those of us old enough to<br />
remember punk will know Viv<br />
Albertine from The Slits. This is<br />
her second autobiographical<br />
offering and deals primarily<br />
with the death of her mother<br />
and all the guilt, memories<br />
and family drama which is<br />
inextricably bound up with<br />
these occasions. If you think<br />
your family is dysfunctional,<br />
take a break from the<br />
Christmas family drama and<br />
tune in to the drama that is the<br />
Albertine family.<br />
The discovery of her father’s<br />
diaries provides the writer<br />
with a very different view<br />
of her childhood, whilst the<br />
discovery of a bag of papers<br />
in her mother’s wardrobe<br />
following her death only serves<br />
to muddy the waters even<br />
more. ‘Truth is splintered’, as<br />
the writer states. The chapters<br />
are cleverly structured, all<br />
beginning with ‘the present’<br />
as the writer copes with her<br />
mother’s impending death,<br />
physically fighting with her<br />
sister over her dying mother’s<br />
bed and invoking serious<br />
injuries in the process.<br />
Following these sections we<br />
have older memories sparked<br />
by whatever is happening<br />
in the present, the Proust’s<br />
madeleine approach, which<br />
seems fitting given her French<br />
background. Pictures of<br />
locations and objects germane<br />
to the story are beautifully<br />
shot and really bring to life the<br />
narrative. The many quotations<br />
peppered throughout the book<br />
are insightful and thoughtprovoking.<br />
Albertine has<br />
fought for most of her life –<br />
against her sister, her father,<br />
male oppression, societal<br />
expectations – and has come<br />
out the other side. This is a<br />
powerful punk of a book.<br />
After making a hilarious<br />
self-diagnosis which proves<br />
not to be so fatal after all,<br />
Grace Dart has a new lease<br />
of life and is determined to<br />
live it to the max. She makes<br />
a bucket list and, following a<br />
very stressful year studying for<br />
her GCSEs, she is determined<br />
to experience all that life has<br />
to offer away from the stuffy<br />
confines of her bedroom, her<br />
books, post-its, highlighters<br />
and cue cards.<br />
Her journey takes her<br />
to Paris with her gran, on<br />
a death-defying swing on<br />
Brighton beach and thrusts<br />
her into a variety of new<br />
relationships. Grace is a<br />
teenage girl who has striven<br />
most of her life to please her<br />
parents and suddenly finds<br />
herself with a summer ahead<br />
of her where the only agenda<br />
is to have fun.<br />
This book is hilarious in<br />
parts where Grace lurches<br />
from one crazy experience to<br />
the next. However, there are<br />
also important life lessons<br />
embedded within the novel,<br />
although delivered with a<br />
light touch. Vallance depicts a<br />
teenage girl in full existential<br />
crisis whilst at the same time<br />
providing highly entertaining<br />
material which all teenage girls<br />
will be able to relate to.<br />
The crises range from<br />
careers, studying, parenting<br />
and death to friendships,<br />
sexuality and relationships.<br />
It’s a whirlwind ride, like the<br />
amusements on Brighton<br />
beach, but it’s full of poignant<br />
moments and teenage angst.<br />
Give your teen a break this<br />
festive period and buy this<br />
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by Jess Vallance<br />
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Homes & Interiors<br />
by Susan<br />
Robertson<br />
Farrow & Ball<br />
Creative Kitchen<br />
Clearout<br />
At this time of year, our kitchens can take a bit of<br />
a battering. Between the oven overloads for big<br />
roast dinners and the extra mouths to feed over the<br />
festivities, people still tend to gravitate to the kitchen<br />
at parties, and so we shouldn’t neglect what’s often<br />
referred to as the heart of the home.
