The new Rollo on Broughton Street. Maybe we’re just missing the goss but, recently, Glasgow seems to have been relatively quiet on the new openings front. The exception to the rule is the Hippo Taproom which has opened on...
Tony Reeman-Clark, founder of Strathearn Distillery, at the cider brandy launch. Scotch whisky is famous around the world and we are also cornering the market in gin with 70% of the gin produced in the UK being made in Scotland. Now an...
Beauty and the beast: from cows to the catwalk, the 2016 Royal Highland Show has it all! Pic: janebarlowphotography@gmail.com The 176th Royal Highland Show will get underway on Thursday 23 June. Over four days, the best of farming, food...
The proposed new distillery at Lindores Abbey. Whisky may well be Scotland’s most famous product but it would seem that uisge beatha owes as much to the French as it does the Scottish. Located in the historic royal burgh of...
Sunshine and good times at Fyne Fest. Say ‘Sayonara!’ to the sofa. It is summertime and, this weekend, there are all sorts of great food and drink festivals where you can scoff and slurp to your heart’s content. First...
Our new Gin Map of Scotland has launched. The map includes nine Scottish gins created in the last year with two, McQueen and Persie, launching just last week. This map is a celebration of Scottish gin which has rocketed in popularity in...
Bar Luca in Kilmarnock. It’s Monday morning, the sky is blue and the birds are singing. It must be time to tell you about some brave new openings. Top of the list is Bar Luca which opened in Kilmarnock about a month...
It’s a busy time of year for festivals of all stripes, including those with a strong food and drink element. Next weekend, Fyne Fest, The Scottish Juniper Festival and Crail Food Festival all take place. Of course, the mother of...
Adam Newth, recently named as Young Scottish Chef of the Year, will be in the Cookery Theatre. The country’s green-fingered types are getting excited as Gardening Scotland gets ready to bloom. Billed as ‘the country’s Outdoor...
Albert and Emily Roux: kitchen dynasty. These days, Gordon, Marco and Jamie may be Britain’s best known chefs but, directly or indirectly, they all owe a debt of gratitude to an older culinary statesman: Albert Roux. Through Le...
Feast at Mhor Fest. Without wishing to sound like a dodgy late night TV ad, there is a lot of no strings attached foodie fun to be had this weekend. First up, we’ll mention the Traquair Medieval Fair, or rather Fayre, on the grounds...
Neil Boyd, Commercial Director for Malts at Ian Macleod Distillers, and Chef Tom Lewis of Monachyle Mhor celebrate World Whisky Day with a Glengoyne on Calton Hill. Tomorrow is World Whisky Day and a number of whisky-themed...
Scotland’s gin boom is branching out in all sorts of intriguing directions. Craft gin distiller Pickering’s have just launched a unique collection of oak aged gins. All five have been matured in single malt whisky casks which...
Jamie Delap of Fyne Ales and Martyn Paterson of Loch Fyne Oysters. Pic: Stewart Attwood Matching beer to food is not new but brewing a specific beer to match a specific food is certainly a new one for the 5pm Dining blog. A recent...
Munro’s, formerly part of the Thistle Pub Co, is one of several Glasgow bars bought by The Signature Group. Changes are afoot in Scotland’s pub trade. The Signature Pub Group has just announced the purchase of the Thistle Pub...
Developments at The Walled Garden are proving popular with kids of all ages. It used to be the case that chefs craved gadgets like a Hotmix Pro, dehydrators and Gaggenhau baking stones. Now the real must have for the professional chef is...
