May 2017

The World’s Best Food Photos Unwrapped at the Food Photographer of the Year Awards 2017

It seems every one is an amateur food photographer these days. Though there’s a lot more that goes into a great food photograph than good lighting and a colourful brunch plate, as was demonstrated by winning food photos at Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2017 awards, which celebrated everything from mealtime rituals to […]

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Enjoy a ‘Taste of House’ Masterclass with Michelin Star Chef Martijn Kajuiter at CLIFF Academy

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Join Michelin-star chef Martijn Kajuiter, CLIFF Executive Chef, at CLIFF Academy on Sunday May 21st for a taste of the season’s most delicious ingredients and tips on how best to use them in your own dishes. Chef Kajuiter will be focusing on the wonderful seasonal tastes of early summer with the backdrop of the stunning

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Taste Iconic California Wines with John Wilson at 64 Wine this Wednesday 10th of May

Events, Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

As part of Ireland’s first California Wine Week, this Wednesday 10th of May wine lovers will have the opportunity to taste some of the most iconic styles of wines from the Golden State in the company of John Wilson, Irish Times wine writer and host for the evening. Wilson will guide guests through the styles

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Enjoy a Day of Al Fresco Fun: Registrations for Street Feast 2017 Now Open

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Registrations for Street Feast 2017 are now open. This year, on the 11th of June (Sunday), the festival that celebrates friendship and community spirit through outdoor lunches across Ireland will see its 7th edition. Anyone can organise a lunch on the day, and by registering your event on their official page, you will receive a free

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The gibson Hotel Launches Summer 2017 BBQ Experience

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Home of RTE’s First Dates, the gibson hotel, has one question for you, do you like pig butts? The gibson invites you to dine al fresco this summer for their 2017 summer BBQ experience. The stylish city centre venue wants you to sit back and relax with a cocktail, while they do all the work

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The Lodge at Ashford Castle, Cong, Co. Mayo

Hotels / Darina Coffey

Sitting within the magnificent 350 acre estate of Ashford Castle, The Lodge at Ashford Castle, County Mayo, is nestled on the banks of the beautiful Lough Corrib. Built in 1865, The Lodge is now part of the award winning Red Carnation Hotel Collection, with a luxury country house appeal, elegant decor with a modern touch.

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New Zealand Wine Exports to the USA Broke Record Sales and Surpassed €450 Million

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Last year, and for the first time ever, New Zealand’s wine exports to the USA surpassed the $500 million (€456 million), reporting a growth of 11%. Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers, emphasised the significance of that figure, as the wine industry advances towards its goal of $2 billion of exports in 2020, and

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This Premium Spirit From China Just Arrived Ireland and Here’s Where You Can Taste it

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

China’s most famous premium clear spirit, Kweichow Moutai, made by Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co, is a top quality Baijiu, an alcoholic traditional drink made from a combination of cereals and created without yeast. Instead, a fermenting agent called Qu is used, providing the drink with a completely different taste compared to other world clear spirits. As its

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The Pigeon House Chefs Get Freedom of the Kitchen in Unique Restaurant Initiative

Events, Features, Interviews, News / Erica Bracken

Pop-up restaurants have become de rigueur; springing up, creating a buzz, often testing the market for a new idea, and then gone as quickly as they came. You might have thought you’d seen every possible variation of the trend but chef patron Brian Walsh of The Pigeon House Clontarf has come up with something entirely new.

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O’Briens Wine Spring Fair is Back: 50 Winemakers, 200 Wines, a Great Cause

Events, Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

One of the year’s biggest and most anticipated wine events, the O’Briens Spring Wine Fair is back! Limerick will host the fair on May 4th and Dublin will enjoy it for two days, on the 5th and 6th of May. Repeating The Print Works Dublin Castle as the venue for the grand Dublin tasting, visitors

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10 Things Sauv Blanc Drinkers will Relate to on Sauvignon Blanc Day May 5th

Drinks, Small Bites, Wine / Gaby Guedez

Today, 5th of May, the wine world celebrates International Sauvignon Blanc Day, a recognition of one of the world’s most popular and versatile grape varieties. Festivities in New Zealand, one of the most popular regions for the grape were even extended to a full 16 days of mini events culminating on the main event today! And while

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Taittinger, 1st Champagne House to Plant in the UK | Domaine Evermond

