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‘Iyrells Mature Cheddar 8. Chives, 509, 65p
Kember & Jones, 134 Byres Road, Glasgow; Jenners, 48 Princes Street, Edinburgh
The classy looking. see through packaging looks promising. but these hand—crxiked crisps are over fried and over flavoured. The fat content is high and these leave a horribly greasy and soggy taste in the mouth. 0.
Pret A Man9er Croxton Manor Cheddar & Red Onion, 409, 70p Pret A Manger, 34 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow; 51 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
By far the best of the selection. These crisps look superb and are packed With flavour. Pref insists on chopping and changing the variety of potato they use throughout the year. resulting in an ever-changing crunch and taste. The few extra pennies are certainly worth it. .0000
Burts Mature Cheddar, Hand Fried Potato Chips, 409, 65p Deli, 11 Skirving Street, Glasgow; Thyme, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh; www.burtschips.com
Burts claim their chips are rustic. crunchy and full of flavour but the taste is more reminiscent of ready salted than mature cheddar. They are nice and crunchy, and have been handfried (by Mike — it's nice to know who tried yOur cris ). Perfect for those who like then flavours subtle. 0..
Kettle Chips Soulmate Cheeses with Onion, 1009, £1.87 Available in stores across Scotland The traditional, well-kent Kettle Chips look and taste great. With a full on cheese flavour and a side order of extra crunchiness these little crisps taste Just like cheese baked potatoes in a bag. Very enjoyable and so they should be given the eye-watering price tag. Still. they make for a great snack at any time of the day or night. 0...
FOODFOR Alasdair Gray
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Almost Eden MaturfCheddar & Red Onion, 1009, £1.69 Peckhams, 49 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh; 61-65 Glassford Street, Glasgow; www.peckhams.co.uk They may claim to be a taste of indulgence Without the guilt. but there's little indulgence here Baked, not tried. With a melt in the mouth texture. tasting of rice or corn as opposed to potato. these are only worth trying if you're on a health kick as they are the lowest in fat. by far. 0.
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Marks 8. Spencer Red Leicester & Spring Onion, 409, 59p Available in stores across Scotland, www.marksandspencer.com
The originality of the flavour is noticeable at first taste: these are not your average cheese crisps. Made With red leicester and spring onions. these tantalise the taste buds and make a great change from your bog standard cheddar option and at a reasonable price too. Go on. experiment. 0..
I generally start the day With a bowl of oatmeal and cold milk for breakfast. Not porridge though — I believe the Scots word for it is ‘draiiiiiioch'. I add in some prunes out of a packet. and drink a coffee With milk.
For lunch l'll maybe stop what I'm deing and have some cheddar cheese toasted on bread. I like it With slices of fresh tomato and garlic cloves rubbed
on the bread.
I eat whatever my Wife makes for me for dinner. Sometimes it's fish. other times chicken. We eat a lot of veggie meals too. Something we have quite often is steamed fish With Brussels sprouts and boiled potatoes, During the day. I'll have a few teas and white coffees. I like fresh orange Juice too. We drink Wine
With dinner — usually white.
I'm not really Supposed to take anything sweet because I‘m diabetic. So I don't tend to eat a lot of snacks. I may have named one of my characters after a Tunnock's Tea Cake [John Tunnock is the main character in Gray latest novel. O/d Men in Love] but that doesn't mean I SII about eating them. iinter‘xiew by
Claire Sawersl
I Old Men in Love is out now pub/isned by Bloomsbury.
I GAMIA RESTAURANT in Glasgow is celebrating its 10th birthday with a series of special meals, kicking off with an Oriental night on Friday 14 March. Tickets cost £59.95 for four courses with wines; book on 0141 572 0899.
I m or LEITII'S most venerable seafood bistros. Skippers and the Waterfront, have been taken over by the team behind A Room in the Town and A Room in the West End. Skippers Will continue trading under its old name while the Waterfront has been refurbishtxl and converted into a pub (leuchtars Landian in the red brick former ferry depot and a bistro (A Room in l eith) in the waterside conservatory.
I W. Farmers' Market is shifting its location for the next six months on the second and fourth Saturday of the month from Mansfield Park on Hyndland Street to Dowanhill Primary School off Havelock Street near Highburgh Road.
I J!" MD the Forth coastline in Newhaveri there’s a new cafe-bistro and deli called Porto 8. Fl located at the corner of Craighall Road and Newhaven Mam Street. Run by Andrew Maclrines and his sister Fiona. it's open from 8am daily (10am on Sundaysi for breakfasts. snacks. cakes and coffee as well as more substantial meals for lunch and early evening. Bookings on 0131 551 1900.
I A mat is being held at the Atrium in Edinburgh on Monday 17 March featuring farmers' market produce and guest chefs Neil Forbes, Roy Brett and Tom Lewis. Meal tickets are £55 (including wine). Book through the restaurant on 0131 228 8882 or see www.5lowfoodedinburgh.co.uk for more information.
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