[][1]Henry Yates of The Boilermaker in Nottingham won the Wild Turkey cocktail Competition Sharp-eyed readers will recall that the 5pm Dining blog has been following the progress of the Wild Turkey Cocktail Competition. Rosie...
[][1]Champagne Central has injected some fizz into their cocktail line-up The 5pm Dining blog is delighted to report that we are being flooded with drink-related news. Few things perk up the post-Festival torpor quite as effectively as...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yp-S7E0-bXs?feature=oembed] The Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight gets underway from Saturday. Over the next fourteen days, organisers expect there to be over 200 food and drink related events held...
[][1]Craig Sandle is Executive Chef at The Pompadour by Galvin and Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, both new entrants in The Good Food Guide Scottish restaurants have a good showing in the latest edition of The Good Food Guide which is published...
[][1]Ardmore is the malt of the month at Aldi Whisky lovers may be pleased to learn that Aldi’s whisky of the month for September is Ardmore. Every month, the supermarket chain is selling a single malt for significantly less than the...
[][1]Black Cow Vodka is made in West Dorset Some readers may recall the Knorr stock cube ads which involved a hapless bloke marvelling at the mysteries of his wife’s soup. The dim-witted husband was perplexed as to how his wife could...
[][1]Ong Gie Korean restaurant is broadening the choice of cuisines available in Edinburgh The 5pm Dining blog had an enjoyable meal at Ong Gie earlier this week. It is a new Korean place which has opened on Brougham Street in Edinburgh’s...
[][1]Jerry Dammers will be playing a DJ set at Bar Soba in Edinburgh tonight Just a quick plug for Bar Soba on Edinburgh’s Hanover Street. As the 5pm Dining blog has breathlessly posted a couple of times already, the pan-Asian...
[][1]Slurping is encouraged at Wagamama Fans of Asian food may be delighted to learn that Wagamama is to open its sixth Scottish site in Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre next Wednesday. The second floor restaurant will have...
[][1]The Steampunk Cafe will be pulling into Drury Street on Saturday The 5pm Dining blog is always delighted to see people try out previously unexplored niches when it comes to opening bars and restaurants. Taking the niche concept to a...
[][1]The Castle view from the Sky bar in the Point Hotel As we noted earlier this week, Sunday will see the end of this year’s International Festival in Edinburgh. Once more, the event will be marked with a spectacular fireworks...
The 5pm Dining blog has long admired Marina O’Loughlin’s restaurant reviews; first in the Metro and now in The Guardian. Her travel pieces in Olive are good too: a satisfying mix of humour, greed and hard facts. So, it may not...
[][1]Sygn in Edinburgh’s West End has a fresh new look As the 5pm Dining blog mentioned last week, Sygn on Edinburgh’s Charlotte Lane has recently relaunched after an extensive refurbishment. The West End bar was always one of...
[][1]The Virgin Money Fireworks will bring the International Festival to a spectacular close The 5pm Dining blog always has mixed emotions about the closing weekend of the Fringe. The circus officially comes to an end on Monday and, like...
[][1]Jim Beam are bringing some Kentucky style to Bar Kohl If bourbon floats your boat then you might want to head to Bar Kohl on Edinburgh’s George IV Bridge tonight. The Jim Beam boys are in town and they have turned the back area of...
[][1]Scottish game changer Gordon Buchanan hosted a Johnnie Walker Blue Label event aboard the John Walker & Sons Voyager yacht, to celebrate the end of its global journey, in Scotland this August. Photographer: Mike Wilkinson The 5pm...
