November 2019

A Dublin City Centre Stalwart Well Worth Revisiting – Ely Wine Bar Restaurant Review

Ticking new restaurants off your Dublin dining bucket list as soon as they open seems nigh on impossible these days, with queues and booking woes galore. This weekend, instead of notching up another name to drop to foodie friends, we decided to revisit an old reliable spot to ensure it is still a solid recommendation […]

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Berry Breakfast Parfait Recipe By My Nutrition Ireland

Breakfast Recipes, Healthy Recipes, News, Recipes, Vegetarian / Vegan / Jeeny Maltese

Some morning all you can handle is a light Berry Breakfast Parfait Recipe! Very easy to put together , but with all the elements to give you energy and keep you going in the morning. Remember to always make time to have breakfast! Ingredients: Servings: 4 – 250g coconut Yogurt – 12 Tbsp Homemade honey

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Big Wines to Keep you Warm – Winter Essentials for Wine Lovers

Drinks, Wine / Gaby Guedez

Everything grows richer during the winter. Fabrics are thicker and our clothes more layered, desserts are creamier and more decadent and meals become heartier and more filling. Our wines are not the exception, and even even the most militant “rosé all day” crowd might embrace the season afoot and indulge in fuller-bodied, bigger wines. What to

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Meet Unique Indie Wines and the People Bringing them into Ireland

Drinks, Wine / Gaby Guedez

Last month, a headline-grabbing debate divided movie lovers. It all began when Martin Scorsese said in an interview that Marvel movies were not cinema but “theme parks” and shortly after, many industry heavyweights took sides. Unsurprisingly, those known for grittier or more emotional works such as Francis Ford Coppola or Pedro Almodóvar were quick to help The

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Jamie Oliver VEG – Cookbook Review

Features, Healthy Recipes, Recipes, Vegetarian / Vegan / Taste Members

I am a big Jamie Oliver fan. As appealing as his cheeky chappie persona is, it’s his way of creating unusual recipes and his ability to make the most mundane ingredients look delicious that appeals to me. His 30 minute meals book was a revelation and to this day I often go back to it

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Jam Park Review – Sword’s Adult Playground

Restaurant Reviews / admin

Pulling up outside the monstrous venue in Airside Business Park, the memories of a decade of parties, the late-night trips to Pizza Dog and the fight for the taxi home come flooding back. The Wright Venue opened it’s doors in 2009 and was hailed as Ireland’s first ‘super club’. After a phenomenal start and many

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Ten Terrific Winter Coffee Spots To Warm Up In This Winter

Features / Taste Members

Halloween is over which means one thing and one thing only, Christmas is coming. It feels like only yesterday you were sticking boxes upon boxes of decorations up into the attic yet here we are only a few weeks away from taking them back down again. Thankfully not all is bad, as this time of

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Dublin City’s Slick New Addition – The Grafton Hotel and Bartley’s Bar & Restaurant Review

Hotel Restaurants, Hotels in Dublin, Restaurant Reviews / Taste Members

Location, location, location!!! Situated, you guessed it, just off Grafton Street, The Grafton Hotel and Bartley’s Bar & Restaurant is one of Dublin’s slick new city centre establishments. We love Dublin City so much and are always eager to spend a night or two in town. The absolute joy of not needing a car or taxi’s

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A New Wave of Flavours in Howth – Mamó Restaurant Review

Modern Irish Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews, restaurants, Restaurants in Dublin / Taste Members

The old saying, ‘good things come in small packages’ could indeed relate directly to the perfectly curated little package that is Mamó. With so many new restaurants opening this year, we felt particularly drawn to Mamó. Killian Durkin has honed some serious skills under watchful eyes in both Thornton’s and Chapter One and his beautiful

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Elegance and Culinary Finesse On The Banks Of The Garavogue River – Eala Bhán Restaurant Review

Fine Dining in Ireland, Modern Irish Restaurants, Restaurant Listings, Restaurant Reviews, restaurants / Taste Members

A long overdue trip to The Yeats County saw us indulge in some of the finest cooking that Sligo and infact, this entire island has to offer. Eala Bhán, the Irish for White Swan, is picturesquely located on the banks of the Garavogue River. We arrived on a cold, rainy Friday night for our 8pm booking

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Win an Overnight Bed & Breakfast with Dinner at the Foyle Hotel for two persons plus a signed Donegal Table Cookbook on arrival – Competition Closed

