Celino’s: multiple winner at the Scottish Italian Awards. Italian restaurants on 5pm Dining were very well represented at the recent Scottish Italian Awards. Set up to celebrate up the contribution of Scotland’s Italian restaurants...
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Chef Derek and fisherman Tom McQuade get to grips with the fish of the day. The 5pm Dining blog has mixed feelings today. We are very pleased that Glasgow’s Gamba restaurant will celebrate its fifteenth birthday later this month. We are...
Classic French cooking is on offer at Azur Bistro. The 5pm Dining blog would like to a say a big ‘Bonjour’ to a couple of new restaurants which have recently opened in Glasgow. First up, we have Azur Bistro which has just started ladling...
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: knew his mind when it came to art. His views on a two course meal for £15.95 remain, sadly, unknown. Regular readers may recall the 5pm Dining blog spraffing on about the Creative Mackintosh Festival which is...
[][1]The blessed Berry will be appearing. If you think that Mary Berry is the best thing since sliced bread or that James Martin is tastier than hot buttered toast then you should probably snap up your tickets for the BBC Good Food Show...
Carters bar and restaurant at the new look Busby hotel. As always, the ever enterprising restaurateurs of the Central Belt have been hard at work planning, building, launching and refurbishing new restaurants. In Clarkston, The Busby...
[][1]Krispy Kreme burger: just what the doctor ordered. After last week’s announcement that Martin Wishart is to open a branch of The Honours in Glasgow’s Malmaison, the 5pm Dining blog thought that it might have a quiet lie down. Put its...
Chef Martin Wishart: making a move over the M8. Award-winning chef Martin Wishart is to open the second branch of The Honours, his contemporary brasserie, in Glasgow’s Malmaison in November. Martin has operated The Honours on Edinburgh’s...
Dining to impress in Glasgow? You won’t fail with Metropolitan. Based in nightlife hub the Merchant City, Metropolitan is where the city’s beautiful people to go dine, drink and mingle. Merchant Square Situated in the...
The Anchor Line bar The 5pm Dining blog swung by the newly opened Anchor Line bar and grill on St Vincent Place earlier this week. It looks spectacular. Formerly the HQ of the Anchor Shipping line, it has been restored at a reported cost...
The Art Lover’s Cafe at House for an Art Lover is one of the venues taking part in Glasgow Dinearound’s Big Mack event. Back for a third year, the Creative Mackintosh Festival is taking place in Glasgow from today until the end...
Burgers as far as the eye can see… Meathammer took down first place at Glasgow’s Best Burger competition, held last night in Ad Lib on Ingram Street. [][3]Paul O’Rourke, aka Mr Meathammer, with the trophy. Held for the fourth...
[][1]One down. Just 39 to go. This is a Buddy’s special. The 5pm Dining blog is afraid. Very afraid. Once more we are judging at Glasgow’s Best Burger Competition and the number of entries is heading towards a belt-busting 40. We...
Blythswood Square may feature 8 foot pendant chandeliers, red velvet studded booths and be the highest spender of Harris tweed in soft furnishing since the original QE2. It may have hosted A list stars such as Liam Gallagher and P Diddy...
[][1]The sirloin steak at Osso is hard to refuse. There’s lots going on in terms of new and recent openings so, deep breath, here we go: In the Borders, Ally McGrath has been winning lots of new friends since he opened Osso in Peebles...
