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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society are behind Edinburgh Whisky Fest 2013 These are fine times to be a whisky lover and the next few months are looking especially tasty. At the beginning of May, the Spirit of Speyside Festival will get...
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society are behind Edinburgh Whisky Fest 2013 These are fine times to be a whisky lover and the next few months are looking especially tasty. At the beginning of May, the Spirit of Speyside Festival will get...
American and Scottish craft ales are a big part of the offer at Jake’s Place Five years ago, most blokes under forty wouldn’t have been seen dead clutching anything other than a big name lager. Real ale was for your Dad and locally...
The typewriter signage ties in with the name of the Newsroom Bar and Eatery Edinburgh’s News Room has just launched a new edition. Hot off the press, the latest incarnation of the Leith Street bar is now known as The Newsroom Bar...
Blackfriars has launched in the former Black Bo’s premises Your blogger felt a pang of nostalgia yesterday as I stood outside Blackfriars, a new restaurant and bar on Edinburgh’s Blackfriars Street which sprung into life last...
No shortage of chandeliers at The Angel’s Share The 5pm Restaurant blog fluttered by the new Angel’s Share hotel on Edinburgh’s Hope Street yesterday. Formerly The Hudson Hotel, it has been taken over by Billy Lowe who...
Lovely April Fool post from the BeerCast. Could Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens really become home to the world’s longest bar? ...
Scotland meets Scandinavia at The Scran and Scallie Last night saw the press launch of The Scran & Scallie, the latest venture from the Michelin-starred team behind The Kitchin and Castle Terrace restaurants. A gastro pub, the business...
There are lots of fun and games in the pipeline as the 30 Days of IPA event comes on tap this weekend in Edinburgh. A celebration of the popular Indian Pale Ale style of beer, the festival debuted last year and proved so popular that...
Stewart Brewing are heading for Ryan’s Cellar Restaurant for a beer and food matching dinner A couple of weeks back, we blogged about Gregg Wallace enthusiastically noshing a dessert at Ryan’s Cellar Bar and Restaurant during a trip...
Rita Gilligan MBE: she’s served more rock stars than most of us have had hot dinners The Hard Rock Cafe in Edinburgh celebrated its fifteenth birthday party last week. The George Street venue threw an almighty bash which featured the...
Ashoka Restaurants have opened a branch in Edinburgh The Ashoka family of Indian restaurants has long been prominent in Glasgow’s restaurant scene. In fact, I don’t know if this still holds true but, for a while, Ashoka was...
Both French and Caribbean cooking are on offer at River Life in Edinburgh It’s a hearty ‘Bonjour’ from the 5pm blog to Edinburgh River Life, a French and Caribbean restaurant which has just joined the ranks of 5pm Restaurants. The venture...
Chefs Dominic Jack and Tom Kitchin are behind The Scran and Scallie, opening in Stockbridge in April A few weeks back, the 5pm Restaurant blog related the news that Tom Kitchin and Dominic Jack, of The Kitchin and Castle Terrace...
The bar at Twelve Picardy Place The 5pm Restaurant blog was at the launch of Twelve Picardy Place last night and, some fifteen hours later, we still can’t quite believe how big the bathrooms are in the new hotel’s...
One of these men really enjoyed a pudding in Edinburgh at the weekend. No prizes for guessing which one. As the ninth series of MasterChef gears up for broadcast tonight, the 5pm Restaurant blog was tickled to hear that Gregg Wallace was...
Richard McLelland mans the taps at The Vintage in Leith We are living in exciting times if you like craft beer. On Saturday, The Vintage: Craft Beer Bar & Kitchen will open to the public on Henderson Street in Edinburgh’s Leith. New...