February 2017

#FlexYourMussels Recipe – Lemon, Creme Fraiche & Mussel Courgette “Papardelle”

Family Recipes, Fish & Seafood, Healthy Recipes, Recipes / Darina Coffey

Seafood is truly Ireland’s delicious bounty. It is only when you travel and sample that which other nations consider their finest produce that you realise we genuinely are spoiled here, we should be so proud! Shellfish in particular showcases of the flavour of our surrounding waters, feeding on the sea flora unique to our coast […]

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California wine tasting at Green Man Wines this Feb 21st | TheTaste.ie

Taste California at Green Man Wines with Liam Campbell this 21st of February

Events, Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Next Tuesday, 21st of February, wine lovers are in for a very special treat at Green Man Wines, as wine expert Liam Campbell will guide them on a road trip around the Golden State’s vineyards, by hosting a California wine tasting. Liam, who’s a prestigious wine educator and wine writer at TheTaste, will present guests

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Progrigio: A Prosecco and Pinot Grigio Hybrid Launched this Week

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

A new wine named Progrigio has been created to offer a budget friendly sparkling alternative to Prosecco, which is expected to increase in price in the UK as Brexit develops. The bubbly is a blend of Prosecco -the Italian fizz made from Glera grapes- and Pinot Grigio, a variety known to produce affordable and uncomplicated wines. Progrigio was launched this

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The Coburg Brasserie at The Conrad Awarded 2 AA Rosettes

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Conrad Dublin’s new eatery The Coburg is a relaxed brasserie featuring a locally inspired all-day menu. The Coburg holds a unique place amongst five star hotels in Dublin by deliberately steering clear of a fine dining offering and instead, offers a menu that is more aligned to today’s cosmopolitan Dublin, with a more relaxed vibe.

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Clonakilty's brigade of chefs prepare to serve over 1500 meals to visitors to Clonakilty's Street Carnival. The carnival celebrates the reopening of the main street after 18 months of work to install a new flood relief system and a new streetscape, at a cost of €2.3 million. Photo by Dermot Sullivan.

Watch: Clonakilty Lays Claim for Ireland’s Premier Foodie Town Title with New Short Film

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

The beautiful and welcoming seaside town of Clonakilty has a reputation for firsts. The first Fair Trade town in Ireland; Ireland’s first EDEN destination of excellence; the first Cittaslow town in Ireland for celebrating the multiple benefits of slow living and slow food and recently voted the Greatest Town in Europe at the AOU Awards

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Take a Bite of Local Flavour with Quay Bar Bites at The Lodge at Ashford Castle

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Nestled on the banks of the beautiful Lough Corrib, inside the doors of The Lodge at Ashford Castle is one of Ireland hidden foodie gems, Quay Bar and Brasserie. In this intimate and informal setting Executive Chef Jonathan Keane has developed an imaginative twist on local food: Quay Bar Bites. The idea behind Quay Bar

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TV chef Brian Turner is set for the LegenDerry Food Festival March 17th-19th

TV Chef Legend Brian Turner Set for Special Guest Appearance at LegenDerry Food Festival

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

TV chef Brian Turner of BBC ‘Ready Steady Cook’ fame will be winging his way to ‘Destination Delicious’ for a special guest appearance at Derry City and Strabane District Council’s award-winning LegenDerry Food Festival which will have the banks of the Foyle sizzling next month, on March 17th-19th from 12 noon until 6pm. London-based culinary

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Channing Tatum Strips Down New Vodka Brand

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Would you like to buy Channing Tatum a drink? Well, he just launched his own vodka so he’ll be delighted. Channing Tatum’s Vodka is the result of a recent partnership between the actor and Grand Teton Distillery. Named Born and Bred, the small batch, twenty times distilled spirit is made from Idaho potatoes and glacial

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M&S Introduces the Ultimate Comfort Food: Mac ‘n’ Cheese & Bacon Pie

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This week M&S is launching the ultimate in comfort food, the Mac ‘n’ Cheese & Bacon Pie. The concept of combining deliciously gooey mac ‘n’ cheese with the crust of a pie originates from Scotland, and it was a recent trip to Edinburgh that inspired the M&S food team to create the new dish. To

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Enjoy Afternoon Tea and Pampering at Ferrycarrig for the Perfect Mother’s Day

