Yay for Michelin
In order to provide a little balance with the last post about Michelin, here’s a link to a Big Hospitality piece in which the editor explains the rationale behind the guide’s star system. ...
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Couture meets cake
[][1]High fashion will be on a plate at Hotel Missoni’s Cucina The 5pm blog knows little of fashion – matching socks represent a sartorial triumph around these parts. However, we recognise that others take their catwalk trends very...
Get ready for the curry
The 5pm blog was going to prattle on about National Curry Week when it begins on Monday and chances are we still will. However, we have been pipped to the post by Trampy and the Tramp’s Glasgow of Curry blog which has just been...
I think you've had enough, sir
[][1]Khublai Khan was never refused a repeat visit to the buffet There is currently a story doing the rounds about two lads who have been barred from a Brighton restaurant after taking the all-you-can-eat policy to extremes. Apparently,...
Shameless plug
Your 5pm blogger is going to be on the Fred MacAulay Show this morning talking about recipe books. We’re going to be blethering about who buys recipes books; why they buy them and how many we really need. The piece was inspired by...
Diary dates for BBC Good Food Show Scotland
[][1]Emma Kennedy: actor, writer, MasterChef winner and quinoa warrior Get your calendars on screen for the BBC Good Food Show Scotland which takes place at the SECC Glasgow from the 19-21 October 2012. Among the famous faces rattling the...
The Galvin brothers make a splash
[][1]The Pompadour by Galvin The 5pm blog had the very good fortune to eat at The Pompadour by Galvin last week. It’s the latest restaurant from Jeff and Chris Galvin, the brothers behind the Michelin-starred Galvin Restaurant...
Cask Ale Week starts now
[][1]Cask ale: not just for women As you are all doubtless aware, Cask Ale Week kicks off today and runs to Sunday 7 October. The beer quality organisation Cask Marque is encouraging everyone to visit at least 12 of their local real ale...
Kitchin book signing
We blogged about Tom Kitchin publishing his new book last month. On Saturday, the Michelin-starred chef will be at Waterstone’s on George Street, Edinburgh to sign copies of Kitchin Supper and answer any questions readers may have. The...
Go wild in the country
[][1]Ian McWhinney looks at the spoils of a shellfish safari We realise that it’s a bit of a schlep from the 5pm blog’s Central Belt stronghold but, if you are travelling up north for the weekend, then you might want to investigate the...
Brock on the menu?
Some times, a great headline is all you need and we loved this one in The Guardian about eating badgers. ...
Portuguese wine dinner at Chardon d'Or
[][1]Brian Maule in the kitchens at Chardon d’Or With the summer holidays being but a dim memory (except possibly on the credit card statements), then destinations like Portugal probably aren’t at the front of your thoughts. You...
Met Bar celebrates 10th birthday
[][1]Metropolitan’s Darren Scott will be the host with the most on Saturday night Fire breathers, burlesque dancers and aerial acrobats are all on the menu in Merchant Square this Saturday as Metropolitan celebrates its tenth...
Harvey Keitel: turnip lover
[][1]Rogano’s Art Deco exterior Just a quick plug for a piece on Rogano which was in the Record at the weekend. Head chef Andy Cumming looks back over a quarter of a century manning the stoves at what is possibly Glasgow’s...
New Loch Lomond Restaurant
[][1]Twitchers will find plenty to look at in the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel Loch Lomond has a new hostelry in the form of the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel in Luss. Well, we say new but the site has been a coaching inn since the 18th century and the...
Blackbird looking chirpy
[][1]Blackbird bar hopes to shake things up in Tollcross The 5pm blog dodged the raindrops to attend the opening of the new Blackbird bar in Edinburgh’s Tollcross last night. A new venture from the people behind Treacle on Broughton...