News Archive
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Woods Restaurant
04 August 2010
Roundwood is a pretty village, high in the hills of Co. Wicklow, much loved by Dubliners and walkers for a day out. We took a trip out recently to visit a new restaurant called Woods, just opened by Marino Monterisi who operates the very successful Bates
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TAPAS, TAPAS, TAPAS - REVIEWED
04 August 2010
Tapas I was getting really tetchy by the time I departed the new Mauzac Tapas Bar in Greystones. Tapas and vino appeals to girls big time on the night out but, at Irish prices, and as a dining concept, these morsels on which Spaniards graze in bars..
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Are You Being Served
03 August 2010
“Are you being served?” was the British TV sitcom, which ran from 1972 to 1985, set in the fictional department store of Grace Brothers, featuring the ultra camp John Inman as Mr. Humphries, Mollie Sugden as Mrs. Slocombe ‘Head of the Ladies Department’,
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Celtic Rising at the Burlington Hotel
03 August 2010
So folks, Ireland is getting back to pre-Tiger normality – the Irish Cabaret is back in Dublin with a swing! For nigh on 45 years no visit to Ireland by an American Tourist was complete without a night at the Irish Cabaret but then post milenium we lost t
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LIST OF FARMER'S MARKETS
01 August 2010
Farmers Markets are hugely popular and growing in size and number of venues week by week. Not only will you find lots of goodies but maybe get a good day out too.
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The Brown Bear is Brilliant
26 July 2010
It was a warm busy Friday evening setting off for The Brown Bear at Two Mile House south of Naas, and so, avoiding the M7, we travelled the ‘old road’ passing the lakes of Blessington, through Dunlavin village, and affluent looking stud farms. As to fi
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Pacino's
26 July 2010
Pacino’s is one of those places which, like the Godfather, has all angles covered. Located just around the corner off Grafton Street, at Pacino’s you can start the day with your wholesome bowl of porridge, come back for lunch, or for dinner, and even be
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Tankardstown Monthly Farmer's Market
25 July 2010
Once every month, give the supermarket a miss and sample local produce at its freshest. Starting on Saturday 31st July (10am – 3pm), the lovely setting of Tankardstown Estate in Meath will hold a Farmers’ Market.
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Jacques Bistro
21 July 2010
We had one of the best dining experiences of the year so far in a French Bistro in Wexford Town.
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Memories of France
21 July 2010
The French may think they are very chi chi but they have yet to cotton on to decent beds – that is unless you are staying in the Ritz! We now take for granted our high off the floor superking beds with orthopoedic mattresses and it is only after a night
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Jacques Bistro at Greenacres - Restaurant Review
20 July 2010
We had one of the best dining experiences of the year so far in a French Bistro in Wexford Town.
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Total Immersion Chef & Restaurant Management Courses
19 July 2010
Shortly after I started my working life I remember my mother saying to me that she had read an article from the U.S.A. saying that in the future people should be prepared to change their career path every 7 years. That was in the time when most people w
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - The Purple Onion
14 July 2010
Being a Taurean myself, I love colourful people who love art, and who love food, and who love wine, it always displays a generousous of spirit and an appreciation of the finer things of life and fun. This could undoubtedly be said of Paul Dempsey and
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NISHEETH TAK OF RASAM TALKS ABOUT HIS LIFE
14 July 2010
WINNER OF RAI/SUNDAY INDEPENDENT BEST ETHNIC RESTAURANT AWARD, NISHEETH TAK OF RASAM INDIAN RESTAURANT TALKS ABOUT HIS CAREER AND HIS LIFE
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Manifesto Restaurant
09 July 2010
Either the recession is over or they are doing something very right here at Manifesto, we thought, and they are!
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The Green Hen - Restaurant Review
06 July 2010
You know, we are a terrible crowd of snobs here really. We only have to hear the words “new French Bistro or Brasserie” and there’s a rush of Mrs Bouquets from Foxrock to Howth to try out their ‘Snail Pithivers’ and plonk, and be able to drop the word in
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Gotham South - Restaurant Review
06 July 2010
“A smile wouldn’t go amiss” I commented of the Meeter Greeter at the new Gotham South Restaurant & Café in Stillorgan, the request for a table for which was being handled as though it were the hottest ticket in town.
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Indonesian Spicy Summer Dressing
26 June 2010
Chameleon Restaurant's Kevin O'Toole shares his fantastic recipe for a summer dressing with a difference.....
