Gusto opened its doors last month with a glitzy party. The Living Ventures owned restaurant, which inhabits the old Clydesdale Bank on Glasgow’s Bothwell Street, is the first city centre Gusto from the restaurant group. LV have invested £1.3m creating the new eaterie which boasts a huge central bar and classic grand cafe interiors as well as an outside terraced area. At the opening VIP guests and a host of well known faces enjoyed cocktails and canapes. The BBC Rivercity crew where in party mood – including Gary Lamont who visited the restaurant straight from the set with BBC Waterloo Road star Holly Jack. BBC’s Still Game bar tender ‘Boaby’ aka Gavin Mitchell also joined the party but this time chose not to serve pints from behind the bar. Britain’s Got Talent Opera star Lucy Kay, TV Presenter Jean Johansson and a number of former Miss Scotland’s as well at some of Scotland’s top male and female models also attended. Gusto Managing Director Sue Crimes said, “We’re very excited about Gusto opening, Glasgow is such a vibrant and metropolitan city and we’re very excited to be part of it. We’ve put a lot of time and effort into getting all the little things with the venue spot on, so hopefully the people of Glasgow will enjoy what we have done.” Set out over two floors, designers of Gusto have made plenty of playful nods to modern Italian culture – the solid parquet floor, tan leather booths, luxurious marble table tops, brass detailing and a striking square central bar with touches of art deco styling, oozing the quality needed for the food lovers of Glasgow. The 150 cover restaurant and bar with an outdoor terrace space for 30 has a menu which offers a modern twist on Italian brasserie classics including twelve types of pizza.