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Kirsty McLuckie

Critic · Journalist · Author — Glasgow and Scotland restaurant reviewing on The Scotsman's scored template; a general lifestyle writer rather than a cuisine specialist.

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Kirsty McLuckie wrote The Scotsman's scored, post-visit review of The Hug and Pint (27 October 2015, food 8/10), reported dish by dish with what she paid, on the same template Rosalind Erskine and Gaby Soutar use. It is the only critical assessment of that kitchen that exists.

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• The Scotsman, restaurant review (food 8/10) ↗their review · 2015-10-27
  • The Hug and PintWest End

    “The stand-out dish was the coconut soup with cassava and rice dumplings. The potato-like cassava was served in noodle thin strips while the smudgy dumplings dissolved in the creaminess of the sauce. This comfort food felt like the promised hug.”