[https://www.youtube.com/embed/4LLx3FIH-kA?feature=oembed] The 5pm Dining blog is delighted to salute the fifth birthday of our fellow bloggers – Trampy and the Tramp’s Glasgow of Curry. Since 2008, this intrepid band of...
[][1]The Bothy Restaurant and Drinkery is bringing the garden into the bar As winter tightens its frosty fingers around the land, the 5pm Dining blog is pleased to see that at least one of Edinburgh’s bars and restaurants is trying to keep...
[][1]Mark Greenaway to open second Edinburgh restaurant in Stockie Award-winning chef Mark Greenaway has just announced plans to open a second Edinburgh restaurant. Due to open in early December, Bistro Moderne by Mark Greenaway is...
[][1]Urban Bar and Brasserie is a handsome spot. Monday morning… Feeling bright-eyed and bushy tailed? No? Well, the 5pm Dining blog has some tasty news to pep up your appetite. Urban Bar and Brasserie on Glasgow’s St Vincent...
[][1]Giorgio Locatelli is bringing some Sicilian culinary sunshine to Edinburgh Italian food fans will have the chance to take their taste buds island hopping on Tuesday 19 November as Giorgio Locatelli brings a taste of Sicily to...
[][1]Craig Sandle will be keeping an eye on guests in his kitchen In Edinburgh, Exec Chef Craig Sandle is offering a limited number of diners the opportunity to get creative in The Pompadour’s kitchen at the start of service. Every...
[][1]Marco Pierre White is bringing his Anglo-French food to Dumfries This 5pm Dining blog scribbler has just returned from a fortnight’s holiday to find an inbox stuffed with juicy nuggets of food news which we will be dropping into...
[][1]Serrano Manchego bar will do what it says on the tin The 5pm Dining blog is getting excited about Serrano Manchego. A genuine Spanish-style bar, it is taking shape in the former Dalmeny Bar on Edinburgh’s Leith Walk. Everyone is...
[][1]Keen to capture the Country Living look? The 5pm Dining blog would happily ignore Christmas until at least the second week of December but we realise that others start planning around Boxing Day the previous year. Those who take a...
[][1]Cocktails on tap are one of the draws up on The Hill As Take That so astutely noticed, everything changes. Especially Glasgow’s restaurant and bar scene. Courtesy of Roy Beer’s West End blog we learn that Le Bistro...
[][1]Beer tasting: it’s a tough job Ah, sweet, sweet Friday. Those who like their leisure time to involve something foamy may be interested to know that Glasgow Beer Week gets underway today. In fact, it runs until the 10th of...
[][1]It’s going to be getting pretty chocolatey in Perth soon These are happy days in which to be a chocolate lover living in Scotland. This weekend (2/3 Nov), Edinburgh Chocolate Festival gets underway in Edinburgh’s Royal Surgeons...
Compared to ten or so years ago, Scotland is no longer barren ground for lovers of Japanese food. Anthony Bourdain used to say that you could tell how well a country’s food culture was doing by the availability of sushi. His theory was...
[][1]Bread Meats Bread: taking the humble piece to infinity and beyond The 5pm Dining blog is looking forward to visiting Glasgow’s Bread Meats Bread in the near future. After a turbulent genesis, the St Vincent Street venue opens...
http://youtu.be/Smo8RRPocw4 Scottish saithe, also known as coley, was recently granted MSC certification as sustainable. I could try and tell you what this means in term of spawning stock biomass but, to be polite, I would be talking...
[][1]Innis and Gunn Toasted Oak IPA: goes well with porky scratchings It’s Friday, a day when many of us will be considering the best way to wash the working week out of our hair. The 5pm Dining blog will be content with a nice cup of...
