[][1]Savour is at Summerhall this Sunday. Today is the last day to buy tickets for the Savour event taking place in Edinburgh’s Summerhall this Sunday. As we reported on the 5pm Dining blog way back in April, the Savour team will be...
For that classic bodega feel, Tapa is a must-visit; it’s situated in a converted warehouse in Edinburgh’s Leith and is all open stonework and natural materials. Equally authentic are the tapas on offer. The head chef is from...
[][1]A burger and beer at La Bonne Auberge should make football fans smile. Even if they have picked complete duffers in their office sweepstake. The 5pm Dining blog has pulled Iran and Australia in the office World Cup sweepstake. So it...
[][1]Paul Gunning at the pass in his Purslane restaurant. Paul Gunning is the chef patron at Purslane in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge. Before Paul opened Purslane in 2011, his chef’s career saw him work in London, Brittany and Australia...
“Indian food but not as you know it” is the phrase which seems to be repeated most in descriptions of Mithas, a fining dining Indian restaurant at Leith dock. Described by critics as “bold, exciting and unimaginable within...
[][1]The banks of Loch Fyne [][2]Marc Gardner, GM of Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa is situated on one of Argyll’s most stunning beauty spots and has proven to be a popular destination for 5pmers. We spoke to Marc...
[][1]BrewDog’s imminent Dundonian kennel. The official opening of BrewDog’s first Dundonian bar takes place this weekend. Never knowingly far from controversy, the Aberdeenshire-based brewers have set up shop in the Chambers...
[][1]The sun shone on last year’s Crail Food Festival. Ever smoked a haddock in a chimney? No, well set course for Crail Food Festival this coming weekend and see how it’s done. The traditional dish of Crail capon, or haddock smoked...
Paul Rankin and Nick Nairn will be there. If you are feeling peckish tomorrow then you could do worse than to scoot to the Thainstone Centre at Inverurie for the Taste of Grampian festival. Now in its fifteenth year, the event is...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/AtFF4BLnoMc?feature=oembed] Whyte & Mackay have set up a pub on top of the 107 year old Titan Crane in Clydebank. Called The Lion’s Clyde, the sky-scraping bar can be visited by the public until Friday...
[][1]Giorgio Locatelli and Mattia Camaroni on the Royal Mile last week. Giorgio Locatelli was in Edinburgh last week to cook a special dinner with Mattia Camorani, Executive Chef at Cucina in the G&V Royal Mile Hotel. Originally from...
The 5pm Dining blog had a fine time last week at One Square in Edinburgh. We spent the morning filming Bar Manager Hugh Gibb as he talked us through One Square’s splendid collection of over 50 gins. He filled us in on gin’s chequered...
[][1]Steak from hand-picked Aberdeen Angus cross Limousin cattle star at Alston Bar and Beef. Keen readers of the 5pm Dining blog may remember that we told you all about the new Alston Bar & Beef which officially opened under Glasgow’s...
[][1]Antonio Muloku from Villa Toscana Villa Toscana is an established Italian in Finnieston, making its roots in the area before most of the current fashionable crowd. We spoke to chef owner Antonio Muloku about his popular...
[][1]Chef Jacqueline Jacqueline O’Donnell is one of the most recognisable figures in the Scottish food industry. Founder and head chef of The Sisters Jordanhill and Kelvingrove, the restaurants she owns with her younger sister Pauline, she...
[][1]The contemporary interior at La Bonne Auberge La Bonne Auberge brasserie at Holiday Inn Glasgow has hit on an age old tactic to bring in more customers. They have introduced a £15 cocktail and tasting platter offer which is proving...
