The 5pm blog’s artistic ambitions were tweaked at the news that anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky wants whisky fans to snap and tweet a picture showing how they most enjoy a dram. Trip to New York In return their idea could...
[][1]Colin Wardrope: head chef at Windows restaurant in Glasgow’s Carlton George Colin Wardrope has just become the Head Chef at Windows, the rooftop restaurant in Glasgow’s Carlton George Hotel. At school, it was a toss-up between...
[][1]Kenny Anderson, AKA King Creosote will be singing for your supper So, Monday morning. Feeling fine? No? Need a little something to get you through to lunch? How about news of a food festival which is taking place this weekend in the...
[][1]Space is just one of the luxuries on offer at the Pompadour by Galvin The American essayist Henry David Thoreau wrote that ‘Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive...
[][1]The cream of Scotland’s restaurant industry at the Scottish Restaurant Awards The Scottish Restaurant Awards, held in association with The Daily Record and 5pm, took place in Edinburgh’s Ghillie Dhu on Tuesday and news of...
[][1]Fabrice Bouteloup of Barley Bree restaurant with rooms: Scottish Restaurant of the Year The Barley Bree in Perthshire won the coveted Restaurant of the Year category at the Scottish Restaurant Awards last night while Andrew Radford of...
[][1]Blend your own whisky at Arisaig It will be Father’s Day before long and many a Dad is doubtless dreading his drawers being filled with another pair of comedy socks. A rather more classy idea might be to launch a pre-emptive...
[][1]Last year, Jeff Bland, Executive Chef at The Balmoral Hotel, won the Chef of the Year award. The hotly anticipated Scottish Restaurant Awards ceremony takes place this evening at Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh. Once more, Tam Cowan will be...
[][1]Glasgow’s just opened Meat Bar is a temple to all things porky and beefy These are fun times to be alive if you love meat and live in Glasgow. We’ve already written about Buddy’s BBQ and Burgers, the cracking...
Father’s Day is just over a couple of weeks away and the more doting daughters and sons out there will already be planning their Dads’ presents. The 5pm Blog has no experience of being a Dad but we’re pretty sure that...
[][1]Megrim Provencal: quick to make and tasty Regular readers may have noticed that the 5pm blog has been running a number of blogs about the Scottish white fish industry over the last few days. It’s because Seafood Scotland are...
[][1]It’s not all plain sailing for the Scottish white fish fleet Seafood Scotland are sponsoring the Best Fish Restaurant category at the Scottish Restaurant Awards_. The organisation took the 5pm Restaurant blog up to...
[][1]Peterhead is Europe’s largest white fish market Seafood Scotland are sponsoring the Best Fish Restaurant category at the Scottish Restaurant Awards. The organisation took the 5pm Restaurant blog up to Peterhead to see the...
In one week, the cream of the Scottish restaurant scene will converge on Edinburgh’s Ghillie Dhu to find out which finalists have taken the top prizes at the Scottish Restaurant Awards. One of the most closely fought categories is...
Just a quick link to Jay Rayner’s provocative piece about food miles in yesterday’s Observer. For the last few years, seasonal and local have been the buzz words for restaurants that want to make a meal of their ethical...
[][1]Paul John Whisky: an Indian dram Many malt lovers will already be familiar with Japanese whisky but they may soon want to make room in their drinks cabinet for bottles from another country which is a long way from Speyside –...
