Food and Drink

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »