Cocktails in the City mixes things up in Edinburgh
Cocktails in the City returns to Edinburgh for two nights of cool cocktails from sixteen of the city's best-loved bars. ...
Cocktails in the City returns to Edinburgh for two nights of cool cocktails from sixteen of the city's best-loved bars. ...
Offering an amazing variety of present ideas, 5pm Christmas Gifts make mincemeat of seasonal gifting. ...
Sip sip hooray! Edinburgh Cocktail Week is shaking things up in October. We’ve already blogged about BOWfest and The Great British Food Festival which take place this weekend. For those who like to plan their pleasures a little further in...
Calling all Scottish gin fans! This weekend, we were going to suggest that you might care to visit the Gin Fayre taking place in Ayr on Friday and Saturday. However, last time we looked, all three sessions had sold out. Checking back for...
A few weeks back, we mentioned that The Barologist was opening in the old Cameo Bar premises in Leith. It is now up and running and we are very taken with their 'meteorological' bar menu. Essentially, a number of the drinks and menu items...
First up in the latest edition of Glasgow food news: Romans Pizzeria in the Merchant City has just launched. You may remember that way back in December, we told you work had started in the old Khublai Khan premises on Candleriggs. Word...
The only five star hotel on Edinburgh's Royal Mile has announced that it will start serving bottomless Sunday brunch from Easter Sunday. Edinburgh residents may recall that the hotel was originally the Missoni and then the G&V....
You’ll never be short of dining options in Glasgow’s Merchant City. As well many Italian and Indian restaurants, the city’s stylish neighbourhood offers a range of eclectic dining experiences from Mongolian BBQ to...
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 –...
Learn about the fascinating food history of Edinburgh Old Town restaurants. One of the earliest accounts of eating and drinking in Edinburgh come from the sixth century poet Aneurin. He tells how King Mynyddog fed an army in the great hall...
Now a bustling hub of restaurants, clubs and cafes, the Merchant City has a rich history and a background of commerce, trade and rich residences and coinciding with this, a fascinating food and drink history. Early Merchant City The area...
Daffy’s Gin is lighting up all the best gantries. The 5pm Dining blog is always happy to see new gins appear behind the bar, especially when the gin in question is Scottish. Keen-eyed, recent visitors to the Central Belt’s more...
Burns and Beckham’s Haig Club whisky: a potent combo. Robert Burns was not a man who fought shy of the odd nip so we expect that he would approve of this imminent Haig Club Whisky Burns Supper at The Scotsman Hotel. Taking place on...
Hardeep Singh Kohli is looking foward to cooking up a storm in Leith. As we noted yesterday on the 5pm Dining blog, 2014 was a hectic year on the Scottish restaurant scene and 2015 is shaping up to be just as busy. Edinburgh’s...
Happy New Year to all the 5pm Dining blog readers. 2014 was a busy one on the Scottish restaurant scene and, already, 2015 is looking to be just as action-packed. While we have been hoovering the mince pies, Glasgow’s restaurateurs have...
[][1]George Street Bar and Grill Chef Andrew MacRobert Andrew MacRobert is Head Chef of the numerous restaurants in Edinburgh’s Roxburghe Crown Plaza Hotel which includes the George Street Bar & Grill looking over Charlotte...