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MANIFESTO RESTAURANT REVIEW
24 June 2010
Foodie types tend to be a tad sniffy of ‘ordinary’ Italian restaurants unless they are of the “new Italian” variety. However, go to any Italian restaurant and you will find them packed with people who just want good heartwarming grub sans any pretensions
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ZANNA COOKHOUSE
23 June 2010
Owen Mullins spent nearly 30 years in the transport business, but always had a passion for cooking, which he attributes to his mother “who used sell her home baking from the door in the summertime when visitors from Dublin would flock to the beach at Carn
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STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL - ALL IRELAND FARMERS MARKET COMPETITION
22 June 2010
When Enniscorthy Market running about a year, Fiona Phelan enveigled her father Jim Whelan, a beef and sheep producer, to do the beef stall at the Market. “The nice thing about markets is that you meet so many nice people.” says Jim.
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ENNISCORTHY MARKET
22 June 2010
Wilton Mills is the place and the name under which Fiona and Tim Phelan, and also Fiona’s father, Jim Whelan, produce and market their produce. Fiona and Tim both trained as chefs at Ballymaloe Cookery School some fifteen or so years ago and Fiona conti
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CAMDEN KITCHEN - RESTAURANT REVIEW
22 June 2010
A gaggle of twittering birds, fags and bags in hand, were laughing and waving in at one of the chefs through the shop fronted new Camden Kitchen, as we pondered on the merits of coffees.
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CORK IS BUSTIN OUT ALL OVER
21 June 2010
June is bustin’ out all over and sees the kick off of a great series of festivals and fun in the Rebel County – and you don’t have to risk the ‘plume’ to get there. Music, poetry, art, food, wine, comedy, and a brand new road to Cork that wi
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - L'Officina Dundrum
21 June 2010
L’Officina Dundrum, centered in a triumvirate of eateries with outdoor tables overlooking the Mill Pond fountain in Dundrum Shopping Centre, is part of their stable of restaurants with David Izzo and it is just perfect for collapsing into after you have b
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WOODS RESTAURANT - REVIEW
10 June 2010
Roundwood is a pretty village, high in the hills of Co. Wicklow, much loved by Dubliners and walkers for a day out. We took a trip out recently to visit a new restaurant called Woods, just opened by Marino Monteresi who operates the very successful Bates
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The Ultimate Hotelier
08 June 2010
We all remember in the movie Pretty Woman how the suave Hotel Manager came to the aid of “Vivian”, played by Julia Roberts, when she needed a special gown for the ball with Richard Gere’s character “Edward”. He had been somewhat disapproving initially of
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ARTY FARTY
08 June 2010
Anne Merrins Pryce opened her beautiful Whitethorn Gallery in April 2009, and is absolutely delighted that she has done so.
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LOVE VINTAGE!!!!
08 June 2010
CarolAnne Joyce is a woman with a larger than life personality and style that captivates the moment you walk through the door of her new Love Vintage shop in Clifden.
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Il Divo
03 June 2010
Our Latest Great Place to eat in Dublin 6 but we found it well worth travelling to from Dun Laoghaire......
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Aubars Limerick
31 May 2010
During the Celtic Tiger years we became a Dine Out Nation, which is something our continental cousins have enjoyed for decades, and there is nothing wrong with that but to be a Dine Out Nation we need good places, doing well produced food at good prices.
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A PASSION FOR BIRDS OF A FEATHER
30 May 2010
Daniel and Eoghan Hennessy, aged 14 and 11, were first introduced to hens when Daniel was about six years old. Their Dad got an incubator and a half dozen eggs and started hatching them out which was the start of a whole new world of birds of a feather.
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BOILED EGG AND SOLDIERS
30 May 2010
We are going to be hearing an awful lot more of “here, chook, chook chook chook, chook” in urban back gardens judging by the high amount of chicken coop sales of late. It’s really cool nowadays to have your own hens producing eggs, a trend triggered by
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HENPECKED
30 May 2010
We are going to be hearing an awful lot more of “here, chook, chook chook chook, chook” in urban back gardens judging by the high amount of chicken coop sales of late.
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BANG CAFE - REVIEW
29 May 2010
Walking into the Dragons’ Den, the RTE TV programme, is not for the faint hearted for, as we have seen in many an episode, the Dragons take no prisoners, filleting and disecting their prey without mercy. So, walking into the lair of one of the toughest D
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TODAY WITH PAT KENNY SHOW AL FRESCO DINING
27 May 2010
LUCINDA CHATS WITH MYLES DUNGAN ABOUT AL FRESCO DINING OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY
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Ananda's Sunil Ghai Writes for us
26 May 2010
Sunil Ghai of Ananda writes about winning the 2009 Food & Wine Chef of the Year Award, his food philosophy and developing his new menu.
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - L'Officina Kildare
24 May 2010
I for one was more than glad to find that Eileen Dunne & Stefano Crescenzi had a branch of their brilliant L’Officina at the Kildare Outlet Centre – and I am sure I am not alone. Part of a good day’s shopping is having a bite to eat as well – or maybe ev
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Seamus Commons of La Fougere Shares a Recipe with Us.
