Cauld Reekie: winner of the mostly aptly named beer award So, how was your Christmas? Mine was a little more white than I might have liked. You know that you are no longer a spring chicken when you look out the window at drifting snow and,...
If the telly has lost its allure and you just can’t face the sales, then have a bash at Caterer’s 2009 quiz. It’s a cheeky little number that should have you giggling no matter how many of the questions you can answer. ...
Look into my eyes. You will have today's special. Righto, that’s me signing off until Monday but, before I go and stretch my waistband, here’s a couple of curios which have nothing to do with Christmas. First up is the...
While most of us are contemplating a festive snooze in front of the telly, some restaurateurs have been working flat out to get their shiny new pleasure palaces open before Christmas. Most in keeping with the spirit of the season is Ingram...
Urban Pind is just one of several large restaurants to open in Glasgow this year So, 2009, waddya reckon? I thought that it was going to be the year in which the restaurant industry was turned into so much sausage meat. I am happy to say...
Tom Kitchin: one of Scotland's more recent Michelin starred chefs On Friday, I blethered about the changes to food in general over the previous ten years in Britain. The changes to our restaurant scene have been no less significant. There...
Like him or loath him, Ramsay has probably had his fingers in your dinner With 2010 just around the corner this seems a good time to look back at the last ten years in food and ask ‘Wow, how did that happen?’ It would be over...
This could be you at L'Ariosto Restaurateurs have to be a canny bunch in order to make themselves stand out and Glasgow’s L’Ariosto have pulled off a blinder by associating themselves with the Beeb’s hugely popular...
Following on from today’s earlier post about PR stunts, I’ve just got an email from the PR of Chez Jules, the new Pierre Levicky restaurant which we mentioned here. I’ve reprinted it here. An inspired idea or evidence of...
Who is a handsome boy? Not so fast, Gnasher. This story is a little out of the blog’s remit but it seemed a good antidote to too much Christmas cheer. The above monstrosity is called Gnasher. The Brummie beast recently won an ugly...
Beware the supermarket Grinch In between the odd snigger, the 5pm blog was deeply saddened to read this tale of a Christmas punch-up in a German supermarket. According to the Telegraph, a dispute over a supermarket trolley led to a pitched...
The Pompadour: hosts the poshest kids' tea ever Edinburgh’s Caleyhas launched a Kid’s Afternoon Tea menu in its rather plush Pompadour restaurant. Priced at a pocket-money friendly £7.50, the menu features cheddar cheese,...
According to Roy Beers in his ever informative guide to Glasgow’s West End eating options, a new Abyssinian restaurant is on the verge of opening on St George’s Road. Apparently, it’s to be called The Queen of Sheba....
Craig Dunn in his Abode Craig Dunn is the Executive Chef at Glasgow’s Abode Hotel. He joined the operation in 2008 and is in charge of the Michael Caines Fine Dining Restaurant as well as the hotel’s BarMC and Grill. A born and bred...
Mattia Camorani takes a break from the Christmas rush More Crimbo specials. This time from the newish Missoni Hotel in Edinburgh. Head chef Mattia Camorani has been going through his recipe cards and come out with a selection of menus that...
Chef contemplates a check-up Why wasn’t I suprised by this article in Caterer that finds chef topping a list of the most unhealthy jobs? According to research by a healthcare company, the average chef snacks on twelve bags of crisps,...
