Afternoon tea just got spooky at Peacock Alley. Come the weekend, the streets will be filled with ghosts, ghouls and dodgy SS/terrorist/serial killer costumes designed to enrage the Daily Mail. Amidst all the chaos, you can find serenity...
Beef goulash: hearty rib-sticker. The Indian summer has been lovely and the 5pm Dining blog has enjoyed a fair few walks which have featured the unusual combination of warm sunshine and glorious autumnal colours in the trees. However, the...
L-R: Alan Matthew of the Fairmont St Andrews; Geoff Smeddle of The Peat Inn; Ian MacDonald of The Links Trust; Susan Pieraccini of Rocca; Stewart Macaulay of The Adamson and Martin Hollis of the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa. Pic:...
The dining room of The Printing Press. The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen launched in Edinburgh with a lavish party last night. The George Street restaurant and bar has taken shape over the last few months in the George Hotel space...
Jamie Scott outside The Newport. Jamie Scott, the current reigning champion of MasterChef the Professionals, announced yesterday that he was to open his first solo restaurant in Newport on Tay in early 2016. Called The Newport, it is...
Game of Dog Bones: beer is coming. A couple of quickies. In Glasgow, the much anticipated second BrewDog has announced its much delayed launch. Based at 99 Hutcheson Street, DogHouse opens to the public on Saturday 31 October. In the...
This 5pm Dining blog scribbler takes a dim view of Hallowe’en. It strikes me as an unwanted American import. Besides, if I feel like scaring myself then a quick peek in the mirror first thing in the morning is frightening...
Kinnettles Gold. Fancy a brew? Whisky and Irn Bru may vie to be known as Scotland’s national drink but an Angus farmer is determined that we should also be known as a nation of tea growers. After eight years of experimentation,...
Noodles on Bath Street offers a walk on the culinary wild side. This week’s 5pm Dining blog may have been a little Edinburgh-centric but, if you are based at the other end of the M8, fear not, for we bring glad tidings from...
The sun terrace at the Buckstone Pub and Kitchen. Scotland play Australia in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The boys in blue are around 10/1 against but Scotland have whacked the Wallabies before so an upset is not...
The 5pm Dining blog has always thought that one of the best things about autumn is that it’s the ideal time of year for cosy wine tastings. The nights may be drawing in and the cold weather is menacing the horizon but everything...
Need a Merlot for your madras? Or perhaps you fancy a cheeky Pinot Noir to go with your pathia? The 5pm Dining blog has long thought that curry and wine don’t mix. We’re all for an aromatic Riesling or tart Semillon Blanc with...
Dessert at The Chefs’ Table was a wild bramble cranachan by Paul Wedgewood. After the tremendous Chefs’ Table dinner in The Hub last Thursday, the second Edinburgh Restaurant Festival is very much underway. 5pm Dining...
Anytime is pizza time at Civerinos. Hello Friday, old friend! It’s that time of the week where many of us are planning just what hi-jinks we might get up to over the next couple of days. Obviously, the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival...
Possibly surprising news from the Irish cider makers Magners who have launched an alcohol free cider in Scotland – a decision which was apparently ‘driven by consumer demand in Scotland’. Scotland, and Glasgow in...
Cinnamon is one of many spices which make Punjabi Junction stand out. Picking up from where we left off yesterday, here is another sizzling selection of new additions to 5pm Dining in Edinburgh. The offers shown in italics are available...