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

The 4 Star Ferrycarrig Hotel in Wexford boasts one of the most inspiring locations of any hotel in Wexford, situated on the waters edge of the River Slaney. The Ferrycarrig Hotel is the perfect place to kick back and relax this Mother’s Day. A new Afternoon Tea Room at the hotel will ensure that all

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Become a Nespresso Home Latte Art Champion with the New Creatista

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We recently had the pleasure of travelling to Lyon in France, to attend a Global Media Event, Atelier Nespresso. On this 2 day trip we were treated to a Latte Art workshop by World Barista Champion Yakup Aydin. With the help of the latest stunning Nespresso machine, the Creatista Plus, it is now possible to

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The New Mary Berry? The Lady Tipped to be the New Great British Bake Off Judge

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Mary Berry won the hearts of the UK and Ireland with her gentle and constructive criticism, warmth towards contestants and general loveliness on the Great British Bake Off. As we all know, Bake Off’s acquisition by Channel 4 causes a major shake up in the cast line up with all but Paul Hollywood pulling out

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California Wine Exports Reached Record Sales Globally in 2016

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

California wine exports, which represent 90% of the total exports from the US, have achieved record global sales in 2016. The country reached a total figure of $1.62 billion (€1.53 billion) last year, driven mostly by the premium sector. “California wine exports continue to reflect the trend toward premiumization with the dollar value of our

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Get Ready to Melt, Chocolate Afternoon Tea at Lemuel’s at Conrad Dublin has Arrived

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

The five star Conrad Dublin have announced the introduction of their new Chocolate Afternoon Tea. The Afternoon Tea will be hosted seven days a week within the contemporary surrounds of Lemuel’s and run until May 2017 – a perfect choice for a Mother’s Day or Easter treat! Chocolate Afternoon Tea includes a delicious array of

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Drury Buildings, Dublin 2

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Drury Buildings is a mish mash of Berlin exterior, New York interior, and is located in the heart of Dublin’s Creative Quarter. They feature fine wines, classic cocktails, craft beers and some really cracking Italian food. This six story and forgotten trade building in Dublin city centre, has been refurbished to create both a unique

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Tourism Ireland Sets Sights on Attracting More Nordic Tourists

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

The island of Ireland was showcased to some 40 top tour operators from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland – during Tourism Ireland’s 2017 Nordic trade workshop, which took place in Stockholm. Eighteen Irish tourism companies took part in the workshop, meeting and doing business with the Nordic tour operators, to encourage them to extend their

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Canard Duchene Rose – Wine of the Week from O’Briens

Drinks, Small Bites, Wine / Gaby Guedez

While some people are to Valentine’s Day what the Grinch is to Christmas, this day is for the lovers so let’s embrace the holiday in all its heart-shaped glory. Bring in your handwritten letters, your scented candles and your red roses; the world has enough cynicism already so it could use a bit of romance! What embodies more

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Exciting Street Food Pop Up Comes to Cocu Chatham Street

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Jackrabbit is a cool new street food business that takes conventional fast food classics and puts their own unique flavours on them. They are all about food prepared with time, care and ingenuity. Expect ‘fast food…a long time in the making’. Jackrabbit will be taking up residency in health food hotspot Cocu, Chatham Street branch

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Watch: New Tourism Ireland Timelapse Film Shows Ireland’s Ancient East from Sunrise to Sunset

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Compiling 5,000 years of history into one minute 24 seconds is no easy feat, but that’s exactly what Tourism Ireland has done in their latest video for Ireland’s Ancient East. Tourism Ireland has unveiled a charming timelapse video, showcasing locations around Ireland’s Ancient East – including Glendalough, Newgrange, Castletown House, Hook Lighthouse and Kilkenny Castle. Called “Dawn

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20 Million French to See Ireland on National TV in New Tourism Ireland Campaign

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Tourism Ireland has launched a major TV advertising campaign in France. The six-week campaign, which kicked off over the weekend, will reach almost 20 million potential French holidaymakers on the country’s three main TV channels – TF1, France2 and France3 – as well as on a range of popular cable channels. The campaign includes Tourism

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Bord Bia - Chilli and Garlic Flavoured Mussels with Pasta

Bord Bia Launches #FlexYourMussels 2017 Campaign

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Ireland is revered internationally for having some of the freshest seafood in the world and yet out of the 15,000 tonnes of mussels produced in this country annually, approximately 75% is exported. According to Kantar figures released last week, the total value of the Irish mussels market has increased by 21.4% to just over €1

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