Glendalough Distillery Joins Findlater Group

Glendalough Distillery to Join the Findlater Wine & Spirit Group Portfolio

Findlater Wine & Spirit Group has announced that it has become exclusive Irish distributor for Glendalough Distillery, effective April 2016. Glendalough is Ireland’s first craft distillery, preceding the recent boom in independent distilling here on the island, and was set up by five friends from Wicklow and Dublin with a deep passion for reviving the heritage […]

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Kevin Dundon on his Ales, Awards and Being an Ambassador

Interviews / Alison Daly

Kevin Dundon loves to show people how to cook. It’s not really a surprise that a chef with an award winning country house, cookery school, range of cookbooks and a high profile television career loves sharing his passion for food. What might surprise you is that he is just as happy cooking on The Today

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New York City Food & Drink Travel Guide

Features, North America / Erica Bracken

I have never been content with sub-standard meals when I visit a new city. For the food-obsessed among us we know that every bite needs to be top-notch, and what better place to strive for food perfection than New York city. Since moving to New York last year I have managed to dine out more

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10 Ways to Pimp Your Pantry – Your New Favourite Condiments

Features / Erica Bracken

Everyone’s fridge door and cupboard has the condiment classics; ketchup, a greasy jar of mayonnaise, marmalade, and perhaps a neglected bottle of Worcestershire Sauce. But there is a new breed of condiments that shouldn’t be relegated to the cupboard clutter. These are the sauces, spreads and sprinkles that add attitude, oomph and zing. The meal

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Experience a Tasting Odyssey with Hennessy X.O

Drinks, Features / Alison Daly

Iconic house Maison Hennessy have launched a new campaign for Hennessy X.O, their exclusive extra old cognac. The campaign is set to take you on a journey through the ‘tastescape of Hennessy X.O and reveal the versatility of the cognac. Maison Hennessy want to prove there is more to their X.O than a digestif and

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Oh là là – French Bistro Classics at The Tannery Cookery School

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

I clearly remember when I first read Paul Flynn’s An Irish Adventure with Food – The Tannery Cookbook and I can recall the profound effect that the book and the recipes contained within its pages had on me. This was a book that presented Irish ingredients in a modern and exciting way that was far

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Raising the Bar in Donnybrook – Avalon Restaurant Review

Restaurant Reviews / admin

St.Patricks weekend in Dublin can often offer up a huge contradiction, tourists flock in their droves and can’t seem to get enough of it, but locals tend to avoid certain parts of the city centre like the plague. With that in mind we decided as we were heading to the annual Irish Beer & Whiskey

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Bodéga! A Fiesta of Fine Food and Flavours in Waterford

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

I definitely clock up a lot of miles in my work for The Taste when I am tasked with seeking out and reviewing the best places to dine in around Ireland. Not that I’m complaining because, over the past year, I have visited many different parts of this island and have re-discovered a love for

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Crafty Cooking in the Suburbs – Craft Review

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

The march out from the city centre continues apace with further restaurants due to open in the coming months lured by the cheaper rents offered in the suburbs. These ‘neighbourhood’ restaurants appear to be striking a chord with diners delighted with the reasonably priced casual fine dining that is offered in many of them. Restaurant

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Lunch in Ladurée is a Trés Chic Affair – Review

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

Stepping through the doors of Ladurée Dublin is like being suddenly transported to the most elegant of Parisian salons where every little stylish touch has been considered for for your comfort and enjoyment. Passing by the the colourful and tempting displays of macarons, I was shown to my table in the chic and beautifully decorated

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Getting All Fired Up – Asador Review

Restaurant Reviews / Darina Coffey

Meat-free Monday, accompanied by the ubiquitous hashtag, is having a bit of a moment. Despite my carnivorous tendencies I am guilty of hopping on the bandwagon and championing chickpeas over chicken wings as a smug start to each week! This utopian plant-based way of eating can be wonderful but the reality is the carnivore within

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5 Out of this World Wines from the Ely Big Tasting

Drinks, Events, Wine / Alison Daly

The Ely Big Tasting is always a treat, as their CHQ Brasserie hosts around a dozen suppliers showcasing their wines, both those already listed by Ely and those which might be added soon. Choosing a small number of favourites is nigh on impossible, so instead I have selected five which are great to drink AND

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Cooking Up a Storm in Camden Kitchen

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

Styled as a ‘neighbourhood bistro’ Camden Kitchen is exactly that – a restaurant frequented by locals living in the nearby residential areas of Dublin 8 but within easy reach of the city centre which serves to attract a wider clientele. With its laid back, welcoming atmosphere, Camden Kitchen is the perfect place to pop into

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Bollinger – A Visit to the Legendary Champagne House

Bubbles, Europe, Wine / Alison Daly

Emerging from the forested hilltop of Montagne de Reims, the heartland of the Champagne region unfurls itself before you. The reveal is gradual and, as you’d expect from this most famous of wine regions, not without elegance. However, when I visited the region in March it was not lush undulating green hillsides that greeted me

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Make Haye While The Sun Shines – Le Blanc de La Haye 2013

Drinks, Wine / Alison Daly

Out of the blue I was recently contacted by a Bordeaux Château and asked if I would be available to taste their wines with lunch in a nice Dublin restaurant. Of course I didn’t take much persuading, especially as it was Château La Haye of Saint-Estephe which I had visited around fifteen years previously. More

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3 Argentinian Malbecs for Malbec World Day 2016

Drinks, Wine / Erica Bracken

Intense, alluring and delighfuly spicy, Argentina’s star varietal is the tango of the wine world. Malbec World Day is celebrated across the globe on April 17, a date chosen to honour the introduction of the grape into the South American country by French agronomist Michel Aimé Pouget in 1853. As spring comes near and barbecue

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Lakeside Afternoon Tea Delights at Lough Erne Resort

Afternoon Tea, Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

Once you drive through the entrance gates of Lough Erne Resort, you know that you have arrived somewhere really special. Opened in 2007, the luxury 5 star resort played host to a G8 Summit of world leaders in 2013, seen as one of the most successful events of its kind, and in 2017 the Irish

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From City Life to a Farmer’s Wife – Farmette Imen McDonnell on Life in Ireland

Features / Alison Daly

Imen McDonnell is the definition of brave. From a successful production career in America, Imen uprooted her whole life across an ocean for the love of an Irish farmer. Her gamble paid off as she now resides with husband Richard and son Geoffrey on the McDonnell family farm in Dunboylan, Co. Limerick. Imen started blogging

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Top of the Pops – Popcorn Entrepreneur Cassandra Stavrou

Features / Erica Bracken

You might find it hard to conceive how a cement mixer and Top Gear were involved in creating some of the tastiest gourmet popcorn available, but PROPERCORN founder Cassandra Stavrou says that these were vital to creating the first few batches, “we got a cement mixer, because I thought we have to tumble it somehow. Then

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The Menu Doctor – Nutritionist Erika Doolan on Healthier Menus

Features / Erica Bracken

In my work as a Nutrition Practitioner, I see many people come to my private practice suffering a great social isolation because of weight, or other health problems. In Ireland, one in four Irish children are overweight or are obese. In fact, 327,000 young people are currently obese, and this is expected to grow every

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Rediscover Your City with Fab Food Trails

Features / Alison Daly

If you’ve ever had to entertain friends from foreign lands you might have experienced what it’s like to be a tourist in your own city. I have had the pleasure of several Viking splash tours over the last few years and should probably have a Gold Card for the Guinness Storehouse by now but I

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