2012: a culinary recap
The 5pm blog will be taking a break for the next couple of days but we’ll be back on the 27th of December. Until then, here’s the first installment of our culinary look back at 2012. Have a great Christmas. January...
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All still standing?
So the apocalypse has been put off. Again. My arteries are now regretting this deep-fried Christmas pudding. ...
Drambuie sees in The Bells in Edinburgh
Yesterday, we blogged about the Hogmanay Ceilidh Dinner taking place at the Trades Hall in Glasgow. Today, we’re shifting across the M8 and taking look at Drambuie’s Extraordinary Hogmanay. The drinks brand is taking up residence in the...
Hogmanay Ceilidh dinner
[][1]The magnificent Trades Hall of Glasgow. Pic by by Steven Cadman and published on Flickr. We realise that Christmas is still to come but you don’t need to be a woggle-joggling scout to benefit from the old advice to ‘be prepared’. In...
It's the end of the world… what's for dinner?
[][1]In the event of a nuclear winter, foraging will become more fashionable According to the ancient Mayans and numerous assorted fruit loops, the world is going to end on Friday. It’s unfortunate timing – the 5pm Christmas...
Baws up
Trust the Daily Record to spread a little festive cheer with its story about the unfortunately named breakfast cereal superhero – Big Baws. ...
Whisky, wine and fine food
[][1]The whisky snug at HdV Edinburgh If you are still not sorted out for Christmas then the 5pm blog commends your steely nerves – few people play chicken with the festive season and show quite such bravery. Naturally, we have some...
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[][1]A new branch of Jamie’s is set to open in Aberdeen in February The 5pm Blog was faced with a tricky decision today: should we lead with the tale of Wigan’s triumph in the pie-eating Olympics or flag up new arrivals on the...
It's all new
[][1]The bar at the recently launched Buff Low Cafe: you will never see it this quiet again The 5pm Restaurant site has welcomed a number of new venues over the last couple of weeks. The two Ad Lib restaurants on Hope Street and Ingram...
Fantastic Big Deal at award-winning Amarone
[][1]The Glasgow Amarone team collecting their award Yesterday, we blogged about Amarone restaurant in Glasgow winning the Best Overall Restaurant prize at the Glasgow Restaurant Awards. If you want to see what ingredients go into an...
Bidding battle for Glasgow Restaurant Awards heats up
Earlier this week, we blogged about a ticket for the Glasgow Restaurant Awards which had been put on eBay. We said it was going to be a hot ticket and the bids are currently going crazy for the much sought after invite. Having...
I think you'll find it's pronounced keen wah
Quick and shameless plug for your blogger who will be blethering away on Radio Scotland’s Macaulay and Co show this morning. The subject up for discussion is a thorny one: how do you order restaurant dishes with hard to pronounce...
Christmas dinner is served
This is the 5pm blog’s first December posting – a respectable point at which to look ahead to the festive season and guess which foods are likely to be testing our belts over the next few weeks. If this article in The Mail is...
Foodies Christmas Festival
[][1]Time to get festive on the pies We may have mentioned this previously but Foodies Christmas Festival takes place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre this weekend. From tips on cooking your turkey to drink demos via top...
Whisky – Viking style
[][1]The Arran Malt Orkney Bere: not like other malts Whisky gift ideas are ten a penny at the moment but this one from the Isle of Arran Distillers was an attention-grabber in the run up to Christmas. The distillers have joined forces...
St Andrew's Day feasting
[][1]Jigging and perhaps even capering seem likely It’s St Andrew’s Day tomorrow and there are all sorts of Saltire-flavoured shenanigans taking place across the Central Belt as part of Scotland’s Winter Festivals. Events in Glasgow kick...