Celebrating the very best in food and drink, Great Taste, the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, has reached its grand finale for 2016. The Great Taste Golden Fork for the best food or drink in Ireland was presented to Dunnes Stores for its Simply Better Irish Handmade All Butter Sticky Toffee Pudding. Commenting on […]
Are you a talented chef, aged between 18 and 26? Do you have creativity, flair and passion for food? Do you have the drive and determination to push yourself through an intense 3 months of competition? Then, knives at the ready, from today you can enter Euro-Toques Ireland Young Chef of the Year 2016, in
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Healthy and cake are two words we don’t frequently associate, and as a result our favourite baked goods have been relegated to ‘occasional treat’ and ‘guilty pleasure’ status. But now, thanks to Clare-based sommelier turned baker, Naomi Ní Chatháin, you can have your (healthy) cake and eat it too. Naomi is behind the startup Naomi’s
Clare-based Sommelier Turned Baker Launches Healthy Cake Kit Subscription Startup Read More »
#777TattooYou Competition is back! 777 is offering the chance to Win a Dinner a Month for Two People for an Entire Year! Entering this fantastic prize worth €960 is as simple as 1,2,3 … To enter simply: 1. ‘Tattoo’ the 777 logo anywhere on your body – Collect your 777 tattoo transfer at 777, or alternatively get creative
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This chilli, lemon and prawn spaghetti recipe couldn’t be any simpler. With just some juicy prawns, a few store cupboard essentials, and a sprinkle of fresh parsley you’ll have dinner on the table in a few easy steps. Roughly 2 servings Ingredients: – 10 prawns – Juice of one lemon – 1 tsp chilli flakes – Large handful of
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Take the fuss out of jam-making with this simple Apple Caramel Jam recipe that can be made using a variety of apples. Siúcra’s Light Golden Brown Sugar gives the jam a buttery caramel flavour while the warm and citrusy aroma of cardamom goes very well with the apples. By using Siúcra’s Sure Set Jam Sugar
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If I had to name the most-viewed (and most-cooked) recipe on my blog over the last nine years, I’m pretty sure it would be this Spicy Thai Curry Noodle Soup Recipe. A lack of time and a desperate need for immediate gratification is what led me to this recipe. And that is what this soup
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Elderflower is abundant in the summer in the Irish countryside. At EIPIC, we pick lots of it in season and then dry or pickle it for the autumn months. You could also make your own cordial which is great for adding to sparkling water or even Prosecco. It’s almost tropical floral flavour works really well
Pear and Elderflower Custard Tart Recipe by Chef Danni Barry Read More »
This is a seriously awesome savoury breakfast: a Turkish style flatbread topped with my favourite Coyo dairy free, sugar free coconut yogurt infused with garlic and fresh herbs, and a crispy bottomed fried egg, harissa, dukkah and some extra roast pistachios for good measure. The only breakfast I’ll give up my chocolate pancakes for! My
Turkish Fried Egg Flatbread Recipe by Peachy Palate Read More »
It is mesmerising to watch how street vendors make this Clay pot Chicken Rice (Nasi Ayam Clapot) dish as it takes multi-tasking to a whole new level. They have 10–12 charcoal stoves on the go at the same time, placing the clay pots with rice on top of the hob as the orders come in.
Malaysian Clay pot Chicken Rice Recipe by Ping Coombes Read More »
Fresh pineapples and passion fruit are easy to get your hands on at this time of year and are relatively inexpensive to buy. I normally prefer to use Irish fruits and vegetables in my cooking and baking but I find it hard to resist the seductive flavours of these tropical fruits. Our summers may be
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If you can find micro greens like baby beetroot leaves, watercress or sprouts, the salmon skewers will pop with colour and the vivid brightness will wow your friends. The marinade also makes a tasty dipping sauce that you can use with scallops or prawns. I find that the salmon needs to be chunky or it
Sesame Salmon Skewers Recipe by Catherine Fulvio Read More »
These Mini Lemon Meringue Pie Cheesecakes are super easy to bake and have all the comfort of a lemon meringue pie. Nostalgia at its best Ingredients: Biscuit Base – 200g digestive biscuits – 6 tbsp melted butter Filling – 115g caster sugar – 400g cream cheese – 2 tbsp sour cream – 1/4tsp salt – 2 tbsp lemon juice – 1 tsp
Mini Lemon Meringue Pie Cheesecakes Recipe by Karyn Ryan Read More »
A lot has been written about Dylan McGrath: On how he achieved a Michelin star at Mint; on the blow he suffered when the restaurant fell victim to the recession; how he rebuilt his career by opening some of Dublin’s most successful casual eateries; and there have been as many column inches about his temper
“I’m not finished yet” – What’s Next for Dylan McGrath Read More »
No figure in the hospitality industry mystifies more than the hotel concierge. They have to know everything and everyone; source anything from an elusive table at the best restaurant in town, to that must-have handbag of the moment; cater to requests that can sometimes range from downright absurd to borderline impossible; all the while staying
Concierge Confidential: Inside The Shelbourne with Concierge Denis O’Brien Read More »
It’s 5pm, shortly before service starts at 777 Restaurant on South Great Georges Street, and waiting outside the black nondescript entrance I feel like I’m about to enter an illicit, secretive speakeasy. Head chef Adam Dunn soon arrives to smuggle me inside the door, and before I know it there’s a frosty salt rimmed margarita sitting on the
It’s Getting Hotter in Here – 777 Head Chef Adam Dunn Reveals Exciting New Menu Read More »
Just as essential as yeast is to a perfectly risen loaf of bread, the six McErlain brothers, Adrian, John, Paul, Seamus, Brian and Damian, have proven to be vital ingredients in the success of the one of Northern Ireland’s most booming bakeries, Genesis Crafty. The family bakery has risen higher and higher since their parents
Band of Bakers – The Six Brothers Behind the Rise and Rise of Genesis Crafty Bakery Read More »
Over the past few decades, Ireland’s wealth of producers, makers, and growers have been the foundation on which Ireland’s food industry has blossomed. These artisans have become household names, regular fixtures on menus across the country, and staples in our kitchens. An integral ingredient in the transition from little known producers to artisinal heroes are
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As the old saying goes, a business with no sign is a sign of no business, but before graphic design and vinyl letters became commonplace, the only way to put your name over the door of your business was with a hand painted sign. Sadly, as modern techniques crept in the works of traditional sign
Dublin’s Freshest Sign Painter on the Revival of the Hand Painted Sign Read More »
For eleven months of the year, Brussels is a haven for the hungry. Satisfy that late-night snacky feeling at the local friterie (chip shop), where the chips have been double-fried in goose fat. On the way home from a night out with plentiful beers and negotiable closing hours, slip in the side door of a
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Napa Valley is about an hour drive north from San Francisco – the perfect day trip or weekend get away if you love anything food and wine! Napa county consists of several little towns, most famous for its wineries and restaurants are Downtown Napa, Yountville & St. Helena. Over the past two decade, Napa has
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