Fred Berkmiller (front row, right) with the kitchen brigade at L’Escargot Blanc. Congratulations to Fred Berkmiller. The chef patron of L’Escargot Bleu and L’Escargot Blanc in Edinburgh has been awarded an AA Rosette for culinary...
‘Hi, I’m Kim Jong-Un and I’ll be your waitperson today’. The 5pm Dining blog is well known for its erudite approach to food news. From deep thinking about national food security to the moral philosophy of munching...
Daffy’s Gin is lighting up all the best gantries. The 5pm Dining blog is always happy to see new gins appear behind the bar, especially when the gin in question is Scottish. Keen-eyed, recent visitors to the Central Belt’s more...
Burns and Beckham’s Haig Club whisky: a potent combo. Robert Burns was not a man who fought shy of the odd nip so we expect that he would approve of this imminent Haig Club Whisky Burns Supper at The Scotsman Hotel. Taking place on...
The 5pm Dining Sale is on. No pushing! The urge to hibernate can be especially strong in January. However, the 5pm Dining blog always remembers the one and only useful piece of advice which has been passed down through the blog family...
Hardeep Singh Kohli is looking foward to cooking up a storm in Leith. As we noted yesterday on the 5pm Dining blog, 2014 was a hectic year on the Scottish restaurant scene and 2015 is shaping up to be just as busy. Edinburgh’s...
Happy New Year to all the 5pm Dining blog readers. 2014 was a busy one on the Scottish restaurant scene and, already, 2015 is looking to be just as action-packed. While we have been hoovering the mince pies, Glasgow’s restaurateurs have...
Dr Izhar Khan, 2014 Winner of The Golden Spurtle. Photo: Fergus Thom The 5pm Dining will be signing off for 2014 with this post so we wish all of our readers a happy, healthy and well fed 2015. Before we go, here are a few things to...
The 5pm Dining blog is channelling its inner Mystic Meg. What will be the hot foods of 2015? What restaurant trends will be dictating our eating habits? Is the burger boom over? All good questions which we will try to answer. Or at least...
The 5pm Dining blog hopes you had a splendid Christmas and that you all got through it without feeling that you had to ‘accidentally’ tip the turkey giblets over too many relatives. Now that Christmas is over, many of us will be looking in...
The Anchor Line bar The Central Belt’s restaurateurs didn’t take their feet off the accelerator as 2014 whizzed through its final months. The final three months of a busy year saw plenty of new openings including a couple of biggies. As...
Marco Pierre White set up shop in Glasgow. With the Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh Festivals and the Ryder Cup taking place between July and September, it was a hectic period for Scotland’s restaurateurs. Two restaurants in particular will...
With Scotland gearing up to host the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup, April to June were busy old months on the restaurant frontline. The Taste O’Tartan vending machines never really caught on. On April 1st, 5pm got off to a...
Perhaps Santa should have stuck with Rudolph. Pic from [STV][1]. Christmas is a wonderful time of year although not without its stresses.The parties, the presents and the dressing up can lead people to do strange and sometimes inadvisable...
January to March Tiki cocktails made The Pacific sparkle. As is traditional, the 5pm Dining blog has compiled a run down of the blog’s highlights over the last year. New openings, quirky stories and general food-related shenanigans...
Make tracks to The Black Fox. Leith Walk’s animal population is growing. In addition to the well established Woodland Creatures and The Brass Monkey bars, The Black Fox has now taken up residence on the Walk’s Albert Place. The premises...