Competitions / admin

Brian McDermott is an award-winning celebrity chef and author from Co Donegal, as well as chef-proprietor of the newly-restored Foyle Hotel in Moville. Within a year of opening the Foyle Hotel in Moville Brian has been awarded many accolades in Irish Food to include “Irelands Newcomer of 2019” by Georgina Campbell, Irelands Top 100 places to Stay and

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Be in with a Chance of Winning a €200 Ely Gift Voucher – Competition Closed

Competitions / admin

You have 3 chances to win an Ely Gift Voucher, we have a voucher to the value of €200, plus one for €100 and one for €50. The Ely Gift Voucher can be used for in any of the four Ely venues for a legendary lunch, delicious dinner or even ‘just drinks’. It can also

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Win a 3 Course A la Carte Dinner for two with a Bottle of Wine and Welcome Cocktails in San Lorenzo’s – Competition Closed

Competitions / admin

San Lorenzo’s is a modern Italian restaurant on Georges Street in the centre of Dublin city, close to Temple Bar at the downtown end of the culinary-famous Camden Mile. Grafton Street shopping, Dublin Castle, Christchurch Cathedral and Trinity College are all within a few minutes’ walk of our front door. Their weekend brunch is a

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Recipes from Tonight’s Episode of Tastes Like Home with Catherine Fulvio

Features, Recipes, Small Bites, Star Chef Recipes / Taste Members

Drimnagh local, Rosemary Wilson hit the spotlight tonight in episode one of the fourth series of Tastes Like Home, starring Catherine Fulvio. The show opened with Catherine spending time with Rosemary Wilson at Drimnagh Castle where they soak in the surrounding views and discussed which family member was in need of a taste of home when she shows

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Medieval Marvels of the Marble City – Kilkenny Taste Travel Guide

- Fill Your Heart With Ireland, Restaurant Reviews, Travel, Travel Inspiration, Travel News / admin

Did you know the world’s first ever witch trial took place in Kilkenny in 1324? The accused was local woman, Dame Alice de Kyteler – born where Kyteler’s Inn is today – who had outlasted four husbands and was suspected of poisoning them. A wealthy money-lender in her own right, she came in the sights

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Lake Como Northern Italy Taste Travel guide – Paradise to the Stars and More

Europe, Travel, Travel Inspiration / admin

One glimpse of fabulous Lake Como in Northern Italy and you can understand immediately why George Clooney fell in love with it. The Hollywood heartthrob has a home on the shores of the beautiful lake where he played host to former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle during the summer. Arriving just a couple

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Watch The World Go By In Comfort with Creative Cocktails and Delicious Dishes – JT Pim’s Brunch Review

Bars & Venues, Casual Dining, Cocktails, Restaurant Reviews, Whiskey / Taste Members

Stepping through the doors of J.T Pim’s via the Dame Court entrance on a bright and breezy Saturday afternoon armed with mighty appetites after a morning of retail therapy, we were ever so ready to indulge in a spot of languid, leisurely brunching. We reserved the highly coveted window seat and we recommend you do

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Top Food Experiences in Vietnam – Taste Travel Guide

Features, Travel, Travel Features, Travel Inspiration, Travel News / admin

Unforgettable, characteristic, singular – Vietnamese food is balanced between the sweet and salty. Fresh herbs (that is, leaves/foliage) are plentiful and form the bed of many dishes. Spicy dishes aren’t as common as you might think, as chilli sauces are provided in separate bowls. From Goi Cuon (opaque spring rolls) and Banh Mi (the best

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Top 10 Unique Bars in New York City – Taste Travel Guide

Bars & Venues, Features, Travel, Travel Inspiration / admin

The worst thing about bars is that so many of them look the same. We understand they have a solitary primary function, but do they all have to look as if an interior design template is being religiously stuck to? Our favourite selection of New York City bars is such that each is very different

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Top 10 Most Unusual Hotels in the UK – Taste Travel Guide

City Breaks, Europe, Features, Hotels, News, Travel, Travel Features, Travel Inspiration / admin

Hotels come in all shapes and sizes, all manner of design and décor. The primary thing they have in common, of course, is the room you sleep in, but wouldn’t life be boring if all rooms were the same? Listed here are some of our favourite, shall we say, unusual places to rest your head

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Top 10 Restaurants in Lisbon – Taste Travel Guide

City Breaks, Europe, Features, Travel, Travel Inspiration, Travel News / admin

Portuguese cuisine is one of the most influential in Europe – did you know that Portugal popularised tomatoes as well as potatoes? Customarily, fresh seafood is nigh-on a staple diet, but meat eaters will never walk away from a restaurant dissatisfied, either. Latterly, there has been a marked trend for beautiful looking restaurants serving traditional

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