The team from The Bay in Stonehaven celebrate victory with Rory Bremner The Bay in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, was last night crowned the best British fish and chip shop in the 25th National Fish and Chip Awards 2013. You can do your own...
[][1]A new branch of Jamie’s is set to open in Aberdeen in February The 5pm Blog was faced with a tricky decision today: should we lead with the tale of Wigan’s triumph in the pie-eating Olympics or flag up new arrivals on the...
[][1]One Pig being performed The 5pm blog may not be the most appropriate place for this one but, if you are really interested in the relationship between the meat on our plates and the animals that produce it, then you might want to catch...
[][1]Break bread in Peebles this Sunday If you would like your weekend to have a gastronomic bent then head for Peebles on Sunday. The Borders town is hosting a food festival in its Eastgate Theatre. As well as a producer’s market...
[][1]There’s only one place to be this weekend As excitement about tonight’s all male Great British Bake Off final reaches fever pitch, the blog is being bombarded with baking product PRs keen to piggyback on the success of the...
[][1]Ian McWhinney looks at the spoils of a shellfish safari We realise that it’s a bit of a schlep from the 5pm blog’s Central Belt stronghold but, if you are travelling up north for the weekend, then you might want to investigate the...
[][1]Twitchers will find plenty to look at in the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel Loch Lomond has a new hostelry in the form of the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel in Luss. Well, we say new but the site has been a coaching inn since the 18th century and the...
[][1]Some of Scotland’s top chefs are taking part at feastRen The Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight gets underway tomorrow. Taking place since 2009, the annual celebration of the country’s fantastic produce includes a huge range of...
[][1]Say Hello to some Highlanders this weekend If you’re looking for foodie activities this weekend then Dumfries and Galloway is not a bad place to start. Their Flavour Fortnight food festival gets underway this weekend with hundreds of...
[][1]Fish ‘n’ tips are on the menu at Nick Nairn’s cook school in Aberdeen on Saturday Like seafood but a bit unsure about how to prep it? Then you may wish to head along to Nick Nairn’s new cook school in Aberdeen on...
[][1]Lady Claire Macdonald: lifting the lid on 40 years at Kinloch Lodge Look out for Lifting the Lid: A Life at Kinloch Lodge, Skye, the new book from cookery writer Lady Claire Macdonald. Her 18th book, Lifting the Lid looks...
[][1]Chez Roux at Gullane, winner of the Best Hotel Restaurant Award at The Scottish Restaurant Awards, has also gained a place in the latest Good Food Guide The latest edition of the Good Food Guide has six new Scottish entries, many of...
[][1]Ardanaiseig Hotel: romantic Highland hotels like Ardanaiseig are part of 5pm’s Brave Experience From Braveheart to Local Hero via Highlander, Scotland’s jaw-dropping scenery has often been the setting for memorable movies....
[][1]Jamie Oliver’s Italian will be launching in Edinburgh on Sunday This is a big weekend for significant restaurant openings in the Central Belt. Likely to cause the most media interest is the official opening of Jamie’s...
[][1]Nick Nairn in his brand new Cook School in Aberdeen Your blogger has just spent the last few days grazing around Aberdeenshire’s culinary highlights as part of a VisitScotland press trip. One of the many tasty highlights was...
We’re not exactly quick off the blocks with this one but Nardini’s of Largs has branched out and, in the last month or so, opened Nardini’s on Byres Road in Glasgow. Ice cream, cakes, coffees and sarnies are on the...
