Food & drink

The newly-opened Blackfriars does justice to the memory of Black Bo's

The new restaurant is established on the site of the hip, arty and vegetarian institution

Don’t be misled by the blue Bo’s sign still hanging over the front door – you’re in the right place. The new Blackfriars, you see, has history. Co-owner and chef Andrew Macdonald, former sous chef at Restaurant Martin Wishart, was an art student before…

The Henderson’s 50/50 Food Festival puts an emphasis on family-friendly good food

The vegetarian restaurant celebrates good, healthy eating in this 50-day food extravaganza

Information on healthy living comes at us from all quarters today, but when these two cuties were growing up there was only one person they needed to look to for advice – their mum. For Oliver and Catherine Henderson, having food pioneer Janet…

Special Award for Tapa among The List Eating & Drinking Guide Awards for 2013

Glasgow bakery and coffeehouse given Judges Special Award in The List's annual restaurant round-up

Each year The List Eating & Drinking Guide presents a Judges' Special Award, recognising the outstanding contribution of an establishment, enterprise, individual or family to the food and drink world in Scotland. In 2013 the winner has been announced as…

There is a place for good food in a pub setting - just don't call it a gastropub

Tom Kitchin among those involved in new Edinburgh pub openings The Scran & Scallie and The Vintage

We all love a good pub. Not only are they familiar social spaces but in Scotland we venerate them as stimulating, democratic venues of inexpensive conviviality. When you eat in a pub you eat grub. It’s seen to be elitist – undemocratic, even – to wish…

The List Eating & Drinking Guide Awards for 2013 announced

Winners of the annual Best Newcomer Awards in Glasgow and Edinburgh

With the publication of its Eating & Drinking Guide for 2013, The List announced the winners of its annual Best Newcomer Awards. Selected from restaurants opening in Edinburgh and Glasgow since April 2012, the winners are chosen by the guide's…

The List Eating and Drinking Guide - A historical timeline over 20 years

The landmark openings, closings and highlights from the last 20 years of Scotland's food scene

1994. The List's first-ever Eating Out Guide to Glasgow and Edinburgh is published, with 400 entries. It was put together by an editorial team of seven. The places to go in Glasgow were Crannog's Seafood Restaurant, Froggies, Balbir's Balti Bar and…

Why the Scotch Beef label is your guarantee of excellence

Win a meal for two at a Scotch Beef Club restaurant

Given recent UK news coverage it could be argued that trust is at all-time low in the area of food provenance – the history, origin - and contents - of our food before it gets to us. But whilst the subject dominated the news agenda (and gifted us a…

Edinburgh's City Cafe introduces 7lb burger challenge

The mega-sandwich will cost you £30, unless you can finish it in 45 minutes

The City Café has delved deeper into its 1950s Americana and come up with a food challenge that would floor most, but undoubtedly not all, of our supersized cousins across the pond. Their Ultimate Burger Challenge offers up Edinburgh's biggest burger…

Celebrate Scotland's national Bard this Burns Night

Events around the country pay tribute to one of the nation's finest wordsmiths

It’s that time of year again – dig out your tartan troos and practise your Toast to the Lassies: it’s Burns Night. On 25 January each year, Scots and Scots at heart around the world raise a glass to the memory of our national Bard, Robert Burns, as…

Hot 100 2012: 49-40

FOUND, Paul Brannigan and Kerry Hudson among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Hot 100 2012: 59-50

Billy Connolly, Optimo and Kevin Bridges among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Hot 100 2012: 79-70

Dominic Hill, Ewan Morrison and LuckyMe among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Hot 100 2012: 89-80

Daniel Sloss, Canongate and Julie Fowlis among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Hot 100 2012: 100-90

JK Rowling, Tilda Swinton and Andrew Fairlie among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Streetsmart's annual campaign urges restaurant diners to help feed the homeless

£1 added to restaurant bills over Christmas raises money for local charities

The List is pleased once again to be lending its support to Streetsmart Scotland, the initiative which encourages restaurant diners to add a voluntary £1 donation to their restaurant bills over December in aid of local homeless charities. Now in its…

The best takeaway food in Glasgow

We review the take away and home delivery meal options in Glasgow

We called it the Big Takeaway but it was a big ask: 100 meals from over 50 takeaways in Glasgow and Edinburgh in just two sittings. Fortunately the reviewers from our Eating & Drinking Guide team were on hand and up for a challenge. This is the verdict…

The best takeaway food in Edinburgh

We review the take away and home delivery meal options in Edinburgh

We called it the Big Takeaway but it was a big ask: 100 meals from over 50 takeaways in Glasgow and Edinburgh in just two sittings. Fortunately the reviewers from our Eating & Drinking Guide team were on hand and up for a challenge. This is the verdict…

Festive Food - Griottines Clafoutis

The L'escargot Blanc owner shares his recipe for an ideal festive dessert

Ingredients 50ml milk 2 vanilla pods 3 eggs 80g caster sugar 30g crème fraîche 50g Maizena 100g ground almonds 50g melted butter 6-10 griottines (cherries) 50g flour pinch of salt Preparation ‘Split the vanilla pods in two. Bring the milk…

Festive Food - Roast venison loin with a juniper berry sauce

The executive head chef at the Gleneagles Hotel shares his Christmas dinner recipe

Roast venison loin with a juniper berry sauce (serves 10) For the venison: 1.5kg venison loin, to be fully trimmed 10 juniper berries 30ml extra virgin olive oil or extra virgin rapeseed oil seasoning 30g butter For the sauce: 4 shallots…

The Skylark's Nina Taris recommends some festive winter warmers

Recipes for a sparkling Elderflower spritzer and whisky-heavy Athol Brose included

Elderflower spritzer 80ml elderflower cordial Champagne (or sparkling wine) Perrier Ice ‘Pour the cordial with a couple of ice cubes into a glass. Add Champagne (or sparkling wine) and top up with ice cold Perrier. Et voila!’ Athol Brose A…

Why the Scotch Beef label is your guarantee of quality

Win a meal for two at a Scotch Beef Club restaurant

The very best restaurants use the very finest ingredients. And The Scotch Beef Club is unashamedly based on quality, with its exclusive restaurants very proud of the fact they serve the best beef available, and promoting it clearly and unambiguously on…

Hallowe'en pumpkin gallery

We asked some local creative types to carve up some Hallowe'en pumpkins - here are the results

Sophie Cooke, writer and journalist We think Sophie may have been watching Village of the Damned before she started on this work of art. We’re still having nightmares. Lari Don, children’s author Lari was inspired by a character in her latest…

The List's Big Takeaway 2012

Tell us your suggestions and win a chance to get involved in our massive takeaway project

Later this month, The List is going to order a takeaway. Not just one, but 100: 50 in Glasgow and 50 in Edinburgh. All will be delivered to the same venue on the same evening, at which The List's Eating & Drinking Guide team will be ready and waiting to…

Forget the groan-worthy name, Thairiffic's food is worth shouting about

New Thai restaurants in Glasgow are like buses. You wait ages for one to come along then two turn up. So it is with Chaophraya arriving in Nelson Mandela Place in early summer, closely followed by Thairiffic in Sauchiehall Street. And, just as with…

Tasting Scotland - a food tour around Fife

East Neuks and Crannies

What’s next after you’ve dined out, eaten in and shopped local? Hannah Ewan became a food tourist for a day in Fife with Tasting Scotland