Food and Drink
The Skinny food and drink guide. We bring you restaurant reviews offering an alternative take on food writing, from the visual food column to the annual Food and Drink Survey. Monthly food and drink news keeps you up to date with the latest in food.
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Scottish Food News – July 2015
This month's round-up is almost entirely liquid, with beer launches and festivals before a dry run for next month's Fringe madness Read more »| 30 Jun 2015 -
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Northwest Food News – July 2015
We’ve decided that July is the month of learning and trying all things new – whether that be wine, cheese, mezcal, tofu or... Peruvian food. Yep, we’re an eclectic bunch in the food department Read more »| 30 Jun 2015 -
Phagomania
Phagomania: Shifting Sandwiches
Our resident Phagomaniac went on the telly earlier this year to say that the sandwich was making a comeback; at the mid-point of 2015, here are a few of his favourite sandwiches from across history Read more »| 11 Jun 2015 -
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Feeling Festive: 6 of the World's Most Unusual Food Festivals
Summertime is festival time, and in the world of food that means smoked meat, happy monkeys, oversized breakfasts and the chance to throw things at each other Read more »| 10 Jun 2015 -
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Filter + Fox, Liverpool
Neighbourhood vibes, top coffee and great attention to detail; we discover a new hidden gem near Liverpool One Read more »| 08 Jun 2015 -
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Idle Hands, Manchester
The people behind this pop up coffee shop near Piccadilly station are keeping their appendages rather busy brewing up great coffee Read more »| 05 Jun 2015
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Northwest Food News - June 2015
Still feeling those election blues? Take solace in the fact that June offers a beer festival, a way to combat food waste and the latest British Street Food Award heats Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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Scottish Food News - June 2015
It's a feast of festivals in this month's food news, with gin, science and magic all getting their moment in the sun – and there's a giant model of Edinburgh made of cake. Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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Taste the Difference: The Real Junk Food Project
Two women from Liverpool are setting out to reduce food waste with the city's first Real Junk Food Project Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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The Skinny Abroad: Thailand
Armed with a 2009 Rough Guide and a frankly embarrassing Thai vocabulary, we embark on a three-week whistle-stop tour of Thailand and present our top picks Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
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One Vision: The rise of the 'single-issue' venue
We look at the growth of foodie venues which focus their efforts on a handful of dishes, debate the pros and cons, then get distracted by animals and other people's bad ideas Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Phagomania
Phagomania: Lollipop, Lollipop
We indulge our sweet tooth this month with the sugar-packed and somewhat saucy creations of photographer Massimo Gammacutra Read more »| 01 May 2015 -
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Scottish Food News – May 2015
In this month's food news, there's axe-chucking at the Cambolicious beer festival, a burger takeover at Spit/Fire in Edinburgh, and a chat about milk in Glasgow. Read more »| 28 Apr 2015 -
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Northwest Food News - May 2015
Birthdays and new beginnings this month as Bold Street Coffee turns five, Common gets a makeover, and Spinningfields' The Kitchens project begins Read more »| 27 Apr 2015 -
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Arch Pioneers: Keystone Interviewed
It's early March and I'm sitting in the new-look POD in Levenshulme talking to two very happy, if ever so slightly apprehensive, men. Jason Bailey and Jon Ha... Read more »| 03 Apr 2015