COUld Glasgow be in the grip of a grassroots culinary revival?
After years in the doldrums, it's looking a bit tastier of late - thanks to a new generation of passionate young chefs. This weekend, a group of them take over the derelict Govanhill Baths to host a pop-up restaurant in the space where the pool used to be.
The event sold 1000 tickets within days of its launch. Organisers are already looking to repeat the exercise, and hope to pop up in places like the Panoptican, Printworks and even the Finnieston Crane.
Last month, the new Michelin Guide awarded a Bib Gourmand to two new Glasgow independents, also run by young chefs, offering diners "good food at moderate price". This brings the total of Bibs to three, putting Glasgow on a par with Edinburgh in the category. Of course Glasgow remains without a Michelin star and Edinburgh has five, but let's not go there.
Now top chef Martin Wishart has put his money where our mouths are, and is set to open a new mid-priced brasserie in the city centre, anointing his most talented young chef, Andrew Greenan from Glasgow, for the top job.
It's just like Glaswegians to effect change by challenging the conventional top-down hierarchy. Good luck to it. Bottoms up, and bon appetit.
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