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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ReviewsCompany Bakery, Musselburgh
A cool vibe, a bumper space, and obscene levels of baking swag – the new cafe from Edinburgh sourdough legends Company Bakery is a big hit Read more »| 17 Sep 2024 -
NewsGround Floor: Coffee and community at EHFM's new cafe
We chat with the folks behind community radio station EHFM about their new cafe-studio space Ground Floor and what the move to a public-facing space means for them Read more »| 06 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsBirria Shop, Glasgow
A near-singular focus on the titular taco makes Birria Shop a must-visit for Mexican food fans Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FeaturesThe Urge to Pickle
Food can help you feel connected and grounded – but what if you don't have any ground to call your own? The answer, Polly Burnay writes, can be found amid some vegetables floating in a jar of funky liquid Read more »| 07 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesDevil's Advocate, and learning all about whisky
Whisky is all about storytelling and heritage – if you want to get up to speed (or work out what everyone else is talking about), check out The Devil's Advocate in Edinburgh's Old Town Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesPizza Party: Civerinos and the romance of adulthood
In TV and films, pizza is a symbol of being a young, cool person on the go – and spots like Civerinos help that romantic vision of adulthood come true Read more »| 05 Aug 2024
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FeaturesBaern, Bowhouse and baking worth travelling for
Some of Scotland's best baking is happening in the middle of the East Neuk. Don't let the journey put you off – it's all part of the experience Read more »| 04 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesScotch eggs, the aristocracy, and The House of Bruar
You can find yourself an artisanal Scotch egg in markets and delis across the land, but nothing beats the ones from weird landed gentry outlet store and service station for people with servants, The House of Bruar Read more »| 03 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesChip Advisor: The Anstruther Fish Bar
A waterfront chippy is one of Scottish food's great treats – even if you're allergic to one of the main ingredients. When it comes to chippies, they don't come more iconic than the Anstruther Fish Bar Read more »| 02 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesCottonrake Bakery, and a sandwich so good it hurts
Sometimes the simplest things in life are best, like the Ayrshire ham and Gruyère baguette at Cottonrake Bakery in Glasgow's West End Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesLove on Tap: The Quiet Miracle of Scottish Tap Water
You’ll often hear “water is life”, but the truth is much more fun: water is living. That we pay it such little attention, writes Douglas Rogers, is simultaneously one of modernity’s great achievements, and a sign of how estranged we are from ourselves Read more »| 31 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesThe Taste of Home: Albanian food in Edinburgh
Our food traditions connect us with family, friends and place – but sometimes it takes a bit of digging to tease them out. Maria Morava looks for a taste of Albanian food in Edinburgh, and finds a community reclaiming its culinary identity Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesFor Peat's Sake: Whisky's hunt for sustainable smoke
Peated whisky is one of Scotland's most iconic drinks, but its unique character comes from burning a resource thousands of years in the making. Darran Edmond reflects on his love of peat, and looks forward to some possible alternatives Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesMootz General Store, Edinburgh
Mootz bring some sparkling and surprisingly sizeable schiacciata sandwiches to Stockbridge Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesBeauty and the Beige: Finding Home in a Cafe Breakfast
A big part of moving to a new place is getting to know the food – but what if that food is all one slightly odd shade of off-yellow? Ema Smekalova shares the story of their burgeoning friendship with beige food Read more »| 23 Jul 2024