Judging by the number of energetic bloggers and supper clubs out there plus the vibrancy of events like the Scran Salons, there are plenty of people in Glasgow and Edinburgh whose interest in food goes way beyond simply scoffing...
The Riverhill restaurants serve global dishes such as this smoked cod in a curried coconut broth with mussels. Fingers crossed but, all being well, Riverhill West Nile Street should be serving its first customers today. From the same...
The periodic table of fruit. Science gets tasty at Gastrofest. Pic by Aly Wight Photography. Bug burgers; scientific cocktails and blues-powered brews are all on the menu as Gastrofest gets underway this weekend. An important strand of...
Last week, the 5pm Dining blog sauntered down to Whighams Wine Cellars on Edinburgh’s Hope Street for an anCnoc whisky tasting. Distilled in 1975. The blockbuster whisky of the night was a 1975 vintage anCnoc. One of only 1590...
Tell ’em about the honey, Mummy. British Summer Time has started; the daffs are definitely out and One Square in Edinburgh’s Sheraton are launching their Afternoon Bee tea – it must be spring. The pastry chefs at One...
The Boozy Cow on Frederick Street. The 5pm Dining blog would like to say a big Howdie to The Boozy Cow as it establishes itself on new grazing grounds in Edinburgh. The first Boozy Cow bar launched in Aberdeen last year and proved so...
The Adamson’s Managing Director, Julie Lewis, gives her diagnosis on The Physician. In St Andrews, the award-winning Adamson restaurant on South Street has just launched its adjacent Adamson Bar. At one point, the building was used...
Nonna Gina’s opens in Newton Mearns today. In Newton Mearns, it’s goodbye to Il Pavone Sud and hello to Nonna Gina’s which welcomes the public for the first time today. Il Pavone Sud, the Italian restaurant in the Avenue...
Maki and Ramen Sushi Bar: does what it says on the tin. Pic via [Facebook][1]. As far as the 5pm Dining blog is concerned, we can never have enough noodle joints. A rich broth, slippery noodles, punchy spicing and some slivers of beef...
Taste the smoke at OX184. As we mentioned briefly on the 5pm Dining blog last week, OX184 is now open on Edinburgh’s Cowgate. It’s the latest venture from Fuller Thomson who also run Edinburgh’s Southern and Red Squirrel...
From left to right: volunteer Elizabeth Hannah, Paula Daly, Hugh Taylor, Derek Marshall, Karen Burston at Troon docks. Congratulations are due to Glasgow seafood restaurant Gamba and their customers. Together they have raised over four and...
Yes Chef? helps young people into the catering trade. Action for Children Scotland is hosting Yes Chef! – a fun charity event at the Grand Central Hotel on Friday 1st May. Their Moving On Project helps young people find careers in...
The morning after the night before. Seann Welsh plays The Garage this weekend. The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is in full flow and, if you listen hard, the city’s usual noisy hum has an additional layer of background...
OX184: don’t spill his pint. A quick shout out to OX184 – the latest opening from Fuller Thomson, the team behind the rather fine Red Squirrel, Southern and Holyrood 9A. Their latest bar opens on the Cowgate tonight with a...
Just a quick mention of the fifth Budding Chefs – the annual exchange programme in which young Scottish and French chefs visit each other’s home countries and learn about each other’s national produce and cooking...
Macsween’s British beef and haggis burger: no more beef/haggis dilemmas. These are exciting times for Macsween as the family-run company expand their product range beyond their existing haggis and black pudding options. From today,...
