Simon’s Duck and Pork Pie
This recipe was given to me by butcher Simon O’Flynn (O’Flynns Marlboro Street) and came about when he was a little short of the duck legs I was planning … Continue reading
Dirty Great Love Story
90 minutes of laughs with two versatile performers is the recipe for this clever tale of love expressed, love suppressed, love in different guises. Richard Marsh and Katie Bonna … Continue reading
Easter egg survey featured in Feelgood, Irish Examiner 22 March 2013
Cocoa beans come mainly from South America and Africa and are made into chocolate often in Belgium and France. The last stage of forming chocolate into various shapes is what … Continue reading
Cian McCarthy – from Cork to Broadway and the West End
It’s the hottest ticket in London, already booked out until May at least, The Book of Mormon has just opened in London’s West End Prince of Wales theatre. Irishman Cian … Continue reading
Chocolate, but not as you know it
Shana Wilkie is quite amazing. Importing criollo cocoa beans from small farmers in Peru, toasting and grinding it herself, she ensures Wilkie’s Organic Chocolate is kept as pure as possible. … Continue reading
Madrid with a Madrileno
It’s hard to beat being shown around by someone who has lived in a city for years. A visit to Madrid in May of last year to visit my friend … Continue reading
A Weekend in Renvyle House. Hours in Kylemore.
130 years of hospitality in Renvyle was a good excuse to join friends at the weekend in this welcoming hotel on the wild shores of Connemara. Renvyle House has an … Continue reading
Mitchell Wine Sale
Good news for anyone who needs new wine glasses. Mitchell and Son have 20% off all Riedel glasses and decanters until 1 April. These glasses are designed to enhance … Continue reading
Where’s the Pork and where has it come from?
Are we getting bag for our buck in our bangers? Do we know where the meat in them comes from? Will sausages be the next horsegate scandal? This week I … Continue reading
Dining deskside
Some ideas here from my Irish Examiner article on dining deskside. See http://www.irishexaminer.ie for complete article with pic. In is the new out. Desks are the new dining stations. … Continue reading
Wine tasting Nicholsons Riesling and Pinot Noir
Did you know that that there are more astronauts in the world than Masters of Wine? A recent tasting of wines from James Nicholson was instructive and showed the potential … Continue reading
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