As you are all no doubt aware, today is Scottish Venison Day and your 5pm blogger recently attended a venison tasting event to help publicise this tasty natural resource. It was fascinating. For example, I learned that deer are not...
[][1]The Seadogs was scuttled at the weekend The end of the Festivals in Edinburgh is usually marked by two things: fireworks at the Castle and restaurants closing their doors as the performers and all their audiences roll out of town....
Just a quick link to a brilliant glossary of Scottish foods from a magazine in Sinagapore. It tries desperately hard to be positive but is let down by slightly convoluted English and a forensic description of texture which is more off...
[][1]Some of Scotland’s top chefs are taking part at feastRen The Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight gets underway tomorrow. Taking place since 2009, the annual celebration of the country’s fantastic produce includes a huge range of...
[][1]Fish ‘n’ tips are on the menu at Nick Nairn’s cook school in Aberdeen on Saturday Like seafood but a bit unsure about how to prep it? Then you may wish to head along to Nick Nairn’s new cook school in Aberdeen on...
[][1]OKO’s sushi chefs get slicing Danny Donaldson has managed the popular OKO restaurant on Glasgow’s Queen Street since it opened eight years ago. He also looks after the new OKO which launched recently on Sauchiehall Street. Look...
The Guardian has had some fun this morning with a piece by Oliver Thring which looks at the slang used by restaurant staff. From HAF to PIA, it explains the coded terms used in some restaurants to describe the customers. As Mr Thring...
[][1]Does Innis & Gunn beer go with food? ‘Course it does but best book into a taste matching night just to be certain Those crazy cats at the Innis & Gunn bar on Edinburgh’s Potterrow are at it again. Hot on the heels of the...
[][1]Fringe star Tim Vine is among the performers supplying jokes and yolks Undo your belts a notch or two because the wait is almost over. Foodies Festival kicks off in Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park tomorrow and it looks like being a...
[][1]Jonny Dunbar, chef at Aberlady’s Ducks, will pitching camp in St Andrews Square, Edinburgh for a demo tomorrow Taking place at St Andrews Square in Edinburgh city centre, ‘Wish you were there’ is a new initiative from East...
[][1]Piping Live! gets underway on George Square Last Friday, the 5pm blog blethered about the fabulous August Dinearound which is taking place in Glasgow. But it’s not the only event which is making some noise on the Glasgow dining...
[][1]29 at the Grill is one of many top Glasgow restaurants taking part in the August Dinearound It’s the start of August which can only mean one thing – the August Dinearound promotion is up and running in dozens of Glasgow’s finest...
[][1]Trampy and the Tramp accepting the Curry Lover of the Year Award in 2010 The Fringe may not officially start until tomorrow but many shows are already up and running in Edinburgh. Equally as importantly, the ever burly Trampy and the...
[][1]Papa Tony’s: new Italian on Sauchiehall Street Paperino’s on Sauchiehall Street has become Papa Tony’s. While much may have changed along with the name, the menu’s heart remains in Italy. Pizza and pasta take...
[][1]Oyster leaves: fooling no-one From bean burgers to ersatz sausages via tofu ‘chicken’ tenders, your blogger has never quite understood the appeal of veggie or vegan foods designed to resemble meat products or cuts of...
[][1]Pukka: Will Ferrell may play Jamie Oliver The 5pm blog was delighted to see that there are plans to make a film of Jamie Oliver’s attempts to reform the diets of Los Angeles school children. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...
