Scran for students Being a student is a great advantage if you visit Firebird this winter. The Argyle Street gastropub is offering a deal that will make Pot Noodle dinners a thing of the past - any student with a valid matriculation card can enjoy pizzas or pasta dishes and a glass of house wine or half-litre of West beer for only £7. The offer is available Monday to Friday, 4pm-7pm. Firebird is at 1321 Argyle Street, Glasgow. Call 0141 334 0594 or see www.firebirdglasgow.com.

Kitchin meets Mackintosh Get your diaries out and leave Sunday March 11 clear. If you can't get a table at Tom Kitchin's restaurant in Leith, the next best thing is House for an Art Lover - the Charles Rennie Mackintosh venue in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park is hosting a culinary evening with Scotland's hottest chef. The Michelin-star cook will prepare a four-course meal. Katie Targett Adams, the singer and Celtic harpist, will provide entertainment.

Tickets cost £80 per person. Call 0141 353 4770 or visit www.houseforanartlover.co.uk.

The perfect wine? Palmerston's, an award-winning restaurant in Morningside, has acquired Verre de Vin, a system that allows wine to be opened then resealed, and remain in perfect condition. As a result, guests can enjoy wine, champagne or port from the extensive list by the glass, instead of by the bottle. Palmerston's is at 45 Morningside Road, Edinburgh. Call 0131 466 7665.

Chef in the House Michelin-star chef and Herald writer Martin Wishart has added another string to his bow - he has become consultant chef at Home House, the prestigious private members' club in Edinburgh. Wishart will be host gourmet evenings, with tutored tasting. Home House is at 12 Picardy Place, Edinburgh. To become a member of the club, call Jen Noble on 0131 523 1523.