Who is a handsome boy? Scotland's livestock will be suited and booted for the 178th Royal Highland Show. Forget the World Cup. The only competition worth mentioning this week is the judging of the Highland coos at the Royal Highland...
Glasgow and Edinburgh food news: wave the flag for the Great British Gin Festival at the Barrowlands. Pic: Facebook. The weekend is so close we can almost taste it. Here is the tastiest food news from Glasgow and Edinburgh. Starting with...
Father's Day gift ideas: can't go wrong with pie. Stuck for a Father's Day gift idea? We're here to help. Funny business fatherhood. In the early years, your Dad pretends to let you score when you have a kickaround in the park. In the...
Chef O'Donnell prepares a taste of the summer with Scotty Brand. 'Eat local, eat seasonal' has long been the mantra for many chefs. Recently, the 5pm Dining blog said 'Hello' to summer with Scotty Brand and The Sisters restaurant in...
You could celebrate World Gin Day with a Colonsay Gin. We love gin. You love gin and tomorrow is World Gin Day. Start the party by raising a glass to our gin news round-up. You could kick off by browsing all the gin-related Big Deals and...
All the cocktail news from Glasgow and Edinburgh: Champagne Central have launched a new cocktail menu inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Dunno about you but we could go a cocktail. And, as it happens, we have just mixed up a fresh...
Crail Food Festival will rock the East Neuk at the weekend. Crail Food Festival returns for the eighth time this weekend. The historic fishing village of Crail will be buzzing this weekend as the Crail Food Festival roars into...
Smokehead: drink it your way. Smokehead whisky rips up the rule book with a new look and its recently unleashed High Voltage bottling. Whisky tastings often follow a fairly staid set of rules. A bit of chat about the brand's heritage....
Lidl's Isle of Ale features nineteen beers from thirteen Scottish craft brewers. It's a Bank Holiday weekend. Set sail for the Isle of Ale! What do you mean you haven't heard of the Isle of Ale? No, it's not a remote offshoot of Rum....
Kinrara Distillery Gin: bottles showing Ginnie the Highland Coo and the original labelling. New Scottish gins are being released all the time. Has Kinrara got what it takes to stand out? Well, if location was the deciding factor then it...
Dine Out Scotland launches today. For the next two weeks, you can enjoy a two or three course meal for a budget-friendly £15.95 in more than 40 great restaurants. A celebration of Scotland’s fantastic dining scene, Dine Out Scotland...
Dine Out Scotland launches on Monday. Buckle up and book in for a two week celebration of Scotland’s fantastic dining scene. Scotland produces some of the best ingredients in the world and we have a wide variety of fantastic restaurants...
The recently redesigned Dormy Restaurant at Gleneagles. Gleneagles has just had a multi-million pound investment and the iconic Perthshire hotel is looking gorgeous. The 5pm Dining blog was invited around for a curry at the weekend. Of...
Loch Fyne is celebrating 40 years in business this weekend. There will be oysters. Pic: Loch Fyne. It's been forty years since Loch Fyne started selling their oysters from a shed beside the A83. You can help them celebrate this...
Bizarre banned foods: ketchup is banned from French schools most days of the week. From chewing gum to tomato ketchup, the list of bizarre banned foods from around the world makes for compelling reading. It's Bank Holiday Monday...
The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival: there will be rivers of whisky. The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival pops its cork today. Running from today to Monday, the festival features 520 events across Speyside, home to half of all...
