2016 – it's monkey time
[Designed by Freepik][1] The Chinese New Year is celebrated today – it’s the year of the monkey – and we can’t think of a better excuse to eat lots and lots of Chinese food. You can book Chinese restaurants...
[Designed by Freepik][1] The Chinese New Year is celebrated today – it’s the year of the monkey – and we can’t think of a better excuse to eat lots and lots of Chinese food. You can book Chinese restaurants...
Oysters and Champagne at Galvin Brasserie de Luxe. Pic: Paul Johnston Copper Mango. Champagne and oysters may be a popular choice for Valentine’s Day but there is no reason to restrict such treats to one day a year. Our friends at...
Yesterday, we mentioned that the Byron burger people were setting up shop on Glasgow’s West George Street. Come April, they will have some new neighbours nearby as Smoke Barbecue opens up. The company already has branches in Sheffield and...
The Byron Classic burger. Pic: Paul Winch-Furness. On Monday night, the 5pm Dining blog daundered along to the new branch of Byron which has just opened on the corner of North Bridge and the Royal Mile. It’s the first Edinburgh...
The 5pm Dining blog has no truck with gender stereotyping. However, we would gently suggest that some men and some women have different approaches to St Valentine’s Day. For example, many women see St Valentine’s Day as a way...
Byron have brought their burger to the ‘Burgh. Monday morning, the start of a new week and the perfect time to scribble about some new Edinburgh restaurants which are in the pipeline. Topolabamba First up, we’ll mention that...
So, you know how we said that we would tell you about all the new and imminent Edinburgh openings this week? Well, we’ve been overtaken by events and we’re going to tell you about Obu instead. Just opened in Glasgow’s...
Martin Miller’s Gin: delightful served as a G ‘n’ T with strawberries and crushed black pepper. The 5pm Dining blog has often covered the many wonderful Scottish gins available. Naturally, this doesn’t mean that we...
The new Carters Tap on Edinburgh’s Morrison Street. Over the next couple of days, we’ll round-up some of the new restaurant and bar openings which are on the near horizon in the capital. Until then, here’s news of an old...
Haggis bon bons paired with Bitter and Twisted. The Six Nations bursts into life on the 6th of February with Scotland facing England at Murrayfield while France takes on Italy at home. In Edinburgh, The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa is...
Macsween Highlander Meatballs in spaghetti. Aye pal, e molto buono. These are the days of peak haggis. A time of year when everyone is experimenting and putting a new twist on Scotland’s most famous dish. At the Chop Chop...
The ceilidhs at the Contini restaurants are very popular. In recent 5pm Dining blogs, we have suggested places to celebrate Burns Night in Glasgow and we’ve also drawn your attention to a couple of Burns events in Edinburgh. Namely,...
Chef Dominic Jack in the newly refurbished Castle Terrace Restaurant. To Edinburgh’s Castle Terrace which has just unveiled a £1 million redesign. Part of the Kitchin group of restaurants, which includes the Scran and Scallie and...
Seen any good gigs at Celtic Connections so far? This scribbler has his eye on tonight’s Lucinda Williams gig at the Royal Concert Hall. The Lindi Ortega bash on Friday night looks set to be a cracker as well. If you are going to...
The Brasserie at Corinthian has a special Burns menu. Starting this weekend and continuing through to Burns Night on Monday, lots of 5pm restaurants in Glasgow are hosting special events to celebrate the life and art of the Bard. If...
Scotch Lamb with basil and pinenuts: winter warmer that tastes of summer. If some of the papers are to be believed, then today is Blue Monday – the most depressing day of the year. Grim weather, post-Christmas blues and the long...