SET FOR BEARSDEN

An instagram-firendly restaurant Oi Mamma, is set to open in Bearsden shortly, on the site of the former Raffaele’s Restaurant, which closed last month.

The new Oi Mamma restaurant and bar space is the latest is the first Italian focused restaurant brand from entrepreneurs Amalia Colaluca and Joe Lazzerini- the team behind The Loveable Rogue. Oi Mamma Director, Amalia Colaluca said, “Oi Mamma, a loud and bold Italian eatery that serves a ‘new look’ for the neighborhood, will open this month. Our family-friendly restaurant will be vibrant from the inside out, providing local residents with a new place to eat and drink.”

Every day, Oi Mamma’s kitchen will make fresh pasta, and a variety of pizzas will be available. Head chef Giovanni Di Camillo said, “We aim to honour the team’s traditional family roots and warm Italian hospitality while also celebrating the muchloved neighbourhood’s personality. Our menu will be simple and flavourful, with classic Italian crowd-pleasers and a celebration of Italian produce”.

ScotHot extends deadline to enter Scottish Culinary Championship

The 34th Scottish Culinary Championships are returning this year to ScotHot, and chefs have until Valentine’s Day to enter after the deadline was extended. The deadline for Culinary Arts classes is now 28th February.

Sponsored by Compass Scotland, the programme will once again challenge and celebrate chefs both new and established from across Scotland. Headed by Scottish Chefs CEO, Neil Thomson and a team of experienced judges, the Live Theatre Competition, The Skills Arena – supporting the Andrew Fairlie scholarship and HIT Scotland, and Culinary Arts classes are open for chefs to enter themselves or submit colleagues into a wide variety of workshops to hone their skills and show off their culinary prowess.

Live Theatre Competition Classes will host a packed programme of back-to-back hot live classes both days of the show, with competitions to suit chefs of all levels of experience from across all industry sectors. Classes include creating a Sustainable Fish Dish, a Food for Life Challenge to create a main course appropriate for a public sector establishment using organic, healthy products, a Braehead Foods Mystery Basket challenge, and a Vegan main course. The classes also include the Scottish Young Chef of the Year 2023, alongside the Scottish Chef of the Year 2023 competition sponsored by Lomond Foods.

The Skills Arena – supporting the Andrew Fairlie scholarship and HIT Scotland – will incorporate a programme of cold live classes for chefs and service staff to showcase some of the essential skills that will form a crucial part of their role as their career progresses array of static classes that will showcase the incredible talent and creativity across the industry.