April 2016

Chef John Relihan Opens First Irish Restaurant in Cork City Centre called Holy Smoke

Young Munster chef and renowned Pitmaster, John Relihan, has been lured back to Ireland to open his first Irish restaurant in Cork city centre called Holy Smoke. The 88 seater, a BBQ smokehouse restaurant, is based in the Mardyke Complex, with its own entrance on little Hanover Street. The restaurant opened for business over the […]

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An Evening with JN Wine and Susy Atkins for NI Year of Food and Drink

Drinks, Events, Wine / Alison Daly

Wine writer, Saturday Kitchen contributor and drinks editor of Delicious magazine, Susy Atkins is coming to Belfast for a fun night of tasting with JN Wine on Thursday 14th April. As part of distilling and craft-brewing month for the NI Year of Food and Drink, JN Wine has enlisted Susy’s help to celebrate Northern Ireland

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The Westport Food Festival Returns this June

Events, Small Bites / Alison Daly

The Westport Food Festival has just announced the programme of events for this year’s festival. Moving to a new summer slot at the end of June, the festival will see the return of some favourite events and exciting new ones. The official festival launch takes place on May 19th in Hotel Westport with a food

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From West Tipperary to West Coast USA – Chef Stuart O’Keeffe

Interviews / Erica Bracken

Six may be the magic number in chef Stuart O’Keeffe‘s new book ‘The Quick Six Fix’, but it was in just seven minutes that he sold a record breaking 10,000 copies on home shopping network QVC, making this Irish chef in America an overnight sensation and a number one bestseller on Amazon the day before his

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Catherine Fulvio Wants You to Take Part in Her New TV Show ‘Tastes like Home’

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Award winning TV chef Catherine Fulvio has announced details of her new TV show in association with Londis and RTÉ. Tastes like Home will be broadcast this autumn on RTÉ One and Catherine wants to find out which dishes taste like home to you. She is looking for families who have a loved one living

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‘Bubbly Brunch’ Wedding Showcase at The Ardilaun Hotel

Events, Small Bites / Alison Daly

This Sunday, April 10th brides to be and their bridal parties are invited to The Ardilaun Hotel in Galway for a unique ‘Bubbly Brunch‘. Hosted by RTÉ’s Maura Derrane, this wedding event will showcase all the aspects of luxury weddings at the hotel. Guests will be treated to a delectable champagne brunch and picnic bites

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Spanish Wine Down the Drain After French Winemakers Protest

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Thousands of litres of Spanish wine flowed on the motorway in Southern France after a heated protest by local winemakers from the Languedoc-Rousillon region turned into a hijacking episode. Five tanker trucks filled with mass produced inexpensive wine from Spain were sabotaged last Monday. The French winemakers protest saw the equivalent of 90,000 bottles ending up

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Sheen Falls Lodge Celebrates 25 Years in Business

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Sheen Falls Lodge is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, having opened its doors to the first guests in April 1991. There was great excitement when it was announced that a new luxury hotel was to be developed beside the Sheen River in Kenmare. The existing house dated back to 1890 and the hotel built

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A New Look and New Menus for Charlemont Bar & Bistro

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Charlemont Bar & Bistro has undergone a transformation to become one of the coolest spots in Dublin’s food & drink scene. Overlooking the canal on Charlemont Place, the new look restaurant has a low lounge, comfy leather booths and high bar-style seating. The new menu places great emphasis on high quality, locally sourced ingredients including

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Dublin Cookery School are Giving 40% Off Summer Cookery Classes

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Lynda Booth’s Dublin Cookery School in Blackrock is giving you the chance to save a massive 40% off the cost of any of their evening cookery courses this summer. This offer applies to all evening classes taking place in the months of May, June or July which means you can attend any of these courses

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The Food Flight is Taking RTÉ’s The Taste of Success Global

News / Erica Bracken

The search is on for the next batch of innovative food entrepreneurs. RTÉ’s The Taste of Success is back and this year the show is going global with ‘The Food Flight’. This year RTÉ and The Taste of Success sponsors Lidl Ireland are casting the net as wide as possible by launching a new way to

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Donegal Restaurant The Mill Named Bord Bia’s Restaurant of the Month

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Donegal restaurant The Mill, located in Dufanaghy has been recognized as Bord Bia’s “Just Ask!” restaurant of the month of April. This award is the highlight of the Just Ask! campaign that the Irish Food Board launched to encourage consumers to look for information about where their food comes from when eating out. Derek Alcorn,

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Irish Farmhouse Cheese Soufflé Recipe by Clodagh McKenna

Recipes, Star Chef Recipes, Vegetarian / Vegan / Darina Coffey

Makes 6 individual soufflés Ingredients: – 40g butter, plus extra for greasing – 40g plain flour – 300ml whole milk – 150g mature Irish cheddar – 1 tsp Dijon mustard – 20g white breadcrumbs – 4 large free-range eggs, separated Method: 1. Pre-heat the oven to 200C and put the kettle on. 2. Melt the

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New Seasonal Menu Additions From Camile Thai

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Camile, the healthy Thai food restaurant delivery service, is delighted to bring a selection of new seasonal dishes to the menu this spring. Inspired by Thailand, using the freshest local ingredients, the new dishes include coconut poached Irish salmon, a new turkey stir fry, kids noodles and a new take on ramen, as well as

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Avocado Pop Up Restaurant Coming to London with Five Course Avo Menu

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

If you still are not sick of seeing avocado toast on your Instagram feed then the restaurant of your dreams is popping up in London. The restaurant will host the first of it’s kind ‘Avo-Brunch Pop-Up‘, celebrating the brilliance of the superfood favourite with a 5 course avocado inspired brunch menu for guests to experience. If you thought

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The First Cork Whiskey Festival is Here

Events, Small Bites / Alison Daly

Festival Cork is a new initiative that launched in the People’s Republic this year. The organisation want to promote the best food and drink in the city through innovative and exciting events and festivals. Their first venture is Cork’s first Whiskey Festival which is taking place from April 14th to 17th in venues all over

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Coeliac Society of Ireland Gluten Free Instore Events with SuperValu

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

The Coeliac Society of Ireland and SuperValu are hosting a series of instore evening events from Tuesday 12th April to Tuesday 19th April. The events are to raise awareness for the work of the Coeliac Society and to showcase the instore Health and Wellbeing aisles within selected SuperValu stores. The evenings will be supported by

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Emirates Announces Substantial Investment in their Wine Offering

Drinks, Wine / Alison Daly

This year luxury airline Emirates has more than doubled their spend on wine having spent a staggering €123m. The investment represents over 13 million bottles of wine which will be served to Emirates passengers in all cabins. They will have to wait for a while though, as Emirates buy their exceptional wines en primeur, years

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Bollinger’s Prize For Best Dressed Lady at Punchestown 2016 Is Beyond Idulgent

News, Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

The social and sporting highlight of the Irish calendar, Puncherstown Festival is surrounded by glamour. Bollinger’s Best Dressed Lady competition at the 2016 Punchestown Festival will highlight the charm of the occasion, to take place from Tuesday 26th April to Saturday 30th April at Punchestown Racecourse, Co. Kildare. A decadent prize awaits the lucky winner: she and

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Rare 1916 Irish Whiskey Bottle To Be Auctioned This Month

News, Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

A bottle of a rare 1916 Irish Whiskey Allmans Pure Irish Pot Still Whiskey is expected to reach world record prices next April 19th when it will be auctioned for an estimated value of €6.000 to €10.000 by Adams. This extremely scarce bottle of Irish Whiskey is 40 Under Proof (34% abv), fill level to shoulder,

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Saba To Go Celebrates Thai New Year with a €15,000 Voucher Giveaway

News, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Saba To Go has announced a €15,000 voucher giveaway to celebrate Thai New Year. From Monday 11th April to Sunday 17th April Saba To Go Rathmines and Windy Arbour will be giving away vouchers from the value of €5 up to a whopping €250 and ringing in ‘Songkran’, also known as Thai New Year. Songkran

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