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Top Quality Irish and International Producers Showed their Best at Killenure Country Fayre

Top Quality Irish and International Producers Showed their Best at Killenure Country Fayre

Last 17th of August, the stunning Killenure Castle in Co. Tipperary became the setting of a delightful showcase of top quality producers that offered a taste of their creations at the Killenure Country Fayre. A selection of 85 Irish and International food and drink brands, distributed by fine foods supplier Larousse Foods, displayed their best […]

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The Great Irish Beer Festival Arrives to Cork City Hall this September 22 to 24

The Great Irish Beer Festival Arrives to Cork City Hall this September 22 to 24

Twenty Irish breweries will gather at Cork City Hall this September 22-24 for the Great Irish Beer Festival; including every Cork operator, the Irish Malting Company and Irish Distillers, and lecturers from UCC. The festival will celebrate the rich tradition and heritage of Irish brewing, and highlight the current diversity of tastes and styles. The Great Irish

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Seafood Risotto Recipe from Wrights Findlater Howth

Seafood Risotto Recipe from Wrights Findlater Howth

This risotto recipe combines calamari, prawns and mussels for a delicious taste of the freshest seafood. This recipe is excellent for dinner parties, as you can have all the dishes ready at the same time (and it has great taste so your guests will be delighted!). Serves 4 Ingredients: – 1.5l fish or vegetable stock – 250g fresh calamari,

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"Second Cheapest Wine" Video Pokes Fun at Common Decision Making Process

“Second Cheapest Wine” Video Pokes Fun at Common Decision Making Process

The guys from College Humor captured the decision making process behind buying the most popular wine in most shops and restaurant wine lists, the Second Cheapest Wine, made with the finest “second cheapest grapes” for your enjoyment. By the way, sommeliers and restaurant managers are well aware of this trend and the beloved SCW might

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Crispy Hake in Beer Batter with Pea and Pancetta Salad Recipe from Avoca

Crispy Hake in Beer Batter with Pea and Pancetta Salad Recipe from Avoca

Our menu boasts a vast choice of seasonal, local produce as well as gluten free and vegetarian options. This crispy hake recipe is part of our new Express Menu based on the most popular dishes from our restaurants. Serves 4 Ingredients: – 1kg firm-fleshed hake – 1tbsp cream or crème Fraìche (optional) – 1 lemon – 10 large Rooster potatoes – 2 litres

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Mario Urges Everyone to Participate in Ireland's Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice 2016

Mario Urges Everyone to Participate in Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice 2016

Mario Rosenstock invites you to get on board for Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice together with Bewley’s on Thursday 15th September. People will share a cup of Bewley’s coffee to support their local hospice and their vital work caring for people in their local communities nationwide. Mario and other well-known personalities are backing the

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Premier Nightclub Krystle in for Major Refurbishment Worth €1 million

Premier Nightclub Krystle in for Major Refurbishment Worth €1 million

Krystle, Dublin’s premier nightclub has announced a major investment of €1 million in the refurbishment of the Harcourt Street venue. The works will take place during the month of September and will include a complete overhaul of the penthouse, suite, balcony and club areas. This will come in hand with a training programme for all staff to

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Culture Night Returns on 16th September: Check the Evening's Foodie Highlights

Culture Night Returns on 16th September: Check the Evening’s Foodie Highlights

On the evening of the 16th September towns, villages and cities across Ireland will erupt with creativity as Ireland’s annual cultural spectacular, Culture Night returns for another year. The event has become Ireland’s most popular cultural evening with 370,000 attendees around the country last year. Museums, galleries, cathedrals, studios, observatories, libraries, parks, government buildings and theatres will

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Top 10 Foodie Destinations in Ireland Announced by the Restaurants Association of Ireland

The Restaurants Association of Ireland recently announced the top 10 finalists in the Foodie Destinations competition 2016, formerly known as “Foodie Towns”. This year the list is formed by the Boyne Valley, Cong in Co Mayo, Derry, Monaghan, Sligo, Kilkenny, Dublin Coastal Village (Skerries, Howth and Malahide), Loop Head Peninsula and The Burren. The competition aims to

