Sugar Kelp is a key ingredient in the new gin from the Isle of Harris Distillery. The 5pm Dining blog tends to focus on the Central Belt but never let it be said that we don’t venture much further than the M8. Especially when the...
Hardeep is in VDeep Pic: Paul Johnston at Copper Mango 5pm Dining is always signing up new restaurants. You can now book great offers at the following places through 5pm. V Deep The brainchild of the broadcaster and comedian Hardeep...
No need to go thirsty at Inverurie Beer Festival Like beer? Looking for something to do at the weekend? Looks like it’s your lucky day. The Inverurie Beer Festival runs at Thainstone Exchange Centre just outside of Inverurie on...
The new Michelin Guide is out. Michelin Guide 2016 Yet again, the contents of the latest Michelin Guide were leaked early yesterday. The Guide tried to limit the damage by tweeting all the awards. In Scotland, it was good news for Chef...
Bands, whisky and West Coast produce keep the crowds smiling at BOWfest. The runaway success of last weekend’s Let’s Eat Glasgow! event helped prove that there is a huge appetite for festivals with local produce at their...
The 5pm blog was invited to a weekend of Highland indulgences by Glenfiddich whisky and it proved to be the perfect tutorial on how to be a Highlander. 1. Attend a Highland Games Kyle Randalls sets a new weight over the bar record at...
The 5pm Dining blog nearly dropped its breakfast bacon butty when we received the news that beef dripping from James Whelan Butchers of Clonmel in Co. Tipperary, Ireland had been crowned the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2015. To put this...
Local produce is a key feature of Firebrick Brasserie’s menus. Firebrick Brasserie is a new family-friendly bistro in Lauder. David Haetzman and Amanda Jordan, the former head chef and pastry chef at Kyloe in Edinburgh, are behind...
Connage Highland Dairy gets to the heart of Scottish cheese. If you have watched the news over the last fortnight or so, you will know that many dairy farmers are feeling the squeeze. They are being paid less than it costs to produce the...
The 200th anniversary of the Braemar Royal Highland Society will be celebrated at this year’s Braemar Gathering on September 5th and helping to celebrate the occasion is Glenfiddich whisky, who have supported the heavy athletics element of...
On Tuesday night, the 5pm Dining blog sashayed along to the Hilton Glasgow for The Scottish Bar and Pub Awards organised by the ever informative Dram magazine. The ballroom was filled with the cream of Scotland’s licensed trade and...
August in Edinburgh and the city centre is thronged with culture vultures keen to get their fix of the arts. But it’s not all about the Royal Mile and the clusters of venues around George Square and George Street. There is life in...
Heather McDonald, owner and head brewer at WooHa. A cursory glance around most craft beer bars would probably lead you to think that a carefully curated beard was a pre-requisite for being interested in beer. In fact, if you go far enough...
With some newspapers reporting sightings of gritters in Scotland’s hail-swept far north, this is perhaps not the best day to launch Scotland’s first ever Ice Cream Trail. Still, while we cling optimistically to the wreckage of the...
North Hop 2015 is booking up. Like many things in life, the key to having a good time lies in careful planning. So, if you like beer, or gin, or cocktails, or live music, or street food, then you should really get your diary out and make...
The Scottish berry season is in full flow. The sun is very much here and Wimbledon has started. If you needed any more proof that summer has definitely arrived then please put your hands together for today’s launch of...
