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Win a Half Day Cookery Course in Catherine Fulvio’s Ballyknocken House – CLOSED

Ballyknocken House and Cookery School is scenically located on a 280 acre farm in County Wicklow. Just 29 miles from Dublin City, Ballyknocken is the perfect escape for a culinary break. Catherine Fulvio has Christmas wrapped up with a selection of printable presents and cookbooks, all easily available at the touch of your fingertips. To […]

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Win a Christmas Favourites Hamper from Hampers & Co – CLOSED

Competitions / Alison Daly

Hampers & Co is Ireland’s luxury online hamper & gift retailer. For over 22 years, they’ve created and delivered beautifully presented hampers of exceptional quality all over Europe. Hampers & Co work closely with exceptional Irish Artisan Food producers & suppliers in their ongoing endeavour to insure that their customer will feel as individual as

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Goût de / Good France to Celebrate French Cuisine in March

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Goût de / Good France will celebrate French gastronomy in various locations worldwide on 21st March, 2016. Over 1000 chefs on all five continents are expected to join the event. Dinners served simultaneously in participating restaurants will honour the merits of French cuisine, its capacity for innovation, and its values: sharing, enjoying, and respecting the

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Kevin Thornton Releases Album to Celebrate Thornton’s Restaurant Anniversary

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Throughout his career, Ireland’s gastronomical genius Kevin Thornton has never failed to surprise and delight. His latest venture, 25X4 Autumn, is yet another example that takes our senses on a wonderful culinary journey. Created by Kevin and Muriel Thornton in celebration of the 25 year anniversary of Thornton’s Restaurant, 25X4 Autumn is the first in

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Cocktail of the Week from Hennessy

Cocktails, Drinks, Events, News / Alison Daly

Hennessy Winter Cocktail – Doolin’s Reserve What could be more perfect for the Christmas season than a warming Hennessy cocktail? Doolin’s Reserve is an experiential cocktail that promises to entice all of the senses and get you in the mood for the festivities ahead. Created by Bronze on Lower Baggot Street in Dublin, Doolin’s Reserve

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12 Craft Pubs for Christmas

Craft Beer, Drinks / Alison Daly

I have a confession. I have never ‘done’ twelve pubs in a night. That said, here are a few suggestions of pubs around the country where you’re guaranteed to find a warm welcome, a roaring fire or good food. They all have fantastic beer and some of them tick all the boxes! 1) The Salt

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A Flair for Nostalgic Fare – Fenn’s Quay Review

News, Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

I have a real soft spot for Cork and love visiting the city and county whenever I can. Unfortunately, I don’t get the chance to do this as often as I would like so I try to pack in as much as I can when I am there. This inevitably includes dining in previously unvisited

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A Neighbourhood Treat That’s Not Just for Locals – RIBA Restaurant Review

News, Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

As a Stillorgan local myself, I can tell you it’s been a while since we have had something to get excited about on the dining front. Since the opening of Dundrum Town Centre, business has been drawn from the surrounding villages creating empty premises and a lack of atmosphere. It became commonplace then to write

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A Tale of the Unexpected – My Thai at The Beacon Hotel Review

News, Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

Dining in My Thai Restaurant in The Beacon Hotel in Sandyford is like opening a rather plain looking gift box and discovering all sorts of wonderful delights inside. Located on the edge of Sandyford Business District in South Dublin, The Beacon has a rather unprepossessing appearance from the outside but once you enter through the

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Fit for Royalty – Afternoon Tea at Castlemartyr Resort Review

Afternoon Tea, News, Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

It has been a mission of mine over the past year to seek out the best places in Ireland to have afternoon tea. With this in mind, I recently decided to take a short break at Castlemartyr Resort and was delighted to discover that afternoon tea is available there. Needless to say, I immediately booked

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A Thyme to Eat – Thyme Restaurant Review

News, Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

I think that there is a lot of exciting food being cooked and served in Irish restaurants at the moment. I find it particularly encouraging that this is not something that is confined to city restaurants but that good food can be found in many places around the country. My first introduction to Athlone in

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Quique Dacosta to Open Restaurant in Dubai under Palazzo Versace

