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Glasgow Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Work well underway on Glasgow Dishoom location set to open in August
Pictures taken on Nelson Mandela Place today (July 17) show the transformation of two city centre units is in full swing with signage announcing the popular Indian chain restaurant's in place. It will be the brand's first restaurant in the city with doors opening in August. READ NEXT: Glasgow pub set to reopen under new management this weekend (Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest) An exact date has not been announced yet and bookings are not being accepted on their website at the time of writing. The Glasgow Times first reported in November last year that Dishoom had applied to Glasgow City Council for permission to combine the ground floor and basement units at 3 and 11 Nelson Mandela Place within the former A-listed Glasgow Stock Exchange building. The unit at 11 Nelson Mandela Place was previously a Premier store while the unit at 3 Nelson Mandela Place was previously occupied by restaurant Absurd Bird. READ NEXT: Brand-new 130-seat bar to open in iconic Glasgow shopping centre (Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest) The eatery closed suddenly in July 2022 and had been vacant since then. Founded in 2010, Dishoom was designed to match the Irani cafes that were popular in Mumbai in the 1960s. Their first restaurant opened in Covent Garden and the company now operates 10 sites across the UK between Edinburgh, London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
‘My new favourite Indian restaurant': William Sitwell reviews Permit Room, London
Permit rooms came into being in Bombay after the Bombay Prohibition Act of 1949. They allowed those who wished to partake of liquor 'for health reasons' to do so once they'd secured a permit – and enabled civil servants to revel in another layer of exquisite bureaucracy, with more paperwork, files and rubber stamps. The concept is recalled in the name of a new restaurant in the Dishoom portfolio, adding to the evocative nature of the place. Permit Room on Portobello Road (at an address I remember way back when as First Floor, a restaurant that was a little grungy, all dark wood, dim lighting and candles) is decked out in colonial rattan, with lots of tropical plants and South Asian art. It's the fourth in Dishoom's offshoot group of Permit Rooms (Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge are lucky to have the others) and I wish they'd look kindly upon me, see the desperate yearning in my eyes, and open one near me at home. West Somerset needs a Permit Room; it needs Dishoom's co-founder cousins Shamil and Kavi Thakrar to put a pin in, say, Wiveliscombe, and grant us an establishment with fabulous staff, serene bedrooms (they call them lodgings), a wonderful bar (epic negronis…) and, at its heart, a seminal Indian restaurant. The menu offers a colourful array of dishes, some of which are solidly mainstream Indian but just epic examples of them. We started with prawn recheado, which the menu declares is a 'Goan go-to' (not that I ever had the pleasure of eating it when I languished in Goa post-school, aged 17). It's a chilli-hot dish of prawns that gets the beads of sweat gathering and had us glugging their very decent and fresh Spanish garnacha, chosen from a tight list. Then the real fun started, as I tested them on their versions of standard Indian-restaurant fare: lamb curry, tandoori chicken, rice and naan. Our half-chicken tandoori was wonderfully tender, delivering a whole leg and breast rather than ubiquitous anonymous cubes of meat. It was properly charred, with a subtle hint of chilli, and it came with a garnish you actually wanted to eat – a refreshing kachumber (finely chopped cucumber, onion and tomato), along with a little dish of zesty green chutney. There was a rich and moreish bowl of deep, dark lamb curry, the lamb similarly tender and the spicing modest. I wanted lashings upon lashings of the glorious stuff. Even better was a bowl of black daal, stewed for 24 hours – a dish I'd like to eat at least once a week for the rest of my life (even if the amount of ghee in it would, I suspect, limit the rest of my life to mere weeks). Rice was fluffy and a plate of Tenderstem broccoli a tremendous line in the sand: look at this broccoli, charred and cooked to just the right side of al dente, and with not so much as a teaspoon of wretched sauce to ruin it. Along with some puffy naans, it was all a picture of kaleidoscopic, perky and on-point Indian cookery. We ate all the puds – their error, not our greed, as they brought a chocolate brownie by mistake. But it was a great mistake, such was its richness and softness, the wonder of milky malai (clotted cream of the subcontinent) lifting the dish further with hints of sweet jaggery and the subtlest tingle of chilli. The coconut caramel custard, meanwhile, had a decent wobble and good richness, and a gulab jamun was very sweet and swimming in rum.
