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The Shelbourne Hotel Announces One Golden Ticket is Hidden in Christmas Puddings

Made with love from a traditional recipe in the kitchens of The Shelbourne Hotel every Christmas, the much loved Christmas puddings served at the hotel are also available to purchase to eat at home. This year, one lucky winner will find a Golden Ticket carefully tucked away in their pudding wrapper, ready to be found on Christmas […]

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Have a Very Veggie Christmas with M&S

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

When it comes to planning the most anticipated feast of the year, Christmas Day dinner, most of the attention is paid to the best-loved centrepieces like roast turkey and ham. So much so that options for vegetarians and vegans can often be overlooked. Luckily for vegetable lovers, at M&S they have created a range of

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Galway Chef Michele Kilkenny Wins This Year’s The Taste of Success

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Galway Chef Michele Kilkenny was crowned winner of this year’s The Taste of Success on RTÉ One this evening. Facing strong competition from William Murray and James Kavanagh and their banana bread, Michele’s Chef Select Irish Beef Brisket Pie was the judges ultimate favourite, winning her a prize worth €100,000. Michele’s winning dish is a

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Northern Ireland’s New Signature Dish is Revealed

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Northern Ireland’s Year of Food and Drink 2016 is coming to close, but after setting a challenge to four of Northern Ireland’s top chefs Tourism Northern Ireland have created a new regional signature dish that is sure to leave a lasting legacy of what has been an amazing culinary year. The winning dish was unveiled

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Dublin Airport’s Marqette Flying High After Winning Fourth Award of 2016

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

This year there has been more cause for celebration for the Michael JF Wright Hospitalty Group as Marqette was awarded the ‘Airport Hospitality Provider of the Year Award’ at the prestigious Aviation Awards on December 7th at the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, Dublin. The Aviation Industry Awards continue to be the benchmark for excellence for

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Muffin of the Moment: Foróige Teen Becomes Aldi’s Youngest Supplier with 1916 Themed Muffins

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Foróige teen Éabha Campbell, the National Junior Baking Competition winner, has her Muffin of the Moment stocked in 128 Aldi Stores nationwide since 10th December, €1.79 for a two pack. Éabha is Aldi’s youngest supplier at just 16 years of age. Éabha, from Truagh Foróige Club in Co. Monaghan, was crowned the National Junior Baker

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How to Have a Hygge Holiday with Siúcra

Features, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Christmas can be a particularly stressful time and with the dark nights drawing in and temperatures dropping, now is the perfect time to embrace hygge and start incorporating it into your everyday life. If you haven’t heard, Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is a Danish lifestyle philosophy that has taken the world by storm and is currently

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The Best Northern Ireland Christmas Hamper Ever

Features / Erica Bracken

Slipping a hamper of premium local produce under the 2016 Christmas tree could be the most thoughtful gift you’ve ever given – and how appropriate in the final month of the Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink. At this time of year there is a huge range of delicious locally produced artisan goodies to

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Sprout & Co. Announce Third Café to Open this Month on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay

News, Small Bites / Erica Bracken

As previously revealed in an interview with TheTaste, Sprout & Co. will continue to grow their juice and salad bar business with the opening of their third café, just over a year after opening its first standalone store on Dawson Street. Now, the brothers behind the business, Jack and Theo Kirwan, have finally announced that the new

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Where to Have a Family Friendly Dinner in Dublin Before the Christmas Panto

Features / Erica Bracken

If you are a sourpuss, a scrooge, a spoil sport or a bah humbug then this is not the list for you. But for those who relish the most festively fantastic time of year in its finest and funniest incarnation, the Christmas panto, then roll up, roll up we’ve got an all singing, all dancing

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Chef Tom Kerridge to Open First London Restaurant in 2017

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Michelin-starred TV chef Tom Kerridge, who is behind the UK’s only gastropub to be awarded two Michelin stars, is set to finally open a restaurant in London. The chef, well known for his roles presenting both Food and Drink and Bake Off: Crème de la Crème for BBC Two, has announced plans to helm a

