Ever been irritated by a skiving member of restaurant staff? Presumably, Eric Ripart has; the laugh-a-minute chef at New York’s Le Bernardin has taken time out from his busy schedule of tutting and shaking his head at waiters to pen...
In an attempt to trump Jen’s classic 5pm blog post about Baconnaise, I’ve found some bacon-based items which are even more potentially-deadly. An AK47 replica constructed entirely of bacon! And probably gristle too!!!...
Stumbled upon this interesting work by everyone’s favourite Lebanese artist Ginou Choueiri. She explains her project on her site: ‘I chose the potato to portray human faces because of the many striking parallels. Not only...
Imagine my bafflement and surprise when, having fought my way through the wind and rain on my way into work this morning, I found a piece in the Guardian about the perfect summer cocktails! I wonder how many of these cocktails, including...
Terrified of swine flu? Why not cheer yourself up with this nice wee cheery bit in the Independent about The Ten Best Cutlery Sets. Worryingly though, one of the sets is priced at £1626; a fair amount to fork out? ...
The new prime minister of New Zealand, John Keys, has spoken eloquently and bravely about his country’s long struggle in the face of adversity; Australia have been putting the word about that they invented the Pavlova, New...
Anyone else for a Tom Collins? I for one am delighted to see that gin is making a comeback. The spirit has finally banished it’s tawdry image of being Mother’s Little Helper, and is the staple ingredient of many classic and...
5pm is currently running a promotion with our good friends at Lancome. As awee treat to 5pm users, you can receive a complimentary skincare consultation. Simply book through 5pm at one of 50 selected restaurant in Glasgow and Edinburgh,...
I’m probably not the only person whose eyes watered a wee bit this morning upon reading a story in the Metro about the hottest chillies known to man. According to Marcel de Wit, the Australian who is producing said chillies,...
History has been made as the worlds of celebrity and quality wine collided when Scarlett Johansson was announced as the face of Moet and Chandon. I don’t know about you but a glowing celebrity endorsement, by the star of the new Iron...
Its all go here at 5pm. So many new restaurants have come onto the site in the last few days…….the majority of them are Indian……what does that mean????? In Glasgow the new deals are from Ashoka Southside ; Ashoka at...
There are amazing dining deals on 5pm – the restaurants are really looking to entice customers to dine out and so many of them are offering even better deals than usual. Have a look at Mama San, Red Leaf, Bunker in Glasgow and all the...
