Two superb, but totally different restaurants in Glasgow.  The first I stumbled upon because the Blythswood Square Hotel room was not ready when I arrived.

So lunch at Two Fat Ladies at 118A Blythswood Street, swift, efficient service, the tables slightly too small for my liking, and an introduction into Cullen Skink – a delicious mix between a fish soup and stew, created apparently in the town of Cullen.

And dinner, hosted by the urbane and witty Andrew Kelly of  the Aye Write book festival, at the boisterously elegant Osterio Piero at 111 West Regent Street. The Anti-Pasta was light, imaginative and plentiful and  my steak was one of the finest I can remember on this side of the Atlantic.  I am not sure what wine Andrew ordered, but a good time was had by many for many hours and no headache in the morning — except for one couple who had to slip off early.