Sunday brunch and lunch launches at new Glasgow gastropub ONE of the city s newest gastropubs has launched a brunch and Sunday roast menu this weekend. The Duke s Umbrella, which is located in Finnieston s Argyle Street, will welcome guests to sample for the first time, its brunch and Sunday roast offerings. Head Chef John Molloy said: “First class produce, and provenance is key for us, and we’ve chosen to work with the best in the business for our local produce, including Bernard Corrigan’s for our seafood and Davidson’s the butcher for our meat. “We smoke our bacon in-house because smoked bacon is much better, and we cure it in maple syrup then it’s smoked it with maple wood, and it works a treat in our bacon and duck egg roll.”
A key part of the Bath Street bar circuit for decades and perennially popular with the city’s hospitality and entertainment industry workers, Moskito returns under new management and with a radically different look. After over a year of delays, general manager Ben McLeod tells me they are planning for an 8 July opening, at which point Glasgow may be contemplating exiting level zero restrictions. A first look tour reveals the basement space has a slick, modern appearance, taking design nods from leading cocktail bars in other major cities while showcasing the existing stone walls and creating new areas. There’s the occasional artwork or pop culture reference. The booths have been refreshed, I’m shown the new dynamic lighting system and led into a self-contained bar which will be popular as a late night lounge.
By Claire Corrigan
Donal Corrigan spoke to Topic this week about his recently deceased brother Bernard and talked about his elder sibling’s great love of sport, his long career in the retail industry and his time in England and Dublin.
Bernard Corrigan who died on Friday, 31 March 2021 was born on 10 September 1930 at Knockadoon, Fore, Castlepollard.
He attended Carpenter’s National School which was just up the road from his home and helped out on the farm too. He then went on to work at the Headfort Arms in Kells, Co Meath. He worked for a year there and would ride his bicycle back to his home place every fortnight to see the family. “He had a great love of sport and was awarded first in the county in high jumping for the U-16 all those years ago- it was called the gold medal for the Bishop’s Shield in the county.”
BERNARD CORRIGAN LTD At Bernard Corrigan Ltd, they have been supplying restaurants and the people of Scotland with the highest quality fish and poultry since 1949. The business has survived the test of time, adapting and developing to suit new circumstances, yet throughout this, the aim has remained the same – to provide all customers with the freshest products and the best service. Bernard Corrigan fish and poultry has been pan fried in restaurants, battered in chip shops and grilled in homes around the country for over 60 years. Throughout this time the expert team have always handpicked the best fish and chicken in the country working daily to deliver it to wholesale customers, whilst also serving retail customers the very same high quality products.