Eleanor Capaldi
What Happened When Tim Hortons Opened in Glasgow
The Canadian coffee chain just unveiled its first European store. In Scotland.
You’ll Need Four Hours and a Pillowcase to Make This Dumpling
The “clootie dumpling” is a fruit-filled Scottish dessert, traditionally wrapped in a pillowcase and steamed for hours. “It will always take anyone back to their family kitchen,” says Glasgow chef Jak O’Donnell.
These Depressed Cupcakes Are Getting People to Talk About Mental Health
Mental health awareness project The Depressed Cake Shop is open to anyone willing to hold a pop-up bake sale. The only rule is that all cakes, biscuits, macarons, and cookies must be grey.
This Glasgow Cafe Brings Female Asylum Seekers Together with Soup
Two graduates have set up a cafe in Glasgow to help female asylum seekers build new connections through food. When I visit, the specials are mackerel tart and lentil and coconut soup.
Alison Bechdel's New Musical Is About the Suicide of Her Closeted Gay Father
We spoke to the cartoonist about adapting her critically acclaimed coming of age story for the stage, and the "test" that bears her name.
'Slacker' Was the Film That Showed Me How to Get Lost
Richard Linklater's lazy Gen X indie flick taught me that sometimes, it's OK to take the roundabout way.