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As Scotland’s Tourism Industry Conference 2022 in Edinburgh got under way, presenter Jennifer Reoch proposed that the audience play a drinking game, and reach for their hidden hipflasks every time a speaker used the words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘painful’ to describe the current economic circumstances.

Members of a growing bartender group in Glasgow worked up a sweat last month at their latest event. HospoHang is a community group founded by Zach Sapato of cocktail bar The Absent Ear and which is open to anyone working in hospitality around Glasgow.

A trio of long-time friends will launch a new venue in Edinburgh this month, specialising in small plates and quality wines.

The launch of BRU comes amid significant regeneration along Dumbarton Road, following a spate of recent openings from nearby GaGa to Eighty Six in Partick.

Willing workers are missing from front of house and kitchens, with 62% of hospitality businesses expecting to have to cope with a festive shortage of both.

Manorview owns eleven hospitality venues in central Scotland, including local restaurants and bars such as The Lowland at Lynnhurst Hotel in Johnstone, The Commercial in Wishaw, and The Torrance in East Kilbride. 

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town on George IV Bridge, the much-loved eatery has been serving up delicious, authentic Italian cuisine since opening in 2007, and become a favourite with both Edinburgh locals and tourists alike. 

Located at 22-24 West Nile Street amongst a busy circuit of bars, the new venue is Innis & Gunn’s second in Glasgow alongside its existing premises in Ashton Lane

The Forager, in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, opens December 2, as the latest addition to the Dean Banks family of businesses, including The Pompadour and Dulse in Edinburgh, Haar St Andrews, Haar At Home, Waagyu Burger, Mond Vodka and Lunun Gin.

The West End Brasserie – still under Ryan’s owner/operator Caledonian Heritable Ltd – is now serving continental dishes and Scottish favourites complimented by a ‘tasteful’ drinks menu, behind a refreshed exterior design intended to create a ‘timeless’ appearance.