Restaurant FortyOne | Valentine’s Day

Incredible Elegance and Edible Excellence – Valentine’s Dining at Restaurant FortyOne

There is no better way to show your love and affection than by treating your sweetheart to an intimate Valentine’s Day meal. Restaurant FortyOne, overlooking St. Stephen’s Green, delivers exceptional food in beautiful surroundings of the stunning 18th Century Georgian townhouse and makes the perfect setting for a romantic Valentine’s Day celebration. Talented chef Graham […]

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Kerrygold Ballymaloe LitFest Holds its Inaugural UK Launch

News / Erica Bracken

The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine held it’s inaugural UK launch last night when this year’s programme was previewed to a full house at the Members’ Club at Quo Vadis in Soho. Co-Directors of the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine, sister and brother team Darina Allen and Rory O’Connell

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A Taste of Japan at Howth Castle Cookery School with Fiona Uyema

Small Bites / Erica Bracken

Ireland’s Japanese Cuisine Queen, Fiona Uyema, has been announced as Howth Castle Cookery School‘s exclusive guest tutor. Special hands-on-classes and demos will take place on February 25th and February 26th 2016 in the beautifully restored Georgian kitchens of Howth Castle. One of Ireland’s most uniquely situated cookery schools, overlooking Dublin Bay, Howth Castle Cookery School

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Fall in Love with Romance at The Westbury

Events, Small Bites / Alison Daly

The Westbury invites you to celebrate the season of love with a luxury romantic experience. Indulge a loved one this Valentine’s Day with ‘Romance at the Heart of Dublin‘, an exclusive overnight experience at The Westbury where guests will find a bottle of chilled champagne and delicious Irish chocolates waiting in their room. Couples will

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Vegetarian Wellington Recipe by Blazing Salads

Baking & Desserts, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Vegetarian / Vegan / Darina Coffey

This vegetarian wellington recipe makes a great centre piece dish and would certainly keep your veggie guests very happy indeed this Christmas. Serves 4-6 Ingredients: – 60g brown basmati rice – pinch saffron, or turmeric – 1 tsp lemon zest – 1 cinnamon stick, 3in piece – 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced –

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Stephane Robin Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

The Mechanics of a Michelin Star – An Interview with Stéphane Robin of Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

Interviews / Erica Bracken

“My father was an entrepreneur, he was a mechanic. As much as I love cars, that was not my dream“, says Stéphane Robin, restaurant manager at Ireland’s only two star Michelin restaurant, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. Though Stéphane followed his dream to become a restaurant manager rather than a mechanic, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud can be likened to

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The Food of Love – An A to Z of Aphrodisiacs

Features, News / Alison Daly

Aphrodisiacs are anything that is consumed that increases sexual desire. Named for Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, they constitute a wide range of drugs, medicines and food. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we have done the homework for you and put together our A-Z of foods that will get you in the

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Table Talk with Paul Flynn from The Tannery

Features, News / Alison Daly

As we highlighted last month on TheTaste, food waste has become one of the most prominent issues facing the food industry right now. Several Irish companies have taken up the fight and now one of Ireland’s top chefs Paul Flynn, chef/patron of The Tannery in Dungarvan, has launched a new food distribution initiative with his

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Valentine’s Candied Blood Orange with Dark Chocolate Recipe by Jette Virdi

Baking & Desserts, Family Recipes, Foodie TV, Gluten Free Recipes, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes / Erica Bracken

This is my candied blood orange with dark chocolate recipe, the perfect gift for your Valentine, or even just a thoughtful, yummy gift for a friend. It’s a beautiful mix of the beautiful colour and sweetness of the blood oranges with the bitter taste of the 70% dark chocolate. The amount of sugar and water

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What’s Hot in Coffee Culture – The Expert’s Predictions