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If you’re looking to invest in a kitchen redesign,<br />
there are experts on hand locally and you can<br />
always pop into the Wee Kitchen Shop for<br />
inspiration and expertise. Or, if your budget is tight<br />
or you’re feeling creative, there are plenty of great<br />
ways to make a big difference for a small output.<br />
Start with a clear out. Do you actually know how<br />
to use half the gadgets you have? When was that<br />
juicer honestly last used? Go through all the tins<br />
and jars and check the dates on the stuff at the<br />
back. And have your plates and cups seen better<br />
days? Clear the decks so you can see the space<br />
freely.<br />
Make sure not to waste anything. Odds and<br />
ends can go to charity shops, or sentimental bits<br />
and bobs can be made into something beautiful.<br />
We have a mish mash of mugs that have<br />
chipped and cracked over the years, but mugs<br />
are something we always buy each other in our<br />
family, so I can’t bear to throw them out as they<br />
all have stories attached – my current project is<br />
making a mosaic creation from the bits of broken<br />
crockery. This would work well around a picture<br />
frame or mirror for a simple statement in your<br />
refreshed room.<br />
We also have a huge big gravy boat which<br />
is really colourful but I’d rather look at it than<br />
use it, so this is now pride of place on top of<br />
the cupboards with a plant now living happily<br />
inside. Or put up a little shelf just for herbs,<br />
paint it brightly and use your old cups and<br />
mugs to house your basil and sage pots, great to<br />
keep your favourite bits on view and handy for<br />
keeping some fresh herbs close to where you’re<br />
stirring the pot or brewing a mint tea.<br />
Another craft I love just now is glass painting.<br />
I had a host of old glass bottles and storage jars<br />
that I’ve now painted in multicolours and filled<br />
up with stones and fairy lights as eye-catching<br />
book ends. Great on either side of your recipe<br />
books covered in colourful fruit and veg, or<br />
painted with stars and rainbows as a nightlight<br />
for little ones. The recipe books are another<br />
world of creative opportunity. For years I<br />
struggled to resist buying them and I have a<br />
ridiculous hoard of books that I will likely never<br />
refer to so I plan to use them to paper a feature<br />
wall in a future kichen refresh.<br />
So once you’ve cleared away all the extraneous<br />
matter, give everything a good old scrub and<br />
see what state it’s in. Try and look with a fresh<br />
eye to identify the weak spots. It might be the<br />
most random of changes that make the biggest<br />
impact, for example, have the years of teabags<br />
taken their toll on your sink? Fresh taps and a<br />
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for relatively small outgoing. It also has the<br />
added benefit of allowing you to replace some<br />
kitchen piping to keep everything free flowing.<br />
If you have wooden units, you can do a lot<br />
with them. A lick of paint can totally transform<br />
your room, and a colour change on the walls can<br />
make a huge difference. Go bold and steer clear<br />
of traditional muted kitchen colours to have<br />
some fun with it. Hot pink cupboards look great<br />
with white walls and candy stripe accessories.<br />
Or stick to white and natural wood for the units<br />
and opt for a dark navy wall. Red and green are<br />
brilliant in a kitchen, or find a vibrant patterned<br />
washable wallpaper.<br />
Don’t embark on the door painting lightly<br />
though – I speak from experience in saying that<br />
this can be a bigger job than it might first seem<br />
so consider getting help to do it, or replacing the<br />
units, or simply focusing on one large item, a<br />
central kitchen table for example or an island<br />
unit that can bring the room to life without<br />
taking you, and your kitchen out of action for too<br />
long. Or, you can commission a local artisan to<br />
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your kitchen chairs to Up on Dumbarton Road<br />
and see what magic they can work with them.<br />
Then you can use your crockery and<br />
accessories to make style statements, as well as<br />
holding your Sunday roast. Treat yourself to a<br />
proper full set of matching dinnerware, and<br />
have it out on display, and easily to hand. And do<br />
you have a full set of glasses for people visiting?<br />
Nancy Smillie<br />
We never seem to have more than two the same<br />
of anything, but a small investment in kitting<br />
your kitchen out properly will be well worth<br />
it over the festivities and through the winter<br />
season when we’re hosting at home much more.<br />
The home is where the heart is, and the<br />
kitchen is the heart of the home, so let’s show it<br />
