Edinburgh Might Be Posh . . .But Glasgow's Got the Nosh Buffer Zone

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EDINBURGH has more festivals than it knows what to do with: the original international fest, fringe, book, film, television, jazz, folk, visual art, and, last but not least, the tattoo. What Edinburgh lacks is a festival where you get your tea. The city in the west is the place for sustenance in August as the Gourmet Glasgow festival runs for the entire month.

George Square will be home next weekend to a culinary village. Chefs such as Nick Nairn and Antony Worrall Thompson will be doing their stuff. Those who cannot stand the heat in the kitchen can repair to the Laurent-Perrier champagne bar. George Square has long lacked a champagne bar and to have one, even for only three days, is a step in the right direction.

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Edinburgh Might Be Posh . . .But Glasgow's Got the Nosh Buffer Zone

George Square has long lacked any kind of cafe or bar. The city council are diligent when it comes to resurfacing the square in a different shade of red every other year, but seem reluctant to permit some simple premises where a citizen could watch the world go by whilst partaking of a coffee or a glass of champagne. The reason, we suspect, is that the ci...

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