Scotland’s Craft Beer Map: find your hoppy place. Happy New Year to all our 5pm Dining blog readers. Welcome back for another year of piping hot food and drink news. If you are taking part in Dry January or simply putting a cork in...
Cacti: coming soon to a plate near you according to predictions for food trends in 2018. Yesterday, the 5pm Food blog predicted that the rise of plant-based eating would be one of the most significant food trends in 2018. Today,...
Southern-fried chicken from Memphis Meats. What will be the most significant food trend in 2018? Easy – the rise and rise of plant-based eating. Every year, the 5pm Food blog makes a few stabs at predicting what food trends will...
Food trends: Clark and Lake is one of several new wine bars to have opened in Edinburgh in 2017. The 5pm Dining blog does not always have a 100% record when it comes to predicting food trends. However, last year, we did OK. We echoed the...
Restaurant trends: Edinburgh’s BABA is one of a number of new ventures serving their take on eastern Mediterranean cuisines. As always, new restaurant trends emerged in 2017 while old ones withered. This is a whistlestop look back at...
Kater Salad, a mix of pickled herring, onions, bell peppers, yoghurt and paprika, is a Belgian hangover cure. Pic: via Ebookers. Overdone it a bit last night? Rough around the edges? Brain a howling void of horror? You need a hangover...
The Hangover: funny film. Less amusing in real life. As is traditional at this time of year, the 5pm Dining blog has some words of advice on the hangover. And how to avoid them. Or at least, how to reduce their severity. With the...
Looking for a gourmet Christmas gift? Here are some suggestions from the 5pm Christmas Gifts page which might tickle the palate of the food-lover in your life. And if they are not exactly what you are looking for, you can browse all of...
KIN cocktail bar: whole lotta shaking going on. Pic: Till Britze. Edinburgh has one of the most vibrant cocktail scenes in the country. Now there is a new addition to the family as KIN opens its doors. Discreetly tucked away in a basement...
Google trends tracks the most common search terms in 2017. What is happening in the world? Google trends has the answer. Meanwhile Harden’s has come up with a list of the UK’s top 100 restaurants. Google have released their...
Looking for some romantic Christmas gifts? Here are some suggestions from the 5pm Christmas Gifts page which might fit the bill. And if they are not exactly what you are looking for, you can browse our gifts for men and our gifts for...
Don’t be like Bad Santa and make a mess of this year’s Christmas parties. Christmas parties can be fun. They can also be fatal for your career. After in-depth field research, we have a few points you may wish to...
John Lewis are selling fill-your-own crackers. And if you need Christmas cracker jokes, we may be able to help… Will these Christmas cracker jokes split your sides or just make you roll your eyes? Some say that Christmas is all...
Fault and Blame: underground city centre bar and kitchen. Pic: [Facebook][1]. Hungry for the latest Glasgow food news round-up? We have a lot to get through so tuck in: First up Mezzidakia opened its doors on St Vincent Street on...
Don’t give dodgy gifts this Christmas. The 5pm Christmas Gifts page can help you find crackers like this [quad biking safari][1]. From mouthwash to chocolate body paint, some terrible, terrible crimes have been committed in the name...
New restaurants in Glasgow: Julie’s Kopitiam is now open on Pollokshaws Road. Pic: [Facebook][1]. New restaurants in Glasgow are popping up like Christmas tree lights in home windows. Switch on to all the latest news with the 5pm...
