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

£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...

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Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

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

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 10

Herald Scotland

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 20

Herald Scotland

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 30

Herald Scotland

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 30

Herald Scotland

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 40

Herald Scotland

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 30

Herald Scotland

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 20

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 60

Herald Scotland

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 30

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Is there really such thing as a 'cursed' restaurant unit? You'll likely know somewhere that fits the bill. The kind of spots that never quite take off, regardless of what exciting new concept moves in.

Hold off on calling in a priest or settling down for a séance. When I talk of cursed units, I don't mean that sort of cursed. Aside from the...

28.06.2025 30

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Dear trendy sandwich shops, please step away from the focaccia After six months of our Lunch Review series, I have a plea for the trendy sandwich shops which favour focaccia on their menus.

A slab of freshly baked focaccia is a joyous, life-affirming thing. Oily, doughy, bubbly, salty. There are few foodie pleasures greater than...

19.06.2025 40

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell