Saddle up for excitement at Edinburgh Cup Day at Musselburgh Racecourse. The last time that this 5pm Dining blogger went to Musselburgh Races, something very strange happened. I made money on every race that I bet on. This isn’t...
Hello sunshine! The terrace at Art Lover’s Cafe. In October, House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park will celebrate its 20th anniversary. At the award-winning Art Lover’s Café, Head Chef Ian Mackie and his team have started the...
Neil Boyd, Commercial Director for Malts at Ian Macleod Distillers, and Chef Tom Lewis of Monachyle Mhor celebrate World Whisky Day with a Glengoyne on Calton Hill. Tomorrow is World Whisky Day and a number of whisky-themed...
Chef Kaori Simpson runs Harajuku Kitchen in Edinburgh’s Bruntsfield. The Japanese bistro opened in 2013 and was awarded its first AA Rosette earlier this year. Kaori was born in Hong Kong and learned to cook in her mother’s...
Scotland’s gin boom is branching out in all sorts of intriguing directions. Craft gin distiller Pickering’s have just launched a unique collection of oak aged gins. All five have been matured in single malt whisky casks which...
Jamie Delap of Fyne Ales and Martyn Paterson of Loch Fyne Oysters. Pic: Stewart Attwood Matching beer to food is not new but brewing a specific beer to match a specific food is certainly a new one for the 5pm Dining blog. A recent...
Chef Scott Smith outside Norn. Today sees the official launch of Norn restaurant in Edinburgh. It is the first solo venture for Chef Scott Smith, a protégé of Michelin-starred Geoffrey Smeddle, owner of The Peat Inn. Scott has taken over...
Halibut with crab, Parmesan & tomato crust, char grilled asparagus, sautéed potatoes and lobster emulsion. Photographs courtesy of David Brooks Hall www.brookshallphoto.com Tony Sarton is the Executive Chef at Twenty Princes Street in...
Fancy a beer? Salt Horse has a few to choose from. The 5pm Dining blog was sad to learn that Edinburgh’s Blackfriars bar and restaurant had shut up shop. For what it is worth, we thought that chef Andrew Macdonald was...
If you go down to the WildManWood, you’re in for a pizza surprise. There is loadsa stuff happening on Edinburgh’s restaurant front at the moment. First up, a branch of BRGR is scheduled to open on Nicholson Street on the 19th...
Munro’s, formerly part of the Thistle Pub Co, is one of several Glasgow bars bought by The Signature Group. Changes are afoot in Scotland’s pub trade. The Signature Pub Group has just announced the purchase of the Thistle Pub...
Developments at The Walled Garden are proving popular with kids of all ages. It used to be the case that chefs craved gadgets like a Hotmix Pro, dehydrators and Gaggenhau baking stones. Now the real must have for the professional chef is...
David Thomson of Makar Gin; Oyster Bar Head Chef, Jamie Nicholson and Virginia Sumsion, founder of Loch Fyne Food Festival. Pic: Stewart Attwood The weather is looking fantastic for this weekend’s Loch Fyne Food Fair. Billed as...
Tom Kitchin gets the Yer Bens in at Waitrose. Hard to imagine now but there was a time when having their name over the door of their own restaurant was the ultimate aspiration for many chefs. These days, that is just the beginning....
Roasted rump of lamb with bell pepper purée, aubergine courgette, sweet potato, pesto and lamb jus. The George Street Bar and Grill has just launched its spring/summer menu and the 5pm Dining blog sauntered along last night for a taster...
The Caley Cocktail: putting the zing in spring. To Peacock Alley, the opulent lounge bar in Edinburgh’s Waldorf Astoria – The Caledonian. Pickering’s Gin have just started a cocktail residency in Peacock Alley. Their...
