For more than two decades, Ian Brown was one of the most well-kent faces in Glasgow, the man who kept Glasgow’s foodies fed as head chef at the West End’s favourite watering hole, the Ubiquitous Chip. As the culinary alchemist beavering away in the boiler room, he held the good ship Chip on a steady course for 21 years, until the death of Ronnie Clydesdale, the man who Brown called “my friend, mentor, boss and ally”.
In 2010 Brown opened his eponymous restaurant in Williamswood and it soon became a firm local favourite. With the restaurant now closed, Brown still remains one of East Renfrewshire’s best known chefs.