22 May 2010
Seamus Commons, Executive Chef,at La Fougere at Knockranny House Hotel in Westport shares his recipe for Goat's Cheese Gnocchi with Confit Tomatoes with us. Deliciously seasonal.
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Our Latest great Place to Eat - La Fougere
20 May 2010
Chef Seamus Commons is a man who is rapidly making La Fougere Restaurant at Knockranny House Hotel into a foodie destination
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Theatre of Restaurants
19 May 2010
I know we always want what we can’t have but is the cost of your meal out in the future going to depend on what seat you want to sit at or what day or time you eat? Booking a seat in a restaurant a la the Dress Circle in a theatre seems to be the new t
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VALUE MENUS AROUND THE COUNTRY
17 May 2010
Despite the ridiculously high prices to which we were subjected throughout those Celtic Tiger rip-off years, we became a dine out nation. This, as I constantly preached, was a privilege enjoyed by our continental cousins, as a matter of course, but with h
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Pat O'Neill's Dry Cure Bacon
17 May 2010
In Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Pat O’Neill produces and wholesales old style artisan dry cure bacon which is not only deliciously tasty but what you get is solid meat per kilo for your money with none of that old water seeping out on the pan! Dry curing is
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The German Butcher's Shop
17 May 2010
In 1958 the German crane manufacturing company, Liebherr, opened a factory in Killarney, giving not only local employment but also bringing in many German people to work over the years. One of these was Armin Weise who came to Ireland some thirty years.
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - The Strand Inn
15 May 2010
I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love Dunmore East, that sweet little fishing village in County Waterford. For years and years it has been the perfect haven for weekends away in its pretty environs. Right down overlooking the beach, with wonderful view
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L'Ecrivain Restaurant Review
14 May 2010
At the height of the Celtic Tiger madness in 2006, following a disenchanting visit to Derry Clarke’s L’Ecrivain Restaurant,I wrote of my experience. It was a review I am sure that went down like a lead balloon in the Clarke camp...
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Rasam's Head Chef Shares New Recipe With Us
14 May 2010
Rasam Indian Restaurant's Head Chef, Sanjay Vishwakarma, shares his recipe for Tandoori Duck Tikka with us
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - One Pico
12 May 2010
I first wrote about Eamon O’Reilly’s cooking when in 1997, aged just 25, he opened his original One Pico Restaurant in what was a former convent at the top of Camden Street. I wrote about him again in 2001 when he moved to his current premises when his f
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COLIN O'DALY TALKS TO LUCINDA
12 May 2010
Without any F-words, tantrums, or attention seeking antics, one of the best known, most talented and, above all, most respected names in the Irish culinary world undoubtedly has to be Colin O’Daly. Most would associate Colin O’Daly with Roly’s Bistro..
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Cornstore Cork
10 May 2010
During the Celtic Tiger years we became a Dine Out Nation, which is something our continental cousins have enjoyed for decades, and there is nothing wrong with that but to be a Dine Out Nation we need good places, doing well produced food at good prices.
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Cornstore Limerick
05 May 2010
During the Celtic Tiger years we became a Dine Out Nation, which is something our continental cousins have enjoyed for decades, and there is nothing wrong with that but to be a Dine Out Nation we need good places, doing well produced food at good prices.
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Restaurant Review - One Pico
03 May 2010
I first wrote about Eamonn O’Reilly’s cooking when in 1997, aged just 25, he opened his original One Pico Restaurant in what was a former convent at the top of Camden Street. I wrote about him again in 2001 when he moved to his current premises when his
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ChocOneill
03 May 2010
I read a report recently that said Ireland ranks 3rd highest after Switzerland and Austria when it comes to chocolate consumption – you also apparently live longer if you nibble a bit every month!
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Red Apron Company
03 May 2010
Sally Stone is from Dun Laoghaire and eight weeks ago she launched The Red Apron Company producing a most attractive range of food condiments, sauces, marinades, relishes and pickles. There are quite a few people in this area already but what struck me a
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Fun Flowers
03 May 2010
If you could only bottle the enthusiasm of Glasnevin chap, Philip Walsh, you would make a fortune! Philip is a young man whose friendliness and warmth belies a very together entrepreneurial skill. Educated at Belvedere College, he is just 20 years old,
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TODAY WITH PAT KENNY SHOW VALUE MENUS PART 2
28 April 2010
Lucinda tells listeners to Today with Pat Kenny Show of Value Menus around the country
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MAY BANK HOLIDAY BREAKS
26 April 2010
Volcanic escapes came to mind immediately on hearing of the air chaos. Fly Away around Ireland instead.....there are great places all over the country at great prices...
