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See You When I SeeWoo - Instant Jellyfish Head and Other Stories
Our gonzo gourmet tries to sort his known unknowns from his unknown unknowns in the aisles of Scotland's largest Chinese supermarket Read more »| 02 Mar 2011 -
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Edinburgh Gin Cocktail Competition
A few weeks ago, Edinburgh Gin staged their first Edinburgh Gin Cocktail competition, and I scuttled along to fulfil my interest in gin and oddly-shaped glas... Read more »| 01 Mar 2011 -
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Valentine Scran: Setting The Mood With Food
In celebration of that most romantic (and not at all cynically commercial) of special days, we've put together a step by step guide to preparing a Valentine's meal so seductive it should probably be illegal Read more »| 10 Feb 2011 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: February
Edinburgh's Newest Cocktail bar HydeOut is hidden away just off Lothian Road running alongside the Union canal in the heart of the developing business distri... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: January 2011
In December the Scotsman Hotel launched a new cocktail menu and on it is Mog's Meg 75. It’s a sparkling cocktail to brighten us all up in the winter mo... Read more »| 10 Jan 2011 -
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Making Whoopie
Desperately searching for a cake to replace the cupcake (it's so over by the way), The Skinny tries its hand at baking Read more »| 06 Jan 2011
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How to cook: Christmas Dinner
Worried about cooking your Christmas roast? Never fear, The Skinny has assembled an amateur guide to help you create a dazzling feast with a minimum of stress Read more »| 13 Dec 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: December
Jamie MacDonald of Stockbridge's exclusive cocktail snug The Raconteur has created Santa Nicol's Gin-ger Eggnog cocktail specially for those who've been naug... Read more »| 08 Dec 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: November
Edinburgh's Diminished Reserve has been created by Paul O’Donoghue, the General Manager at Bond 9, 84 Commercial st, Leith. Bond No9 lounge bar stands... Read more »| 10 Nov 2010 -
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Cookery lessons
The Skinny's resident food nerd takes a trip through to Glasgow's Thistle Hotel for a one-on-one masterclass from their Executive Chef Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Festive Food
Get into the spirit this Christmas Read more »| 01 Nov 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: October
Distilled in a 200 year old Scottish copper pot still, Edinburgh Gin is a small batch, big juniper gin with a particular twist... softer, Scottish, less pung... Read more »| 05 Oct 2010 -
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Dookin' Fer Apples
It's autumn, and that means harvest. The combine harvesters are going full kilter, the lambs are all eaten, and there are hundreds of rosy cheeked women in f... Read more »| 04 Oct 2010 -
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Pie In The Sky v Great Food On The Ground
Can Jen Davies and co stomach take a series of challenges - dining in the sky and a gourmet crawl (crawl being the operative word) around Glasgow? Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: September
SW4some Bon Vivant’s Stuart McCluskey took the time to invent this complex yet delicious twist on a julep. Inspired by SW4’s location in Clapham... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010