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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FeaturesCan-Do Attitude: Home Brewing in Scotland
Can homebrewing give people from underrepresented groups a way to get involved with beer on their terms? We ask around the Scottish beer scene to find out Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
FeaturesBread and Butter: The subtle art of grocery lists
In the winning article from our Food and Drink Writing Competition, we delve into the personal histories, sociopolitical insights and absurdist comedy that comes with the humble shopping list Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesBurnt Toast: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
Reflections on the role of toast in one writer's life, from our Food Writing Competition Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesMy Life in Crisps: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
From medical emergencies to Friday nights by the sofa, one writer on the recurring role crisps have played in her life Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesThe Museum of Flavour: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
How real are our ingredients? Which rules govern the food we eat? And what does a strawberry actually taste like? Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesCrystal Bowls: The Future of Scottish Food & Drink
12 months into the pandemic, it's time to start looking forward at what the future may hold in store for Scotland’s food and drink scene Read more »| 12 Mar 2021
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IntersectionsHow Asian food Instagram joyously resists racism
Lockdown and restaurants closing has devastated and isolated diaspora communities. We explore how food Instagram accounts have been keeping communities connected, celebrating heritage and fighting racism Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
FeaturesDining Zoom: Eating and drinking in lockdown
Sandwiches on fishing rods, dinnertime livestreams and enormous coffee tastings - here's what we've been up to in lockdown, and what's missing Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
FeaturesChallenge yourself to be more sustainable
Fancy being a bit greener and healthier in 2021? Here are a few small, money-saving steps you can make that you could take to reduce your carbon footprint Read more »| 21 Jan 2021 -
FeaturesEnter The Skinny Food & Drink Writing Competition
Emerging food writers, The Skinny is calling – here are details of our new Food and Drink Writing Competition Read more »| 11 Jan 2021 -
FeaturesChristmas Dinner: Edinburgh + Glasgow Shopping Guide
Our guide to a few of the independent food and drink businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow who can help put your Christmas dinner plans into action Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
FeaturesThe Skinny's Guide to Christmas Dinner
Some advice for those of you facing cooking Christmas dinner in the flat – whether you're confident in the kitchen or not, we can help Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
FeaturesWaste Not: Julie Lin & Rachna Dheer talk food waste
Ahead of COP26 next year, Glasgow Science Centre turn their attention to food waste in a new series of online videos – we talk to Rachna Dheer and Julie Lin about their role in Scraps Read more »| 30 Nov 2020 -
FeaturesHome Comforts: Manifesto Coffee Q+A
The team behind Perthshire coffee roasters Manifesto talk ethical coffee, the impact of the pandemic... and roasting at the kitchen table Read more »| 16 Nov 2020 -
FeaturesHome Comforts: Afternoon Tea by Rose Q+A
We catch up with Rose Gregory to chat about her Instagram-entrancing lockdown hit, Afternoon Tea by Rose Read more »| 11 Nov 2020