The 5pm blog would like to say ‘Buongiorno’ to Quattrozero, a new Italian restaurant, cafe and takeaway which has opened its doors on Edinburgh’s Queensferry Street. Breakfast to supper Open from 7.45am every day, the extensive menu...
[][1]Glasgow’s Indian restaurants will rise again There has been disappointment in Glasgow today after Bradford was announced as the Curry Capital of Britain 2012. Glasgow, which has won the competition four times previously, was...
[][1]Break bread in Peebles this Sunday If you would like your weekend to have a gastronomic bent then head for Peebles on Sunday. The Borders town is hosting a food festival in its Eastgate Theatre. As well as a producer’s market...
[][1]Neil Forbes: a dab hand with floury fingers and green fingers Always wanted to make bread but never known how? Or worse – had a go at making bread and produced something that the building trade could use in construction. Scottish...
[][1]Burke and Hare’s death masks It will soon be Hallowe’en and the streets will be filled with pint size goblins and ghouls. As a very enjoyable alternative to staying at home and being besieged by trick ‘n’ treaters, you may care...
[][1]The paneled interior of the North Bridge Brasserie The North Bridge Brasserie at The Scotsman Hotel is doing its bit to banish the start of the week blues by launching their Monday Supper Club. Available every Monday evening,...
Back in August, we mentioned rumours that Chaophraya Thai restaurant may be about to open in Edinburgh. According to this report in Caterer, the new branch will open next month. This isn’t 100% confirmed but it seems very likely that...
[][1]Toni Carbajosa of La Rotunda Toni Carbajosa is that latest subject of our Chewin’ the Fat series of interviews with Scottish chefs and restaurateurs. Along with Kevin Campbell and Patrick Collins, Toni has opened La Rotunda Italian...
[][1]Auchentoshan is injecting new ideas into the presentation of whisky Wine and food matching is well established and, thanks to sterling efforts from companies such as Innis & Gunn, food and beer matching is on the rise. Matching...
Anyone contemplating going to the Scotland’s Outdoors, Ski and Snowboard Show at the SECC this weekend on the strength of yesterday’s post may wish to reconsider. The Alpine cookery demos and pretty much everything else are...
[][1]Fred Berkmiller: knows his oignons when it comes to French food The 5pm blog has previously mentioned Les Diners du Bistrot, the series of themed dinners taking place at l’Institut Francais in Edinburgh. Run by Fred Berkmiller, chef...
[][1]The Great British Bake Off: making cakes is replacing tradtional male hobbies such as bare knuckle boxing, tinkering with the motor and BBQs. With an all male line-up for the final of the Great British Bake Off it seems that more and...
[][1]Nigella Lawson: unlikely to be taking a holiday in France anytime soon So it’s pretty much the weekend and your blogger can almost smell the gin. Time to kick back with some of the lighter food-related stories from this...
[][1]The Roamin’ Nose on Edinburgh’s Eyre Place A little under a month ago, we blogged about the Roamin’ Nose, a new cafe bistro which was gearing up for launch on Edinburgh’s Eyre Place. The Roamin’ Nose is...
[][1]Daniel Craig: almost certainly not following the James Bond eating plan Fun piece in the Wall Street Journal from Will Lyons on James Bond’s drinking habits. Back in the mid Nineties, a short lived men’s food and drink...
[][1]A poppadom tower: probably best not attempted at your local Indian without prior consent from the management Rejoice spice lovers for National Curry Week is upon us. We’re sure that no-one really needs much of an excuse to tuck...