some love this season.<br />
Spirito
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‘Tis the season of goodwill, we’re<br />
enjoying family gatherings and festive<br />
holidays. It’s a time of celebration and<br />
togetherness, so what better excuse to<br />
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havens.<br />
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Create your festive<br />
haven, start to pick up<br />
a few accessories in the<br />
shiny tones you prefer!<br />
One of the key interior colour trends for<br />
autumn and winter this year is to go dark.<br />
Think deep chocolate browns, soft blacks, or<br />
sooty greys. Another great colour in this world<br />
is dark inky navy, a real timeless favourite<br />
of mine. Pairing these deep, dark colours<br />
with bright, vibrant accent colours can be<br />
really contemporary and eye-catching, but<br />
sometimes just one dimensional colour can<br />
feel slightly flat. To really bring this look to life,<br />
these dark tones work perfectly with a touch<br />
of bling. Think dark navy or brown with pale<br />
silver, teals and shiny glass for a really wintery<br />
feel. You’re in Narnia straight away. Or warm<br />
it up by using brassy gold, or shiny copper for<br />
a really extravagant contrast which works so<br />
beautifully with sumptuous ruby velvet and<br />
thick faux fur.<br />
Not only does this palette suit the season,<br />
but it has a longevity too. To top that off,<br />
it’s a wonderful backdrop for Christmas<br />
decorations. So rather than thinking of<br />
completing a full look before you then bring<br />
out the baubles, why not use the Christmas<br />
decorations to test your palette and organically<br />
develop your look.
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Start by choosing the dark wall colour. Take<br />
into account factors like the ceiling height, and<br />
natural light sources so that you can get a feel<br />
for how a dark colour would work. Sometimes<br />
dark can work equally well in larger and<br />
smaller spaces but it depends on the room. It is<br />
important to balance it with the colour used for<br />
the floor, ceiling, skirtings and doors, and often<br />
these work well in contrasting pale colours or<br />
white, or so that you create drama and impact<br />
rather than a gloomy cave.<br />
Then decide whether you want to layer the<br />
dark with navy or teal sofas or if you might<br />
make a statement with a vibrant cherry red<br />
velvet wingback or a bright green sofa. Then,<br />
you can use the decorations to decide on your<br />
preference for accent styles. For example<br />
get your tree in situ and consider whether<br />
you want to go for warm, soft white lights<br />
and golden, brassy tones in the baubles and<br />
decorations, or whether you’re leaning towards<br />
icy bright lights with blue undertones and light<br />
silver tones.<br />
Your inclination in this process will really<br />
help determine where you take the ambience<br />
of your room to next. And as you create your<br />
festive haven, start to pick up a few accessories<br />
in the shiny tones you prefer, and that way you<br />
can add these into the room, as you take away<br />
the Christmas decorations, keeping that sense<br />
of glitz and glamour well into the New Year.<br />
If you also choose a statement accent colour<br />
such as the green or the ruby red in a sofa<br />
or armchair, bring this through in your<br />
decorations. They’re bold, contemporary looks<br />
on their own, but couple it with some holly<br />
and berries, or poinsettia and it will really<br />
sing Christmas to you as soon as you walk in<br />
the door. Obviously, a roaring fire in the grate,<br />
some mulled wine warming on the hob, and<br />
some carols in the background would all pull<br />
the picture together perfectly.<br />
Whatever elements of this wintry haven<br />
work best for you, can be intertwined with<br />
fairy lights and shiny baubles as you decide day<br />
by day what colours complement, and which<br />
others clash. Look at everything in different<br />
lights and think about creating soft lighting<br />
pools in dark corners as there’s little natural<br />
light to rely on at this time of year. Stick to the<br />
warmer tone lights and lower level bulbs, but<br />
find a balance and make sure you create cosy<br />
and warm, not gloomy and grey, so use plenty<br />
of light sources and vary direction with lamps<br />
and uplighters.<br />
To keep the festive feeling fresh throughout<br />
the winter months, make sure you invest in<br />
some fragranced candles. Cinnamon and<br />
clove, spiced berries and pine all help to create<br />
that festive feel and elongate it well into the<br />
New Year as you gradually unveil your ideal<br />
glamorous home.<br />
Cassiopeia<br />
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