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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FeaturesChallenge yourself to be more sustainable
Fancy being a bit greener and healthier in 2021? Here are a few small, money-saving steps you can make that you could take to reduce your carbon footprint Read more »| 21 Jan 2021 -
FeaturesEnter The Skinny Food & Drink Writing Competition
Emerging food writers, The Skinny is calling – here are details of our new Food and Drink Writing Competition Read more »| 11 Jan 2021 -
FeaturesChristmas Dinner: Edinburgh + Glasgow Shopping Guide
Our guide to a few of the independent food and drink businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow who can help put your Christmas dinner plans into action Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
FeaturesThe Skinny's Guide to Christmas Dinner
Some advice for those of you facing cooking Christmas dinner in the flat – whether you're confident in the kitchen or not, we can help Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
FeaturesWaste Not: Julie Lin & Rachna Dheer talk food waste
Ahead of COP26 next year, Glasgow Science Centre turn their attention to food waste in a new series of online videos – we talk to Rachna Dheer and Julie Lin about their role in Scraps Read more »| 30 Nov 2020 -
FeaturesHome Comforts: Manifesto Coffee Q+A
The team behind Perthshire coffee roasters Manifesto talk ethical coffee, the impact of the pandemic... and roasting at the kitchen table Read more »| 16 Nov 2020
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FeaturesHome Comforts: Afternoon Tea by Rose Q+A
We catch up with Rose Gregory to chat about her Instagram-entrancing lockdown hit, Afternoon Tea by Rose Read more »| 11 Nov 2020 -
FeaturesPink Peacock: Glasgow's queer, Yiddish anarchist cafe
The duo behind Glasgow's queer, Yiddish pay-what-you-can cafe Pink Peacock on community power, mutual aid, and bringing delicious Jewish food to the people of the Southside Read more »| 13 Oct 2020 -
FeaturesGreenwood: Edinburgh's new queer sober cafe
We talk to the people behind Greenwood to discuss setting up a new venture in the pandemic, crowdfunding, and the need for sober queer spaces Read more »| 08 Oct 2020 -
FeaturesNewbarns Brewery: Introducing Edinburgh's newest brewery
Newbarns is Edinburgh's newest brewery – we pop in for a chat with brewer Gordon McKenzie to talk interior design, concrete, and keeping beer accessible Read more »| 06 Oct 2020 -
SexualityHow lockdown created a new generation of gardeners
A new generation of gardeners has emerged from lockdown. We speak to some of them about how the hobby has become a coping mechanism for job loss, mental health and economic uncertainty Read more »| 30 Sep 2020 -
FeaturesTaking Stock: COVID, Community and Food & Drink
From the ubiquity of delivery apps to the adaptability of food and drink producers, the pandemic has been a whirlwind – here's how we can reap it, and come out the other side stronger than before Read more »| 09 Sep 2020 -
FeaturesRomaine Calm's coronavirus food delivery scheme
The Scottish food and drink scene has been battered by the coronavirus, but two of its stalwarts are aiming to get the best of Scottish produce direct to your door Read more »| 24 Mar 2020 -
NewsCoronavirus: Scottish Crowdfunder Directory
A round-up of the Scottish venues launching crowdfunding campaigns in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic Read more »| 20 Mar 2020 -
NewsScottish Food Events Guide: March 2020
Cocktails, beer festivals and chats about Japanese veggie food feature in this month's food round-up Read more »| 06 Mar 2020