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July 2016

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Kellogg’s Opens Cereal Café in New York’s Times Square

Cereal is more than just child’s play, it seems. First we saw the opening of London’s Cereal Killer Café, the Shoreditch eatery serving up childhood favourites from Coco-pops to Sugar Puffs by the bowlful. This was followed by the trend taking hold in Paris with Céréaliste and in Australia with Melbourne’s Cereal Anytime. Naturally, New

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Belvedere Vodka VIP Dinner Introduced New Spritz Collection to Dublin

Belvedere Vodka VIP Dinner Introduced New Spritz Collection to Dublin

Belvedere Vodka VIP Dinner saw numerous guests who gathered last night, July 6th, on the stunning rooftop of Dublin’s Woollen Mills where they were treated to an exclusive preview of Belvedere Vodka‘s new Spritz Collection. Hosted by Belvedere Vodka Global Education and Training Manager Alice Farquhar, guests were invited to ‘Relearn Natural’ as they sampled

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Shortcross Gin Scores Hat Trick at the Global Gin Masters 2016

As the summer gin season gets under way, Irish distillery, Rademon Estate is celebrating having won a trio of awards for Shortcross Gin at The Gin Masters 2016. The acclaimed Distillery based in Co. Down swept the board at the prestigious competition, which attracts entries from leading spirits brands from across the world. Shortcross Gin

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New App Cookly Helps Travellers Find Cookery Classes Abroad

They say not all who wander are lost and with new app Cookly food enthusiasts with wanderlust can plan their trips to include cookery classes in their chosen destination.  Hailed as ‘Air BnB for cooking classes’ by Tasting Table, it seems Cookly is already gathering a strong foodie following. Cookly allows users to search and

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Unexpected Winners at the 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards

Unexpected Winners at the 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards

This year the Decanter World Wine Awards, which results were announced on June 14 on the specialised magazine’s website, brought some fresh air to the list of frequent winners. Chile might not be an unheard name, but a $6 Chilean Malbec available in Asda (British supermarket subsidiary of American retail giant Wal-Mart) made headlines after it

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Top Picks from SuperValu's Specially Sourced Wines

Top Picks from SuperValu’s Specially Sourced Wines

SuperValu’s annual Specially Sourced Wine Event took place on the 23rd of June and the occasion allowed us to discover carefully selected wines that combine quality with reasonable prices. Only a dozen wineries were present at SuperValu’s Secret Garden, the enchanting location in which the evening was hosted, and proud representatives of each were eager offer

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Parisian Artist Lor-k Creates Mouth-Watering Art from Old Mattresses

Parisian Artist Lor-k Creates Mouth-Watering Art from Old Mattresses

A street artist in Paris is taking used, unwanted mattresses and turning them into spectacular food sculptures. “Eat Me” is the latest project from French artist Lor-K who uses abandoned mattresses as the base for her creations as a comment on modern consumption and to highlight our culture of waste. For the last six years

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Le Grand Fizz Cocktail Recipe by Grey Goose

Le Grand Fizz Cocktail Recipe by Grey Goose Vodka

International festivals Coachella and the Cannes Film Festival saw the first preview of Grey Goose’s new signature cocktail, Le Grand Fizz. Now the drink, designed to add a touch of French savoir faire to summer soirées, will be served at some of the hottest social occasions across the globe, as well as at leading bars throughout Ireland. An elegant

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Bellinter House Hotel, Meath

Standing majestically on the banks of the River Boyne in the rolling landscape of County Meath, Bellinter House Hotel exudes period glamour. This Meath hotel preserves its classic Georgian heritage while enhancing it with the best of modern Irish design. Bellinter House Hotel is a magnificant example of an eighteenth century country house with magnificent

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Bordeaux 2015 Primeurs Prices Went Up Over 20 Per Cent After Hailed As a Great Vintage

Bordeaux 2015 en Primeur Wine Prices Went Up Over 20 Per Cent After Vintage Deemed Great by Experts

Prices for fine Bordeaux 2015’s primeurs experienced a price hike of over 20 per cent after the vintage received critical acclaim. As reported on Reuters, the increase was especially strong on the top estates such as Cheval-Blanc, Margaux, Mouton Rothschild, Angelus, Ausone, Haut-Brion, Lafite Rothschild and Pavie, where prices went up by 54 per cent on average, nearly twice

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Strokestown Launch New Food Fair for Artisan Food Producers

Strokestown Launch New Food Fair for Artisan Food Producers

The Strokestown Agricultural Show returns to Roscommon this September to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The oldest and longest running show of its kind in Ireland, it will take place on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of September in the stunning grounds of Strokestown Park House. To celebrate reaching this extraordinary milestone, the Strokestown Agricultural Show

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Staple Foods and Nobó Teamed Up For Healthy Pop Up Restaurant this July

Staple Foods and Nobó Teamed Up For Healthy Pop Up Restaurant this July

Staple Foods and Nobó have teamed up to bring a unique pop up dining concept this month: plant based foods used in a fun, innovative way. The wholesome and fresh lunch favourite and the healthy food brand will  co-host the restaurant for six nights at Staple Food’s Grattan Street location. Dishes include crispy parsnip nachos with creamy

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Wine Wednesday Pick from O’Briens: Petit Bourgeois Pinot Noir Rose

Wine Wednesday Pick from O’Briens: Petit Bourgeois Pinot Noir Rose

As rosé wines are painting the town pink, even naysayers that that saw the wine world in red and white are reconsidering and blushing with joy as the rosy shade covers their palates. Rosé enthusiasts are entitled to say their I-told-you-sos, but we prefer to spread the joy and let modern, elegant wine-making speak for itself.

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Chef Takashi Miyazaki Exclusively Reveals Menu for Ireland’s First Pop Up Restaurant in a Cave

Pop up restaurants have become a popular phenomenon on the restaurant scene but this week Ireland’s first pop up restaurant hosted in cave will take place. On July 7th, to celebrate Tanabata, a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival, award winning Japanese chef Takashi Miyazaki will create a unique dining experience for a lucky

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Love Lobster in Suesey Street this July at their Dedicated Lobster Festival

Seafood lovers will appreciate this festival dedicated to lobster in Suesey Street this July. Shining a spotlight on great Irish produce, the lobster festival will run from the 12th to the 23rd of the month in the gorgeous restaurant on Fitzwilliam Place. Head chef Graeme Dodrill will be giving lobster its moment in the sun

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Fans of Bitter Drinks More Likely to Have Dark Personalities, Science Says

Fans of Bitter Drinks More Likely to Have Dark Personalities, Science Says

Do you prefer your coffee black… like your soul? Fans of IPAs, tonic water and bitter drinks might start preparing their alibis as a study conducted by scientists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria suggests that a preference for this sort of flavour is “might be associated with antisocial personality traits.” In two studies, the group investigated the premise over

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Kilkenny’s Craft Beer Festival Kicks off Today

The Kilkenny Craft Beer Festival returns to the Marble City today until Sunday July 10th, celebrating the growing craft beer industry in Ireland. With a focus on micro breweries and small, independent producers, the festival aims to connect these businesses with potential retail partners and customers. For the second year running beer lovers can come

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