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Take a Bite Out of Galway’s Most Electric Brunch – Biteclub Review

I can’t take brunch seriously. It’s the flamboyant joke meal that ridicules breakfast, insults lunch and ridiculously combines both with day-drinking. It’s a millennial indulgence meal designed to forego any possibility of rescuing the weekend savings slaughter where all that hard work of the week is finally obliterated with a piece of toast, an avocado ‘crushed’ and bottomless […]

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Unlocking New Horizons – Conor O’Dowd & Paul McNamara, the Next Generation of Chefs at Locks One Windsor Terrace

Interviews / Erica Bracken

“It used to be my favourite restaurant, before I ever got involved,” says Paul McNamara, chef and co-owner of Locks One Windsor Terrace with fellow chef Conor O’Dowd, “and that’s what we always hear when people call up to make a booking, ‘it’s my favourite restaurant and I’m really looking forward to visiting again’” Hidden away

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Creamy Fish Pie Recipe with Butternut Squash Topping by Max Lowery

Family Recipes, Fish & Seafood, Healthy Recipes, Recipes / Erica Bracken

This is my dad’s fish pie recipe and our whole family can’t get enough of it! With a creamy filling and a cheesy butternut squash topping, this pie is jam-packed with colours, flavours and nutrients from the fish, eggs and vegetables. Using squash and sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes means your blood-sugar levels won’t

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Vegan No Bake Blackberry Cheesecake The Healthy Tart

No Bake Vegan Blackberry Cheesecake Recipe by The Healthy Tart

Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Recipes / Erica Bracken

September is berry season and I have been out foraging a lot recently. I couldn’t imagine a better way for using all these lovely blackberries than turning them into a delicious and nutritious no-bake cheesecake. The crust is crunchy and “buttery”, while the cheesecake filling is creamy, luscious, and rich. The blackberries don’t just give

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Pork Steak Recipe with Peanut Butter Satay and an Asian Slaw by Max Lowery

Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Meat Recipes, Recipes / Erica Bracken

This mayo-free Asian slaw served with this pork steak recipe adds a twist to the version you’re probably used to. White cabbage is a bit of an unsung hero. It’s full of vitamin K, which helps keep bones strong and it’s also a great source of vitamin C, essential for protecting cells and keeping them

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Gnocchi and Tomato Bake Recipe by Max Lowery

Healthy Recipes, Recipes, Vegetarian / Vegan, World Food / Erica Bracken

This Gnocchi and Tomato Bake recipe is one of my guilty pleasures and makes for a great meal on a workout day. It’s a tasty dish with a range of different textures and flavours to enjoy, from the crunchy cheese on top to the al dente gnocchi and its delicious tomato sauce. Serves 4 Ingredients:

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HappyFood by YogaHub Finally Announces Opening Date for New Castleknock Cafe

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

When we revealed the news that HappyFood, the all vegan cafe situated within YogaHub yoga studio on Camden Row, was opening in Castleknock it made a lot of people very, very happy. Now the much loved cafe has announced that HappyFood Castleknock will be open Saturday 23rd October, where they will be serving happiness in

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There’s Now a Marmalade Gin and You’ll Want to Drink it for Breakfast

Gin, Small Bites, Spirits / Erica Bracken

Gin for breakfast may not be as outrageous as you might think this is thanks to Manchester based craft distillery Zymurgorium who has teamed up with the city’s oldest jam-maker Duerr’s to launch a marmalade gin. The new innovation that merges the favourite breakfast condiment with your afternoon tipple of choice is titled Marmalade of Manchester

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The Talented Twelve – Euro-Toques Announces Young Chef of the Year Semi-Finalists 2017

News, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

The talented twelve chefs who will progress onto the semi finals of the Euro-Toques Announces Young Chef of the Year 2017 competition have been announced following the interview stage held with a panel of judges yesterday at the Marker Hotel, on Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock. Ireland’s premier culinary competition for young chefs, in association with La

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Here’s How You Can Help Get Your Next Favourite Coffee Shop Off the Ground

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Dublin’s coffee community is flourishing and formidable thing and now you can truly become part of the family by helping to crowdfunding a new coffee shop with an eco-friendly agenda. Using crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, the Pepper Laine campaign page sets out its agenda to open a speciality coffee shop in Dublin with “a focus on

