[][1]No prizes for guessing what’s on offer at Cocktail & Burger. Pic by Pamela Graham for [James vs Burger][2] Never a man to let the grass grow under his feet, Colin Barr, a veteran of Glasgow’s night time economy, is at the...
[][1]Fred Sirieix: wants waiting to be taken more seriously When it gets to the stage that there is a national day to celebrate not wearing trousers on the Tube, it can seem as though awareness days are getting out of hand. For...
[][1]Cat cafes such as Tokyo’s [Nekorobi][2] are popular in Japan. It’s Friday. Time for some light-hearted nonsense. One way to tell that the world is getting back to normal after the holidays is the first appearance of a...
[][1]Pucker up for Ciao Bella in Burnside 2013 represents a brave new dawn for a number of recently launched restaurants and bars in Glasgow. Thanks to Dram magazine, we learn that Pinxto on Dumbarton Road has become the New York Kitchen....
Eye-opening stories all over the press today based on a report which reckons that up to half the food produced in the world goes to waste. The Guardian’s take is here while the Daily Mail’s is here. ...
[][1]Bar Soba has crossed the M8 and launched in Edinburgh The 5pm blog spent the run-up to Christmas with its nose firmly attached to the grindstone. Still, we don’t know how we missed the fact that Bar Soba, a long time hit in...
Late last year, there was a storm in a teacup concerning The Haven, a small caff in Leith which suddenly found itself at the top of TripAdvisor’s Edinburgh restaurant listings. Obviously, newspaper reports jumped on the story; all...
[][1]Great restaurants without bank-busting bills OK, we’re not actually selling restaurants – they’re a bit bulky and hard to wrap – but the 5pm January Sale is now underway. We know the festive period can be...
[][1]What will we be eating in 2013? Time for another blatant plug. Your 5pm blogger will be cluttering up Radio Scotland’s airwaves later on this morning as I blether on the Fred MacAulay Show. The topic is the future of food which...
[][1]Probably doing the work of three men, Mark Greenaway is setting up his new restaurant on North Castle Street. So , 2013, what’s happening? First up, Mark Greenaway has announced that he is to re-open his eponymous restaurant on...
[][1]The Sparkle Horse: a new addition to Partick Opening just before Christmas, The Sparkle Horse is a new addition to the Byres Road/Partick pub circuit. Formerly the traditional Dowanhill Bar, the new venture is trying to stake a claim...
[][1]The 5pm Blog gazes into the future Yesterday, the 5pm blog blurted out our own predictions for what might be on our plates in 2013. Today, we’ll take a look at what actual industry experts are saying. Naturally, you...
What will be the big food trends of 2013? Hmmm, well, let’s see. Tricky one. Right from the start, we may as well say that the 5pm blog does not have a great track record when it comes to predicting food trends. Although we did say...
The 5pm blog will be taking the next couple of days off but, before we do, here’s our final look back at the culinary events which shaped the blog in the last few months of 2012. Have a fantastic Hogmanay and we’ll be back the...
What rocked your taste buds in 2012? As we get ready to see in the New Year, the 5pm blog looks back at the foodie stories which made the news over the last twelve months. August 2012 The Hilton Glasgow celebrated 20 years in business by...
Continuing our culinary round-up of 2012, we look at what happened on our plates in the months of May to July. May 2012 Man v Food style challenges seemed plentiful last year. Glasgow’s Grill Room, part of 29 Royal Exchange Square,...
