On a recent trip to Belfast to visit the Christmas markets (yes I know it’s January and I shouldn’t be mentioning Christmas, but context is important), myself and my friend Megan found ourselves craving...
The Irish restaurant scene is showing no signs of slowing down, with the booming sector seeing one new restaurant open after another. While this is great news for food lovers far and wide, it...
Before heading to a concert at Belfast’s Odessey Arena on a bright Friday evening, our group arrives at the city’s hottest new opening, Novelli at City Quays. The restaurant is situated within the new...
There’s so much to see in Belfast, from the iconic Titanic Exhibition to the thought-provoking murals and the city’s impressive shopping district. With Michelin starred restaurants and an enviable nightlife, you’ll be spoiled for...
When it comes to a city break there has never been a more exciting time to visit Belfast, favourable exchange rates, great bars, good shopping and a vibrant restaurant scene make this city one...
We have noted many times just how exciting the food scene in Belfast and across Northern Ireland currently is, and this has just been seconded by the well respected Good Food Guide which has...
“Jeepers Creepers, where’d you get those peepers” cooed Louis Armstrong as I wandered in, wide-eyed, to one of the newest additions to Belfast’s bustling restaurant scene. Hands down the most visually show-stopping of them...
While Dublin has seen a spate of restaurant openings in recent times, celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli will open his first restaurant in Ireland in Belfast early next year. Expected to be called Jean-Christophe Novelli...
As Belfast is quickly becoming a must-visit destinations for culinary explorers, it is little wonder that a large part of this year’s Northern Ireland Science Festival is dedicated to discussing the future of food....
I have a bit of a love hate relationship with Italian restaurants. I’ve always been a saltimboca over spaghetti kind of girl and sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who...
With not one but two Michelin starred Belfast restaurants, and numerous award winning eateries and producers, Northern Ireland’s food experiences are most firmly on the gastronomic map. This autumn, tantalise the taste buds with a foodie-inspired...
Within minutes of sitting down with Belfast chef Michael Deane, he confronts unprompted what I thought would be a delicate topic, the loss of his Michelin star after holding it for a Northern Irish...
Monday’s can be tough. I’m all for easing the transition into a new week with a tasty treat, but the fact that many of the finest restaurants pencil Monday in as their weekly rest...
The National Restaurant Awards 2016 for the UK were announced on Monday night in the Hurlingham Club in London. The awards are organised by Restaurant magazine and reflect the dynamic and ever evolving food...
Seasonality is a term so heavily abused in the food industry it has almost lost its meaning, and, often, at restaurants the essence of raw ingredients is lost in a melange of complex techniques, and...
Niall McKenna from James Street South takes us through how to make the perfect jus. For more videos of Niall check out the James Street South YouTube Channel here. MORE ON NIALL MCKENNA A Culinary...
Cast and Crew, the most recent venture from Niall McKenna, the man behind the James Street South restaurant group in Belfast, had just introduced BBQ Friday’s – helping you end each month in sizzling style....
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...
A couple of weeks ago we headed up to Belfast to the Ulster final of the Irish Restaurant Awards, a region which has seen a huge explosion of new eateries in the past eighteen...
21 James Street South, Belfast BT2 7GA. T. 028 90 434 310 info@jamesstreetsouth.co.uk http://www.jamesstreetsouth.co.uk James Street South offers a modern dining experience with great food and an exciting wine list in Belfast city centre....