Move over avocados. Pineapple is the hot new fruit. The 5pm Dining blog has been spoiled for news stories this week. They have ranged from the serious - the bottle return scheme - to the tongue-in-cheek furore about the supposed rudeness of French waiters. However, our attention was most piqued by a press release from Tesco which led with the line that 'pineapples have suddenly become Britain’s fastest growing fruit with demand at an … [Read more...]
Around Scotland
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New bar: Kained go Rogue in St Andrews
Kained Holdings are set to open Rogue in St Andrews in April. It will be their first venture outside of Glasgow and Edinburgh. As you know, among other places in Glasgow, Kained Holdings run The Crafty Pig, Porter and Rye, The Finnieston, The Kelbourne Saint and both Lebowskis Finnieston and Southside. They also run a Lebowskis outlet in Edinburgh. A joint venture with Greene King Pub Partners, Rogue is rapidly taking shape in the former … [Read more...]
Food news in Scotland
New openings in Glasgow Southside, a new Scottish gin and an Edinburgh teahouse with rooms - we have all the food news. First up, we have two new restaurant openings in the Southside of Glasgow. It is fair to say that both are pretty hotly anticipated. Food news in Glasgow: Gnom We'll start with Gnom which opens tomorrow on Pollokshaws Road. According to their rather gnomic Facebook page, they are simply a Southside café. Which seems … [Read more...]
