Adam Newth: chef patron at The Tayberry. To Dundee. Or to be more accurate, the seaside suburb of Broughty Ferry – an old haunt of this 5pm Dining blog scribe. If Dundee was once known as the home of jute, jam and journalism, things...
L’escargot bleu and blanc are celebrating Le Beaujolais nouveau. The 5pm Dining blog has always enjoyed the more inventive ways in which the restaurant industry tries to get bums on seats. From pushing pink Champagne on St...
The Famous book. Earlier this week, the 5pm Dining blog was at the launch of Famous for a Reason: the Story of The Famous Grouse. Written by whisky guru Charles MacLean, the 400 page tome is an in-depth examination of the best selling...
Strathearn Distillery has added to the range of Scottish gins available. Scotland and gin – it’s the love affair that continues to burn brightly. Strathearn Distillery officially launched its gin range at 56 North in Edinburgh...
Nichola Fletcher’s venison with vegetable ribbons. Following in the footsteps of The Macsween Haggis Bible and The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible, Edinburgh-based publishers Birlinn have just launched The Venison Bible. It has been...
Everyone knows a couple who love hotel stays. In Scotland we are blessed with possibly the most beautiful scenery in the world, so you can understand why this pair you know love to travel around our country, enjoying the most stunning...
Some of Skyfall’s most dramatic scenes were shot in Scotland. These are glorious days in which to be alive. Not only is there a new Bond film out but 5pm Christmas Gifts have launched. This 5pm Dining blog scribbler has often...
WoodWinters: when they say ‘Big Tasting’, they mean ‘big’ As you may have noticed from the launch of our 5pm Christmas Gifts, the festive season is not far over the horizon. In the run-up to the party season, many...
Afternoon tea just got spooky at Peacock Alley. Come the weekend, the streets will be filled with ghosts, ghouls and dodgy SS/terrorist/serial killer costumes designed to enrage the Daily Mail. Amidst all the chaos, you can find serenity...
L-R: Alan Matthew of the Fairmont St Andrews; Geoff Smeddle of The Peat Inn; Ian MacDonald of The Links Trust; Susan Pieraccini of Rocca; Stewart Macaulay of The Adamson and Martin Hollis of the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa. Pic:...
Jamie Scott outside The Newport. Jamie Scott, the current reigning champion of MasterChef the Professionals, announced yesterday that he was to open his first solo restaurant in Newport on Tay in early 2016. Called The Newport, it is...
Kinnettles Gold. Fancy a brew? Whisky and Irn Bru may vie to be known as Scotland’s national drink but an Angus farmer is determined that we should also be known as a nation of tea growers. After eight years of experimentation,...
Need a Merlot for your madras? Or perhaps you fancy a cheeky Pinot Noir to go with your pathia? The 5pm Dining blog has long thought that curry and wine don’t mix. We’re all for an aromatic Riesling or tart Semillon Blanc with...
Possibly surprising news from the Irish cider makers Magners who have launched an alcohol free cider in Scotland – a decision which was apparently ‘driven by consumer demand in Scotland’. Scotland, and Glasgow in...
New gins like Daffy’s are driving the spirit’s popularity. It may be Monday morning and the thought of cracking a bottle of Tanqueray is quite possibly the furthest thing from your mind. However, here at 5pm Dining Blog Towers...
Nothing gets the 5pm Dining blog going quite like gin. Judging by the blog stats, our readers are also partial to the occasional juniper-laced snifter. Happily, we never have to wait long for gin-based news to come our way. Recently we...
