The Edinburgh restaurant scene expanded recently with the launch of Apiary Restaurant. Taking over the Newington premises formerly occupied by Metropole, it promises modern British grub. They do all their own smoking and pickling,...
[][1]Enjoy Cafe Bistro has a bright and fresh new look Along with his wife Manuella, Sebo Brestovca owns and runs Enjoy Cafe Bistro on the Great Western Road. The business first opened seven years ago and rapidly gained a reputation as a...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/T8NlnhyZNVs?feature=oembed] Scotland Food and Drink have produced this clip of some of Scotland’s best known chefs and restaurateurs saying what Scotland’s larder means to them. Tomorrow is St...
[][1]Spiced mussels are always a hit at Gucchi Like seafood? Love Indian food? Answer yes to both those questions and you will be bowled over by today’s Big Deal with Gucchi – the Indian seafood restaurant in Leith. The full...
[][1]Macsween haggis: not just for Burns night. The 5pm Dining blog had a fun night last week at the swish new Innis & Gunn HQ in Edinburgh’s West End. We were there as guests of Macsween, the haggis people. Jo and James Macsween, the...
[][1]Knowing your way around some vinyl has always helped at Bar Kohl Edinburgh’s Bar Kohl celebrated its twentieth birthday recently by unveiling fresh new food and cocktail menus at a lively party. ‘We always keep the menus...
The 5pm Dining blog likes pulled pork as much as the next, uh, man. However, we chuckled at this piece by The Daily Mash. The headline, ‘Pulled pork does not make you more manly’ pretty much says it all but we reckon it’s...
[][1]Andrew Newth and Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment. Pic: Rob McDougall Saturday is St Andrew’s Day and, all over Scotland, all sorts of visitor attractions are celebrating the event with free...
[][1]Chef Camorani works his magic Ever wondered what an Italian Christmas might taste like? This Saturday, Mattia Camorani, Head Chef of Cucina in Hotel Missoni Edinburgh will be demonstrating three, classic, festive, Italian...
[][1]Get your ho ho ho on The 5pm Dining blog is already knee-deep in tinsel; fairy light testing is underway and we have a turkey with our name on it. We are not alone. In Edinburgh, the Christmas markets have just launched. On The...
[][1]Galvin Brasserie de Luxe is well stocked with Beaujolais nouveau. After a few years when the habit of celebrating the first wine of the last harvest seemed to have slipped, restaurants are once more encouraging us to shout ‘Le...
[][1]The White Elephant: hard to miss To be honest, new restaurants and bars are proliferating in Glasgow faster than the 5pm Dining blog can scribble them up. No sooner do we hit the publish button then something else pops up – all...
[][1]Skinny’s Thai beef burger: the name may be Skinny’s but the burgers are fat. We don’t know whether it’s because the economy is looking up or because someone has dropped something into the water but Glasgow has...
[][1]The Devil’s Advocate: winter warmer in Edinburgh’s Old Town The last week has seen a couple of interesting, new bars open in Edinburgh. Tucked away on Advocates Close, just off the Royal Mile, is the Devil’s...
Perhaps we are just grumpy this morning but the 5pm Dining blog is not big on celebrating Thanksgiving in the UK. It seems like hijacking another country’s customs. Naturally, we make an exception for the Edinburgh restaurant Calistoga....
So how’s your Movember going? This 5pm Dining blog scribbler currently looks as though something has died on his top lip. The Mo’ bros at Glasgow’s Butchershop Bar and Grill are having considerably more success. They have been...
