Life & style, Food & drink

A guide to the pubs and bars of Glasgow

Bath Street, basements and back-alley bars: the top places to enjoy a drink

city centre The compact city centre means that most bars are within walking, or at least staggering distance, though there are some handy clusters, particularly on Sauchiehall Street and the increasingly eclectic Bath Street. One of the city’s great…

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…

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 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…

A guide to bars and pubs of Edinburgh

The best bars in Old Town, Broughton Street, Leith Walk, Tollcross & West End

The best places in the vicinity are either nearest the bottom end around the Palace of Holyroodhouse or on some of the narrow side streets that seep down into the Old Town. Particularly recommended in the former category are the White Horse (266…

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…

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…

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…

Andrew and Lisa Radford's new venture Timberyard showcases their singular vision

Discovered by Andrew and Lisa Radford after they’d drawn breath from the closure of Atrium and Blue in early 2011, the old Lawson’s timber store near the art college has been coaxed from dusty obscurity in the past few months. An intriguing warehouse…

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…

Edinburgh restaurants Earthy Canonmills and The Gardener's Cottage excel in ethically sourced food

Both Earthy Canonmills and The Gardener’s Cottage share a resolute focus on finding the best seasonal and local ingredients and then treating them as lightly as possible, along the way blazing a path for produce-led, accessible cooking. Is this the…

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.

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

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…

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: 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…

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…

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…

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…

Create:Eat puts a creative spin on the communal dining experience

Two years ago, Aoife Behan was into organising home supper clubs, sporadic events where keen cooks turned their homes into restaurants for the night. It was the hot new dining trend in town for a while but Behan quickly understood that while there was a…