Generally heading anywhere near Temple Bar for most Dubliners on the days surrounding Paddy’s weekend is not on the agenda. That said the lure of a €5000 rare bottle of Krug champagne proved too much of a lure for us to refuse. The previous day we noticed a post from Montys of Kathmandu on one […]
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I’ve always said it, there’s nothing like a glass of Veuve Cliquot Champagne to calm a case of pre-flight jitters. Okay, I’ll admit I have never uttered that sentence before now, but as I was handed a bubbling flute before taking off from Dublin by an immaculately dressed member of Emirates airlines cabin crew I
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Volcanoes are the super villains of mountains and their thunderous evil laugh instills fear in the heart of those close enough to hear it. Unless they’re winemakers in the world’s volcanic soil regions. They’d be harvesting on the outskirts of Mordor itself while watching Sauron in the eye -sunglasses on, obviously- while sipping on a glass of the sharp, mineral
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Australia is well known for many great people and things. There are the trailblazers like Heath Ledger, Steve Irwin and Kylie Minogue, and particular exports, let’s hear it for Tim Tams, AC/DC and Home and Away, that have helped define how Australia is perceived today. But if your speaking to a wine lover the big one
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Ireland, the land of the shortest barbecuing season in the world, thanks to our less than blue-sky perfect summers. I quip, with only the smallest hint of irony, that you would be as well to light the BBQ in mid-winter as you are in mid-summer. I know this by painful personal experience as I recall
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A game changer in airport dining and drinking, since opening in 2015, Marqette at Dublin Airport has pushed the boundaries of what we expect from an airport restaurant and bar, with a unique setting that evokes an outdoor food market, freshly prepared food offering, and complete bar where you are can order your usual pre-flight
Argentina – a country famed for tango and most importantly steak and wine. The Argentinian culture is one filled with energy, patriotism and sensuous experiences. You literally cannot leave the country without tasting plenty of wine and steak and dancing a step or two of tango. The capital Buenos Aires is a steamy melting pot
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It isn’t easy to cook with the pressure of television cameras weighing heavily on your every move, but chef Neal Kearns has made it look simple on numerous occasions, cooking up a storm on TV3’s Ireland AM. The Executive Head Chef at The Park Restaurant in Castleknock Hotel is clearly getting his name out there
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If there was ever a wildlife documentary about Ranelagh (please imagine David Attenborough’s voice for the rest of this paragraph) it’d probably mention joyful packs of #Igers Instagraming their prosperous surroundings while a couple of creative birds cheerfully feed on vegan brownies and matcha lattes. Young professionals log into Tinder -the first step of their intricate mating
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With an increasing demand in gluten free options in the craft beer market, breweries around the world are experimenting with new and exciting ways to make delicious beer, minus the gluten. As a result, I was absolutely delighted when 9 White Deer sent me their Stag Saor line to try. Their range of five (!)
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People tend to label each other as if belonging to mutually exclusive categories: artistic vs. business-minded, intuitive vs. analytical, competitive vs. cooperative. A conversation with bartender Conor Myers, Bar Manager at The Exchequer and Ireland’s representative for this years’ BACARDI Legacy Cocktail Competition completely breaks that approach. The same music lover that takes pride in his
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“The name was a little bit of an accident,” admits Martin Shanahan, of the Cork culinary institution Fishy Fishy restaurant in Kinsale. “We were originally The Kinsale Gourmet Store and Seafood Bar, but there was a craft shop close to us, called Fishy Fishy. When they closed down 15 years ago we asked if they wouldn’t mind
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On the main street of Borris in Co Carlow, you will find the Step House Hotel. Step inside this establishment and you will find yourself enveloped in a relaxed atmosphere, sophisticated decor and the warmest of greetings. I visited recently to see how Head Chef, Alan Foley was settling back into the family business having
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Tourism Ireland’s Game of Thrones campaign has bagged another award – this time for ‘Best Use of Social Media’, at the annual Travel Marketing Awards, which took place recently in London. Beating off stiff competition from Thomson Holidays, Cruise.co.uk and Turismo de Canarias to claim the title, the award was presented to representatives of Tourism
This is not a drill – the much salivated over ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s is giving away free ice cream today to mark Free Cone Day . The initiative is being celebrated in selected ‘Scoop Shops’ around the world, with free ice creams available from between 12pm and 8pm. In Ireland these locations are mostly within
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This month we are bringing you 24 hours in Carlow. Based in the sunny south east Carlow has many beautiful sights and is bursting with historic scenes. It may be one of the smallest counties in Ireland, however, it still has a dazzling nightlife and food scene. Here are some of our recommendations to make
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When an obscure candidate unexpectedly wins, we call it a dark horse. It might be an athlete from a country where proficiency at a discipline is unheard of, a beauty queen that steals the judges’ heart at the last minute with a surprisingly witty answer to a shallow question, it might even be an actual dark horse at
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Chilli Strawberry and Prosecco Jam, Habanero Hot Honey, and Buckfast BBQ Sauce – it’s safe to say Hollah Preserving don’t make your average country kitchen chutneys. Launching in September 2014, after friends and neighbours Trudy Hodkinson and Paula Latuske, living in Moira Count Armagh, waved their 4 year old girls off to primary school. With a
Hollah for Hellah Good Preserves – The Hollah Preserving Story Read More »
Argentina is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world following France, Italy, Spain and the USA. Until relatively recently Argentina had been in fourth position, ahead of the USA partly due to the global pattern in wine producing countries of falling domestic wine consumption levels. Two reasons are often cited: national government campaigns
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Skelligs Chocolate is a family business based in South West Ireland, at St. Finians’s Bay overlooking the magnificent Skelligs Rocks. They welcome visitors to come to their new open plan factory, recently named in The Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Regions to visit in 2017, to see the chocolates being created, taste the freshly made delights
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Looking for a dining experience with a difference? Then step on board La Peniche, Dublin’s finest floating restaurant. Undoubtedly one of Dublin’s most unique restaurants, La Peniche is moored on the scenic Grand Canal, this remodeled river barge cruises the canal from Mespil Road down towards Leeson street lock and then we head to Charlemont
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