Julia Jacklin is aiming to put a smile your dial when she plays Oran Mor on Monday 6th November. And if you need ideas for a pre-gig meal in Glasgow, 5pm Dining can help. Fancy a bite before catching the band? We’ve made it easy for...
New restaurants in Glasgow: Basta Pizza have their own way of marketing. Here are the latest new restaurants in Glasgow: Basta Pizza and Pie and Brew. Tuck in. On Dumbarton Road, Basta Pizza is a new restaurant and takeaway. As you can...
International Gin and Tonic Day: the Printing Press has chosen today to unveil its own small batch, Scottish gin, The Principal. Apparently, today is International Gin and Tonic Day. Who knew? Not that we are knocking it. It is always...
Galician blond beef is one of the specialities on the eight course tasting menu at Rioja restaurant. This weekend, Michelin-starred chef Modesto Fabregat is leading a takeover at Rioja restaurant in Glasgow’s Finnieston. From Sunday...
White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar: opening on the Royal Mile next month. Pic: [Facebook][1] When it opens in November, White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar will give a new lease of life to the oldest inn on Edinburgh’s Royal...
The BBC Good Food Show rolls into Glasgow for the eleventh time this weekend. Taking place at the SEC, the show launches on Friday and runs for three finger-licking days. As always, one of the biggest draws will be the celeb chefs...
The autumn menu at the Corinthian Club is packed with heartty, warming dishes. © Daniel McAvoy Photography The Corinthian Club on Ingram Street has just launched its new seasonal menu. And it looks deliciously autumnal. As the...
As part of Seafood Week, artist Prudence Staite created famous attractions in fish form. We’re in the middle of Seafood Week. Running until Sunday, Seafood Week is an annual campaign aimed at getting more people to eat more fish,...
The Plumpy Duck at The Bowfield Hotel & Country Club. The Plumpy Duck is the new restaurant at The Bowfield Hotel & Country Club in Howwood. Part of the Manorview Group, the Renfrewshire hotel is in the middle of rolling £1.5 million...
Looking for Scottish food news? Here’s the movers and shakers. First up, we chuckled at the idea that Jack and Victor from Still Game were to become the new Tennent’s Lager Lovelies. The comic duo appear on the back of...
Cocktails in the City operates in seven UK cities plus Los Angeles. Pic: CITC Cocktails in the City returns to Edinburgh later this week. Monday morning may not seem the best time to start contemplating cocktails. However, we say that...
Bistro Deluxe by Paul Tamburrini will serves dishes such as this slow-poached, French, farmed rabbit leg with sauté potatoes and mustard sauce. Housed in Edinburgh’s Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, the new Bistro Deluxe by Paul Tamburrini...
New Edinburgh restaurants: east PIZZA opens this weekend. Pic: [Facebook][1]. Here are all the new Edinburgh restaurants and bars… In Leith, east PIZZAS is a new venture from Roland Simpson and Robert Marshall, two graduates of the...
Kokoro: born in the forests of Japan. Billed as a British gin with a Japanese heart, Kokoro is a newly launched gin which is flavoured with exotic sansho berries. Last week, the 5pm Dining blog went along to Glasgow’s Nippon Kitchen...
Glasgow food news: The finishing touches are being put to Nam Tuk which opens on Wed 4th October. Pic: [Facebook][1]. Hungry for the latest Glasgow food news? Tuck in. Following up on from this blog in September, the Nam Tuk Tram Stop has...
Loch Bay on Skye has been awarded its first Michelin star. Pic: restaurant’s own. Michael Smith’s Loch Bay restaurant on Skye has been awarded a Michelin star. It is the only Scottish restaurant to be given a new star in the...