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CHAPTER 40
26 April 2010
On our second night on a stay in Killarney we visited Chapter 40, a popular local restaurant, where Brendan started with a delicious vegetable soup (€5.95), topped with a cheese stick and foam. I had a Tapas Board (€11.95) sporting six nice little bites.
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BRASSERIE AT EUROPE HOTEL, KILLARNEY.
26 April 2010
It is difficult not to be gobsmacked by the the magnificent ever changing views over Killarney’s biggest lake, Lough Lein, not to mention the sleek décor and facilities of The Europe Hotel on its shores. Formerly known as Hotel Europe, it was the talk of
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Lennons @ Visual
21 April 2010
Having a Kilkenny background, and relatives in Carlow, I have known the Carlow dining scene, it could be said, almost intimately! I spent much of my childhood summers in nearby Tullow and in later years we were very frequent visitors to visit my elderly
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TOM YAM THAI RESTAURANT REVIEW
20 April 2010
I suppose the cuisine best associated with our Celtic Tiger years has been Thai – it almost put the erstwhile Asian favourite Chinese on the back boiler. A man in England wrote to me at one stage to say we could shortly expect to see U.K. style aircra
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Our Latest Great Place to Stay - Luxury Randles Court Hotel
19 April 2010
Killarney has dozens of hotels, but not dozens of wonderful hotels that have people going home to various points around the world talking about the fabulously luxurious and comfortable place they stay, and not just about the luxury and comfort, but above
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My Thai Cookery Event
17 April 2010
The award winning My Thai restaurant in The Beacon is sexy and sultry, with a ‘wonderful buzz’ and oodles of style matched by assured cooking. The Asian Pacific menu balances taste, texture & presentation superbly and proudly displays its team of chefs th
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Greene's Restaurant Cork
17 April 2010
French Chef Fred Deformeaux is back in Greene’s Restaurant at Hotel Isaacs in Cork. This is great news for anyone who likes delicious rustic French style food with a twist. When I first wrote about Greene’s many years ago I couldn’t wait to go back be
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Magical May Ball at Coolbawn Quay
16 April 2010
Don't miss out on a fabulous evening over the May Bank Holiday weekend at the amazing Coolbawn Quay....
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Ashford Castle Scoop Awards
16 April 2010
The fabulous Ashford Castle Scoops a trio of Awards including Conde Nast, Tripadvisor and Irish Hotel....
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Our Latest Great Place to Stay - The White House
15 April 2010
Our latest great place to stay is The White House - not in Washington but in Kinsale - Obama couldn't find better than this place...
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FLAVOUR OF ITALY TRIP TO AMALFI COAST
14 April 2010
The Dublin based Flavour of Italy, who own Pinocchio in Ranelagh, are organising a trip to Amalfi....
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - The Arch Bistro Churchtown
10 April 2010
As we all know, the restaurant scene, and every other scene, has changed beyond comprehension in the past twelve months. Fine dining went out the door with the bankers and wankers who had been puffing up prices for a decade – on our money. During this
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VALUE MENUS
09 April 2010
As featured on Today with Pat Kenny, Lucinda recommends a number of Early Bird and Value Menus Countrywide....
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The Boardwalk Bar & Grill, Cork.
08 April 2010
Our Latest Great Place to Eat is the fantastic Boardwalk Bar & Grill on Lapp's Quay, Cork, owned by witty radio presenter Neil Prendeville and John Gately
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MICHELIN BIB GOURMANDS 2010
07 April 2010
A Michelin Star was once the accolade that every chef wanted outside his door but, in recessionary times, one begins to question whether the prestigious star isn't more of a hindrance than a help to business as they denote exclusivity and expense.....
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Tenors Grill Room Donnybrook
06 April 2010
Everyone wants great value eateries these days and Tenors Grill Room in Donnybrook D4 has been giving just that...
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EASTER BREAKS
02 April 2010
As featured on RTE's Today with Pat Kenny, Lucinda gives a rundown of countrywide value breaks over the Easter period....
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Il Divo Rathgar
30 March 2010
“We’re booked out”, said the waiter with a grin, as I looked at empty tables at Il Divo a new Italian restaurant over Coman’s Pub in Rathgar. It was a bleak Monday night but the Maitre d’ and waiter brought a warmth and welcome to the place that was a
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Killarney - Recession Proof?
30 March 2010
Walking around the streets of Killarney and looking at the gleaming windows and shopfronts, it almost struck me that Killarney was somewhat cocooned from the dreaded word ‘recession’. The shops were packed with fresh Spring stock and there was an
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - The Lodge at Doonbeg
29 March 2010
The Lodge at Doonbeg is set in one of the most glorious locations in Ireland - sea, sand, golf, and good food....
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MONART AN ACE EXPERIENCE
25 March 2010
Before the joys of Spas ever hit our shores, I took a trip to a top place in the U.K. It was very enjoyable drifting from one pampering treatment to the next but at dinner each night one guest looked more miserable than the other as they faced a thimble
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Avenue Cafe Restaurant
24 March 2010
There was a time in Ireland that every good town or village had to have a decent pub as its focal point. Happily now, more like in France, every good town or village here needs a decent restaurant at its heart. Maynooth in County Kildare got its “decen
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LA FOUGERE AT KNOCKRANNY HOUSE HOTEL
23 March 2010
Chef Seamus Commons is really making a name for himself as a force to be reckoned with in the foodie stakes....
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MANORHAMILTON FARMER'S MARKET
22 March 2010
There is one thing pretty well guaranteed about Farmer’s Markets, you will always meet a bunch of interesting and colourful people, from a cross section of life. Such was also the case at the Farmer’s Market at Manorhamilton, County Leitrim. Not a large
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The Weir Bistro & Bar
22 March 2010
Our newest Great Place to Eat is The Weir Bistro & Bar at the spanking new Jurys Cork Hotel under the baton of Head Chef David Roache
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Ashford Castle Brown Bread Recipe
17 March 2010
Chef Stefan Matz shares the secret of Ashford Castle Brown Bread for St. Patrick's Day
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Sheridans on the Docks Galway
16 March 2010
Galway is a city that has quite a lot of restaurants, but it also has quite a lot that are not up to much in many ways. Some have undeservedly survived purely on the custom of unknowing visitors to the City of the Tribes. However, the locals do know
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Il Vignardo
13 March 2010
Our latest Great Place to Eat is Il Vignardo Italian Restaurant in a former wine vault in the center of Dublin...
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Jurys Cork Hotel
09 March 2010
The fabulous new Jurys Cork Hotel overlooking the River Lee on the Western Road is our latest Great Place to Stay
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - RED Brasserie & Wine Bar
06 March 2010
Bertie Ahern is a man who likes his grub, although he likes to keep himself trim and watches his diet. He certainly knew where to go when he was in Newry on his book signing tour for he chose the RED Brasserie & Wine Bar. RED is a rather clever name...
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The Ormond Wine Bar
05 March 2010
“You can sit anywhere”, said the Latin looking chap in the stripey jumper and Hugh Grant floppy hair, cursorily giving the unset table, we had hesitated beside, a brush down with his hand. We were in the Ormond Wine Bar, close to Capel Street Bridge.
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DANU AT THE BREHON HOTEL, KILLARNEY.
04 March 2010
Danu Restaurant at The Brehon Hotel is our newest Great Place to Eat check it out....great food, great breaks
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A Poulet Au Pot - Regan Organics
01 March 2010
In the 16th Century, King Henry 1V of France, a very popular figure, espoused the desire that all of the people of France would be able to have a ‘poulet au pot’ on a Sunday for lunch. Indeed many of us have memories of the flavours and ..
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The Fairway's Bar & Orchard Restaurant
27 February 2010
The Fairway's Bar & Orchard Restaurant at Kilruane, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary is our latest Great Place to Eat. Read all about it in our restaurant section.
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The Club Brasserie, Cork.
24 February 2010
The super stylish Club Brasserie on Lapp's Quay, Cork, is our latest Great Place to Eat
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The Old Stand is our latest Great Place to Eat
23 February 2010
The Old Stand is one of Dublin's great iconic Pubs which does great grub in a great atmosphere
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DANU AT THE BREHON HOTEL, KILLARNEY.
23 February 2010
‘Danu’ was the oldest Celtic Goddess and apparently a worshipped mother figure to The Tuatha de Danann, a race of people in Irish mythology. Actually, it is a rather nice name and was chosen for the newly tweaked restaurant Danu at the Brehon Hotel in Ki
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The CastleCourt Hotel, Westport.
19 February 2010
The CastleCourt Hotel in the lovely town of Westport is our newest Great Place to Stay & Eat 2010
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JUST FOOD COMPANY COBH
19 February 2010
Whilst walking the aisles in Hurley's Supervalu in Midleton, East Cork, I spotted a row of organic soups by the “Just Food Company” and succumbed to a ‘Sweet Potato and Lemongrass’ soup which proved delicious.
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El Vino Cork
17 February 2010
El Vino Restaurant & Wine Bar at the Elysian Tower offered friendly service and decent grub.
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CALVEY'S RESTAURANT ACHILL ISLAND
15 February 2010
Calvey's Restaurant on magnificent Achill Island is our newest Great Place to Eat. Think of delicious Achill Mountain Lamb, Local Lobster, prawns.....
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The Poachers Inn Seafood Bar & Restaurant, Bandon.
