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Forget Halloween, this is what’s really frightening Scotland’s hospitality industry

Forget Halloween, this is what’s really frightening Scotland’s hospitality industry

Halloween weekend brings with it the usual tales of ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night. But as my Herald colleagues highlighted last...

29.10.2026 10

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Why is The Ivy churning out AI slop to promote its Glasgow restaurants?

Why is The Ivy churning out AI slop to promote its Glasgow restaurants?

Last week, The Ivy opened its doors for what has since been described as one of the biggest restaurant launches Glasgow has seen in years.  Fire...

22.10.2026 20

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Would you pay £18 for a morning roll at Ottolenghi? Edinburgh folk are divided

Just when we thought we'd had our fill of morning roll drama for the year, here comes a second helping of lively online discourse. This time,...

15.10.2026 70

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Sarah Campbell

This is a question every Scottish seafood lover should consider before ordering

For Scotland’s leading restaurants, provenance is key. Where once “locally sourced” might have sufficed, we’ve now grown accustomed to menus...

08.10.2026 30

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Sarah Campbell

How to eat and drink your way around one of the 'world's coolest neighbourhoods'

It’s official: Govanhill is one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods. Or at least that's according to Time Out, which declared that while...

01.10.2026 30

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Why a new whisky was enough to tempt me onto the West Highland Way

There are very few circumstances under which I would agree to any sort of trek in the great outdoors.  I abhor clunky walking boots that always seem...

24.09.2026 30

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

The Ivy Asia coming to Glasgow is good - but there's even better news

The narrative surrounding Glasgow city centre is often relentlessly bleak. Antisocial behaviour. Closures. Vacant units. Reduced footfall as more of...

17.09.2026 40

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Sarah Campbell

Why are Scots so embarrassed by their own food heritage?

As Scots, self-deprecation is our default factory setting. The reaction to the bid for UNESCO recognition of the morning roll was, in that sense,...

10.09.2026 50

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Sarah Campbell

Five of the most annoying habits in pubs – see if you're guilty of any of them

Wetherspoons has taken a stand against a long-time scourge of pub-goers, banning customers from taking calls on speakerphone or playing music and...

27.08.2026 30

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Sarah Campbell

I'll admit it - I was shocked by what a food influencer told me

Nick Nairn rates The Herald’s restaurant reviews. Or at least that’s what the ever-straight-talking chef implied while being interviewed on the...

21.08.2026 50

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Sarah Campbell

Forget The Odyssey’s sound complaints - this is what really spoils a cinema trip

Disgruntled cinemagoers have been moaning about the sound levels of Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster since its release. This action-packed...

09.08.2026 60

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Sarah Campbell

Why Café Gandolfi matters: The Glasgow dining institution facing an uncertain future

A truly special restaurant can become as ingrained in a city’s cultural landscape as its museums, galleries and music venues. Not just for the...

29.07.2026 40

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

£1,000 for a dram of whisky? The Succession-style luxury I just can’t understand

A recent decision to rewatch HBO's Succession has sucked me right back into the world of quiet luxury in New York. More than once, I've...

12.07.2026 40

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Sarah Campbell

American tipping culture is slowly infecting Scotland - and that should concern us

After experiencing North American tipping culture first hand, food and drink writer Sarah Campbell warns that the same pressures emerging in Scotland...

05.07.2026 40

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Sarah Campbell

Scotland’s most exciting chefs are cooking far beyond the big cities in 2026

I can guess what you might have been thinking while reading through The Herald’s list of the top 50 most exciting chefs in Scotland, because I was...

07.06.2026 60

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Sarah Campbell

Another new Nico Simeone concept for Glasgow – but does the city still care?

One of my very first media dinners was hosted at Six by Nico’s original Finnieston restaurant almost five years ago. The theme, Guilty Pleasures,...

04.05.2026 60

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Sarah Campbell

Cheesy bangers, blaring speakers: how bad music wrecks a good restaurant

‘You’re getting old,’ a well-meaning friend concludes after sitting through another heated rant about one of my ultimate restaurant pet hates....

21.04.2026 60

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Sarah Campbell

These are the five worst restaurants you could pick for a Valentine's Day date

If you’ve been clever enough to book your Valentine’s Day dinner weeks in advance, well done. I’m sure you’re feeling pretty smug right now....

11.02.2026 70

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Sarah Campbell

This American-style chain has been in Glasgow for 30 years but for how much longer?

The news that 16 TGI Fridays restaurants, including two in Scotland, are set to close comes with a side order of déjà vu more potent than one of...

15.01.2026 50

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Sarah Campbell

From sitcom dreams to doubled losses - why Costa has lost its grip on coffee lovers

Costa Coffee has seen its UK losses more than double as rising costs and weaker high-street trade hit performance, adding to pressures facing major...

10.01.2026 40

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

This new coffee shop is like a Sci-Fi film set - but is it really worth queuing for?

Matcha. Reformer Pilates. Açaí. Labubu. If none of the above buzzwords feature anywhere in your wheelhouse, then Glasgow’s newest ‘concept’...

13.09.2025 90

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Sarah Campbell

'Toxic' BrewDog is a fading relic of millennial cringe and I won't be back

Although nothing could ever justify that eye-watering £7.69 price tag, I’ll admit to quite liking this pint - a hoppy IPA with tropical tasting...

30.08.2025 50

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell