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December 2015

Joes Coffee

Fuel Your Passion For Coffee and Style at Kildare Village

Kildare Village welcomes Joe’s Coffee, the ultimate in coffee roasting. Fashion and coffee go hand in hand; a morning coffee, just how you like it, leaves you bright eyed and ready to spot the most covetable pieces on your journey through Kildare Village’s multitude of luxury shopping boutiques. The opening of Joe’s Coffee comes as […]

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Johan van der Merwe

12 Ways to Indulge in Oysters at Christmas

Tis’ the season to eat turkey, brussels sprouts, mince pies, and oysters. Yes, oysters. Oysters, one of the great celebration foods, really are the perfect Christmas food. In season during any month that has an ‘R’ in it, September to April, oysters spend the Summer fattening up their plump little selves for their long Winter’s hibernation making

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Win an Overnight Stay in the Clayton Hotel with Dinner, Wine and 2 Tickets to Mary Poppins – CLOSED

The Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane is the perfect location for a city centre break. Situated in the heart of the docklands, the Clayton Hotel is right beside the Bord Gais Energy Theatre making it ideal for theatre lovers. Pop in for a pre show dinner in the gorgeous Stir Restaurant or enjoy a drink afterwards

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Win a 3 Course Dinner for 2 in the Clayton Hotel with a Bottle of Wine and Tickets to Mary Poppins- Closed

The Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane is the perfect location for a city centre break. Situated in the heart of the docklands, the Clayton Hotel is right beside the Bord Gais Energy Theatre making it ideal for theatre lovers. Pop in for a pre show dinner in the gorgeous Stir Restaurant or enjoy a drink afterwards

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Win a Half Day Cookery Course in Catherine Fulvio’s Ballyknocken House – CLOSED

Ballyknocken House and Cookery School is scenically located on a 280 acre farm in County Wicklow. Just 29 miles from Dublin City, Ballyknocken is the perfect escape for a culinary break. Catherine Fulvio has Christmas wrapped up with a selection of printable presents and cookbooks, all easily available at the touch of your fingertips. To

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Perfect Gift from FIRE – Buy a Gold Card and Get a Bottle of Wine and lots more

This Christmas give them the gift of GOLD with a FIRE Gold Card – the perfect way to share the FIRE Restaurant and Lounge experience and satisfy any appetite. FIRE Gold Cards are the perfect stocking fillers! Treat someone special to our mouth-watering menus, warm atmosphere and even warmer welcome by our team of professionals

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Win a Christmas Favourites Hamper from Hampers & Co – CLOSED

Hampers & Co is Ireland’s luxury online hamper & gift retailer. For over 22 years, they’ve created and delivered beautifully presented hampers of exceptional quality all over Europe. Hampers & Co work closely with exceptional Irish Artisan Food producers & suppliers in their ongoing endeavour to insure that their customer will feel as individual as

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Margarets Bread ALDI

Margaret’s Brown Bread Hits the Shelves of Aldi Stores Nationwide

In September, in the Aldi marquee at the National Ploughing Championships, Margaret Sexton, a community nurse and Mum of two from Roscommon, won the National Brown Bread Baking competition, which was run in association with the NPA, ICA and Aldi. Margaret’s winning brown bread ‘Margaret’s Loaf’ hit the shelves of all 122 Aldi store on

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Goût de / Good France to Celebrate French Cuisine in March

Goût de / Good France will celebrate French gastronomy in various locations worldwide on 21st March, 2016. Over 1000 chefs on all five continents are expected to join the event. Dinners served simultaneously in participating restaurants will honour the merits of French cuisine, its capacity for innovation, and its values: sharing, enjoying, and respecting the

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Tullamore D.E.W. opens its distillery doors for the first time with the Ultimate Distillery Experience

Tullamore D.E.W. – the original triple blend Irish Whiskey – opens the doors of its state-of-the-art distillery to the public for the first time with the launch of the Ultimate Distillery Experience. The distillery, a €35 million investment, opened last year and took more than 1,200 specialist engineers and construction workers a combined 475,000 days

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Kevin Thornton Releases Album to Celebrate Thornton’s Restaurant Anniversary

Throughout his career, Ireland’s gastronomical genius Kevin Thornton has never failed to surprise and delight. His latest venture, 25X4 Autumn, is yet another example that takes our senses on a wonderful culinary journey. Created by Kevin and Muriel Thornton in celebration of the 25 year anniversary of Thornton’s Restaurant, 25X4 Autumn is the first in

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The Gourmet Food Parlour Christmas Hamper Collection from €45

Gourmet Food Parlour is an Irish success story of dedicated and hard-working team passionate about freshly prepared artisan food, with great food values and great value for money. There are 4 GFP restaurants and they also provide the delicious food in hugely popular 37 Dawson Street and House on Leeson Street. The hampers below have

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Marker Hotel Mary Poppins Kids Menu

The Marker Hotel Introduces Mary Poppins Themed Pre-Theatre Kids Menu

The Marker Hotel on Grand Canal Dock is celebrating Mary Poppins arriving at The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this month with a special treat! To celebrate the practically perfect musical’s first time in Ireland The Marker has introduced a magical pre-theatre kids menu to its Brasserie. Executive Head Chef Gareth Mullins and his culinary team

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The World’s Finest Wine Gift… A Snip at Just $750,000

Iconic wine family Antinori creates the world’s most exclusive wine experience for luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report. For 32 years the ultra-luxury US lifestyle magazine Robb Report has featured an annual guide that features some of the rarest and most exclusive gifts that money can buy, with many items being created especially for the magazine

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Wine of the Week – Marques de Murrieta Reserva 2010 €23.99 now €16.99 by Suzi Redmond

Marques de Murrieta Reserva 2010 At the O’Brien’s Wine fair held last month I tried this recent arrival to the O’Brien’s portfolio. Coming from on of the most iconic houses in Rioja. This wine will definitely get you in the Christmas spirit. On the nose you have deep earthy aromas which are balanced out with

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Lindt Lindor launches a little “Blissmas” with Lousie Duffy

This December, Lindt Lindor are bringing a little “Bliss” to Tesco shoppers in the countdown to Christmas and for the first time EVER are launching the “Lindor Christmas Choir”. Who could resist taking a break from their shopping day to listen to the beautiful harmonies of the Lindor Christmas Choir while enjoying smooth melting Lindor

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