Features / Erica Bracken

Something big has been brewing in Ireland for a while now. While once seen as ‘for hipsters, by hipsters’, over the past decade coffee culture has filtered down from specialty to mainstream. Now, we are a nation of coffee connoisseurs, as likely to congregate in one of the many independent, specialist coffee shops as we

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More Than Just Hype – Bastible Review

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

Although Bastible has only been open a few short months, it has certainly made an impact on the Dublin dining scene, garnering rave reviews for the food on offer under Chef/Proprietor Barry FitzGerald. The restaurant is situated deep in the heart of Dublin 8 at Leonard’s Corner on the South Circular Road. At first glance,

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In the Hands of a Master – Aniar Cookery School Review

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of the food in Aniar, the first of only two Galway restaurants to hold a Michelin star. I can still remember the first time that I dined there and I recall with sparkling clarity the tastes and textures of each dish that I ate that night.

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Making All the Right Noises – Bang Restaurant Review

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

I have passed by Bang Restaurant numerous times but have never actually dined there. Determined to address this situation, I booked a table for an early evening dinner there a couple of weeks ago. Conveniently located just off St. Stephen’s Green on Merrion Row, Bang opens for lunch and dinner and is one of the

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Belfast Food Tour the Perfect Way to Start off #EnjoyNI16

Restaurant Reviews / admin

Last week we had the privilege of being invited up to the Launch of Northern Irelands Year of Food & Drink, it 2016 promises to be a year to remember with over 360 events planned which will showcase the best of producers, restaurants, hotels and lots more. The launch night happened in the famous Ulster

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A New Lease of Life – Richmond Restaurant Review

Restaurant Reviews / admin

There are two types of taxi drivers in Dublin, the one who knows everything and everywhere and the one who knows nothing, unfortunately last Friday we experienced the latter. Heading to a relatively new spot on Richmond St. South our poor taxi driver had not got a clue where we were going and was convinced

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A Lingering Lunch at Brioche

Restaurant Reviews / Alison Daly

It is surely a sign of the tide turning that villages are buzzing in January. Ranelagh has survived the recession in style yet I wasn’t expecting it to be as full of life as it was on a particularly chilly Saturday afternoon towards the end of the month. With pay day still a distant concept

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Lilywhite Linens and Luxurious Treats – Carton House Afternoon Tea Review

Afternoon Tea, Restaurant Reviews / Erica Bracken

Carton House takes pride of place at the centre of 1,100 acre fully-walled country parkland estate in Maynooth, County Kildare which also tips over the county border into Meath. Conveniently located within easy reach of the capital city, Carton House was originally owned by the FitzGerald family who were part of Strongbow’s invasion into Ireland.

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Ireland’s Top Culinary Wedding Venues

Features, News / Alison Daly

Here at TheTaste we are all about bringing you the best of Ireland’s food scene, but we aren’t just talking about restaurants. One of the questions we get asked at this time of year is ‘where is the best place to have a wedding?’ Obviously for us, it is all about a great experience with

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Feeling Hungry? Here are the Top Food Events Taking Place This Year

Events, Features, News / Alison Daly

In 2015 TheTaste brought you all of Ireland’s most prestigious and important food events and festivals. We don’t want you missing out this year so keep checking back here for updates on Ireland’s food and drink scene. Year of Food and Drink Northern Ireland – 2016 is a celebration of everything delicious in Northern Ireland.

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A Cut Above the Rest – Mastersons Steakhouse Review

Restaurant Reviews / admin

For a town with an ever growing population of over 68,000 people you would be forgiven for assuming Swords must be heaving with lots good quality restaurants. Sadly, however in our experience the latter is not the case, with many looking to its neighbour Malahide for their culinary treas. That said there are a few

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The World’s Most Romantic Dining Destinations

Features, Travel Inspiration / Alison Daly

Valentine’s Day brings out the best and worst of ourselves, depending on your perspective. Some people, like me, are hopeless romantics who dream of being whisked away to a magical destination where we will be treated to endless romantic gestures. If you also happen to be a foodie then here are some places for romantic

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