11 February 2010
Our newest Great Place to Eat is Barry & Catherine McLaughlin's gorgeous Poachers Inn Seafood Bar & Restaurant in Bandon, West Cork.
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Olive Cafe & Deli Skerries
11 February 2010
Deirdre and Peter Doherty's Olive Deli and Cafe in the fabulous north Dublin seaside town is our newest Great Place to Eat.....
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CONRAD GALLAGHER'S SALON DES SAVEURS
09 February 2010
So what was our first real ‘boy wonder’ celebrity chef giving us in 2010 everyone wanted to know - including every chef in Dublin! It seems a helluva long time since the mid 90’s when a fledgling Gallagher first opened Peacock Alley in a basement in Bag
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Les Gourmandises Restaurant Cork
04 February 2010
Patrick and Soizic Kiely's superb chic Les Gourmandises Restaurant is our newest addition to Great Places to Eat.
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Bleu Bistro Moderne
04 February 2010
Eamonn O'Reilly's Blue Bistro Moderne is the latest addition to Great Places to Eat - read all about it in the restaurant section of the website.
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Kites Chinese Restaurant
03 February 2010
Read Lucinda's account of her visit to Kite's Restaurant which is now featuring on Great Places to Eat.
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EARLY BIRDS ARE CHIC
02 February 2010
I have always believed that in life you get what you pay for across the board so, when it comes to the old Early Bird and Value menus, is it pay peanuts get monkeys? Pre-recession there was the sneaking feeling that Early Birds attracted those who were a
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Abbeyleix Advances
02 February 2010
Abbeyleix, a Heritage town, on the main N8 road to Cork, was founded in the 18th century by Viscount de Vesci. The de Vesci family lived in Abbeyleix up to very recent times, when the Estate was sold, and the present Viscount moved to London. People te
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The Chop House Gastropub
31 January 2010
Chef Kevin Arundel was originally with L’Ecrivain before doing his own thing in No 10 Restaurant in Longfields Hotel, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, which is currently closed. Arundel then moved to the Schoolhouse Bar and Restaurant on Northumberland Road fo
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THE PIG'S EAR GETS A MICHELIN BIB GOURMAND
25 January 2010
Our newest Great Place to Eat, Stephen McAllister and Andrea Hussey's Pig's Ear Restaurant gets a Michelin Bib Gourmand....
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Davy Byrne's - Dublin's Iconic Literary Pub
22 January 2010
Dublin's iconic Literary Pub is now featured as a Great Place to Eat in Dublin so read all about the history of this great stylish original gastropub in the Restaurant Section.
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Paolo Fresilli, President Italian Chefs Federation in Ireland, Announces Professional Italian Cooking Courses
21 January 2010
Paulo Fresilli,President of the Italian Chefs Federation in Ireland (FIC),and the fab Via Veneto in Enniscorthy,tell us FIC is proud to announce Professional Course Schedule on Italian Cuisine in 2010 in Dublin at the Italian School of Cooking.
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Augustine's at the Clarion Cork
21 January 2010
Augustine’s was a topping little restaurant in Washington Street which appears to have gone all to sea at the Clarion and they need to get it back on course rapidly. It was like a Pantomime. Scene 1 was fine,Scene 11 was dreadful,and Scene 111 was a farce
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O'Connell's Restaurant
21 January 2010
O’Connell’s Restaurant is now in situ at the BC occupying the two rooms which comprised the original Berkeley Court restaurant and café. We heard they had a reasonably priced menu – they do - but don’t expect sophisticated fare. Approaching the door of
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GASTROPUBS GASTROPUBS GASTRO PUBS
14 January 2010
THE EXCHEQUER - Ian Tucker and Peter Rock, who have created an urban front bar, a relaxed lounge with vintage sofas, and a proper dining area.
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Sandra Dunlea's Miss Courtney's Tearooms Killarney
14 January 2010
The old fashioned Afternoon Tea is proving very popular in Killarney of late, thanks to the arrival of “Miss Courtney’s Tearooms” in the town. The custom of Afternoon Tea goes back to the early 19th century and is generally attributed to Anna, 7th Duchess
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RONAN RYAN OF TOWN BAR & GRILL WRITES FOR US
06 January 2010
Ronan Ryan of Town Bar & Grill writes of his trials and tribulations in 2009 and is looking forward to moving forward in 2010
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LUCINDA'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS/REVOLUTIONS
06 January 2010
Lucinda talks about vegetarianism, her love of animals, food critics, art classes, fear of flying, and others....
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LUCINDA'S QUICKY SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP
06 January 2010
We are all freezing at the moment and need something colourful spicy and warm with an instant hit - but always quick and simple is my motto.
