For those of you who have wandered down Dawson St. or Nassau St. in the last few weeks you may have noticed that it now resembles a building site from the on going Luas works. How this is not affecting the venues surrounding here is beyond belief. As we navigated between the roadworks we eventually […]
Bringing Home the Bacon – The Pig’s Ear Restaurant Review Read More »
It is Wild Salmon season in Ireland, the best time of the year to get a real quality piece of salmon: tasty, fresh and extremely nutritious. We are sharing with you one of our most famous recipes, as it is so succulent, mouth watering good but also extremely easy and quick. You can impress your
Glazed Salmon Recipe by My Nutrition with wine pairing Read More »
At their simplest, macarons are made using three ingredients; egg white, ground almonds and sugar. So they should be really easy to make? In all honesty, I tried a number of recipes and had some complete disasters before I found one that worked for me on a consistent basis and here it is! As with
Peanut Butter & Jelly Macarons Recipe by Niamh Mannion Read More »
Try this tray bake with some Orange Liqueur for a bit of a kick or use orange juice for a well behaved treat! It’s a bit like a jaffa chocolate cake with a topping of salted caramel! Ingredients – 225g caster sugar – 275g butter – 250g self-raising flour – 25g cocoa powder – 4
Chocolate Orange & Salted Caramel Tray Bake Recipe by Karyn Ryan Read More »
Sharing her secrets, Roz has unveiled the recipe for this refreshing Power Shot Smoothie, which is perfect for starting and maintaining you throughout the day. Makes one large smoothie, with option to cut ingredients in half to make a smaller portion size. Ingredients – 1 banana (frozen) – 1/2 a raw beetroot (peeled and steamed)
Power Shot Smoothie Recipe by Roz Purcell Read More »
2015 is the year-long celebration of Irish Design. In celebration of this, The Westbury Hotel have created a unique and bespoke Irish Design Afternoon Tea which has been inspired by the work of local Irish makers. The tea includes a collection of beautifully handcrafted pastries, cakes and sandwiches, paying homage to some of Ireland’s top
The Westbury Hotel Launches Irish Design Afternoon Tea Read More »
This cake is a big hit in Antoinette’s Bakery. Many customers are a little dubious about the unusual title ingredient but once they try it they are hooked. Some customers are so keen to see it on the shelf that they bring us fresh lavender from their gardens to hasten productivity! Patience is key with
Gluten and Wheat Free Lavender Cake by Sinead Vaughan of Antoinette’s Bakery Read More »
Having been diagnosed as a Coeliac in 2012, I had to renew my approach towards cooking. With gluten being a main ingredient in so many products, I was left with little option other than to devise ways around this through working on recipes with ingredient replacement. Through trying, testing and tweaking in The Olde Post
Rhubarb Baked Alaska Recipe by Gearoid Lynch of the Olde Post Inn Read More »
Cookies and cake are a match made in heaven and it doesn’t hurt in the slightest to add some fresh strawberries into the mix. Altogether they make one very delicious Chocolate Cake, a quick and easy bake and a great hit with kids and adults alike! Ingredients – 130g plain flour – 25g (plus 2tbsp)
Oreo Fudge Cake Recipe by Karyn Ryan Read More »
When I was asked to write about my top five accessible sherries, I struggled trying to figure out where to even begin. The supermarket aisle seemed like a good place, with Tesco and M&S offering their own-label sherry. These sherries are sourced from some well known bodegas and are a reasonable starting point if you
Accessible Sherries by The Vine Inspiration Read More »
Brunch seems to be synonymous with greasy, fatty foods smothered in sauces but in Powerscourt Centre on South William Street a different brunch movement is happening. ‘Why wait til Monday to eat clean’ is the ethos behind brunch at Counter Culture, a healthy eating eatery by Ronan Ryan and his wife Pamela Flood. During the
Be Surprised by a Healthy Brunch at Counter Culture – Review Read More »
Bordeaux Blends are usually taken to mean a red wine based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, sometimes containing amounts of the other Bordeaux black grapes Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Carmenère or Malbec . Why this blend in Bordeaux? The maritime climate means that each vintage is unpredictable, so having grapes that ripen at different times
Cabernet Blends from Bordeaux and Beyond by FranklyWines Read More »
Chicken tagine is one of my favourite one pot wonders. It’s a super duper dish for the whole family to enjoy, and it’s nourishing and economical too. Traditionally, you’d use a tagine pot to create this Moroccan feast, but it’s really not a necessity, a large saucepan will work just as well. Serves 4 Ingredients
Easy Chicken Tagine Recipe by Anna Jane Kingston with wine pairing Read More »
It may be time to re-evaluate how we plan and prepare our food. We plan so many areas of our lives: our work, our holidays, our kids’ lives, our social life, our fitness, our finances. And what about mealtime? It can be a very stressful time for families, wise decisions around food are not usually
Fitting Food into our Busy Lifestyle by My Nutrition Read More »
As an island nation, Ireland has access to some of the best fish in the world. There are places in Ireland where you can get hand farmed oysters from the local beds, sustainable crabs fresh off the boats and fresh fish prepared and cooked right in front of your eyes. Here are some of TheTaste’s
Love les Poissons? The Best Seafood Spots in Ireland Read More »
We love dinner here at The Taste, but choosing the right wine to go with it can be a bit tricky. Recently we popped over to O’Brien’s Wines to check out what might work. The only problem was narrowing it down; with such a great selection it was difficult to do so, but I think
Six Perfect Dinner Party Wines by Suzi Redmond Read More »
One of Belfast’s top restaurants has been named a Regional Winner in the Waitrose Good Food Guide Reader’s Restaurant of the Year Awards. James St. South had been nominated by its customers to be their top local restaurant in Northern Ireland for the third time. They sealed the win with brilliant dish combinations and good value menu
James St. South Scoops Award for Best Local Restaurant in Northern Ireland Read More »
This “Climb the Vine” series will junk the jargon, pooh-pooh pomposity and snub its nose at snobbery. If you have a question you would like answering or an area you would like explaining, just ask me on twitter @frankstero and I will endeavour to include it in future. Thanks to Janice Dunne @MrsBeerSnob and a
“Climb the Vine” with Frankly Wines Weekly Wine Knowledge Read More »
“Where land and sea collide. Where untamed beauty abounds. Welcome to unforgettable experiences.” A joint venture by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, the Wild Atlantic Way is the longest coastal touring route in the world. Bringing together businesses, viewing points and activities from Cork to Donegal (or Donegal to Cork depending on where you start!),
Where to Eat along the Wild Atlantic Way Read More »
Set in a beautiful landscape of rolling hills and picturesque lakes, Blacklion is a tiny village in County Cavan close to the Fermanagh border and is home to the extraordinarily popular MacNean House & Restaurant owned by Neven Maguire – chef, cookery book author, television host and champion of Irish food and producers. In 2014
Neven Maguire Cookery School Review by Niamh Mannion Read More »
Connemara’s Independent Brewing Company have brought out a Summer Ale. As have N17, they’re fierce optimistic west of the Shannon and fair play to them! I enjoyed a couple of bottles of the Independent Summer Ale over the weekend. The beer is hopped with Magnum, Citra, Amarillo and Cascade hops, but not aggressively. It’s a
Independent Connemara Summer Ale by Simon Broderick Read More »
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