[][1]Repeat after me: chickens do not grown on trees It is not often that a week goes by without a scare story in the papers revealing that ‘kids today’ think chickens grow on trees and potatoes naturally come in waffle...
[][1]The Kitchen crew at Cook and Indi’s Bishopbriggs The 5pm Restaurants blog is always keen to blether about hot dogs/ceviche/pickles/whatever being the latest hot trend on the food front. But while we get all excited about...
[][1]Getting ready to cook Peruvian style The 5pm blog had a fun afternoon yesterday at a ceviche master class run by Martin Morales at Mark Greenaway’s restaurant in Edinburgh. Mr Morales is the founder of the Ceviche Peruvian...
[][1]Scottish langoustine: best food ever? Did anyone else see the story about the Dorset beach hut which is for sale at a cool £200,000? Now the 5pm restaurant blog likes to be beside the seaside as much as the next salty old seadog but...
[][1]The lights are being switched on at Glasgow’s Little Urban Achievers Club There are lots of new restaurants and bars popping up all over the Central Belt – must be something to do with all the sunshine. Over on...
[][1]Iggy Pop is rock ‘n roll. A nice souffle is not. Pic from Wikipedia The 5pm blog switched into grumpy old man mood a couple of days back when we received a press release from Latitude festival about the line-up on their Kitchen...
[][1]Will Maurice Taylor’s Bonne Auberge win the Glasgow’s Favourite Business Award? Yes, they can can. Nearly forty years old, La Bonne Auberge in Glasgow’s Theatreland has long been a hit with 5pm diners. Now the city centre...
[][1]Andy Murray: first a Wimbledon champion and now a burger Here at 5pm Restaurant HQ, we knew it would only be a matter of time before Andy Murray’s Wimbledon triumph was commemorated in food form. To be honest, we’re...
[][1]Livingston’s Alechemy are one of the brewers showing their work at the EIBF Now, the 5pm Blog is not complaining about this gorgeous weather. We wouldn’t want you to think that. The warmth, the sunshine, the blue skies...
[][1]Check out the chandelier at EH2 Tempus The 5pm blog recently spent a fun night at EH2 Tempus in Edinburgh’s George Hotel. The George Street restaurant was launching its new summer menu with a tasting of the key...
[][1]Curing and smoking their own bacon is all in a day’s work at Burger Meats Bun Glasgow is rapidly turning into some sort of carnivorous Valhalla as another new burger joint opens today. Following in the meaty, fragrant footsteps...
[][1]Your blogger in holiday gear Not normally one for delayed gratification, the 5pm blog is not going on holiday until much later in the year. While my fur might not feel the warmth of Spanish, French or Asian sunshine this summer,...
[][1]Live cook stations are part of the appeal at the new Cosmo in Edinburgh Chinese and Indian food have been easy to find on British high streets for well over fifty years but, until recently, other Asian foods were harder to track...
[][1]The scene is set for Burgher Burger to return to The Signet Library in Edinburgh The run-up to the Edinburgh Festival is always a lively time for the capital’s eating and drinking scene. Existing businesses scrub up for the crowds of...
[][1]Beers such as Hoggleys’ Pump Fiction are amng the starting line-up at Growler Beers These are exciting times for craft ale lovers. The 5pm blog has blethered copiously about new brew bars such as Inn Deep, The Hanging Bat and...
[][1]Whisky maturing in the cask at Deanston Distillery With exports booming, these are joyful times for Scotland’s whisky industry and the entire sector seems to be fizzing with activity. Formerly mothballed distilleries such as Tamdhu...