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JennyLynd's Taste of the Caribbean
05 January 2010
I came across JennyLynd James and her Taste of the Caribbean food at the Food Market during Kinsale Arts Week last Summer.....
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THE ARCH BISTRO REVIEW
04 January 2010
Chef Stephen McArdle, who “formerly headed up the kitchen in Alexis”, has just opened The Arch Bistro in Churchtown. Armagh born McArdle trained under Paul Rankin and has worked in Chapter One, One Pico......
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Amy Caviston Talks to Lucinda
04 January 2010
Amy Caviston tells Lucinda about growing up in the Caviston Fish and Deli Dynasty and of setting up her own fab shop and cafe in Greystones
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THE LUCINDA AWARDS FOR 2009
29 December 2009
Every year in the Sunday Independent, Lucinda recalls her dining experiences throughout the year by giving her unmissable hot and cold Awards!
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NUDE FOOD'S LOUISE CLARK TALKS TO LUCINDA
29 December 2009
I first came across Louise at a Farmer’s Market in Kinsale a couple of years ago, where she had a stall selling preserves and all sorts of interesting food. However, since then, Louise has taken more than a step or two forward for she now has a lovely
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Merry Christmas to All
24 December 2009
Thursday 24 December 2009 Christmas Eve As we batten down the hatches on Christmas Eve, as you can see in the background my kitchen is still in chaos. At least the stuffing is made for each end of the bird!! The ham is boiled, the cranberry, apple
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Indian Cookery Classes - perfect for foodies.
20 December 2009
The Punjab Balti Restaurant in Ranelagh are running four week Indian Cookery Demonstration Courses at €220 per course
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NEW YEAR'S EVE BASHES
15 December 2009
Want to know where to ring in 2010 in style - cant promise the CanCan girls but lots of bubbles and fun - read on
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Hayfield Manor's Christmas Party
15 December 2009
Hayfield Manor's Joe and Margaret Scally host the Christmas Party of the Season...
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LISLOUGHREY'S WADE MURPHY GIVES US APPLE BRINED TURKEY - WOW!
14 December 2009
Chef Wade Murphy of Lisloughrey Lodge at Cong, gives us Apple Brined turkey - a most unusual method of cooking the bird!
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CHRISTMAS RECIPES FROM FITZPATRICK KILLINEY CASTLE
11 December 2009
KILLINEY CASTLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR DESTINATION, CHEF SEAN DEMPSEY, SHARES HIS TURKEY AND STUFFING RECIPES WITH US.
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RENVYLE'S CHEF TIM O'SULLIVAN'S PLUM PUDDING RECIPE
07 December 2009
CHEF TIM O'SULLIVAN OF THE GORGEOUS RENVYLE HOUSE HOTEL IN CONNEMARA SHARES HIS RECIPE FOR PLUM PUDDING WITH US ALL....
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LUNCHES
07 December 2009
‘Tis that time of year again folks when we hit the streets for the Christmas pressies. Memories are made on such family days out to see the Christmas windows and lights in Grafton Street. And where else would you get the likes of the traders in Henry St
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CHRISTMAS MARKETS 2009
02 December 2009
We are constantly being teased and tempted with the thought of Christmas Markets in Prague, Vienna, Berlin, and other ‘exotic’ locations but in truth, apart from the fact that one might fancy a skite abroad, there is absolutely no need to jet off because
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BRAMLEY LODGE CAFE AND FOOD STORE
02 December 2009
Starting out on an exciting new foodie career is Gillian Kearney with her new Bramley Lodge Café & Food Store.
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DILLINGER'S RESTAURANT REVIEW
01 December 2009
“Dillenger’s” – what a name for the times we are in – depression, bank robbers or, some might now say, Dillinger was the good guy and the banks the robbers!
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KELLY'S RESORT HOTEL - CHEF AHERNE RETIRES
01 December 2009
After 35 years reigning supreme at Kelly's Resort Hotel in Rosslare, Executive Chef Jim Aherne retires...
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PUNJAB BALTI CHARITY EVENTS
27 November 2009
The Punjab Balti Restaurant is holding two fantastic Charity Nights in aid of Make a Wish Foundation and St. Vincent de Paul on 3rd and 10th December. Make this your Christmas night out, have fun whilst helping children and those in need.
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CHARITY CELEBRITY RESTAURANT NIGHT
26 November 2009
Fancy having celebrities such as George Hook, Lisa Murphy, Pat Kenny, Glenda Gilsen et al serve up your dinner in aid of the "Laura Lynn Children's Hospice" then put the 8th December at Ouzo's Restaurant in your diary.
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ATHENAEUM HOTEL'S ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
25 November 2009
Mailo Power Mailo Power is a very interesting Waterford based artist who, along with her husband Stan, owns and runs the Athenaeum House Hotel on the banks of the river Suir.
