[][1]Krispy Kreme burger: just what the doctor ordered. After last week’s announcement that Martin Wishart is to open a branch of The Honours in Glasgow’s Malmaison, the 5pm Dining blog thought that it might have a quiet lie down. Put its...
Sampling glasses at the ready. The 5pm Dining blog had an educational evening recently when we swung by The Scotch Whisky Experience on Edinburgh’s Castlehill. Since 1988, the attraction has showcased Scotch whisky to over five million...
Cawdor Castle plays host to a tasty line-up of culinary events this weekend. Cawdor Castle, by Nairn, will be awash with food-lovers this weekend thank to two significant, grub-themed events. First up, the annual Living Food festival...
[][1]Roast monkfish tail from Shetland is one of the specials at Hutchesons. Lots of 5pm Dining restaurants are offering special menus or running different menus during Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight. Among them, Maggie May’s...
Tony Singh, presumably without the giant chasing tomato, is one of the chefs demoing at the event. It’s a big weekend in Scotland’s culinary calendar. Eat, Drink, Discover Scotland, one of the flagship events of the Scottish Food and Drink...
And the winner is… The 5pm Dining blog would like to congratulate Ajmal Mushtaq who was crowned Chef of the Year at the inaugural Scottish leg of the Asian Food Awards, held last night in Edinburgh. The 39 year-old has operated...
The Argyll Smokery is among the producers showing at the Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival. The 5pm Dining blog is a little bleary this morning having attended an anCnoc whisky launch at midnight last night. We’ll have more on that over...
Yesterday, the 5pm Dining blog cast an eye on the new restaurants and bars popping up now or shortly in Glasgow. Today, we’re heading eastside for a round-up of the news from the other side of the M8 and further afield. The Jolly...
[][1]Bento boxes are one of the many attractions at Dundee’s Oshibori. Desperate Dan may be noted for his love of steak pies but Dundonians have a much wider choice of culinary goodies to get stuck into. In the last week, the City...
[][1]Gary Goldie is hunting the hedgerows of the Borders. Pic by Paul Dodds. The last time that the 5pm Dining blog talked about Gary Goldie, the chef had just launched his own restaurant in Oban. He has now popped up in the kitchens at...
Continuing our catch-up on all the new restaurant/bar openings in the last couple of weeks, the good people of Aberdeenshire have seen their dining choices widen considerably of late. This week, Thaikhun opened in the city’s Union...
[][1]Glasgow is about to get Mess-y. Thanks to the eagle eyes of the contributors to Yelp’s excellent new places thread, we can tell you that Mess Cantina is expanding from its original base in East Kilbride and opening a branch on...
[][1]Traquair House: brewing up a great day out. August is shaping up to be a fine month for food lovers. Not least because of events like Beyond Beer which takes place at Traquair in the Borders and is billed as ‘a feast of fine ales,...
[][1]The busy beer garden at The Tinsmith. Pic via [Facebook][2] The Tinsmith is a new bar on Old Hawkhill Road in Dundee. It opened a couple of weeks back on the site of Tally’s bar. The new owners have already renovated two venues in...
[][1]A Welsh axeman gets to grips with his art. Need some culinary inspiration for the weekend? You might want to swing by the GWCT Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace this weekend. Running each day from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July, the...
[][1]‘Right lads, we’ll stop for a quick organic lamb burger and then it’s time for another do or die battle.’ If historical re-enactments float your boat then the mother of them all will take place this weekend as...
