[][1]Scotch Broth events match food and whisky on a molecular level. Happily, there is less than a month to go before the Homecoming Whisky Month pops its cork. If malt whisky makes your mouth water then the 5pm Dining blog suggests you...
[][1]La Bonne Auberge: make your own rom com over dinner. It’s a foolish man or woman who takes advice from the 5pm Dining blog on affairs of the heart. Need a tip on how to make the perfect G ‘n’ T or how to produce great egg-fried rice...
So, what clan are you? And we’re not talking about Game of Thrones. As part of Homecoming Scotland’s Whisky Month in May, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is launching a Clans & Drams project. The Society, which bottles single cask...
[][1]Aizle’s dish of pork cheek, pig ear crackling, turnip, radish, watercress and togarashi. The 5pm Dining blog had a fun evening last night at a preview of Aizle, a new restaurant on Edinburgh’s St Leonard’s...
[][1]The rather stylish Drawing Room at the new Innis and Gunn HQ and events space. ‘Learn something new every day, even if you forget what it was two days later’ is the motto of the 5pm Dining Blog. Never let it be said that we are not...
[][1]Rascals’ Messy Burger is not misnamed. The 5pm Dining blog has recently been pondering why the Glasgow burger boom hasn’t seemed to travel across the M8. Of course, there are loads of places in the capital selling burgers but...
This week on 5pm Dining we’ve been looking at family friendly restaurants. Eating out with children can be a challenge and it can often be tricky to find restaurants which easily accommodate children as well as provide a quality...
Looking forward to June, there is an interesting event taking place at the ever lively Summerhall on Sunday 15th. Billed as Savour, United Flavours of Edinburgh, some of the capital’s top artisan producers, suppliers, chefs and wine...
[][1]The eye-catching interior at the Bread Street Brasserie. Just a quickie to point out that the Bread Street Brasserie is holding one of its extremely popular vegan nights on Thursday 10th April. A tremendous three course meal is yours...
[][1]James Rusk: loves great steak, less keen on raw celery. James Rusk and his wife Louise opened The Butchershop Bar and Grill opposite Kelvingrove Art Gallery four years ago. Specialising in aged-on-the-bone steaks, not to mention...
Look out for a new purple landmark in Glasgow this summer – 5pm Taste O’ Tartan machines selling whisky, haggis and “See You Jimmy” hats. The machines will be placed in various location in Glasgow city centre during the...
[][1]anCnoc Flaughter: putting the peat in your dram. It’s been a long time since the 5pm Dining blog caught a whiff of smoke in a nightclub. To be honest, it’s been a long time since we’ve been in a nightclub. However, last week, in...
[][1]Matt (L) and Marcus (R) prepare to get Pickering’s Gin on the road. Contrary to scurrilous rumour, the 5pm Dining blog seldom starts the day with gin. We were happy to make an exception yesterday when we had a 9am appointment...
[][1]The contemporary interior at La Bonne Auberge For a sizable proportion of new restaurants, they can expect the sort of life span experienced by Mayflies. Here today – all shiny and enthusiastic – they are often shuttered...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/vOSMsZ6g_RM?feature=oembed] Up for some culinary fun instead of the customary midweek lull? Step this way… On Wednesday 26 March, Mark Greenaway will be hosting the second of his Bistro Moderne Dining...
[][1]Stuart and Krystal take a break from prepping Aizle. The 5pm Dining blog is getting excited about the imminent opening of Aizle in Edinburgh. Named after an old Scots word for ember or spark, Aizle is being billed as ‘Scotland’s first...
