If you’ve not already nominated your favourite restaurants for the Scottish Restaurant Awards then you’d better get cracking because time is running out with the final categories closing this Friday, the 11th of December. The...
You already know that 5pm offers the best value dining deals in town, but we want everyone else to know it too, so yesterday we launched our very first tv campaign in STV’s Edinburgh region! The advert outlines all the great reasons...
I love this picture by David Sykes, it’s so fun. Although it is making me wonder if it would be possible to make a full fry up in the 5pm Towers kitchen… ...
In direct contradiction to my original scoffing comments on Jonathan’s original post in April I’ve become increasingly interested in the underground restaurant scene that’s blossoming in London. I’ve even considered...
This lego cookie roller might actually be the most awesome thing ever. I know we’ve gently mocked some kitchen gadgets in the past, but I really think this is a must-have. And as if I wasn’t excited enough...
Hot on the heels of What They Fed Me one of our Twitter followers (thanks Tracy Simpson!) sent us this article about Domino’s new pizza wedding cake. I’ve seen cheese wedding cakes before and been at once both disgusted and...
Love What They Fed Me – a blog by a wedding photographer. Although I was kind of hoping for a comedy blog of food disasters and what it actually is some great photography of really lovely looking food. Still nice for a browse...
This question, prompted by Innocent Drinks blog has been the source of much (ok, a little) debate in the 5pm office today. I’ve always called it ‘the outsider’ and thought everyone else did too, so I was amazed and astonished to discover...
I also had a great time at the Foodies, although I went on Sunday, so it was a more wet and muddy affair. I’ve heard stories about people sitting on the grass in the sun on the Saturday sipping Pimms and Champagne. I’m trying...
continuing the idea of playing with your food (funky lunch, fancy fast food) I’ve just discovered insanewiches. There doesn’t seem to be much of a theme beyond things being made out of sandwich ingredients, or unusual...
If you’re anything like a lot of us at 5pm Towers your festival experience will involve several day trips to Edinburgh squeezing in as many shows as possible. You want it to be neat. You want it to be efficient. You want to get...
If you enjoyed the <a href="https://blog.5pm.co.uk/ dance Magic, dance My other particular favourite is the Darth-Vader-cradling-baby baby shower cake. ...
[][1]TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI AP Joseph Mitengo of the Ntcheu District in Malawi sells the mice in Lilongwe. Is it wrong that I think these look completely edible? They certainly beat the fishmouths of previous posts. I’m imagining...
Yes, after our blog post (and tweet, and newsletter) there was a flurry of bookings and Gandolfi Fish is now full this evening. Apologies if you were really hoping to see Ron Mackenna put through his paces as he hosted the proceedings, but...
This just in: Gandolfi Fish is now fully booked this evening! Commiserations if you were hoping to go along, but there are loads of other Gourmet Glasgow events so I’m sure there’s something else that will take your fancy! As...
How awesome is this Spongebob Squarepants sandwich? His feet are cocktail sausages! Totally beats the pastrami, cheese and mustard I’ve got today [][1]better than a Krabby Patty Just realised I didn’t put a link to the site...
