Istanbul, Glasgow

Let us begin this story where all good stories begin, with the demolition of a load-bearing wall. Wait, what? Yes. The demolition of a load-bearing wall. The sort of wall that you rely on daily to keep the ceilings, roofs and other things above your head, well, above your head, I guess. In January of […]

Kurdistan Shawarma, Glasgow

Hello. I plan to revive this empty shell of a blog at some point… In the meantime, may I interest you in a photo of the best place in Glasgow at the moment? £3.50 for a lamb shawarma wrap to absolutely die for, which was the size of a small child, and they gave me […]

Mini Review

Hello. I appreciate I’ve not been attending to this blog as much as I should have. Sorry about that. By way of apology, here’s a mini-review. Flames. Pollokshaws Road, opposite-ish Lidl, McDonalds and KFC. It’s shit. Cheers.

Shahids, Strathbungo

Sorry about the lighting, my phone is out of “juice”. This is what Shahids in Strathbungo call a “small” kebab. I had to eat some of it to get it on the plate. Excellent value for £3.20.

Originally posted on Explainin' The Cosmos:
I love kebabs, me. As a kid, on my way to visit maternal grandparents, my dad used to drive down Westow Hill towards Streatham, and we used to pass the first kebab shop I ever knew. “What’s kebab Daddy?” I innocently asked one Sunday afternoon. “Ah, son!” he said.…