Life & style, Food & drink

Seafood theme to East Lothian’s 3 Harbours Arts Festival 2010

Kirstin Innes finds out why East Lothian’s 3 Harbours Arts Festival has a whole new fishy wing

Active environmentalists in Scotland

Marian MacDonald Chief Executive, Garvald Community Enterprises Ltd, The Engine Shed The Engine Shed is a charitable company that helps young people with learning disabilities learn skills in a real work environment, and supports their move into…

Time to burn: Calorie counting

How much exercise will offset that last custard cream you ate? Alice White is on hand with a handy comparative guide to burning off those calories...

Ethical holidays, ecotourism and green travel

There’s more to being a green traveller than cutting down on carbon-oozing flights. Where you stay is also important. Using hotel TVs, DVD players, minibars, air con and gyms and demanding that sheets are changed every day comes at an environmental…

Inside story from a recycling plant

Wasting time

In part two of our green coverage, Paul Dale makes a visit to an Edinburgh recycling plant

Ooud Kitchen brings flavours of Palestine to Edinburgh

Inspired by owner Mohammed Aboleyah’s Palestinian roots and the culture and food of the Levant, Ooud Kitchen has the potential to be brilliant. The food is simple, authentic and delicious: think flatbreads (safeea) spread with grilled vegetable salsa…

The List Eating and Drinking Guide 2010 - out now

This year’s Eating & Drinking Guide has 113 new entries, which is more than one opening per week in both Glasgow and Edinburgh over the last 12 months. Not bad going for the worst recession in memory. And they keep on coming. Just to give you a…

The best things to do in Glasgow

Where to … … take a walk Dumbarton Road is Mecca for enthusiastic charity shoppers (tip: start off at the Salvation Army near Byres Road) – make a day of it by wandering round the junk and vintage shops of nearby Ruthven Lane first. (Kirstin…

The Raconteur in Edinburgh - A likely story?

After neighbourhood bistros and local pubs is it time for Edinburgh’s first suburban cocktail bar? David Pollock headed to Stockbridge to hear the Raconteur’s tale

A guide to green vegetables

Historic records indicate that we once ate food fresh from places near where we lived, such as back gardens and local farms, thus cutting down on the need to transport food across the globe and avoiding chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Here’s a…

Growing your own veg not just for the green-fingered

The Editor's green blog

It's weekend catch-up time on the Green Blog, and yes, it did get dirty over the last few days. On Saturday I wandered, blinking, into the sunlight of my back-yard to see what I might be able to cultivate for myself. I was pleased to find that I…

Iron Chef UK turns up the heat on top cooks

For those who prefer food through the medium of television rather than their own lips there’s some local interest in the next big thing to hit our TV screens this spring. Channel 4 will screen Iron Chef UK which, in its US format, was acclaimed by…

Booze-free, bus-free, bottle-free green living

The Editor's green blog

Going green is a process in stages. I am currently still just starting out in my efforts to be a more planet-conscious human, though my first steps are significant ones. The most significant of which are the steps I now take to my work instead of…

Camflava brings African flavours to Glasgow's Southside

Africa remains a bit of a dark continent as far as our appreciation of its cuisine goes. But mix in some exotic drinks, dance and entertainment, and the Southside of Glasgow is suddenly rocking to an African beat, as Rona Alexander…

Boteco do Brasil, Falafel and Leo’s Beanery among recent food and drink openings

Glasgow Boteco do Brasil 62 Trongate, Merchant City, 0141 548 1330, www.botecoglasgow.com, £13 (lunch/dinner) A ‘boteco’ in Brazil is more of a neighbourhood bar than a full-on restaurant, and this new establishment on Trongate is as much about…

A tribute to Ronnie Clydesdale - the man behind Glasgow's Ubiquitous Chip restaurant

Here at List Towers we’re putting the finishing touches to our annual Eating & Drinking Guide - get it free with the next issue, out on Wednesday 28 April. On that day we’ll be announcing the winners of our Readers’ Choice award, and the Newcomers of…

Easter Eggstravaganza events 2010

Blair Atholl Aside from the beautiful walks around the castle and the grounds, Blair Atholl Estate is never short of things to do whether it’s activities or bike rides. This year check out Eggy, Steady, Go! (2–4 Apr) complete with egg painting, egg…

The best places to eat breakfast in Glasgow and Edinburgh

We select the best cafes for the most important meal of the day

What did you have for breakfast this morning? A thin slice of processed white toast, smattered with vegetable oil-laced spreadable butter? A dry cereal bar, full of shrivelled fruit and bound together with sugary glue? Worst still, a Sausage and Egg…

How to make a full Scottish breakfast

For the kind of ingredients you just can’t get at the corner shop, first stop on the breakfast trail should be the farmers’ markets. Fife-based Puddledub Pork & Fifeshire Bacon are regulars at both Edinburgh and Glasgow markets, and their farm-butchered…

Edinburgh restaurant Seadogs a welcome addition to the city

David Ramsden continues to refine and expand his innovative and much imitated style around central Edinburgh, with Seadogs the latest addition to his burgeoning restaurant empire. The trademark mismatched old furniture and crockery are here, contrasting…

Susie's Diner set to close and The Apartment get a facelift

Food news March 2010

There are openings. And closings. Then the things in between. Take The Apartment in Bruntsfield, for instance. It’s getting a new name, a new look and new opening times (including lunch), all to be revealed next month. Original owner Malcolm Innes…

Reasons why Edinburgh is resplendent (and Glasgow is radge)

So, Edinburgh's better than Glasgow, right? Better arts venues, better eating & drinking, better architecture, more civilised residents, why would you ever want to get on the train to Queen Street? We want to hear your reasons why Edinburgh is miles…

Food news March 2010: A wee jaunt out of town

With so much going on in the Glasgow and Edinburgh dining scene it’s easy to ignore the rest of Scotland – at least until the ‘summer’ season begins or the snow gates are opened, whichever is the earlier. But there have been some intriguing developments…

Valentine's Day: Restaurants

Love is a many-flavoured thing, and not all couples are looking for the same Valentine’s experience. Donald Reid suggests a handful of choice tables for lovers of all persuasions...

Food Inc addresses western diet debate

A feast for the eyes with new food flicks and local beer makes a comeback. The eye-opening US documentary Food, Inc. opens in the UK on Friday 12 February, with a week-long run at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh and three days at the GFT. Feature-length…