News Archive
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ALL ABOARD FOR THE BOOZE CRUISE TO FRANCE
30 September 2014
Standing in the Salon des Vins of the French supermarkets, Geant and Leclerc,in the town of Morlaix in Brittany, just 20 miles south of the port of Roscoff, it was clear that 'le booze cruise' certainly has won a place in the hearts of Irish wine fancier
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Restaurant Review - Lobster Pot
30 September 2014
I was asked by a lady in Co Waterford to recommend a Dublin restaurant for "a special occasion, which she didn't want to go wrong". As you can imagine, recommending a restaurant for a special occasion is a poisoned chalice, so it is something I never do..
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Restaurant Review - Chinatown Dublin
24 September 2014
Fancy chowing down on chicken feet, jellyfish head, frogs' legs, razor clams, shredded tripe, whelks, or a Chinese breakfast buffet for €6? These are just some of the delights that are available in the array of eateries in Dublin's Chinatown area....
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Autumn's Fabulous Food Festivals
23 September 2014
This is my favourite time of year. The weather is still mellow and we have a great series of food festivals around the country up to the end of October. In fact, you could roll along gently for the next few weeks visiting different parts of the country..
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'The mart is our family, we all know one another'
23 September 2014
Alison De Vere Hunt of Cashel Mart is all too aware of the intolerable pressure farmers are under, says Lucinda O'Sullivan
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Restaurant Review - Mare e Monti
12 September 2014
Mare e Monti is a new 'Italian Surf & Turf restaurant' located on the first floor of a prime corner in my local village of Monkstown, Co Dublin. We are blessed to have a variety of restaurants in the village, as restaurateurs have snapped up any vacant...
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A GLUTEN FREE DIET
10 September 2014
Almost three years ago I wrote an article about how cutting wheat out of my diet saw me lose four stone in as many months.....
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - 8A Brasserie
07 September 2014
The new 8A Brasserie certainly piqued the interest of the denizens of Monkstown in a big way when it opened earlier this year and it has settled in very nicely....
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Restaurant Review - Finns' Table
06 September 2014
With most restaurants going down the more casual route, we were a tad surprised to find the new Finns' Table in Kinsale bucking the trend with white linen napery, fine china, classical music and the other trimmings and frippery of the more delicate...
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Artisan Food Producers move up the ladder
05 September 2014
I am always impressed by the innovative people I meet at the various markets around the country. Not only do I admire their courage but also their food products, which never cease to amaze. It was wonderful then to see how well so many of them...