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A sweet pair of Irish cookbooks
They couldn’t be more different, and yet each in their own way are a nice little snapshot of who we are, where we’ve come from, and the kind of cakes we’ve come to know and love along the way. And as...
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Dia de los Muertos @ 777
I’m just back from one of the best parties of my life, down in the stunning Ross Castle just outside Moycullen, Co Galway, where the incredible costumes were just one of the many many funny funny...
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Free lunch from tomorrow’s top chefs, anyone?
Wanna win a sneak-preview taste of Ireland’s future? Next Tuesday 30th October, five of Ireland’s hottest young chefs will compete in Stage 2 of the annual Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year...
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A Grand Opportunity
Are you an experienced cook who fancies a little part-time sideline in a busy, boozy city-centre space? Does a three-month rent-free trial period leading up to and over the festive period sound like...
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Supper on the Square
If you’re at a loose end on Saturday evening (10th November) you could drop a line (by following this link) to the good folks in Dublin’s Merrion Square and pop your name on the waiting list for their...
View ArticleFrom spoon to screen: the whys and hows of food blogging
WHAT? I’ll be hosting a discussion tomorrow night in the National Library of Ireland with a panel of some of the top food bloggers in the country. The event is part of the Library’s ongoing ‘Kitchen...
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The Blind Pig comes of age
Is it too soon to embrace the Christmas spirit? It can be hard to know. But if you’re looking for an excuse to get the season started, The Blind Pig have thought of two. Of a Tuesday! Yes, that’s this...
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Last minute cookbooks
It’s the 11th hour. Almost literally. If you’re one of those people who’s thinking, I really should get up out of bed and go buy some Christmas presents, well here’s my brief Top Five Cookbooks of 2012...
View ArticleAdios, till Addis (or maybe Istanbul…)
So here’s the thing. I’m on the bus on O’Connell Street. Destination? Addis Ababa. Via Istanbul. Courtesy of Turkish Airlines. I’m off on what several people have promised me will be the trip of a...
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And we’re back!
Hi! We’re back! It’s been awhile but this afternoon I’m down in Ballymaloe at their inaugural Litfest which is going on until Monday, with loads of amazing international and Irish speakers programmed...
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Wine Fairs This Weekend
Don’t you love this time of year? St Stephen’s Green looking pretty The leaves are finally turning, Halloween has got us back in the party spirit and the December diary is starting to fill up with...
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Free wine anyone? Anyone?
Most of us like a glass of wine or two, whether we know much about it or not. And most of us at least know what kinda wine we generally like, whether that’s an ice-cold glass of Pinot Grigio, a very...
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Guerilla Gourmet Club seasonal treats
I recently got my hands on some amazing autumnal mushrooms, a mix of shiitake and cep and golden oyster and lion’s mane and lord knows what, the kind of mix of shapes, sizes and flavours that makes you...
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A Taste of Mexico
This week Dublin is getting a Taste of Mexico, thanks to the return of the annual ‘food and culture festival’. I’m reliably informed that tequila and mezcal are counted as the latter (culture) and I...
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Tuscan tasting
If you’re in the market for a mid-week treat, and if a top-notch five-course dinner with gorgeous matching wines presented by an internationally renowned wine-maker sounds like your bag, then you are...
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Aoife’s Fantasy Festive Food & Wine Wishlist
It’s that time of year when everyone’s writing lists and checking them twice. My hairdresser has all her presents bought (well, 42 of them) and wrapped. I know: it’s not even December yet, for...
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Do you believe in the power of wonky SPUDS?
Here’s a question that just popped up in my inbox: Can a wonky potato, some markers and a packet of crisps change the course of Irish Agriculture? It was asked by a woman who will be familiar to many...
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Shopping like it used to be!
Remember when – back in the days that airlines used to give you free booze – you could look forward to a good old-fashioned feed during your supermarket shop? Fridays were the best day for it, when you...
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Have you checked out Ranelagh’s new ‘Bar & Kitchen’, formerly Russell’s and now reinvented as Taphouse? I have, and my review of it will run next Friday in the Indo’s Day & Night Magazine....
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One never-to-be-repeated tasting
Wow. I just tasted a range of ‘de-alcoholised’ wines, ie drinks that are made like wines and then have the alcohol removed before being sold in wine bottles to be drunk in place of actual wine. Tasting...
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