Bradleys supermarket Cork for treats
While Bradleys supermarket in North Main Street, Cork has been importing interesting food stuffs for ten years to supplement its wide range of wines (and other basics), I hadn’t really … Continue reading
Favourite coffee beans
Coffee roasted in a Ballymaloe outbuilding is my current favorite. The Golden Bean’s Bourbon varietal from El Salvador comes from Finca El Talapo. Fruity and nutty, rich with no bitterness, … Continue reading
Lime Sorbet for ice-cream lovers
Lime sorbet This is my conversion of a delicious lemon sorbet I had at St John restaurant in London. It’s the easiest I know as it doesn’t require churning … Continue reading
Iyers South Indian cuisine at its best
Today’s lunch in Iyer’s on Camden Quay, Cork was a treat. Grantham Iyers makes his own pastry for samosas, grinds his own spices for sauces, preparing every element of his … Continue reading
Rasher survey – is your favourite here?
Our testers worked hard for this survey tasting a lot of pretty salty rashers and generating a huge thirst. A few stood out in quality, so seek them out. I … Continue reading
French Food and Wine Festival
Despite the blustery day, with high winds buffeting the marquees, dedicated foodies arrived at this event to sample some delicious food. Organiser Isabelle Sheridan of … Continue reading
Breadmaking course in Dublin
Bread Making with #Fabrice Master Baker at The Butler’s Pantry Tuesday 14th May 2013 6.30pm at #Miele Gallery, 2024 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24 Tickets : €25 for 1 person and €40 for 2,tel … Continue reading
Dawn Chorus at Longueville
I like the sound of the dawn and sunset chorus walks at Longueville House on 18 and 19 May. Professional bird watching guide Michael Cobley will help to identify birds … Continue reading
Aldi Lemon cheesecake delicious
Fair dues to Aldi and their lemon cheesecake tasted recently. Nicely textured crumbly crumb and tart lemon topping works a treat. Made in Listowel, Co Kerry. Aldi’s Specially Selected Listowel … Continue reading
Ballymaloe pulls it off
It seemed like an overly-ambitious project to programme so many great speakers into such a short time frame, but the extensive Ballymaloe family and their vast band of helpers pulled … Continue reading
The Languedoc – Wake up and smell the lavender
See my article on this beautiful area of France in this weekend’s Irish Times. Pic: The market at Gignac (Roz Crowley)
Jacques – bigger and better
I had just a flat white coffee and a delicious raspberry oatmeal biscuit there the other day, but it was enough for me to know it’s … Continue reading
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