Session Ales share a few common traits: low alcohol percentages (generally under 4% ABV), refreshing flavour profiles and a medium to light body. However this doesn’t mean they’re all the same. The style, which has grown in popularity in recent years, backed by the boom in microbrewing and the craft beer movement in general, it’s been […]
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With their flagship pale ale being one of my own gateway brews into the ever-evolving world of craft beer, I have always held the ‘hoptimist galactico’ that is Sierra Nevada brewery in particularly high regard. To this affect I endeavour to stay abreast of all the various different incarnations and seasonal offering that they so
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Fia opened its doors this past March in Rathgar, Dublin 6. Slightly off the beaten tracks of Rathmines, this dainty cafe is a charming little spot focusing on tasty locally sourced food and coffee. Having stumbled upon it before, I decided to drop by for a quick breakfast. Neatly nested in 155b Rathgar Road, Fia’s
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Network Cafe is all about connecting coffee addicts with exceptional coffee. Located on Aungier Street, opposite to the DIT Kevin Street, this gem has everything to indulge my coffee cravings. From tasty beans to uber-positive people, I know I am in good hands. The team led by the owner Ollie did a great job to
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Nothing breaks up the day like a leisurely lunch, with time to linger and lounge with fine food and company but we all know that doesn’t always happen. Despite everyone in TheTaste office being wholly pre-occupied with the topic of fabulous food and where to get it all day long, we often end up dining
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This salad recipe is proof that necessity is the mother of all invention. It was created from a ‘raid what is in the fridge’ night. It is so tasty and easy to make. I like to fry chorizo until it becomes crispy but feel free to cook yours less if you like. I roast a
I have a great passion for discovering new wines and I love cooking for friends. I am going to introduce to you some fantastic new wines and then take you through the dishes I love to prepare with them. The dishes will be simple, the ingredients readily available and hopefully the results very memorable. So
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William Shakespeare had a soft spot for Veneto, a region in which he based classic works such as The Merchant of Venice, Othello, The Two Gentlemen from Verona and Romeo and Juliet. Just north-west from the town of the star-crossed lovers, we have Valpolicella, a region that might not have such a famous couple, but instead features a memorable triangle: Corvina, Rondinella
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Vineyards tend to project a bucolic aura of prosperous country life, the exalted pride of a farming heritage tracing back for generations, the ancestral happiness of the harvest. For some winemakers who lean towards the natural and minimum intervention styles, these pre-industrial era values are everything and the idea of an urban vineyard might strike them as a bit
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Wine regions are often classified as either “Old World” or “New World”, a convenient, if blunt, dichotomy that in reality means Europe and everywhere else, respectively. But many “New World” producers are quite uncomfortable with being called ‘new’, given a lot of them have been around for over a century. They’re also wary of the
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This superfood salad recipe from Avoca Belfast is the perfect way to pack nutrients into your lunch in the most delicious way possible. Ingredients: – 40g pumpkin seeds, smoked almonds and hazelnuts – Handful baby spinach leaves – 3 tbsp Avoca Kilmac French dressing – Small head frisèe lettuce, torn – 100g broccoli florets, purple
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An apple a day keeps the Doctor away right?! So, lets throw it into cake form along with some energy giving oats and juicy raisins and you’ve got yourself a grab and go snack. The list of ingredients for this apple, raisin and oat cakes recipe might seem long – but honestly, you’ll probably have
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This lemon bundt cake recipe is a total crowd pleaser! It’s a big hit with kids, as you can call a bundt a castle cake due to the shape. I dressed the cake with the perfect lemon drizzle, raspberries and wild mint. There’s mint that grows in the field behind my parent’s house in West
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We are all so used to carrots being used in baking and whilst Carrot Cake is definitely one of my favourites, I wanted to try something a little different, so I decided to experiment a little by replacing beetroot in my standard Carrot Cupcakes recipe. I felt that a cream cheese icing would clash with
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This stuffed tomato recipe is perfect at highlighting the versatility of tomatoes. If you can get your hands on some home grown tomatoes even better. Make a tofu spring onion sauce and it will also suit the vegans in your life. Yumm! Serves 6 Ingredients: For the stuffed tomatoes – 150g brown basmati rice –
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As September arrives, fruits are plentiful and heavy with sugar. There are so many ways to enjoy them. You can make tarts and jams, pies and chutneys. You can even go wild and eat them straight from the tree, should you ever be so lucky. But one of my favourite ways to prepare fruits is
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I’m a huge fan of peas and with their inherent sweetness find them hard to resist. They are relatively trouble-free to grow so I plant quite a large crop each year. In this dip recipe, I love the taste of freshly podded peas and will admit that many of them are eaten as they are
Pea & Mint Falafel with Harissa Yoghurt Dip Recipe by Niamh Mannion Read More »
This simple yet delicious Hot Coffee recipe has been crafted especially for Häagen-Dazs by Natasha Shariff and Shaun Ong of Bettr Barista, a professional award winning coffee academy and social enterprise based in Singapore. For more information, visit them at www.bettrbarista.com. Ingredients: – 1 shot of espresso – 100ml milk – 50g Häagen-Dazs Coffee ice cream – Chocolate powder – Fresh roasted coffee
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Celebrate Bread and Baking month this September with these short walks all with nearby coffee shops serving up some of the best home baking Northern Ireland has to offer! Walk: Blessingbourne Woodland Walk, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone – 2.5 miles This historic 550 acre country estate in the heart of the picturesque Clogher Valley offers walking
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Whether you’re on a short break to Northern Ireland or organising a girls’ day out, what better way to kick-back and relax than with a well-earned rest at a Traditional Tea Room. As we celebrate Bread and Baking Month, take some time out and visit one of Northern Ireland’s many tea houses, renowned for serving up delicious baked treats and a
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Chef’s Table, the Netflix original documentary series which has already taken us inside the worlds of some of the most renowned chefs in the world, including Massimo Bottura, Francis Mallmann, and Magnus Nilsson, is back, now as Chef’s Table France. This time with four special episodes dedicated to four of the world’s most renowned French
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