Get started in the kitchen with Easy Peasy! Real Cooking For Kids
Written by Mary Contini and Pru Irvine, Easy Peasy! Real Cooking For Kids will help children to be confident in the kitchen. ...
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Carnivore confusion
According to research by the butcher Donald Russell, a third of Brits claim to have never seen a cow or a pig in the flesh. ...
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Eat, drink and decorate at Ideal Home Show Scotland
Given a choice between home improvements and pottering about the kitchen, we will always be a little more Le Creuset than Black and Decker. Happily, there is no need to choose between them as the Ideal Home Show Scotland rolls into...
Good Food Show Scotland gets cooking in Glasgow
The BBC Good Food Show rolls into Glasgow for the eleventh time this weekend. Taking place at the SEC, the show launches on Friday and runs for three finger-licking days. As always, one of the biggest draws will be the celeb chefs...
Showcase dishes from Merchant City Indian restaurants
Glasgow’s curry credentials cannot be questioned – we’ve been the four time winner and four time runner up of the Curry Capital of Britain Award, more than any other city in the UK. Forget haggis, neeps and tatties –...
Not to be missed new menu at Tron (plus fantastic scallops recipe)
There’s a new menu at Tron Bar & Kitchen in Glasgow which perfectly showcases fresh and seasonal Scottish ingredients. Balsamic roasted pork belly with pistachio-crusted black pudding bon bon and fig and apple jam; cullen skink...
Make easy & delicious Pad Thai with Hummingbird Glasgow
Hummingbird Glasgow invited us into their Bath Street kitchens to watch Nora McMeekin make their delicious Pad Thai. From their new pan-Asian menu, this dish is a great example of the authentic tasting food brought from chefs who’ve...
BBC Good Food Show Scotland at SECC this weekend
What does the future hold for Bake Off now that the smash show is moving to Channel 4? Will Paul Hollywood have the star power to make the show work? Who will his co-stars be? Ask him yourself this weekend as the BBC Good Food Show...
Whisky dinner with Jak O'Donnell and Tomatin at The Sisters
Tomatin distiller Graham Eunson will be exploring whisky and food pairings with Jak O’Donnell, Chef Patron at The Sisters. As regular readers may have noticed, the 5pm Dining blog is big fan of dinners with paired drinks. Whether...
This weekend's Scottish food festivals
‘Hands in the air if you like West Coast oysters!’ This is a super busy weekend for food and drink festivals. We’ve already told you about Glasgow’s Juniper Festival, Cakefest in Stirling and the inaugural Taste...
GWCT Scottish Game Fair: dogs, ducks and demos
Three Sisters Bake will be back in the Cookery Theatre. Pic: © Sandy Young 07970 268944 The 5pm Dining blog finds that the best antidote to Monday mornings is to look ahead to the next weekend. This weekend, there is food-themed fun to be...
Gordon Ramsay has a lot to answer for
Jess Shepherd taking control in the kitchen. Last week, the 5pm Dining blog sauntered up to Edinburgh New Town Cookery School for a cookery demo of various world cuisines. Dishes from Spain, Vietnam and Japan were all convincingly...
Upcoming Scottish Food Festivals and Kitchen Cafe chat for 5pm blogger
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...
Forks ready for Gardening Scotland
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...
Roux demo at The Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course
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...
Chewin' the Fat with Kaori Simpson of Harajuku Kitchen
Chef Kaori Simpson runs Harajuku Kitchen in Edinburgh’s Bruntsfield. The Japanese bistro opened in 2013 and was awarded its first AA Rosette earlier this year. Kaori was born in Hong Kong and learned to cook in her mother’s...