Skift
11-07-2025
- Business
- Skift
Dishoom in the UK: A Cult Restaurant Brand Opens an Inn
Dishoom's first foray into hotel-style lodging is an example of a cult restaurant brand extending its reach. The test is one key, two rooms, with the vibe of eccentric Bombay in Notting Hill. Dishoom, the U.K.-based restaurant group known for its Bombay-inspired design and cult following, has launched its first overnight lodging, with a two-bedroom apartment located above its new Permit Room bar on London's Portobello Road. The launch marks the brand's first operational step into hospitality, extending its immersive dining experience into a residential format. Priced at £700 (about $950) per night with a two-night minimum, the Permit Room Lodgings are not positioned as a traditional hotel. They're instead seen as a test of the brand's appeal for overnight stays. "Well, in classic Dishoom fashion, we somewhat stumbled into the idea while designing Permit Room Portobello," CEO Brian Trollip told Skift. "The building itself has history as it use
Metro
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Sir Lewis Hamilton sparks romance rumours with award-winning singer at F1
Sir Lewis Hamilton hailed singer Raye after her show-stopping performance at the F1 British Grand Prix after rumours of a romance swirled between the pair. The chart-topping singer, 27, closed the show at Silverstone with an unforgettable performance, playing a catalogue of hits such as Prada and Escapism. Speaking to the crowd on the main stage at Silverstone after her performance, Lewis, 40, had nothing but kind words for the award-winning star, saying: 'Raye is the first concert I've been to after a race and she was great. 'She was the first concert I've been to at Silverstone actually so it was great to see her wasn't it. 'It's so great that acts can come here now. When I was watching last night I was like it's incredible to perform here the crowd were great.' A source added to MailOnline that Lewis was 'loving' Raye's performance, adding: 'I saw Lewis at the side of the stage last night and he was loving Raye, I was shocked to see him there with qualifying coming up but he staying for the whole set and really showed his support to her.' Earlier in the week Lewis marked the grand opening of a racing-inspired pop-up event with Ferrari to celebrate the second year of partnership between Scuderia Ferrari HP and Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0%. At the star-studded event, hosted by presenter Nick Grimshaw, Lewis opened up on his F1 diet, revealing his favourite restaurant as popular chain Dishoom. 'I love spicy food. Indian is my favourite. I had a Dishoom the other day,' he added, before revealing it'll also be his post-race meal on Sunday. Sir Lewis also remarked on the culture shock he experienced having switched from driving for McLaren and Mercedes, to now spending most of his time in Italy with Ferrari. 'The Brits loved curry, my British team they would always have a curry so like on Sunday morning when they'd come into the race they'd literally stink, they all smelled of curry in the morning, garlic was just in our engineering room all the time,' he said. 'They weren't passionate about food otherwise. Italians? Oh my God. There's literally a scheduled time in the day, lunch they can never, ever miss. More Trending 'Sometimes I go into the garage to talk to my mechanics, I'm like, where is everyone? They're at lunch. 'I think they're the only team that does that!' Metro has contacted representatives for Sir Lewis Hamilton and Raye. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Is the British Grand Prix on Channel 4? F1 start time, how to watch race and weather forecast MORE: Lewis Hamilton reacts to breaking unwanted F1 record ahead of British Grand Prix MORE: British Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying and race UK start times, how to watch and weather forecast
Glasgow Times
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow artist's mission to send Billy Connolly mural copy
