Pesto Italian Restaurants Glasgow has only been open for a little over a month, but in that time assistant manager Hanna Kerr has managed to familiarize herself with a number of Pesto cocktails! We caught up with Hanna to chat Glasgow at Christmas, Ryan Gosling, the Lion King and, of course, cocktails!
How long have you been part of the Pesto team?
Two and a half months
What is the best thing about working for Pesto?
It’s a small company with interaction with the owners which makes you feel you are part of something. The team we have here are all very friendly and good at their jobs, both of which make Pesto a good place to work.
What is your favourite Pesto dish and drink?
Pizzette Capra is my favourite dish and my favourite drink is a Mojito limonata, any mojito in my book is good but with limoncello in it makes it a bit different than the usual.
What's the funniest thing to have happened to you in the restaurant?
Coming to work on a daily basis and working with Francis, John and Hugh is pretty funny in itself as they all have great senses of humour and enjoy taking the mickey out of me too much!
Which three celebrities (dead or alive) would you invite to dinner at Pesto?
Ryan Gosling, if anyone has seen Crazy, Stupid Love they will understand why I chose him. Beyonce because I think she is amazing and I know Francis would be beside himself if she came to Pesto for dinner! Lastly, Heath Ledger as I would love to find out how he went about playing the joker and talk to him about The Dark Knight.
What inspired you to become a manager?
Restaurant work is something that I have been doing since I was 14 and it is something I am passionate about as someday in the future I hope to have my own restaurant. I was given the chance to become a manager at a very young age which I was very grateful for. Being able to teach people new things and skills and learn from managers that I work with is an inspiring thing. When the restaurant is full and has a great atmosphere, you can think to yourself I’m running this shift and it’s a great feeling.
After a meal at Pesto, what's the best thing to do in Glasgow?
Princes Square is great at night, especially at Christmas when its all lit up, and there are nights where you can learn to dance salsa. At Christmas, round the corner in George Square there is an ice skating rink which is great fun to go to with a group of friends, maybe before a few drinks though!
What was the last show you went to and how was it?
Yesterday I went to see the Lion King 3d, the stampede was brilliant in 3d but Mufasa dying really upset me! It was fun to see how much I could embarrass my friend by singing along to the songs only to turn and see she was singing along too!
What does the next year at Pesto Italian Restaurants Glasgow hold for you?
I am looking forward to growing the business and making people in Glasgow aware of how good the food and service is here.
There it is peeps; head to Pesto for mojitos before an ice-skating sesh, or is that the other way round...? You can check out the rest of our interviews with the Pesto team on our blog and meet the team page.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gosling
http://www.lionking.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570728/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger
http://www.princessquare.co.uk/
Monday, 24 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
Pesto's Picks for October
Peter Kay |
October is a funny old month; supermarket shelves are filled with Halloween "goodies" including tacky nun costumes, bizarre re imaginings of the humble Jaffa Cake (they're green?) and, er, singing skulls.
The macabre displays of fake bloodied hands and packets of scabs next to Christmas crackers and spiced festive-spiced-nut-hamper-type-stuff is perhaps all that is unsettling about the naff Halloween tat maligning shop shelves this month.
But bemoan pagan festivals we shall not, for with Halloween comes some pretty spectacular events, from Alice Cooper spooky specials to secret parties in the dark heart of Glasgow.
First up though it's Bolton's very own Peter Kay at the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kay made a name for himself by twisting casually observed conversational banalities into lighthearted 'proper northern' humour. The Tour That Doesn't Tour kicked off on the 27th September and will run until October 21st. Tickets for Kay's show are scarce, so if you can't get your hands on one, why not pop into Pesto for some garlic bread?
The macabre displays of fake bloodied hands and packets of scabs next to Christmas crackers and spiced festive-spiced-nut-hamper-type-stuff is perhaps all that is unsettling about the naff Halloween tat maligning shop shelves this month.
But bemoan pagan festivals we shall not, for with Halloween comes some pretty spectacular events, from Alice Cooper spooky specials to secret parties in the dark heart of Glasgow.
First up though it's Bolton's very own Peter Kay at the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kay made a name for himself by twisting casually observed conversational banalities into lighthearted 'proper northern' humour. The Tour That Doesn't Tour kicked off on the 27th September and will run until October 21st. Tickets for Kay's show are scarce, so if you can't get your hands on one, why not pop into Pesto for some garlic bread?
Next up in Manchester we have another of Bolton's finest exports Paddy McGuinness for one night only at the MEN. Tickets for McGuinness's debut MEN show are almost gone, so if you want to catch this one act fast!
Actually prefers Coco Pops in the morning to live snakes |
Alice Cooper has it all; boa constrictors, electric chairs, buckets of fake blood and, er, a free bus pass, cos he's a pensioner, don't you know? Veteran American rocker Vincent Furnier, or Alice Cooper to you and I will be bringing his Halloween Night of Fear event to the Manchester Apollo on Sunday October 30th. Admittedly, it's not quite Halloween, but you can bet your bottom dollar it'll be a full-on-freak show! If you're lucky enough to have tickets, be sure to stop in at Pesto en route for a round of Bloody Mary's!
Liverpool can expect a treat from Californian firecracker (or should that be firework?) Katy Perry on October 18th as she brings her musical brand of crazy to the Echo Arena.
Katy Perry. Probably quite high maintenance. |
If (for some reason) you prefer to celebrate Halloween in secret you'd be well-advised to bag yourself tickets for the Chemikal Halloween Party, because the location is, well, secret. While this might make planning your night that little bit more troublesome (finding it without some sort of assistance will likely result in failure), it'll certainly keep you on your toes.
Now at Pesto we know all about Good Food, but if you'd like to know more and you're in Glasgow this October why not check out the BBC Good Food Show at the SECC on the 21st of October? Alternatively if you don't want to learn about good food just pop into Pesto and we'll sort you out with our delicious piatinni.
Chatty man Alan Carr will be, well, standing up and, er, chatting at the SECC on the 7th and 8th October ahead of his upcoming DVDs set for release just before Christmas...how cunning.
The o2 Academy in Glasgow is set for a good ol' knees up on the 29th October at Club Noir Halloween. If there was ever a way to get down with the pagans in style, this is it.
Now at Pesto we know all about Good Food, but if you'd like to know more and you're in Glasgow this October why not check out the BBC Good Food Show at the SECC on the 21st of October? Alternatively if you don't want to learn about good food just pop into Pesto and we'll sort you out with our delicious piatinni.
Chatty man Alan Carr will be, well, standing up and, er, chatting at the SECC on the 7th and 8th October ahead of his upcoming DVDs set for release just before Christmas...how cunning.
The o2 Academy in Glasgow is set for a good ol' knees up on the 29th October at Club Noir Halloween. If there was ever a way to get down with the pagans in style, this is it.
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