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Study Says Four Cups of Coffee ‘Cuts Risk of Dying Young by Two Thirds’

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

You can enjoy your cup of morning joy happy in the knowledge that it may be the key to living a longer life, the conclusion following the release of a new study from Spanish researchers suggesting that higher coffee consumption is linked to a lower risk of death. Tracking the health of 20,000 participants over

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Ireland’s Culinary Elite Celebrated at the Restaurant of the Year Awards 2017

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Some of Ireland’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs gathered together on Sunday, 27 August for the 17th edition of FOOD&WINE Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year Awards. Running since 2001, the Clayton Hotel on Burlington Road hosted the culinary elite with a champagne reception followed by a five-course meal, created by Executive Chef Finbar Higgins, with

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Make the Most of Your Weekend with These 8 Fabulous Food Events

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

The weekend is here and with it the food and drink rituals we’ve been waiting all week to savour. But in between brunch, cheeky takeaways, and drinks with friends there are a host of foodie events that will satisfy every craving. Here are our picks of the eight fabulously fun filled food events taking place

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Need an Excuse for a Great Night Out? Join the End of Summer Party at Saba this September

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

To celebrate the end of our favourite season, for one night only, Saturday, 23rd September, Dublin’s award-winning Thai and Vietnamese restaurant Saba will treat diners to an End of Summer party and specially created menu. Diners are invited book a table from 8.30pm in the stunning surroundings of Saba Baggot Street and will be greeted on

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Happy National Burger Day! Celebrate with Delicious Burger Recipes with a Difference

Family Recipes, Features, Recipes, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Today marks National Burger Day, but before you start your plan of action to assemble the ultimate burger feast, think beyond classic beef and get creative with your options. We have recipes with crispy halloumi, juicy lamb and chicken smothered in a katsu curry sauce, so take your pick from these tempting recipes and serve

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Budget Airline WOW Air Announces €129 Flights from Ireland to Four New US Cities

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Icelandic budget airline WOW air has announced plans to launch flights from Ireland to four new US destinations, and here’s the best bit – they are priced at only €129.99 each way. The flights will operate from Dublin Airport up to four times a week, with stopovers in Iceland, hitting the ground in Cincinnati, Cleveland,

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Submerge Your Taste Buds in the Flavours of the Irish Sea at Cliff Townhouse Oyster Fest this September

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

You know the start of the oyster season is upon us when details of the annual Cliff Townhouse Oyster Fest are announced. The 6th edition of the popular month long seafood celebration takes places this year from the 7th to 30th of September in the luxury boutique hotel on St Stephen’s Green. Oyster fans can

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They Want YOU! Bewley’s to Hold Recruitment Open Day for Much Anticipated New Grafton Street Cafe

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Ever since the landmark Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street closed it’s doors in 2015 there has been much speculation about when it would reopen – with the refurbishment works for the protected building running far beyond the predicted six month deadline. Finally, there are signs of an official day approaching with the Irish-owned coffee company

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New York Times Names Dublin’s Forty Foot Among the Ten Best Places to Swim in the World

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Dubliners have known it for years, and James Joyce’s Ulysses even ended with Buck Mulligan taking a dip there, but now the Forty Foot in Dún Laoghaire has officially been ranked among the best places to swim in the world. The inclusion was printed in The New York Times at the weekend in opinion piece titled “The 10 Best Places

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Belfast Coffee Roasters Come to Dublin for Free Event that Will Perk the Interest of Any Coffee Lover

Events, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

This Tuesday, August 22nd, Dublin city centre coffee shop Vice Coffee Inc. will host one of Belfast’s newest speciality coffee roasters and brew bars Root & Branch for a demo roasting, coffee cupping and discussion about the art and science of their craft. On the evening, beginning at 7pm, co-founder of the Ormeau Road based

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This New Bar and Restaurant in Salthill is a Sizzling Addition to Galway’s Social Scene

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Whether it’s childhood nostalgia of a family picnic on the beach or an ice-cream by the sea, Salthill holds a special place in the hearts of Galweigens and visitors to the Galway seaside town alike, and now with the opening of SALT bar and restaurant the scene is set for a whole new host of

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