Not in the flesh, but on the boards on which the artist, Conzo Throb, painted the mural of the legendary comedian in the city centre earlier this year. The boards have been reunited with him, and he plans to give them a new home, he's also set himself the mission of getting a copy of the artwork to The Big Yin. Conzo put together a heartfelt personal package with a handwritten letter and a copy of the artwork and has sent it to Billy in safe hands. Glasgow artist's mission to send Billy Connolly mural copy (Image: Colin Mearns) READ MORE: Amazing new mural of Billy Connolly appeared in Glasgow He spoke to us about the inspiration behind the mural, which he says has "changed his life." Conzo, 37, explained: "It was two funny men that started this fire in me to make this. Billy Connolly, obviously, and the late great John Byrne. "I've had this idea for years of painting Billy Connolly naked specifically, because I was dared to by my flatmate and friend, Panda, to paint a mural next to a big Billy Connolly mural that already exists, and it didn't feel right at the time. "A great wall appeared outside where Dishoom is going to be on Nelson Mandela Square, and it triggered the idea that the time was right to paint this mural of Billy's bare a**e huge on a big 18ft by 16ft canvas." Conzo says the mural has changed his life (Image: Colin Mearns) READ MORE: New mural of Still Game star appears in Glasgow city centre He goes on to credit Billy's book, Windswept and Interesting, for helping him get through a "really tough time" in the past few years, and how learning about the comic's life let him "give himself the permission slip" to follow his dreams. Conzo also took ideas for the mural from the book, he said: "In Billy's book, in the very first chapter, he talks about his love of being naked, the absolute freedom of it, and I figured that's just a beautiful thing to have painted. "A very funny one as well, and to paint it without permission makes it even funnier, and to get away with it and even have people tell you that they loved it and cheered them up was an unexpected but definitely pleasant surprise." Conzo had help from friends and fellow artists Ciaran Globel and Panda, with whom he recently opened their art gallery, Grateful Gallery, in Garnethill. He took some inspiration after the idea had formed from John Byrne's 2002 painting of Billy that hangs in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Conzo said: "In the very left corner was a very small painting of Billy streaking naked, and I just thought it was hilarious because I had a core childhood memory of Billy being naked on the TV, and so do a lot of people." John Byrne was born in Paisley and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963. He worked as an artist, playwright and theatre designer. Conzo mixed up a special shade of pink for the mural (Image: Colin Mearns) READ MORE: PICTURES: Decorated cabs flock to Troon as part of annual Taxi Outing Conzo made 50 screenprints of the mural, with the very first one being put in the package that's been sent to Billy. Speaking about the special package he's sent to Billy, Conzo said: "When he opens the tube, he'll get this beautiful big newspaper with the front page of his bum that made it the next day. "So, hopefully it's going to bring him a big laugh. That's what I'm hoping for. "First thing, he's sipping his morning tea, and then he just gets this beautiful package of just a good self-portrait of him being naked and just gets a big laugh. "That's the ultimate goal." Conzo sent a package including a personal letter to Billy (Image: Supplied) READ MORE: 'I'll crawl across the line if I have to': Dad to run 95 miles in memory of son Conzo continued: "And yeah, I wrote him a nice little personal letter just appreciation and telling him why I did this as well as about how he and his best pal John Burn totally inspired me and helped change my life route completely over the past three years." "He's helped many people, but it really helped me just give myself a permission slip to chase this whole dream of being an artist and not feeling bad about it or having to ask others if I'm allowed to do certain things. "So, it's just a big ode to these legends. It's like a two-in-one. It really is." Conzo has big plans for the mural boards (Image: Colin Mearns) READ MORE: 'Goodbye for now': Popular West End pub announces temporary closure Now that he's been reunited with them, Conzo hopes to have the boards displayed in public again or auctioned off for charity. The People's Palace is his ultimate goal, for the work to be displayed in the same place as Billy's big banana boots. Conzo's favourite part of the mural is the nipple ring, he explained: "In his book Windswept and Interesting, he talks about how he got his nipples pierced just for fun. "And when he did a movie, he had to take them out for a swimming scene. And throughout this movie, filming in the ocean, his wounds healed up, so he could no longer have his nipples pierced. "I just love that story. It's just funny, it's a nice little detail, it's the tiniest part of the whole mural, and it's a little sparkling, beautiful thing."
