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GLASGOWIST Ka Wow: Koxedo's take on chips and cheese is the next best thing to a night out Koxedo review Last Friday I was standing in a queue beside a plastic marker on the pavement, waiting at a distance for an order of fried chicken from Ox and Finch’s new pop-up Koxedo. It was quiet in this popular part of the West End. A little too quiet, as my predecessor Diner Tec used to say. The sun was just starting to dip behind the tall tenements on nearby Argyle Street. It was that golden hour where the light seems to bring an extra vibrancy to street scenes. The part of the day when you’...

GLASGOW has a connection to the story of Valentine’s Day. In 1868, a French family made a donation to the Franciscan religious order. It was a wooden box labelled “the body of Saint Valentine” and this relic was sent to the church of Saint Francis in the Gorbals. The chest largely languished in anonymity until it was moved to the nearby Blessed St John Duns Scotus in 1999, placed near the church’s entrance and decorated with flowers on 14th February each year. Glasgow was soon claiming the saint as one of its own, assuming the title “a City of Love”.

40ml of Lightly Whipped Double Cream Warm a small wine glass with boiling water, allow to sit for a minute and pour out. Add the chocolate, whisky, coffee, syrup and cayenne pepper together in a heated glass and stir lightly. Once the ingredients are mixed, gently pour the cream over the back of a spoon to create a creamy layer on top, then garnish with chocolate shavings and another small pinch of cayenne pepper for kick. Cosy up on the sofa and embrace true indulgence. Tartan Tiki: 25ml Pineapple Juice Top with London Essence White Peach and Jasmine Soda Build all ingredients exce...