News, Small Bites / Alison Daly

Quique Dacosta, holder of three Michelin stars and an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts, will inaugurate a pop-up restaurant in Palazzo Versace in Dubai this January. He will be the first chef to step into the kitchen of Enigma, one of the restaurants in the recently opened Palazzo Versace, Dubai. This innovative restaurant embodies the

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Forget About Sandwiches and Make the Most of Your Christmas Leftovers

Features, News / Alison Daly

Every house has their own Christmas traditions, especially when it comes to food. Whether you serve sprouts or sausage meat, cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly there is one universal factor to all of our Christmas meals – leftovers. Perhaps it is inherited from our Irish mammies who like to serve enough food to feed an

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Medley by Andrew Rudd is Set to Grow Through Crowd Lending

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Linked Finance, Ireland’s leading ‘Crowd Lending’ company, are delighted to announce they are currently raising €25,000 to finance the expansion of Medley, the private dining and venue hire business run by celebrity chef Andrew Rudd. The funds will be used for the fit out of Medley’s new premises on Fleet Street, Dublin 2, which is

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Win a Teeling Whiskey Gift Pack Including a Bottle of Small Batch – CLOSED

Competitions / Alison Daly

This Christmas celebrate the excellence of Ireland’s artisan community at The Teeling Whiskey Distillery’s exclusive Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday December 5th from 11am-5pm. With eleven popular Irish brands set to take part in the festive showcase including some of Teeling’s own exciting food collaborations, visitors can expect an enticing host of palate pleasing offerings

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Tassimo – Discovering Trends in Irish Interiors & Design

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Movers and shakers in Irish design, interiors and fashion along with top tier lifestyle media attended an exclusive breakfast and informative session on how trends in technology and commercial architecture are influencing our homes. Surrounded by the very apt Georgian and contemporary architecture of The Dean Hotel, a captive audience listened to experts Denise O’Connor

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Camembert & Brioche Wreath is M&S Dish of the Week

Small Bites / Alison Daly

Treat your friends and family this Christmas with the delicious M&S Cornish Camembert & Brioche Wreath. Perfect for festive get-togethers, this dish will wow guests at Christmas dinners and New Year parties. Rosie While, M&S Cheese Product Developer, says “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without sharing food, and what better way to do it with this

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Win a Luxury Christmas Hamper from Musgrave MarketPlace – CLOSED

Competitions / Alison Daly

Indulge this Christmas with one of Musgrave MarketPlace’s luxury hampers. Ideal for sharing (or not sharing!) their hampers are sure to bring a smile to foodies everywhere (yep, even grinches). To see the full range of Christmas hampers, you can click here. This Christmas we have an Eve Hamper jam packed full of goodies to

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Guinness and Malt Wheaten Bread Recipe by Margaret M. Johnson

Baking & Desserts, Family Recipes, Recipes / Alison Daly

I discovered the recipe for this unusual bread many years ago in Belfast. The secret ingredient is barley malt, thick syrup that gives the bread a moist texture and delicious flavour. Makes 1 loaf Ingredients: – 1 cup/115 g fine whole wheat flour, plus additional for sprinkling – 1 cup/115 g coarse whole wheat flour

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Spinach and Smoked Applewood Bread Recipe by John Burke

Baking & Desserts, Recipes, Star Chef Recipes / Alison Daly

The Spinach and Smoked Applewood Bread was designed as a variation on traditional ingredients and methods, you can include fillings of your choice. Other variations include Basil Pesto and Chorizo & Parmesan. This bread is normally served as an appetiser. Ingredients: – 2tsp caster sugar – 435ml warm water – 20g fresh yeast – 750g

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Irish Whiskey Cake Recipe by Margaret M. Johnson

Baking & Desserts, Recipes / Alison Daly

Whiskey cake with candied fruits is a popular Irish dessert that’s often served at Christmas or used for weddings and christenings. This recipe, which was first published in The Irish Heritage Cookbook, is much lighter and more like a spicy raisin cake than a heavy fruitcake. I’ve been making this all-occasion cake for more than

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