Tom Leonard

Glasgow, Scotland

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Foodies

These photos were taken in June 1996 in the Pierce Institute Community cafe-restaurant in Glasgow. It was for an exhibition called "Foodies". The "rest assured" one was a reference to the "mad cow disease" that had hit Britain and other parts of the world shortly beforehand. 

Pierce Institute Community Cafe

Pierce Institute Community Cafe

A Hoarss

a could eata hoarss, a hoarss, ahoarss; my kingdom furra hoarss

Oh crumbs

oh Crumbs - hard cheese; rather a good egg - the royal toast; the day of the triffids - a vegetable plot

Glorious weather

Text on wall says: GLORIOUS WEATHER IN A TEACUP - TEMPERATURE 90 DEGREES

Rest assured...

Rest Assured - the cattle in our pies were once professors of psychiatry

A single fish

a could go a right big haddock; deep-fried in batter crunchy at the tail; thick in the middle dead white inside; A single fish

Brussels Sprouts

a gastronomic epaulette: a chip on the shoulder; an old man's toenail clipping : a chip off the old block; single European currency : theBrussels Sprout; what Goethe cried out on his deathbed : More chips! More chips!