This Prestigious Champagne House Became the First One to Plant Vines in the UK

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Prestigious Champagne house Taittinger made history last Tuesday 2nd of May when it planted vines in Kent, becoming the first Champagne house to do so in the UK’s area, regarded as an up and coming wine region which is already producing top quality sparkling wines. The Maison has been planning this incursion over the last few years,

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Feast Your Eyes on Ireland’s First Half Metre Pizza

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

If even the largest pizza order, plus sides, fails to satisfy your appetite then you might want to pay a trip to Da Vincenzo Food & Wine Hall at The George Hotel in Limerick, where Executive Head Chef Vincenzo Incendiario has created Ireland’s first half metre pizza. Vincenzo hails from the home of pizza, Naples,

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The Search for Ireland's Best Carvery Started! | Great Carvery of the Year

The Search for Ireland’s Best Carvery Has Begun! Will your Favourite Make it?

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

This year, the eight annual Great Carvery of the Year competition will determine the very best carvery offered in a hotel or pub across the island of Ireland. The competition is brought to you by Unilever Food Solutions in association with KNORR and since its launch in 2010, the number of entrants has grown and the positive response from the

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These are the Gadgets you’re Looking for: 5 Cool Drink Accessories to Celebrate Star Wars Day

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

If you know your wookiees from your ewoks and you have strong opinions about who shot first (Han Solo, of course), then you probably know by now that today, May the Fourth is Star Wars Day. We have rounded up some of our favorite Star Wars themed accessories to mark the occasion so, as Master

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Barbecued Lobster Recipe with Smoked Butter

Family Recipes, Fish & Seafood, Recipes / Roisin Flynn

Fresh lobster is always a real treat but the sweet flesh tastes particularly sublime when cooked with smoked butter. This lobster recipe really makes a special centrepiece for a barbecue or summer supper, enjoyed al fresco. This is a great place to start if you haven’t smoked anything before. The smoked butter is quick, easy

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Veuve Clicquot To Host Stunning Masquerade Ball at Body & Soul Festival

Channel Versailles’ Glamour at Veuve Clicquot’s Masquerade Ball this Body&Soul 2017

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Channel the glamour of eras gone by at one of today’s hottest festivals at the spectacular Masquerade Ball at Body&Soul 2017, hosted by Champagne house Veuve Clicquot on Saturday, 24th June. Guests are invited to dress up, evoking Versailles’ golden times within the 17th Century Ballinlough Castle where they will encounter mischievous masked revellers and seductive masqueraders. The Correspondents, “Kings

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Lemuel’s Celebrates First Birthday with Gin and Oyster Party – Plus Social Gallery

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

Lemuel’s at the five star Conrad Hotel has in one short year established itself as one of the most stylish cocktail spots in Dublin and last week celebrated its first birthday in delicious fashion with a Gin and Oyster party. Over 60 guests attended the soiree which kicked off with a Life’s a Peach cocktail

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Mionetto Vivo Rose Prosecco – Wine of the Week from O’Briens

Mionetto Vivo Rose – Wine of the Week from O’Briens Wine

Bubbles, Drinks, Wine / Gaby Guedez

Hello May! Mother Nature drives us towards summer and we impatiently keep asking her are we there yet? Trickster as she is, her intermittent reinforcement keep us passengers on the Emerald Island on our toes, making picnic plans with an asterisk and booking outdoor tables while asking the host if there’s space indoors in case relocation becomes

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Belfast’s Coolest Hotel Bullitt Reveals Expansion Plans that Target Dublin’s Capel Street

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Hospitality giant Beannchor Group, best known for Belfast’s The Merchant Hotel, has revealed planned to bring its Bullitt Hotel brand to Dublin’s Capel Street. The Beannchor Group already operates a number of pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants across Ireland. In Belfast the group owns the five-star Merchant Hotel in Belfast and pubs in Belfast such

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Fancy Becoming a Chef? CLIFF Academy Open Day Takes Place Next Week

Small Bites / Darina Coffey

CLIFF Academy, situated at the stunning Cliff at Lyons estate in Kildare, is now enrolling for its City & Guilds certified Professional Cookery Courses for September 2017. Ireland’s newest cookery school is the only facility in the country offering City & Guilds certification for its intensive Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking. CLIFF Academy will

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