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Conor Myers: The High Voltage Bartender Energizing Ireland’s Bar Scene

Cocktails, Drinks, Interviews / Gaby Guedez

People tend to label each other as if belonging to mutually exclusive categories: artistic vs. business-minded, intuitive vs. analytical, competitive vs. cooperative. A conversation with bartender Conor Myers, Bar Manager at The Exchequer and Ireland’s representative for this years’ BACARDI Legacy Cocktail Competition completely breaks that approach. The same music lover that takes pride in his […]

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L’Extra par Langlois – Wine of the Week from O’Briens

Drinks, Small Bites, Wine / Gaby Guedez

When an obscure candidate unexpectedly wins, we call it a dark horse. It might be an athlete from a country where proficiency at a discipline is unheard of, a beauty queen that steals the judges’ heart at the last minute with a surprisingly witty answer to a shallow question, it might even be an actual dark horse at

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Top Ten Malbecs from Argentina for World Malbec Day | Malbec Wine

Top 10 Malbecs under €20 from Argentina to Celebrate this World Malbec Day

Drinks, Wine / Gaby Guedez

Argentina is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world following France, Italy, Spain and the USA. Until relatively recently Argentina had been in fourth position, ahead of the USA partly due to the global pattern in wine producing countries of falling domestic wine consumption levels. Two reasons are often cited: national government campaigns

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Win a Cruise Around Dublin's Grand Canal with Dinner for two and a Bottle of Wine Aboard La Paniche

Win a Cruise Around Dublin’s Grand Canal with Dinner for Two and Wine Aboard La Peniche – Closed

Competitions / Gaby Guedez

Looking for a dining experience with a difference? Then step on board La Peniche, Dublin’s finest floating restaurant. Undoubtedly one of Dublin’s most unique restaurants, La Peniche is moored on the scenic Grand Canal, this remodeled river barge cruises the canal from Mespil Road down towards Leeson street lock and then we head to Charlemont

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O Brother The Fixer Red Ale – Craft Beer Review

Craft Beer, Drinks / Gaby Guedez

In the village of Kilcoole, just south of Greystones in Co. Wicklow, there is a craft brewery that defines itself with figures: “14 beers, 3 brothers, 1 brewery, 0 shortcuts.” O Brother Brewing, ran by -you guessed it- siblings Barry, Padhraig and Brian O’Neill, opened in 2014 and while proudly announced, its more than the

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This Floating Restaurant is the Ultimate Way to Enjoy Dublin's Grand Canal - La Peniche Review

This Floating Restaurant is the Ultimate Place to Enjoy Dublin’s Grand Canal – La Peniche Review

Restaurant Reviews / Gaby Guedez

My idea of happiness frequently involves a shining sun above me and flowing water underneath my feet. From windsurfing in ever-blue Caribbean beaches to humbly witnessing the glacial glory of the Niagara Falls, and most recently, leisurely cruising Dublin’s cheerful Grand Canal on board La Peniche, the city’s finest floating restaurant, there is an undeniable pattern. As Dublin is not

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Where to Eat in Manchester – A Food and Drink Travel Guide

City Breaks, Europe, Features / Gaby Guedez

With a history stemming from industry in more recent times the city of Manchester has become synonymous with two things: Football and northern soul music. Without a single Michelin Starred restaurant to boast, this northern England destination has been one that’s usually reserved for Stag or Hens parties for us Irish. But with flights from

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Tails will be Wagged for 10 of the Best Dog Friendly Restaurants and Bars in Dublin

Bars & Venues, Drinks, Features / Gaby Guedez

Sometimes all you want to do is to catch up with your best friend over a meal or a cup of coffee, and sometimes your best friend happens to be a dog. Dublin’s food scene might be known for numerous positive qualities, but being pet-friendly is not one of them so, where to go with your

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The Other Cabernet: Cabernet Franc Makes a Comeback

Drinks, Wine / Gaby Guedez

We’ve all seen Sideways; that film has style and substance — like a fine Cabernet Franc. But hey, you might say, what about Miles’ disparaging views on precisely that grape (and to a more severe degree, Merlot)? While Miles does indeed dismiss Cabernet Franc as ‘flabby and overripe’, a grape incapable of delivering greatness, the

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Hotel Chain Introduces Prosecco on Tap on Guests' Bathrooms

An Upgrade on Mini Bars: Hotel Chain Introduces Prosecco on Taps on Guests’ Bathrooms

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Is there anything more relaxing than taking a bath while sipping on a chilled glass of bubbly? Now guests of Warner Leisure Hotels, an adult-only group, will be able to enjoy these two pleasures at even more ease, as the company has installed Prosecco on tap on their Signature Rooms in its Bodelwyddan Castle hotel in

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Win Dinner for Two and a Bottle of Wine at Restaurant 41 to Celebrate California Wine Week

Win Dinner for Two and a Bottle of Wine at Restaurant Forty One to Celebrate California Wine Week – Closed

Competitions / Gaby Guedez

California Wines are having more than a moment in the sun, the region’s wines are growing in popularity globally and they have earned a name among the world’s finest. With an increasing interest in bottles from this versatile land, May 2017 will see Ireland’s first California Wine Week, an ideal occasion to taste and discover

