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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FeaturesPilot Brewery: Ready for Take-off
Pilot are bringing beer back to Leith - as soon as they can find an electrician and get their mandatory neckties. Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
PhagomaniaPhagomania: The Birth of the Burizza
We look at the craze for hybrid foods (cronuts, ramen burgers etc), then come up with our own, much better version. Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
NewsNorthwest Food News – September 2013
If you’re that lucky combination of foodie and agoraphile, then September is going to feel like one long wet dream Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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Scottish Food News – September 2013
This month's Scottish food news eats chillis, celebrates birthdays, and pimps its Food and Drink Survey with no shame at all. Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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Around the World in 20 Drinks: Russia
Our booze cruise continues in Russia, with bread, honey, and a possible resolution for Russia's anti-gay laws Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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Eat Serious: Debunking Food Myths
With Steven Poole and Jay Rayner taking the sacred cows of the food industry to slaughter, our Food and Drink editor jumps on the bandwagon for a cull of received wisdom Read more »| 31 Aug 2013
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Around the World in 20 Drinks: The Netherlands
Our global drinks trolley rolls into the Netherlands, with options for rappers on a budget, hardcore gin enthusiasts and those of you who want a slightly thicker beverage. Read more »| 26 Aug 2013 -
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Get Cooked: Investigating the Raw Food Movement
Uncooked, unprocessed... unthinkable? Following a raw food diet can seem faddy, fussy and no fun – but then Pablo Spaull told us it could involve chocolate. And conching. We find out more, and ask why the Northwest hasn't yet caught on Read more »| 26 Aug 2013 -
Phagomania
Phagomania: Jerkin' it
Our adventures in the wide world of meat production continue with homemade chorizo, despite the unhelpful nature of some of our equipment and the unexpected warmth of some of our cupboards Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
Survey
Back to the Food Survey, Part 3
The Skinny Food and Drink Survey is back! Allow us to pester you into filling it out. No no, we insist Read more »| 05 Aug 2013 -
NewsNorthwest Food News – August 2013
If you thought summer camp was only for Americans and gardening was something that old people do, then prepare to have your minds well and truly blown by this month's eating and slurping round-up Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
SurveyThe Skinny Northwest Food and Drink Survey 2014: Do You Eat? Do You Have Opinions?
Then The Skinny Food and Drink Survey 2014 needs you Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
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Food News: Fringe Special 2013
It’s happened again, someone’s sneaked a series of major international cultural festivals into Edinburgh for the 66th year on the bounce. Guess there’s only one thing for it – a Food News Fringe special! Read more »| 29 Jul 2013 -
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Extreme Food
From licking paté off bricks to gingerly avoiding condoms on our plates, lately we've been getting the feeling that foodie extremism may have gone too far. Below, we respond the only way we know how: through peaceful protest Read more »| 11 Jul 2013 -
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Festival Booze: Handbags and Hipflasks
Festival season is upon us, and while we'd like to say that it's all about the music, copious drinking usually comes pretty close. So without further ado, here's our very abridged guide to the best libations for revellers Read more »| 05 Jul 2013