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Raise a Glass to 2017 at 40,000 Feet – Celebrate New Year’s Eve in the World’s Highest Drinks Lounge

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Not sure how to celebrate New Year’s Eve? Stuck for ideas on how to ring in the New Year? Why not try something completely different like the thousands of people for whom midnight on December 31st will be spent at 40,000 feet, toasting the start of 2017 in the highest Lounge in the world, Emirates’

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Moloughney’s Restaurant in Clontarf is Awarded Bord Bia Just Ask Restaurant of the Month

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Moloughney’s Restaurant in Clontarf, Dublin 3, has been awarded Bord Bia Just Ask Restaurant of the Month for December. Located just off the seafront, in what has become the ‘restaurant quarter’ of Clontarf, this atmospheric two-storey restaurant is an inviting place that’s full of character and fantastic food. Currently in its seventh year, the Just Ask

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Give the Gift of a Magical Getaway with an Ireland’s Blue Book Gift Voucher

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Stuck for a Christmas gift for the impossible foodie in your life? or that person who only only expects the very best? An Ireland’s Blue Book gift voucher is the perfect choice to meet the standards of even the most demanding of recipients. Ireland’s Blue Book is a romantic collection of Irish Country House Hotels,

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Have a Very Dairy Christmas – Clodagh McKenna Launches Exclusive Christmas Recipe Campaign

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

The National Dairy Council is delighted to announce that it is launching a special Christmas campaign with Irish Chef Clodagh Mckenna. Clodagh has created eight delicious festive recipes using the best of Irish produce, a range of indulgent treats to cook for friends and family this Christmas. Clodagh says “I have always been passionate about

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Edinburgh Food & Drink Travel Guide

City Breaks, Europe, Features / Erica Bracken

Edinburgh, the Athens of the North is one of the best loved city destinations on these islands, with something for everyone whether that’s the proximity of Highlands and coastline or the world renowned arts festivals in the month of August. But you’re missing a trick if you don’t experience the festive season in ‘Auld Reekie’,

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An Urban Gem Uncovered in Smithfield – Urbanity Coffee Review

Coffee & Cafes, Drinks, Restaurant Reviews / Erica Bracken

On Coke Lane, just a few minutes away from the bustling Generator Hostel and the trendy Lighthouse Cinema, is Urbanity Coffee. Located slightly off the beaten tracks, this cafe in the Glass House welcomes visitors with a neon light sign ‘Coffee’ in tantalising dark red. The glass front lets the café bathe in natural light,

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Danni Barry on Changing Kitchen Culture and What’s Next for Ireland’s Best Female Chef

Interviews / Erica Bracken

It’s 11am and chef Danni Barry is already two hours into her 14 hours shift at EIPIC restaurant, at Deanes in Belfast. “It’s supposed to be a split shift, but it hardly ever works out that way,” she says, without a hint of hardship in her voice. Just over a year since she achieved a

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“My mission is to turn food waste into something a bit rock and roll” – Chef Douglas McMaster Interview

Interviews / Erica Bracken

The culinary world is not dissimilar to an army: by obeying orders and sticking to culinary code of conduct most hope to climb the hierarchy, from the lower ranks of commis chef to an executive chef, and perhaps someday being in command of their own restaurant. But chef Douglas McMaster has rejected the restaurant rule book

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Roast Crown of Turkey with Sage and Onion Stuffing Recipe by Neven Maguire

Family Recipes, Poultry Recipes, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Star Chef Recipes / Erica Bracken

To test if the turkey crown is cooked, pierce the thickest part with a long clean skewer or knitting needle. If the juices run clear, it’s ready. If it’s a little pink, then return it to the oven and cook it a little longer. I prefer to use a free-range or organic bird for this

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The Irish Nigella – An Interview with Catherine Fulvio

Interviews / Erica Bracken

With their manes of thick dark hair, multitude of cookbooks and TV shows to their names, and shared affinity for Italian food, one could easily draw comparisons between Catherine Fulvio and fellow domestic goddess Nigella Lawson. And just like Nigella Catherine know’s how to throw a good dinner party too. Though rather than ambling through

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