Want to eat well and ethically? Zev Robinson's films look at some of the issues surrounding sustainable food in Scotland. Last Sunday, the 5pm Food blog was invited to the Kilted Lobster restaurant in Edinburgh's Stockbridge. The idea was to try our hand at prepping some Scottish seafood and watching a couple of documentaries by the British-Canadian artist and film maker Zev Robinson. In between the films, we chatted and ate a succession … [Read more...]
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Silly season special: Irn Bru worth its weight in gold…
Looking for silly season food news? How about The Pavilion Theatre striking it rich with a lost stockpile of original recipe Irn Bru? Stockpiling has been in the news this week with the government revealing plans to stockpile food and medicine in the event of a hard Brexit. While this may be grim news, in Glasgow the discovery of a stockpile of original recipe Irn Bru has led to widespread jubilation. Or rather it has on social … [Read more...]
New restaurants on 5pm: tuck in at Cocktails and Steaks plus the Grand Café
There are always new restaurants joining 5pm Dining. Now you can book Edinburgh's Grand Café and Uddingston's Cocktails and Steaks via 5pm. A premium steakhouse, Cocktails and Steaks opened on Main Street in Uddingston last year. Formerly a tobacconist, the space was converted into a handsome restaurant complete with a new mezzanine area. As the name implies, cocktails and steaks are at the heart of the offer. The steaks are Scotch beef, … [Read more...]
