We speak to Angus McLeod from Tibo on the story behind the business and building an institution in Glasgow’s East End

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We head to Dennistoun to explore the hospitality scene.

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00:00So, the locals are at the heart of this business?

00:02Without a doubt.

00:03My name is Angus McLeod, I'm the co-owner of Tebow Bistro.

00:07Well, Tebow's been going on the go nearly 15 years now,

00:10and we founded it on the basis of supplying good food to the locals.

00:15Previously in the financial industry, I've always been interested in food.

00:20Everybody that works in here are foodies.

00:22My son David runs a kitchen, self-trained,

00:26and the ethos of the business is to produce good quality, handmade food for the locals.

00:33Well, it's a very cosmopolitan area,

00:35with a lot of professionals, a lot of students,

00:39and a lot of the so-called middle classes as well, if that's what you wish to call them.

00:45Good sound basis of all-round clientele.

00:48It also helps the fact that Duke Street's a very busy road,

00:52and it's one of the last bastions left in Glasgow.

00:56I'm an old Glasgow boy myself,

00:59and the East End of Glasgow's still virtually untouched in most places.

01:03Well, it's certainly come on a lot in being a cosmopolitan area,

01:07and being so close to the city.

01:10A lot of people like to stay here, within 10 minutes walking distance.

01:15It's still a good parking area, there's still a good, decent mix of shops.

01:20Although we could always do with higher quality shops,

01:24but you'll very rarely find empty shops in Duke Street.

01:27Well, they expect a very chilled-out place, that's what the business is all about.

01:31It's a chilled-out place, good homemade food,

01:35good service, good banter, and that's what we're all about.

01:39We don't need to recommend anything, customers know about Tebow now.

01:43It took us a while to build the business up.

01:45Most people know about Tebow in Glasgow, including the taxi drivers,

01:48who take people from the city, who take people from Glasgow Airport,

01:52if they ask for a recommendation of food.

01:55We don't have a huge menu, we have a restricted menu.

01:59It's all good quality food.

02:01We do lunches, we do breakfast products, we do lunch products,

02:05and we always had an evening menu.

02:07And although we've been closed for the last couple of years,

02:10due to unforeseen circumstances,

02:12a lot of the evening dishes were incorporated in the daytime.

02:15So we're now going to be separating and having separate menus again.

02:18Is there any other places around Tebow that you'd maybe go to on a day off?

02:23Personally? Don't be silly.

02:25There's lots of good evening establishments in the East End.

02:28As you say, Coes are long established.

02:30There's Mesa further along the road, who are quite similar in the ethos to us.

02:36Lots of nice wee cafes, nice wee bakeries now.

02:40So there's a good choice of products for customers to come here.

02:44We've got a dessert shop at the end of Duke Street there as well.

02:48There's also a selection of pretty businesses up in the Parade.

02:52And then you go down to Bridgeton.

02:54So the East End's well served by good quality, small businesses.

03:00And that, to me, is the way it should be.

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