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Author name: Erica Bracken

Citron

Citron at The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin, Dublin 2

Citron Restaurant The Fitzwilliam Hotel is a good food lovers paradise. For a fun and chic dining experience try our casually stunning restaurant Citron on the mezzanine level above the lobby, where you sample exquisite food while observing life below and those familiar faces coming through the hotel doors. Citron is a Dublin city favourite. You […]

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Fiona Uyema

Hands-on Healthy Lunch Box Cookery Class with Japanese Cookery Expert Fiona Uyema

Are you bored with your work lunch, or need inspiration for your children’s school lunchbox? The Japanese are well known for their creative ways in preparing bento (lunch boxes) for their work and school lunches. They are healthy, tasty, well-balanced and colourful. Fiona Uyema says “Japanese people eat with their eyes so the appearance of

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John Farrell Restaurateur. Photo by Terry McDongh www.terrymcdonagh.com

An Empire State of Mind – Serial Restaurateur John Farrell

“A good restaurateur is a well travelled restaurateur,” says John Farrell, the man behind some of Dublin’s most pioneering restaurants: Super Miss Sue, Luna, Cervi, 777, Dillinger’s and The Butcher Grill. Each one of them, with their innovative concepts, talented chefs at the helm, and slick service, would not be out of place in any of

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Chantelle Nicholson

Marcus Wareing’s Secret Weapon – Chef & Restaurant Director Chantelle Nicholson

In 2004, Chantelle Nicholson, swapped her career as a lawyer in New Zealand pursued her passion for cookery, and landed a job in Marcus Wareing’s kitchen. 12 years later Chantelle still wears her chef whites, but her official title now reads Group Operations Director; doing everything from looking after every aspect of all three of Marcus

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Northern Ireland Brewing and Distilling

What’s Hoppening in Northern Ireland’s Brewing and Distilling Scene

Northern Ireland’s Year of Food and Drink 2016 is a celebration of everything delicious about the North. Over 366 days, there are countless ways to get a true taste of Northern Ireland, but experiencing each and every one would be a challenge for even the most die hard foodie. Thankfully, the year is neatly divided into monthly

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OX Restaurant Belfast

Graceful as a Gazelle, Strong as an Ox – OX Restaurant Review

Seasonality is a term so heavily abused in the food industry it has almost lost its meaning, and, often, at restaurants the essence of raw ingredients is lost in a melange of complex techniques, and overbearing flavours. OX restaurant in Belfast on the other hand has earned its stripes, and a glowing Michelin star in 2013,

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Clonakility Food and Drink Travel Guide

Clonakilty Food & Drink Travel Guide – From Brewery Town to Foodie Town

Clonakilty is a town that is well rehearsed in the traditional Irish Céad Míle Fáilte. If the town had a middle name it would be ‘Welcome’. Blessed by both its position to the Atlantic Coast and award winning Inchydoney Beach, the rolling verdant hills peppered with happy cows, Clonakilty is a place that’s more than

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Matcha Latte

Green is the New Black – Can Matcha Green Tea Replace Coffee?

Did you know that over 70 million cups of coffee are drunk every single day in Britain alone? Highly caffeinated drinks such as coffee and ‘energy drinks’ are controversial and their potential impacts on our health are a hot topic. Is there an alternative to the ‘norm’? The answer is, of course, ‘yes’. If you

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For Sake’s Sake – Your Guide to Japan’s Rice Wine, with Sake Cosmo Recipe

The alcoholic beverage called ‘sake’, Japanese rice wine, is made from polished rice and a type of bacteria culture called koji. Although sake is similar to wine in appearance, the brewing process of sake is more similar to beer. The alcohol content of sake is higher than wine and beer which is usually up to

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