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What's a food writer to do when they can't eat?

What’s a food and drink writer to do when she finds herself unable to eat or drink? After this week I can tell you that the answer is ‘not an...

19.04.2024 9

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Forget dining out or getting delivery, nothing can beat the old family recipes

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Aside from the occasional Sunday school visit or Christmas service, I can’t claim...

12.04.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Shedding the old toxic skin of the fad diet and size zero era

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Like so many others who grew up in the tail end of an era where fad diets and size...

05.04.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

That feeling when every dish from the kitchen is a winner? Yeah

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. There is a tense moment on our quest for Saturday brunch when, distracted by the...

29.03.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Hopping on a flight to whisky island to brush up on some malt knowledge

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. The main topic of conversation at the crack of dawn within Glasgow Airport’s...

22.03.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

The golden age of television... and the golden age of Scottish food on television

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. ‘Oh, I think I’ve sat in that exact seat before’, I shout out like the saddo I...

15.03.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

It's all fun and games until the tiny chicken hearts are served

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. It was all going so well until the platter of butterflied chicken hearts, skewered...

08.03.2024 6

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Hard Rock Cafe closure proves one thing: Glasgow's evolving taste in food

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Oh, how I used to love chain restaurants like the Hard Rock Cafe. A deep dish...

01.03.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Time travelling back to Whole Foods and then into the sustainable food future

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Let’s start things off this week with a trip back in time. The year is 2016, and...

23.02.2024 6

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

'Is it naive to underestimate the impact of Scotland's influencers?'

This article appears as part of the  Food Matters  newsletter. At any given event celebrating the opening of Glasgow’s latest, restaurant, bar...

16.02.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

There’s surely no way we can just… keep refilling these?

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. “There’s surely no way we can just… keep refilling these?” I ask, picking up...

09.02.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Forget the Oscars, it's all about the Michelin Stars

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. You can keep your ever-so-astute observations on Emma Stone’s performance in Poor...

02.02.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

The final verdict on first date dinners? Ban them forever

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. There are very few times in life that I dread the thought of a meal.  In fact,...

26.01.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

'Are you aware you're a full ten minutes late?' ...uhm, excuse me?

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. “Are you aware that you’re almost a full ten minutes late?” a character with a...

19.01.2024 2

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

'Are you aware you're a full ten minutes late?' ...uhm, excuse me?

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. “Are you aware that you’re almost a full ten minutes late?” a character with a...

19.01.2024 2

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Gift bags at the Oscars? Scottish food and drink is in its winning era

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. We’ve hit the ground running this year at the Herald Food & Drink.  From the...

12.01.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

New year, new me? Holding myself accountable with five foodie resolutions

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Despite the long dreary nights and a stark lack of festive fun, January is one of my...

05.01.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

I've been fortunate to travel for work – London, Bavaria... castle in Ayrshire?

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to some incredible places for...

15.12.2023 6

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

How I fixed my teenage faux pas with a strong drink, good food and music

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. This might be hard to believe, but I was never terribly popular at high school in the...

08.12.2023 5

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

The 'hardcore' cooking lesson that reminds me why I chose writing...

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. It was around the moment that Nick Nairn instructed the room full of journalists to...

01.12.2023 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

The incredible highs and embarrassing lows of a live streaming food writer

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. There are certain moments from my time in journalism so far that I’m quite sure...

24.11.2023 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

The brave chefs that embraced the craft of cooking later in life

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Often, when speaking with Michelin star hopefuls and industry heavyweights, I hear a...

17.11.2023 7

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

An evening to celebrate fine Italian cheese? Well, diet be damned...

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Having solemnly vowed to embark on a health kick in the lead-up to the festive season...

10.11.2023 7

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Christmas shows up earlier and earlier every year... where's the harm?

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. We’ve reached the time of year that truly sorts the jolly from the Grinches.   ...

27.10.2023 2

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Glasgow's 'West End' is among the coolest neighbourhoods? Such a cop-out

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. This week, Time Out released its annual list of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world...

20.10.2023 4

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Drinking to excess is over... it's all about quality, not quantity

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. After a week off away from the Herald office, it’s very good to be back. There are...

06.10.2023 2

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Why wait in line at Popeyes for hours? Just to boast 'I've tried it'?

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. On any given Sunday, the pavements of Glasgow’s Southside become a toilsome obstacle...

22.09.2023 2

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Sarah Campbell: It's that time again to honour the best in Scots food and drink

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. For weeks, the date of Thursday, September 7 had been circled in my diary as the night...

15.09.2023 3

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

Sarah Campbell: The tide is finally turning on gruelling, all-or-nothing kitchen work

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Like fellow slaves to streaming services across the world, a highlight of the summer...

08.09.2023 2

Herald Scotland

Sarah Campbell

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