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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ReviewsThe Pioneer
The Pioneer certainly lives up to its name, bravely pitching itself in the comparative no-man’s land between buzzing Charing Cross and the bar-heavy pa... Read more »| 22 Jul 2010 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Cocktail Column: July
Classic Dry Martini For July our cocktail comes from the Traverse Theatre Bar, where manager Steven Simpson made us a variation on the classic martini, poun... Read more »| 17 Jul 2010 -
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MacSorley's
I’d always considered MacSorleys to be just a classic Glasgow pub, with drinks, loud music and maybe a greasy pie if you were lucky. One look a... Read more »| 09 Jul 2010 -
FeaturesA Festival Of Food
From grub on offer at our major festivals to specialist foodie gatherings, Scotland's finest foods are coming out to party this month Read more »| 08 Jul 2010 -
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Here For The Beer
Here comes the sun! The Skinny's guide to the best al fresco drinking spots in Edinburgh & Glasgow Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
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Bo'Vine Meat and Wines
The fierce debate as to whether the name for Glasgow’s new specialist steakhouse was hilarious or naff had certainly made us hungry. Thankfully... Read more »| 31 May 2010
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FeaturesIce Cream Wars
As summer approaches we find out who gives you the best licks for your lolly Read more »| 03 May 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: May
The Clapham Connection The first of The Skinny’s Cocktail Columns comes from mixologist Toby Darroch at Tigerlily, who created this refreshing, zesty ... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
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Fresh Brews
A rash of design-conscious cafes with innovative menus have been springing up around Glasgow and Edinburgh neighbourhoods - think chrome and macchiato rather than formica and macaroon. The Skinny’s coffee and cake hounds visit three young pretenders to find out if they deserve becoming your new regular haunt Read more »| 19 Apr 2010 -
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The Basement Bar & Restaurant
Edinburgh stalwart venue The Basement is under new management, but the ethos is much the same. The crazy Hawaiian shirts are still there, along with their sp... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
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Lucky 7 Canteen
Launched under the proud banner of ‘no frills, no fuss’, one might expect Lucky 7 Canteen to be an in-and-out, wipe-clean kind of a joint... Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
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The Skinny Whisky Guide
What Is it? Smokehead Islay Single malt Where’s It From? The Skinny’s Whisky Guide leaves the mainland for a visit to Islay, a wind-lashed m... Read more »| 28 Mar 2010 -
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Tchai For Now?
Duncan Reid eulogises Glasgow's beloved West End boho hodge-podge Otago Lane, as the threat of development hangs over it Read more »| 01 Mar 2010 -
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Food Of Love
As we all know, music isn't really the food of love. Food is the food of love. Here's our guide to wooing your beloved's tastebuds without blowing a wodge of cash to be surrounded by other couples and guessing if they look happier than you. Read more »| 12 Feb 2010 -
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Valentine's Day Massacres
No-one to spoonfeed banoffee to on the 14th? Count yourself very lucky, says Adam McCully, as he fondly remembers some Valentine's catastrophes Read more »| 10 Feb 2010