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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NewsEdinburgh venues round-up: August 2021
As the festival buzz descends upon Scotland's capital, we round up the best food spots, art galleries, and wine shops to have opened over the past few weeks Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
ReviewsKing of Feasts @ Polwarth Tavern, Edinburgh
The new residency from King of Feasts brings outlandish levels of flavour to a neighbourhood pub in Polwarth Read more »| 29 Jul 2021 -
NewsGlasgow venues round-up: July 2021
New bakeries, revamped bars and community hubs all feature in our round-up of new Glasgow venues Read more »| 07 Jul 2021 -
FeaturesTackling craft beer's sexual harassment problem
Activists working in hospitality, craft brewing and union organising give their thoughts on beer’s sexual harassment problem, and how to tackle it Read more »| 28 Jun 2021 -
FeaturesCooking Through The Storm: Home cooking & lockdown
During lockdown, food has offered comfort, therapy and connection, while simultaneously revealing stark inequalities in our society Read more »| 14 Jun 2021 -
FeaturesCan-Do Attitude: Home Brewing in Scotland
Can homebrewing give people from underrepresented groups a way to get involved with beer on their terms? We ask around the Scottish beer scene to find out Read more »| 17 May 2021
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FeaturesBurnt Toast: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
Reflections on the role of toast in one writer's life, from our Food Writing Competition Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesMy Life in Crisps: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
From medical emergencies to Friday nights by the sofa, one writer on the recurring role crisps have played in her life Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesThe Museum of Flavour: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
How real are our ingredients? Which rules govern the food we eat? And what does a strawberry actually taste like? Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesCrystal Bowls: The Future of Scottish Food & Drink
12 months into the pandemic, it's time to start looking forward at what the future may hold in store for Scotland’s food and drink scene Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
SexualityHow Asian food Instagram joyously resists racism
Lockdown and restaurants closing has devastated and isolated diaspora communities. We explore how food Instagram accounts have been keeping communities connected, celebrating heritage and fighting racism Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
FeaturesDining Zoom: Eating and drinking in lockdown
Sandwiches on fishing rods, dinnertime livestreams and enormous coffee tastings - here's what we've been up to in lockdown, and what's missing Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
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