Astrolabe Marlborough Dry Riesling 2009 (12.5%, €19.95 down to €17.95, O’Briens) Simon Waghorn’s Astrolabe outfit produce some cracking Sauvignon Blancs – both the standard and Awatere Valley are regular tipples in my house. Thankfully, some of his other wines also make it into Ireland, such as this superb Riesling. The first thing you notice is […]
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One wet March afternoon, my husband announced that our local water diviner was going to come and help us locate a new well. Up until the moment he arrived, I honestly thought his visit was some kind of madcap prank. I simply couldn’t believe that in the twenty-first century we would be enlisting the services
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I love to incorporate as many edible wild herbs and flowers into dishes as I possibly can. They taste delicious, look pretty and often have healing attributes as well. This leg of lamb was inspired by a visit to the West of Ireland, where sheep graze on hills of heather, grass, and nettles. Adding heather
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Now that we’re officially in spring, it’s a wonderful time of the year to gather friends and family together for long afternoons filled with tea and cake. This classic sponge cake is the perfect tea time treat for when you have guests over and the smell of it baking in the oven is simply irresistible!
Classic Sponge Cake Recipe by Ultan Cooke Read More »
Tacos are so tasty and great fun to eat! They’re also really easy to make – and with Cool Beans it’s more of an assembly job than cooking, making life even easier! Serves 2 Ingredients: – 1 pot of Smoky Cool Beans – 300 grams sirloin steak – 1 avocado – 1 red chilli –
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We all know beer is a passion of mine, but did you know I enjoy baking too? I’ve always stuck to what I knew up until recently, when I started to introduce beer into my baking. It’s such fun using the simple basic recipes I’ve known since my childhood and developing them into gorgeous beery
Banana & Brown Ale Muffins Recipe by Janice Dunne Read More »
Watch part of Samsung’s recipe collection with Derry Clarke, the Samsung Home Appliances Brand Ambassador. Here Derry shows us how to make a delicious Risotto and as usual, it requires an obsessive attention to detail! Mushroom Risotto with Spinach, Truffle, Crisp Parmesan Mushroom Stock: – 1 small onion, peeled and chopped – 1 small clove
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From Saba Baggot Street, Karim shows you how to make his Spirit of Dublin cocktail with Teeling Small Batch Whiskey. For more great videos check out Saba’s Youtube Channel here. Find out more about Saba Restaurant and the brand new site in Baggot Street on the website www.sabadublin.com, Twitter or Facebook. MORE ON SABA Saba
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This is a cool take on a classic chicken stir-fry. These crispy birds nests are made from noodles and as a bonus they are baked not deep fried. The sauce is really delish! Ingredients: – 2 nests of noodles – 1 tbsp Cornflour and 2 tbsp oil – Spray oil – 2 chicken fillets –
Birds Nest Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe by Chef Louise Lennox & Aishling Larkin of Foodoppi Read More »
Imen McDonnell lived a very busy life in America before giving it all up for love and moving to the Irish countryside. She writes an award winning blog Farmette which is based on her life here and her adventures in the kitchen. Now she has turned that blog into her very first book, The Farmette
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2016 is turning out to be a very busy year for restaurateur Sallyanne Clarke. On top of running Michelin Star restaurant l’Ecrivain, this year Sallyanne has taken on the presidency of Ireland’s Blue Book. The association was formed in 1974 by 11 founding members who found themselves in a gap between B&B accommodation and the
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Michelin Star restaurant l’Ecrivain has been setting the benchmark for Irish cuisine since its foundation in 1989. Award winning chef Derry Clarke and his wife Sallyanne have created an extraordinary culinary experience that combines great local and seasonal produce with creative cooking and warm Irish hospitality. Their menus are constantly being reinvented and now l’Ecrivain
l’Ecrivain Launches New Pre-Theatre Menu Read More »
Pizza and pasta lovers rejoice! Zizzi is a leading chain of restaurants in the UK and now they are bringing their signature take on Italian cuisine to Ireland. The new restaurant will be located in the Pembroke District of the Dundrum Town Centre and is set to open April 7th. The location makes Zizzi the
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TheTaste have teamed up with award winning Galway bar An Púcán to bring you the latest in the burger movement. After listening to feedback from dedicated customers, the culinary team has joined forces with the bartenders to create a range of exclusive burgers that has never been attempted before. Inspired by the teaching of the
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The g Hotel & Spa is the perfect venue for your culinary wedding as the team have just been named as the Best Hotel Restaurant in Galway at the 2016 Irish Restaurant Awards. The award winning team are regularly awarded two AA rosettes so the recent win at the RAI awards is just the icing
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Inter Beaujolais is about to launch its first marketing campaign in Ireland with a trade tasting in the Morrison Hotel on Tuesday, May 17th. The tasting takes place from 11am to 6pm and will feature wines from each of the ten Beaujolais crus as well as Beaujolais AOC and Beaujolais-Villages AOC. Presented by Martin Moran
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Anyone who has an interest in food and has visited Galway will know McCambridge’s. The large store on Shop Street has been at the heart of Galway’s food culture since its foundation by George McCambridge in 1925. Over the last 90 years the shop has evolved from a pub and grocers to a renowned food
Galway Food Festival Focus: McCambridge’s Read More »
Congratulations are in order for the Dingle Distillery as their Dingle Vodka has won the World’s Best Vodka Design at The World’s Best Spirits 2016 in London on the 17th of March. Selected by an international panel of experts over three rounds of judging, Dingle Vodka was up against some of the best and most
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The 6th annual Malbec World Day takes place this year on April 17th. The theme for 2016 is ‘Celebrating a Classic‘ and hundreds of events will be taking place in 70 cities around the world. The festivities will include wine fairs, tastings and promotions in wine bars, shops and restaurants. Here in Ireland, the Argentine
Argentine Embassy Host Press & Trade Wine Fair this April Read More »
Adding to their list of exclusive celebratory Afternoon Teas, The Shelbourne has announced a commemorative selection to mark the centenary of 1916. As the country prepares to remember and celebrate our history, The Shelbourne has designed a special Afternoon Tea imbued with a taste of Ireland. The historical Lord Mayor’s Lounge in the iconic hotel
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Ireland’s biggest food festival, Taste of Dublin, returns to the Iveagh gardens 16th-19th of June. Sponsored by Electrolux, this year’s festival will see over 30,000 food lovers gather in the gardens to experience the best Irish food and celebrate our vibrant culinary scene. Taste of Dublin is renowned for featuring the finest chefs and restaurants
Bringing Them Home – Irish Chefs Return for Taste of Dublin 2016 Read More »
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