Congratulations are due to Edinburgh’s Harajuku Kitchen. The Tollcross venue has been named the UK’s Best Japanese Restaurant at The Asian Curry Awards 2016. The restaurant was chosen by a team of judges, led by Pat Chapman, editor of...
What does the future hold for Bake Off now that the smash show is moving to Channel 4? Will Paul Hollywood have the star power to make the show work? Who will his co-stars be? Ask him yourself this weekend as the BBC Good Food Show...
The authorities have closed down Errington Cheese in Lanarkshire, the small, highly respected family-run company that pioneered raw milk cheesemaking in Scotland. It makes Lanark & Dunsyre Blue, Corra Linn, and other cheeses. Food...
We realise that you may not want to think about Christmas quite just yet but, for Scotland’s restaurateurs, the starting pistol has already been fired. Most operators will have their Christmas dining menus in place while...
Edinburgh’s Broughton Street has long been a buzzy spot for eating, drinking and shopping. The latest business to join the fray is The Empress which, all being well, will open today on the old Mather’s site. Craft beer, cocktails and an...
Paolo Nutini in Emily’s Cafe. Here at the 5pm Dining blog, we always love a good celeb spot in a restaurant. So, we were tickled pink yesterday when Emily’s Cafe in Paisley posted a pic of the eponymous Emily with Paolo Nutini...
Plum and Madagascan Vanilla gin liqueur: punchy winter warmer. On Monday the 5pm Dining blog sashayed along to Edinburgh’s Heads and Tales bar to hear the latest news from Edinburgh Gin. As you may know, the brand was recently...
Dornoch lamb shank from the last tasting menu night at Tron Bar and Kitchen. A few Fridays back, the 5pm Dining blog went to the Tron Bar and Kitchen next to the Tron Theatre. We were in the Merchant City venue for the first of a series...
Restaurants such as Chop House Market Street and the imminent Ronaq Indian Restaurant are fuelling the New Waverley development. Last Friday, we looked at some of the new openings taking place in Glasgow. Today, we’re heading to the...
Is Glasgow ready for a Cuban revolution? Glasgow has lots of new restaurants and bars in the pipeline. Fresh from launching The Drugstore Social on Old Dumbarton Road, the Kained Holdings team have revealed new plans for their bar on...
Once upon a time, people would open bars. The bars would serve drinks. Sometimes they would serve food. Sometimes, the bar would have a curious name. Quite often the name would have a historical link. The Sheep Heid Inn or The Last Drop...
Fish and chips are just part of the offer at Catch. Congratulations are due to Catch, the Giffnock restaurant and takeaway. According to the 2017 National Fish & Chip Awards, the Fenwick Road venue is one of the top ten fish and chip...
Fungi: neither plant nor animal. Today’s 5pm Dining blog comes to you from West Lothian where your blogger recently went on a fungi foraging trip with the aptly named Monica Wilde. Monica runs Napiers the Herbalists. She is also a...
Jose Dalto: feared by oysters. Today’s Chewin’ the Fat interviewee is Jose Dalto, Head Chef at Tower Restaurant in Edinburgh. Originally from Brazil, Jose took a break his law degree with just two years to go and travelled to...
The Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection. Here at the 5pm Dining blog, we know that not everybody jumps out of bed on a Monday morning looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. However, around these parts, we like to think of Monday mornings...
Rioja will play host to Valencian chef Modesto Fabregat. If you were to take a casual glance at many Spanish restaurants in the UK, you could be forgiven for thinking that Spanish cuisine meant tapas staples such as prawns in chilli and...
