New year, new diet. It’s always the same. After gorging on food and drink over Christmas, January comes and it’s time to shed the guilt as well as the extra pounds. During this time you may think dining out is an indulgence...
[][1]NB Gin is the latest micro-distilled, Scottish gin to hit the market. At this stage in 2014, gin probably isn’t uppermost in your thoughts. However, it is often on the mind of the 5pm Dining blog and, even at this abstemious time of...
[][1]Burger bars: top trend of 2013. Will it continue in 2014? On Friday, we looked back at the food trend predictions which the 5pm Dining blog made a year ago. As ever, they were not wholly accurate but nor were they wildly wrong. Expect...
[][1]‘I confidently predict that the blog’s forecastswill be as shonky as usual.’ As is traditional at this time of year, the 5pm Dining blog will attempt to predict the food fashions and trends which will be dished up...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/CP7UHiZvS-g?feature=oembed] October 5pm.co.uk launches a new advertising campaign on STV. The initial ads are part of a wider collaboration with STV… STV launch their new City Apps – apps for iPhone...
[][1]The Meat Bar Burger: meat, burgers and bars pretty much sums up Glasgow’s dominant restaurant trends in 2013. July Glasgow’s bid to become the most carnivorous Scottish city takes another step forward as Burger Meats...
[][1]Hervè the food truck is at the heart of Loving Food Welcome back blog fans. We hope you had a lovely Christmas. Here’s the second part of the blog’s 2013 culinary reminiscences. April Loving Food launch their food truck...
[][1]Mince pies may cause problems. Today’s the last day for the 5pm Dining blog until we return, gently burping, on Friday. We wish our readers a very Merry Christmas and, in case you get stuck for reading material over the festives,...
Christmas Day is approaching fast. With less than a week to go ’til the big day, if you still haven’t got all your pressies it’s fair to say now really is last minute. Instead of running around the shops in a flap, take a...
[][1]Aly Bain, Prof Duthie and Phil Cunningham helped launch Stovies Reloaded in Edinburgh this week. By this time next week, many of us will be lying in a post-turkey torpor. A surfeit of port, pudding and pies will all have taken their...
[][1]Our Stephen In the third of our Staff Christmas Picks blog, our Business Development Manager Stephen is filling us in on what he’s planning to buy from our Christmas gifts page. With less than a week to go, time to buy presents...
[][1]The English at table have long been a source of inspiration for authors and satirists On the grounds that team 5pm had their Christmas night out yesterday, today’s blog will be a quiet affair. No mention of whizzbang new...
[][1]Urban’s poinsettia cocktail: will bring a glow to the cheeks Christmas. A time for giving and also a time for inventing new cocktails. The clever boys and girls behind the bar at Glasgow’s Urban Brasserie have come up with...
[][1]Samosas are among the delicacies on offer at Bindi Yesterday, the 5pm Dining blog had a chat with Ian Pirrie, the man who runs Edinburgh School of Food and Wine. Ian was in fine form as the ESFW had just been named as the best...
Edinburgh is a very special city, we all know that, but something particularly magical happens to Scotland’s capital at Christmas time. Maybe it’s the gothic architecture, the cosy pubs, the snow at the foot of the castle, not...
[][1]Noodles for breakfast. A surefire hangover cure? The 5pm Dining blog liked this cheeky wee PR stunt from the Kabuto Noodle people. The company is trialling what it calls the ultimate hangover service – the Kab-U-To Work.See what they...
