Arts and Entertainment, Food & Drink

Upmarket Fast Food, Part Two »

This past autumn, one of our beloved foodie writers regaled you with tales of the “raging oral fire” of Nando’s and the acceptable beer selection of Illegal Jack’s. Since he is unable to continue his sterling work for the second...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Sturm und Drams »

'Royal is my Race' is the motto of the Gregor clan, the family which gives its name to the Royal McGregor pub on the Royal Mile. The clan was outlawed for two hundred years by the Campbell clan (perpetrators of the Glencoe massacre in 1692, no less), a...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Dukes Bar with a difference »

One year before The Clash’s final demise, Joe Strummer took the group on a frantic busking tour around the UK, starting in Nottingham in May of 1985.  During that free tour, “venues” played included Nottingham’s Marks and ...

Thu 19 Jan 2012 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

Cuppa tea and a biscuit »

Edinburgh and tea share a long and noble history together. English Breakfast, in spite of its name, was first created in our beloved city, as well as the rare but delectable blend, Blue Lady. Robert Fortune, a University of Edinburgh graduate nam...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by James Orrock, Tabitha Standish-Hayes | Read more »

The Mussel and Steak Bar »

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Harriet White | Read more »

It's always the quiet ones... »

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Le Salon du Jazz Ecossais »

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

Edible gold: Edinburgh's cheese shops »

As all sensible people know, cheese is the food of the gods. It is often valuable and a lovely yellow colour, rather like gold. In many ways, it is better than gold, as one can eat it without getting heavy metal poisoning, and it tastes fantastic. It i...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Tabitha Standish-Hayes | Read more »

All shook up »

Partick West is an area most familiar to students living in and around the Hyndland, Jordanhill, Anniesland and Crow Road areas of Glasgow. A little outside the expensive and hugely popular Byres Road area, a wide range of excellent – and equally...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

Cows for celebration »

Life is tough, if you’ll pardon the pun. If you want a good steak in Edinburgh, you must save up. That is the only way to ensure that you can afford a good-quality cut which has been farmed ethically and drained properly. Many restaurants in this...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »

WEST Brewery on the money »

The Scottish License Trade News held its annual awards ceremony recently with a lavish affair at the Glasgow Hilton, where Denise Van Outen dished out gongs to bars and bar staff from across the country. Several awards went to smaller independent venu...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

Café Artisa »

Nestled on the corner of Marchmont Road and Marchmont Crescent, Café Artista is, appropriately, smack-dab in the middle of a bustling university route and a hub of off-campus student living. An eye-catching yellow awning, outdoor seating and a m...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Kaylyn Hawkes | Read more »

Butchershop Bar and Grill »

These crisp, dry Autumnal days attract tourists to Scotland in their droves. Due to its cultural standing and lack of giant, hilltop castle Glasgow tends to attract a slightly higher class of tourist than the capital – the kind more int...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

Mother India's Cafe »

I am a great believer that some of the best food in the city is available to eat at home. I’m not talking about that leek frittata you knocked up one night after one too much Jaeger: more and more of Glasgow’s best restaurants are opening u...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

Earl of Marchmont »

From the outside, the Earl of Marchmont looks almost intimidatingly sleek. Painted black, with the pub’s name depicted regally before you, it is easy to assume that there is nothing more to the place than an overpriced menu and some pretentious d...

Tue 01 Nov 2011 by Tabitha Standish-Hayes | Read more »

Kublai Khan Mongolian Restaurant »

Back in the day Leith was a thriving port buzzing with industry, but by the time the nineties rolled around it had become a shadow of its former self. Since then it has revived its beleaguered image by recasting itself as a trendy night spot with rest...

Thu 20 Oct 2011 by Alexander Woolley | Read more »

The Lunch Club »

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Adam D'Arcy | Read more »

The Hangover Part III »

Who is genuinely a morning person? No one. This fact is augmented when you wake up with a killer hangover – or worse, still drunk. Instead of staying in bed and weeping, force yourself out of bed to enjoy a cheap cultural tour of the city’s...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Harriet White | Read more »

Frankfurter Eck »

If any place can satisfy a craving for a hearty home-cooked meal, it's the German diner Frankfurter Eck on Elm Row. The atmosphere of the cosy, five-table restaurant is definitely more suited to enjoying a casual Sunday dinner than a romantic first dat...

Mon 17 Oct 2011 by Kaylyn Hawkes | Read more »

Ignite »

Fri 07 Oct 2011 by Caroline Bottger | Read more »