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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FeaturesSee You When I SeeWoo - Instant Jellyfish Head and Other Stories
Our gonzo gourmet tries to sort his known unknowns from his unknown unknowns in the aisles of Scotland's largest Chinese supermarket Read more »| 02 Mar 2011 -
FeaturesValentine Scran: Setting The Mood With Food
In celebration of that most romantic (and not at all cynically commercial) of special days, we've put together a step by step guide to preparing a Valentine's meal so seductive it should probably be illegal Read more »| 10 Feb 2011 -
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Angels with Bagpipes
My dining partner Susie is already settled with a glass of rosé and blethering with the staff by the time I arrive at Angels With Bagpipes, a new... Read more »| 04 Feb 2011 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: January 2011
In December the Scotsman Hotel launched a new cocktail menu and on it is Mog's Meg 75. It’s a sparkling cocktail to brighten us all up in the winter mo... Read more »| 10 Jan 2011 -
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Wannaburger
Recently renovated, Wannaburger has transformed itself from a gourmet burger joint to an upscale fast food burger joint. The distinction is subtle, but very ... Read more »| 07 Jan 2011 -
FeaturesMaking Whoopie
Desperately searching for a cake to replace the cupcake (it's so over by the way), The Skinny tries its hand at baking Read more »| 06 Jan 2011
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How to cook: Christmas Dinner
Worried about cooking your Christmas roast? Never fear, The Skinny has assembled an amateur guide to help you create a dazzling feast with a minimum of stress Read more »| 13 Dec 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: December
Jamie MacDonald of Stockbridge's exclusive cocktail snug The Raconteur has created Santa Nicol's Gin-ger Eggnog cocktail specially for those who've been naug... Read more »| 08 Dec 2010 -
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Festive Food
Get into the spirit this Christmas Read more »| 01 Nov 2010 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Cocktail Column: October
Distilled in a 200 year old Scottish copper pot still, Edinburgh Gin is a small batch, big juniper gin with a particular twist... softer, Scottish, less pung... Read more »| 05 Oct 2010 -
ReviewsPassorn Thai Restaurant
You may not find a friendlier welcome in an Edinburgh restaurant than the one at new Thai kid on the block Passorn. Your coat is whipped off and your... Read more »| 18 Sep 2010 -
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Pie In The Sky v Great Food On The Ground
Can Jen Davies and co stomach take a series of challenges - dining in the sky and a gourmet crawl (crawl being the operative word) around Glasgow? Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
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The Skinny Cocktail Column: August
The Sou’wester James Sutherland from 56 North created this ginny, watermelonny variation on a mojito especially for us, and it sure was tasty. He let ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2010 -
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Eat The Festival
In town for the Festivals? Don’t want to blow valuable ticket cash on overpriced Royal Mile tourist grub or resort to dodgy burger vans? Let the friendly Skinny locals give you their insiders tips on the best, budget-friendly places to chow down Read more »| 01 Aug 2010 -
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The 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