Edinburgh’s Haymarket has long been home to many an interesting restaurant and the recent, rather eye-catching refurb of the railway station has played a part in encouraging new businesses to set up there. The Jolly Botanist is taking...
Glengoyne’s award winning 15 year old single malt. There are few better ways to end a meal than with a dram of 15 year old malt whisky. With this in mind, we’ve teamed up with leading whisky producers Glengoyne Highland...
The Argyll Smokery is among the producers showing at the Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival. The 5pm Dining blog is a little bleary this morning having attended an anCnoc whisky launch at midnight last night. We’ll have more on that over...
[][1]Jones and Son BBQ will be dishing up their excellent pulled pork rolls. The weekend is so close that the 5pm Dining blog can almost taste the gin. If you are looking for scoff-related activities to attend over the next 48 hours then...
Over the last couple of days, the 5pm Dining blog has covered some of the new places which we knew were on the horizon in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. Inevitably, we missed some. Here they are: Cool lounge bar and bistro First up,...
Yesterday, the 5pm Dining blog cast an eye on the new restaurants and bars popping up now or shortly in Glasgow. Today, we’re heading eastside for a round-up of the news from the other side of the M8 and further afield. The Jolly...
[][1]Porter and Rye is one of several new ventures aiming to lauch soon in Glasgow. Many restaurateurs may still be trying to catch their breath after the runaway success of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the just-finished Fringe in...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/R4vMii-M2xQ?feature=oembed] One of the world’s leading high-altitude climbers, Kenton Cool has successfully climbed Mount Everest eleven times. He is also the first person in history to complete the Everest...
Kenton Cool, Olly Hicks, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Ben Fogle will be at The Hub, Edinburgh. The Black Grouse Scotch Whisky is teaming up with 5pm to offer readers the chance to win four tickets to an evening with four of the UK’s leading...
Scotch lamb meatballs in a tomato sauce. This season’s lamb is now at its sweet and succulent best so Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) are busy encouraging us all to eat Scotch lamb. This weekend, as part of the Love Scotch Lamb campaign,...
Anchovies: unloved. What’s the quickest way to persuade unwanted house guests that it is time to leave? Simple, just dish up a meal that contains anchovies, blue cheese, mushrooms, avocado or olives. They are all in a top ten of Britons’...
Gives a new meaning to monster munch. Feeling peckish? In the mood for a little Scooby snack? How about a salt and vinegar cricket? No? Scorpion lollipop? A nice juicy Mexican spice mealworm? What’s wrong with you? Holding out for the...
[][1]Cha Cha Laca: fancy a tequila? Edinburgh has a while to go before it catches up with Glasgow in terms of the new wave of Mexican restaurants opening but, given current developments, it’s only a matter of time. The rapidly expanding...
From the Lighthouse, originally the home of The Glasgow Herald, to Glasgow School of Art via the Willow Tearooms and Scotland Street School, Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed many of Glasgow’s best loved and most famous buildings. When the...
[][1]Marco Pierre White is spreading his wings north of the border. Much excitement in Glasgow as the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill counts down to its launch on Thursday. Located in Hotel Indigo in Waterloo Street, it is the...
[][1]The future is bright at Aperol Spritz Gardens. We may be gearing up for the final week of the Fringe but no-one is slowing down yet. Strap in for final week frolics at the Aperol Spritz Garden in St Andrew Square. To help your...