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The Four R's of Spanish Wine: Remarkable Regions as Told by Ramon Bilbao's Rodolfo Bastida

The 4 R’s of Spanish Wine: Remarkable Regions as Told by Ramon Bilbao’s Rodolfo Bastida

Drinks, Small Bites, Wine / Gaby Guedez

Some say there are no coincidences… but this morning we attended a tasting of Spanish wines at Ely Wine Bar and noticed something that sparked our interest: the wines came from four different regions, all among Spain’s most prestigious and all beginning with the letter R: Rueda, Rias Baixas, Ribera del Duero and Rioja. Add to that the fact that the

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This Cool New Asian Food Place Just Opened in Dun Laoghaire

This Cool New Asian Street Food Restaurant Just Opened in Dun Laoghaire

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

Yesterday 30th of March, Kyoto Asian Street Food opened on 12 Patrick Street in Dun Laoghaire. Inspired in flavours from Thaliand, Japan and other parts of the continent, it offers a casual and relaxed atmosphere and authentic dishes made with responsibly sourced ingredients of the highest quality. The opening comes from the same team behind Kyoto Sushi and

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Alma Godello – Wine of the Week from O’Briens

Drinks, Small Bites, Wine / Gaby Guedez

History is filled with tales of incredible rescues and these high-drama stories often make it to the silver screen -not without a dose of Hollywood creative intervention-. Think of the 1979’s operation known as the Canadian Caper, which successfully resolved the hostage situation that inspired Ben Affleck’s Argo, or most recently, the story behind Hackshaw Ridge,

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Sebastian De Martino: “Our Concept of Chilean Wine is Different from What it’s Known in Ireland”

Drinks, Interviews, Wine / Gaby Guedez

There is a narrative about Chilean wine that most oenophiles are familiar with: the Spanish arrived and planted grapes during colonial times. Then jump to the 19th century, numerous European winemakers fled after the ravaging phylloxera devastated their vineyards. Work, work, work and boom! Chilean wine became massive in the eighties and nineties, flooding global shelves

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TheTaste's Keith Mahon Named Ireland's No. 1 Food and Drink Journalist on Twitter in #MurrayTweetIndex

TheTaste’s Keith Mahon Named Ireland’s No. 1 Food and Drink Journalist in the #MurrayTweetIndex

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

This morning, leading communications consultancy firm Murray Consultants, released their list with Ireland’s most influential journalists on Twitter in 2016. TheTaste’s co-founder Keith Mahon achieved first place in the Food and Drink Journalists’ category and the 19th position in the overall national ranking of the most influential Twitter users in Ireland. “Social media plays such a big part of

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Young Chef from Wexford Wins Manor Farm 21 Minute Challenge

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

DIT Culinary Arts student from Enniscorthy, Wexford, Joseph Roche, won this year’s Manor Farm 21 minute challenge. He competed against four other finalists from the prestigious school of culinary arts on Cathal Brugha Street in Dublin this week. Vincent Carton, managing director of Irish chicken producer Manor Farm said: “ The standard among the students was exceptionally

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Win a Bottle of Bacardi Oro and a Round of Electric Avenue Cocktails and Bar Bites for 4 People at The Exchequer

Win a Bottle of Bacardi Oro and a Round of Electric Avenue Cocktails and Bar Bites for 4 at The Exchequer – Closed

Competitions / Gaby Guedez

BACARDÍ® rum is the spirit that brings to life award-winning cocktail Electric Avenue, created by bartender Conor Myers from The Exchequer in Dublin 2 and served at Ireland’s biggest festival, Electric Picnic. BACARDI would like to offer one lucky person a golden treasure of a rum: Win a bottle of Bacardi Oro and the opportunity

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Win a 3 Course Dinner for 2 with Cocktails at Arthur Maynes Donnybrook – Closed

Competitions / Gaby Guedez

Arthur Maynes Donnybrook is a relaxed and inviting gastropub in which you’ll find a combination of hearty Irish dishes and international flavours. A friendly atmosphere and the warmest service will make you feel at home in this modern and cosy venue, located in the heart of Donnybrook, neighbouring the Aviva Stadium, the RDS and numerous

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No More Wine Tears! Scientist Invents Drip-Free Wine Bottle

Scientist Has Just Invented the First Drip-Free Wine Bottle

Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

You’ve been there, pouring a glass of wine and seeing precious drops of it sticking to the bottle and clumsily falling outside the glass. Not only they are wasted, they can taint your tablecloth or slowly ruin your table. But there’s hope! Physicist Daniel Perlman has developed a drip-free wine bottle that promises to end the awful

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Spanish Wine Week in Ireland Returns from April 23rd to 30th

Events, News, Small Bites / Gaby Guedez

After last year’s success, the Spanish Wine Week in Ireland is back, from Sunday 23rd to Sunday 30th April. Organised by Wines from Spain, the week will give food and wine lovers across the country an opportunity to experience the passion and learn more about Spanish wines in a series of events including tastings, talks, special restaurant

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