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Scottish Sun
24-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Popular Scots pizza chain reveals plans to open first restaurant in new city
The restaurant has been named one of the best in Europe and sources all ingredients from Italy PIZZA THAT Popular Scots pizza chain reveals plans to open first restaurant in new city A POPULAR Glasgow pizza chain has plans to open its first restaurant in Edinburgh. Paesano Pizza, which already has three locations in Glasgow, may soon be opening in the heart of the Scottish capital. Advertisement 2 Paesano has revealed plans to open its first restaurant in Edinburgh Credit: John Kirkby 2 It is known for its wood-fired Neapolitan pizza Credit: John Kirkby The restaurant has been named one of the best in Europe and sources all ingredients from Italy. Plans have been made for a new restaurant in the former Cass Art building on 77A George Street. Earlier this year, restaurant group The DRG teased plans for a major expansion of its sites. The company, which is Scotland's largest independent restaurant group, owns Paesano and Sugo, both of which are located in Glasgow. Advertisement It outlined plans for growth across the country - now revealed in a recent planning application. The restaurant plans to take over the former Cass Art site on George Street, which has now moved to the nearby Hanover Street. Paesano is known for its wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, serving Glasgow's Miller Street, Great Western Road, and Pollokshaws Road. Its menu features flavours such as cotto ham with mushrooms and Tuscan fennel sausage, as well as sides like balsamic onions and spicy 'nduja dip. Advertisement The restaurant plans to fit over 30 tables into the site, as well as a bar and an area for coffee and ice cream. Earlier this year, Paesano was featured on a list of the best pizzerias in Europe, with judges praising its 'traditional menu where the great Neapolitan classics are combined with local flavours and seasonality'. Inside the brand new small plates Italian slap bang in Glasgow's city centre Paesano chefs proof their dough for over 24 hours before cooking it at over 500°C, to produce a 'moist, light, soft, digestible crust'. If plans are finalised, the restaurant will sit amongst a slew of eateries such as tapas restaurant Cafe Andaluz, also owned by The DRG, and Ragù Pasta.
Glasgow Times
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow Scribes group to host annual calligraphy exhibition
Glasgow Scribes will display a range of calligraphy in their annual exhibition, Calligraphy - The Art & Craft Of Beautiful Writing, from July 4 to 14 in the Art Space at Cass Art in Glasgow. The exhibition is open from 2pm to 6pm on the first day. From then the event will run on Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, and on Sundays, from 11am to 6pm. For the closing day on July 14, the exhibition will be open from 9am to 4pm. The group will also run three calligraphy workshops on July 5 on Introduction to Copperplate, Gothic Basics, and Introducing Foundational. More details about the upcoming events can be found on the Glasgow Scribes website.
