Nourish Scotland

We have public hospitals, public libraries, even public WiFi. Why not public diners?

Public diners are state supported, affordable restaurants serving good meals to the general public. They used to operate in the UK under the banner of British/Civic Restaurants and they operate in numerous countries across the world today.

A group of local ‘citizen social scientists’ trained by the Citizen Science Academy at University College London have been carrying out some research about the history, purpose, and culture of public diners, focusing on the Polish Milk Bar (bar mleczny), engaging with the Polish community in and around Glasgow.

Join us for an afternoon of presentations, discussion and workshops aimed at learning what works about public diners in other cultures, and how they might be adapted here.

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