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August 2016

mojito

Win a Bacardi Hamper with Everything you Need to Make Perfect Mojitos – CLOSED

BACARDÍ® rum recently announced its line-up for the award-winning Casa BACARDÍ stage at the sold out Electric Picnic 2016. Their stellar line-up of DJs features headline names Huxley, Nicky Siano and The Magician and supporting acts from Horse Meat Disco, Hercules, Love Affair, Disco Bloodbath, A-Skillz and many more. Throughout the weekend, award-winning BACARDÍ bartenders […]

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ume wakame soba recipe Takashi Miyasaki

Ume Wakame Soba Noodles Recipe by Chef Takashi MIyasaki

Soba noodles are noodles made of buckwheat flour and prepared in various hot and cold dishes. Soba dishes are very popular and easily available nationwide. As 100% buckwheat soba noodles tend to be brittle, many restaurants add some wheat flour when preparing their noodles. Depending on the shop, the percentage of buckwheat flour in soba

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Meet the Team Behind the Star – l’Ecrivain Celebrates 27 Years

Fine dining in Ireland has come a long way over the last three decades. With new eateries opening all the time, standards have been rising consistently and Ireland now has eleven Michelin Star establishments; the most we have ever had at one time. The talent and experience in the best restaurants has inspired generations of

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NI Feature

Northern Stars – Luxury Escapes to Discover in Northern Ireland

When you think of your next weekend away, it’s easy to fall back on the favourites you already know and love. But if you haven’t been to Northern Ireland, there has never been a better time explore uncharted territory and some of the finest hotels and resorts on this fine Isle. Whether it’s a culinary

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The Brasserie at The Marker Hotel

A Hotel Restaurant Worth Checking-in to – The Brasserie at The Marker Review

On an evening when #HottestDayoftheYear was trending, the distinctively cool and collected veneer of Grand Canal Square in Dublin’s Docklands had melted. Ties discarded and heels swapped for sandals, people sprawled out on benches, mingled amongst the distinctive ‘light sticks’, and pooled outside the bars and eateries that flank the canal. There was a playful

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Social Intercourse That Will Leave You Begging for More – Bow Lane Review

Last month marked the “official” opening of yet another Dublin restaurant, on the increasing popular stretch that is Angier Street, this time thankfully not another doughnut joint but instead a location that has been designed to “create a space for typical Dublin social intercourse”. Making a bold statement like that on your homepage will definitely

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American Casual Reloaded – Dillinger’s Restaurant Review

American Casual Reloaded – Dillinger’s Restaurant Review

Uma Thurman’s cool and mischievous character from classic cult film Pulp Fiction would love Dillinger’s. While there’s no dance floor in this American style restaurant and the music leans more towards upbeat synthesisers than electric guitars, the drink’s list was way more exiting than the overpriced milkshake she shared with John Travolta’s charming gangster in the iconic diner scene. Unsurprisingly busy

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The Wonderful Wines of Oz: No Place Like Australia for Modern, Exciting Wines

The Wonderful Wines of Oz: Sophisticated Australian Wines to Look out for

We’re not in Kansas anymore. We’re in wonderful Australia, where Christmas happens during summertime and where Syrah is spelled Shiraz. Unlike the characters of L. Frank Baum’s children’s classic, winemakers in Oz don’t need to find a wizard’s help as they already have plenty of brains, heart and courage, and they’re using them all to up the country’s

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Fine Strawberry Wine from Móinéir - The Wicklow Way Wines Story

A Fine Strawberry Wine with an Irish Accent – The Wicklow Way Wines Story

A glimpse of the label shows that you’re holding something unique: no sumptuous châteaux nor baroquish vineyard illustrations, instead a topographic view of Wicklow’s Great Sugar Loaf Mountain and above it the word Móinéir -Irish for Meadow- followed by the phrase Fine Strawberry Wine. The wine, Wicklow Way Wines’ flagship product, is the fruit of nearly two decades of research and experimentation as

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