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Press and Journal
24-05-2025
- Press and Journal
My Aberdeen: Foodie Julia Bryce shares her favourite city restaurants and memories of Tiger Tiger bus
Content creator and journalist Julia Bryce is well known as an Aberdeen foodie. Here are her top picks and favourite memories in the Granite City. I guess what makes Aberdeen so special is the access to nature. We have an incredible offering with both the beach and the Cairngorms on our doorstep. And not far from the city, there's the Newburgh Seal Beach where you can see puffins, whales go by as well as dolphins pods at the harbour. That's the part that I love the most about it – it's the nature and wildlife. It would have to be my Tiger Tiger, Pearl Lounge, Espionage days with my uni girls. We used to go out all the time. The Tiger Tiger bus was a moment – you had to be there to believe it. You would get on a bus outside of what is Jam Jar now, but it was Tonic then. And you would get a big bus down to Tiger Tiger. You'd be there with your long vodkas, then jump on the bus and be in Tiger Tiger till early morning. Then go to the casino for breakfast. It's so hard. My absolute be all and end all if anybody comes to visit is Maggie's Grill . This is the one place that to me is home. The owners and the team are so lovely. And I've never heard anyone say a bad thing about it. The food is just incredible, and the chicken tenders and St Louis ribs are amazing. It's the quality of the meat, the time that they take to smoke everything, and the passion that they all have which makes it one of my favourites. I love walking around and seeing all the Nuart. The street art tour is just wonderful in terms of getting you to think about lots of things at once. I'm quite a creative person so I love stuff like that. But I also love Johnston Gardens. Spring or autumn are my favourite times to go there because it is alive with colour. I've seen herons and a kingfisher there. I don't drink coffee – me and coffee don't agree with each other. So I usually go for a hot chocolate or a chai latte now that I'm being a bit more adventurous. I love Parx Cafe – that's my go-to in the city for meetings or grabbing a hot drink. It's my first year working for myself freelance, so I'm still trying to figure everything out. I've got a good feeling about 2025. 2024 was a big year for me: I won an award and I was on Netflix. So it's a hard act to follow. I've got some really exciting projects going on. I've been working with Shop Aberdeen and I'm an Aberdeen Restaurant Week ambassador. And there are some really lovely projects bubbling away. It's a mysterious, wonderful and exciting year ahead – but who knows, really! If you enjoyed this story, you may also like: Aberdeen food writer makes Netflix debut on award-winning show 'Somebody Feed Phil'
Press and Journal
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Press and Journal
Nuart OFF this year - with Aberdeen arts spectacular to return next April
Aberdeen's renowned art festival Nuart has been postponed until next April. The event has been a staple in the city's summer calendar for years, attracting thousands of visitors from across the globe. It is usually held in June, with artists from all over the world descending upon the Granite City to transform its grey walls into colourful works of art. However, the next instalment of the popular festival has been pushed to next spring as organisers focus on preparations for the Tall Ships. Aberdeen Inspired have been running Nuart for nearly a decade. Normally, they would begin planning the mural extravaganza months in advance. But unlike previous times, this year they decided to pause putting everything together until they received the needed funding from Aberdeen City Council. This essentially cut their time for preparations shorter. And with the huge spectacle planned for the arrival of the Tall Ships in July, they decided it was best to leave Nuart for next spring. Aberdeen Inspired chief executive, Adrian Watson, said they have already started working on some fresh ideas on how to make the festival even better. He added: 'Given that Nuart is all about transformation and bringing life and colour to the city, we felt there could be no better time for its return than in spring. 'Nuart isn't just for one weekend – it leaves a lasting legacy imprinted on the fabric of Aberdeen itself.' The four-day festival will take place from April 23 to April 26 next year. Aberdeen Inspired hopes the next edition of Nuart will be as successful as previous years, drawing thousands of visitors into the city centre. The council's culture spokesman, Martin Greig, said events such as Nuart, Spectra and the upcoming Tall Ships help make Aberdeen a 'high-quality destination'. He added: 'Once again we can look forward to the city being transformed into a canvas for imaginative street art.'
