The proposed new distillery at Lindores Abbey. Whisky may well be Scotland’s most famous product but it would seem that uisge beatha owes as much to the French as it does the Scottish. Located in the historic royal burgh of...
Chefs Jamie Knox and Fraser Allan outside the Brasserie Galvin de Luxe. There are some interesting events taking place in the Galvin brothers’ restaurants in Edinburgh this week. On Friday 17th June, some of Chris and Jeff...
Jess Shepherd taking control in the kitchen. Last week, the 5pm Dining blog sauntered up to Edinburgh New Town Cookery School for a cookery demo of various world cuisines. Dishes from Spain, Vietnam and Japan were all convincingly...
They know their nigiri at Harajuku Kitchen. The bottomless brunch has long been a fixture in the States and, increasingly, in London. North of the border? Not so much. We would be delighted to be told otherwise but, as far as the 5pm...
Team Shilling are gearing up for Friday’s launch. Pic: Dominic Cocozza. Hello Shilling Brewing Co! The new Glasgow brewpub opens this Friday in the West George Street premises which previously housed Horton’s. Originally a...
Pravesh and Rahul Randev: the brothers live, work and breathe East Dunbartonshire. Along with brother Pravesh, A.K.A. Bubbles, Rahul Randev owns The R Group. Oregano at The Eagle Lodge, Rasoi and Garvie and Co are all R Group restaurants....
Sunshine and good times at Fyne Fest. Say ‘Sayonara!’ to the sofa. It is summertime and, this weekend, there are all sorts of great food and drink festivals where you can scoff and slurp to your heart’s content. First...
Bar Luca in Kilmarnock. It’s Monday morning, the sky is blue and the birds are singing. It must be time to tell you about some brave new openings. Top of the list is Bar Luca which opened in Kilmarnock about a month...
Fancy swanning off to try the new afternoon tea at One Square? There is an increasing number of gin bars in Scotland which carry a spectacularly wide range of gins and make innovative drinks using them. As keen gin hounds, the 5pm Dining...
It’s a busy time of year for festivals of all stripes, including those with a strong food and drink element. Next weekend, Fyne Fest, The Scottish Juniper Festival and Crail Food Festival all take place. Of course, the mother of...
Adam Newth, recently named as Young Scottish Chef of the Year, will be in the Cookery Theatre. The country’s green-fingered types are getting excited as Gardening Scotland gets ready to bloom. Billed as ‘the country’s Outdoor...
Cannonball Bar: the new venture from Victor and Carina Contini. Edinburgh’s Contini restaurants have always been enthusiastic supporters of Scottish produce. Their latest venture finds them making best use of perhaps the most famous...
Albert and Emily Roux: kitchen dynasty. These days, Gordon, Marco and Jamie may be Britain’s best known chefs but, directly or indirectly, they all owe a debt of gratitude to an older culinary statesman: Albert Roux. Through Le...
WEST On The Green: fancy a bank holiday beer? It’s the bank holiday and many of us will be planning a trip to the pub as part of the weekend’s schedule. Now, if you’re going to go to the pub, you may as well go to the...
The Chophouse is beefing up with a new branch. There are a few new openings pencilled in for the next few months. In Edinburgh, keep your peepers peeled for The Chophouse II, Bourbon, The Ninja Kitchen and, possibly opening in Glasgow,...
Feast at Mhor Fest. Without wishing to sound like a dodgy late night TV ad, there is a lot of no strings attached foodie fun to be had this weekend. First up, we’ll mention the Traquair Medieval Fair, or rather Fayre, on the grounds...
