Fancy a warming cocktail at Monboddo Bar? Part of the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Monboddo Bar on Edinburgh’s Bread Street is introducing its latest seasonal cocktail menu with a series of Cocktail Bar Theatre events. Everyone is...
Royal An Lochan seafood The Scottish Seafood Trail takes you on a culinary journey around the best places to enjoy the west coast of Scotland’s delicious and abundant seafood. The Royal An Lochan in Tighnabruaich looking out across to...
The Loch Ness Monster in chip form by artist Prudence Staite. As you are all well aware, it’s National Chip Week – that time of year when a grateful nation celebrates the miraculous process by which the humble spud is turned into the...
“Hidden gem” is an overused phrase and one we are guilty of exploiting when describing our restaurants on 5pm. But it is difficult to think of a place that more perfectly fits that description than 10 Restaurant & Bar in Glasgow’s...
Last week, we scribbled about Burns Night and traditional Scottish dishes. Today, we are going to combine the two and give you a couple of recipes which you might want to cook for Burns Night. The recipes are a traditional Cullen skink...
The 5pm Dining blog hopes you had a splendid Christmas and that you all got through it without feeling that you had to ‘accidentally’ tip the turkey giblets over too many relatives. Now that Christmas is over, many of us will be looking in...
The French President Charles de Gaulle is said to have remarked ‘How can you govern a country which has 246 cheeses?’ If he found the thought of governing France daunting then what would he have made of Britain – a country which has more...
Monir Mohammed: Mother India knows best. The 5pm Dining blog is not entirely sure how we’ve missed this so far but Monir Mohammed has a book out. Simply called Mother India at Home, it features many of the recipes which have made his...
Feeling fruity? Try the Cafe St Honore Christmas Pudding (Photo: Paul Johnston Copper mango) For the last few years, Neil Forbes, the chef at Café St Honoré in Edinburgh, has been selling his Christmas puds to happy diners who can take...
From Left to right, the finalists are Ben Louthean, Julija Bernatovica, Paul Donegan. The results are in. The winner of the O.V.D. Discover the Dark Side of Rum Cocktail Competition is Julija Bernatovica from the Kelvingrove Café in...
Loch Etive Peat Smoked Trout infused with Sheep Dip Whisky. Last week, the 5pm Dining blog had the good fortune to be at the launch of two new limited edition products from RR. Spink and Sons. Well known for their smoked and cured fish,...
The new range of Macsween products push the haggis boundaries. The Macsween haggis family has some new arrivals. Never shy about expanding their range, the firm have just released a new Wild Boar haggis; a Chocolate and Chilli black...
Viva Restaurant on Glasgow’s Bothwell Street invited us through their doors to film them cooking the delicious Fettucine Manzo e Fungi, one of their most popular dishes – watch the video below. We had a chat with William Duncan, Head...
Scotch lamb meatballs in a tomato sauce. This season’s lamb is now at its sweet and succulent best so Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) are busy encouraging us all to eat Scotch lamb. This weekend, as part of the Love Scotch Lamb campaign,...
[][1]George Street Bar and Grill Chef Andrew MacRobert Andrew MacRobert is Head Chef of the numerous restaurants in Edinburgh’s Roxburghe Crown Plaza Hotel which includes the George Street Bar & Grill looking over Charlotte...
[][1]George Street Bar and Grill Chef Andrew MacRobert Andrew MacRobert is Executive Chef of the numerous restaurants in Edinburgh’s Roxburghe Crown Plaza Hotel which includes the George Street Bar & Grill looking over...
