🧑🍳 Chef Owner @elementsgla ✍🏻 @heraldscotland Weekly columnist 👨🏼🍳 NCOTY Finalist 21/22🪴 Garden enthusiast
Joined July 2009
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Gary Townsend retweeted
Mar 30
This week we have seen fruit and veg prices jump by 150% in some products. We have NMW going up this week, Business rates hikes of upto 500% and energy prices are going through the roof. Let it be clear! HOSPITALITY NEEDS A VAT CUT! AND NEED IT NOW.
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Gary Townsend retweeted
26 Nov 2025
New Kitchen Porter wage breakdown
12.71 per hour
45 hours per week
=29.7k
8k service charge (taxed)
37,740
15% NI Contributions = 5661
5% Pension = 1887
Paid by company £37,289
Total wage £45,289
People still question why a burger is over £20
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Gary Townsend retweeted
14 Nov 2025
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14 Nov 2025
Thank you for visiting our wee restaurant 🙏🏻
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Gary Townsend retweeted
31 Oct 2025
We had a catch up this week with @ChefGTownsend Chef owner of @ElementsGLA Bearsden, Glasgow, and asked him our 10 quick fire questions. Read his interesting responses here hospitalityhealth.org.uk/in-…
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Gary Townsend retweeted
9 Oct 2025
Honestly, the best part was not having internet
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@ElementsGLA is nothing without the team behind it.
Day in day out they give their everything to push further and I couldn’t be more proud of them of what we have achieved within just over 12 months.
@AAHospitality
#scotland #chefs #chef #Cheflife #Chefslife
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Gary Townsend retweeted
5 Aug 2025
I think everyone in the entire industry agrees with this! #TaxedOut
5 Aug 2025
We have an amazing Hospitality industry in the UK. If you want growth @Keir_Starmer then put us on a level playing field and see what we can achieve then!
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Gary Townsend retweeted
21 Jul 2025
If the UK Government could do one single thing to help Hospitality what would that be?
I will go 1st, 12.5% for Hospitality VAT.
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Gary Townsend retweeted
12 Jul 2025
Fantastic lunch with @judithross and @barbaramarie28 at Elements in Bearsden @ChefGTownsend @ElementsGLA
Fantastic service from Gael!
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Gary Townsend retweeted
29 Jun 2025
Thank you @ChefGTownsend for an amazing lunch at @ElementsGLA. Such good food and good company @Gill_Matthews84
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Gary Townsend retweeted
13 May 2025
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Gary Townsend retweeted
29 Apr 2025
Congratulations to the finalists of the Restaurant Chef Award, sponsored by @UnoxUK, Ajay Kumar from Swadish by Ajay Kumar, Thomas Law from Prithvi, Adam Smith from @CoworthParkUK and @ChefGTownsend from @ElementsGLA #CGCawards
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Gary Townsend retweeted
17 Mar 2025
Making fresh pasta from scratch is simpler than it seems, says @ChefGTownsend heraldscotland.com/life_styl… @heraldscotland
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Gary Townsend retweeted
24 Feb 2025
How to make this quick one-pot wonder for fish lovers by @ChefGTownsend heraldscotland.com/life_styl… @heraldscotland
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Gary Townsend retweeted
18 Feb 2025
Congratulations to @ChefGTownsend and the team at @elementsgla in #Glasgow on being awarded 3 #AARosettes! > tinyurl.com/yszturkr
#AAawards #Rosettes @rakporcelaineu #MakeSureItsRAK @VisitScotland @BBCScotland #Highlands
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Gary Townsend retweeted
4 Feb 2025
BEST-OF GUIDES GLASGOW CITY
The Best Restaurants in #Glasgow
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Gary Townsend retweeted
7 Jan 2025
2 Days in Glasgow
Laugh with the locals, soak up the history and eat some spectacular food in the host city of The MICHELIN Guide Ceremony Great Britain & Ireland 2025
#Glasgow
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5 Nov 2024
Thank you for visiting @MichelinGuideUK 🙏🏻
5 Nov 2024
Exquisite apricot and almond millefeuille by Restaurant Elements
#Glasgow
New: guide.michelin.com/gb/en/gla…
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