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EASY EATERIES
24 November 2009
Everyday eateries, casual dining, and special offers, is what the restaurant world is all about at the moment. We all still want to be able to eat out as a matter of course, but even those who can still afford to splash out are not prepared to go mad any
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RASAM'S NISHEETH TAK WRITES ABOUT INDIA
17 November 2009
Nisheeth Tak of the superb Rasam Indian Restaurant in Sandycove tells us all about his early career in the Taj Hotel Mumbai. The very young Nisheeth is second from left in photo!
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LOUGH RYNN CASTLE SCENE OF 2010'S WEDDING OF THE YEAR
17 November 2009
What have a rugby player, an actress, and a Castle in County Leitrim got in common? A date for the hottest social event of 2010 is the answer - the wedding of Ireland’s golden boy, Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman at Lough Rynn Castle.
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DANIEL MATTHEWS WILL COOK IN YOUR HOME
14 November 2009
Daniel Matthews, ex Head Chef at Fitzwilliam Hotel, launches new Catering Company called Relish Cuisine......
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NORA EGAN LAUNCHES NEW BLACK PUDDING
14 November 2009
Nora Egan of Inch House, Tipperary, has just launched a new black pudding to an age old recipe.
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SAGE RESTAURANT MIDLETON CO. CORK.
10 November 2009
Value is what the punter wants across the board nowadays and, happily, we certainly got our money’s worth at Sage Restaurant in the busy market town of Midleton in East Cork. It was nice too to be told, having already committed to a reservation on the ph
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AN OLIVE GROVE IN TUSCANY
09 November 2009
Mark Shannon is a well known Dublin restaurateur who owns the popular Bistro One in Foxrock Village.
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NEW BUTCHERS AT FRASCATI SHOPPING CENTRE
09 November 2009
David Doyle is 25 years old and was educated at Blackrock College and UCG where he took a B.Comm degree. He then went into a Accountancy Firm but after a few months decided that life at a desk was not for him.
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Bellagio Italian Restaurant Terenure
09 November 2009
We all have a neighbourhood restaurant to which we might go and are quite pleased to be recognised by the boss as a regular customer. Maybe we have a favourite table or a favourite dish that draws us back. Bellagio’s Italian Restaurant in Terenure fal
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LA SERRE AT THE VILLAGE AT LYONS
09 November 2009
“Sorry about that”, was the only joy I got from “the suit” at Restaurant La Serre in the Village at Lyons, on saying I had phoned to book a table but only got a message minder – and no call back! Indeed I also emailed – no reply. Further annoyed at the
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'PICHET' IS NOT HELL'S KITCHEN
09 November 2009
Nick Munier is the smooth talking Franglais Maitre d’ on the TV Show ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ - it was he who turfed out four difficult diners - who were later reprieved by Marco Pierre White! Munier commenced his career with the famous Roux Brothers and in 1991
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OCHOS TAPAS BAR RANELAGH
09 November 2009
As fast as Juice Bars are closing down, Tapas Bars are opening up. Are we now less concerned with health benefits and more into burying our heads in vino and inexpensive grub instead? Mind you, tapas can also work out pretty expensive as, with a few gla
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LUCINDA IN FLANDERS FIELDS
30 October 2009
Last year, coincidentally the 90th Anniversary of the Armistice, I wrote here in Life magazine the story of my uncle, Billy Morris, a young man from Kilkenny, who, like many other young Irish men of his generation had felt honour bound to go off to war a
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BROTHER ANSELM'S GLENSTAL COOK BOOK
27 October 2009
We have had cookery books by the score over the past number of years written by everyone from celebrity chefs, to food writers, to TV personalities, to actresses, but the latest is that by a Benedictine Monk, Brother Anselm of Glenstal Abbey in County Li
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SAVOUR KILKENNY FOOD FESTIVAL
21 October 2009
SAVOUR KILKENNY FOOD FESTIVAL KICKS OFF THIS BANK HOLIDAY FRIDAY EVENING 23RD OCTOBER AND RUNS RIGHT THROUGH UNTIL MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER.
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NEW BLUE HAVEN FOOD COMPANY RANGE
20 October 2009
Ciaran Fitzgerald of the Blue Haven Collection, launches their new Blue Haven Food Company range, "Fresh from Kinsale".
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KINSALE GOURMET FESTIVAL 2009
19 October 2009
"No recession at The Kinsale Gourmet Festival 2009" say the organisers, "it was a whopping success story!"
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NEW LUCINDA O'SULLIVAN WEBSITE
14 October 2009
Wednesday 14 October 2009 We're delighted to announce the launch of the revamped, primped and preened LucindaOSullivan.com, my online Little Black Book of not only Great Places to Stay and Eat, but also Great Restaurants to Eat in too.