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Some Of The Best Italian Restaurants In Dublin

‘Mangia bene, ridi spesso, ama molto’- eat well, laugh often, love a lot. More often than not, when you ask someone their favourite cuisine, Italian comes out on top. Dublin is full of authentic Italian restaurants, whether that’s a cosy spot with delicious classics, or sharing dishes perfect for those who want to live la …

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Salute! Enjoy an Intimate Evening of Fine Italian Wine & Food This April

Wine and food lovers will want to add this event to their calendars for sure. Following on from the huge success of their Spanish food and wine evening the gibson hotel will host ‘An Evening with Masottina Wine’ in the famous coda restaurant, taking place on Thursday 11th of April at 6.30 pm. Executive head …

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Travel With Your Tastebuds

Travel With Your Tastebuds – 17 Dublin Venues That Will Transport You to Your Favourite Destinations

The summer is the perfect time to fly away on holidays and immerse your tastebuds in all the exotic flavours that surround you. But what if you aren’t venturing abroad? Can you still experience the flavours of the world from where you are? The answer is yes and Dublin is a prime example of this, with …

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It's Amore! When it Comes to Seducing with Wine, Italians do it Better | Best Italian Wines

It’s Amore! When it Comes to Seducing with Wine, Italians do it Better

Giacomo Casanova, the quintessential Venetian lover, was no stranger to wine’s powers of mass seduction. “Gatta wine does not intoxicate, it enlivens”, he wrote in his memoirs, referring to Prosecco by its 18th century name. The legendary wooer reminisces about many bottles in his writings, and it wasn’t rare the occasion in which other gastronomic …

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The ‘Don of All Things Italian’ – Tributes Paid to Chef Antonio Carluccio

Tributes have begun to pour in for Italian Chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio, who sadly passsed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday. A statement from his agent read: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Commendatore Antonio Carluccio OBE sadly passed away this morning.” Known for his Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s, …

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Meet the Chefs Behind The House of Peroni’s La Sagra Event in Dublin

The House of Peroni is bringing Italy’s best foodie secret to Dublin this week, with a Sagra food event taking place in Meeting House Square on October 19th and 20th. Celebrating Irish food producers creating authentic Italian food here in Ireland, the event is open to the public and visitors can meet the producers, hear their …

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Bubbles for a Bargain – This Stylish City Centre Restaurant is Offering Prosecco for Just €2.50

There may be a possible stop to complimentary bubbles served at salons on the horizon, but thankfully there is a brilliant bargain at The Restaurant by Johnnie Cooke, where you can indulge yourself with Prosecco for only €2.50 per glass. Located on the third floor of Brown Thomas, the restaurant is offering the Italian Fizz for …

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Pasta, Pad Thai or Paté? Ireland’s Best Loved International Cuisine Revealed

When it comes to flexing our palates with exotic foods and international flavours, you may be surprised to hear that Ireland’s best loved foreign cuisine is in fact the faithful favourite Italian, with 37% of those questioned in a recent survey choosing pasta over pad Thai. A Taste of Dublin survey on international food choices …

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House of Peroni Returns Serving Up Great Italian Menus Created by Great Irish Chefs

Head pastry chef at Luna, Aoife Noonan and pizza expert Michael Ryan are teaming up with critically acclamied Italian chef, Franceso Mazzei to develop contemporary Italian food menus for The House of Peroni which returns to Dublin from Thursday, 25th May to Sunday, 4th June, 2017 at 1 Dame Lane, Dublin 2. The House of …

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Velvety Vegetable Soup with Altamura Crostini Recipe by Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

Velvety Vegetable Soup with Altamura Crostini Recipe by Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

Una vellutata di verdure… When you want to offer your guests something small, warm and nutritious, a vellutata is appreciated. This vegetable soup is a blended minestrone. Serves 12 Ingredients: – 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil – 2 medium onions, diced – 2 medium carrots, diced – 2 celery sticks, diced – 2 ripe beef tomatoes, chopped – 150g French beans, cut in …

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Tiramisù with vin santo Recipe by Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

Tiramisu with vin santo Recipe by Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

I couldn’t decide if I should include my tiramisu recipe in this book since it already appeared in my last one. But having asked a substantial number of Italians what their favourite Italian dessert is, the response was always the same: tiramisu. So I decided to share it once more. You will appreciate the coffee …

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Calabrese Swordfish Pizzaiola Recipe by Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

Calabrese Swordfish Pizzaiola Recipe by Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

Nicastro, Calabria, 1980. ‘Eileen, don’t you just love this town?’ Caterina asks as we walk the Sunday afternoon passegiata ritual. ‘To tell you the truth, I feel very uncomfortable. Men are looking at us as if we are nude,’ I reply. Nudging me affectionately in the side and tossing back her magnificent mane of jet-black hair, she laughs, ‘Quelli …

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