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River Cottage Brings Seasonal Dining Experience to Airfield Festival Of Food

River Cottage Brings Seasonal Dining Experience to Airfield Festival Of Food this 10th of September

Fans of Channel 4’s River Cottage are in for special culinary taste experience at Airfield Estate’s Festival of Food this September 10th. River Cottage’s hard-hitting campaigns have contributed to the improvement of the eating habits of a nation and improved the welfare and sustainability of animals and fish. Joining the Airfield Festival of Food, the River Cottage

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Wine Wednesday Pick from O’Briens: Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Viognier 2011

Wine Wednesday Pick from O’Briens: Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Viognier 2011

California is well known for its world class Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays, but the Golden State has much more to offer: from rich and elegantly oaked Zinfandels to plump Merlots and even some graceful Pinot Noirs from its cooler areas, there is plenty to choose from. Viognier is an Ace up the sleeve of California, and

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The Shelbourne Hotel

Win an Oyster Dinner for Four on the opening night of the annual Oyster Festival at The Shelbourne Hotel – Closed

To celebrate the return of the Oyster Festival to The Shelbourne Dublin, we are offering you the chance to win an Oyster Dinner for Four people on the opening night of the annual Oyster Festival on the evening of September 1st. Celebrating a fine old tradition, the annual Oyster Festival at The Shelbourne Dublin runs

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Sharon Noonan's New Radio Documentary: Yellowman Makes for a Tasty Listen

Sharon Noonan’s New Radio Documentary: Yellowman Makes for a Tasty Listen

West Limerick’s Sharon Noonan produced her first radio documentary with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Originally from Ballymena in Co Antrim, the presenter of the weekly food and drink radio show and podcast, Best Possible Taste, was inspired to make the 43 minutes piece titled “Devlins’ Yellowman – A Taste of Childhood”

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Delighfully Unusual Eastern European and New World Wines Arriving to Aldi

Delighfully Unusual Eastern European and New World Wines Arriving to Aldi

Last week we were invited to the Aldi Wine Festival where we had the opportunity to taste over two dozen new wines that will be available at Aldi Ireland starting next Sunday 21st of August. While your usual suspects -France, Italy and Spain- were well represented with Circuit du Rhone Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne 2014, Palmento Nero D’Avola

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Are you Secretly like a Pinot Noir? Find Out and Celebrate Pinot Noir Day!

Are you Secretly like a Pinot Noir? Find Out and Celebrate Pinot Noir Day!

Today, 18th of August, we celebrate Pinot Noir Day. A grape famous for giving migraines to winemakers around the world due to its tricky and picky nature that only makes it thrive on very specific terroirs and climates. As brilliantly said by Miles Raymond, the neurotic main character of classic wine lovers’ film Sideways (2004),

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Patrick Noir of MVP Cocktail Bar to Represent Ireland in Global Competition in Morocco

Patrick Noir of MVP Cocktail Bar to Represent Ireland in Global Competition in Morocco

Patrick Noir of MVP cocktail bar will compete in September against finalists from 15 different countries to win the 2016 Global Opihr Gin Cocktail Competition. Patrick, who’s originally from Belfast, won the Irish leg of the competition last Monday evening 16th August 2016 with a cocktail named ‘Sail and Myth’, featuring homemade strawberry vermouth and hopped hemp cordial

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Glenisk Introduces Organic Bio Reduced Sugar Yogurt

Glenisk Introduces Organic Bio Reduced Sugar Yogurt

Glenisk has introduced a new range of Organic Bio Live Yogurts, with a significantly reduced sugar content and organic fruit and milk. The product is sweetened mostly thanks to naturally occurring milk and fruit sugars and it’s made exclusively with Irish milk with no artificial ingredients or sweeteners. The new range comes in a multipack 4 x 125g and

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