Small plates are the à l’ordre du jour rn, but I’ve got a bone to pick with them Plop yourself down at any number of new restaurants in Dublin, you’ll find a concise and brief menu. As a food and drink journalist, I come across the small plate model perhaps more than most, but it’s […]

1 year ago

Rain, hail, Storm Gerrit or shine, iced coffee remains the order of the day for many. There are a number of things that separate millennials from our younger, cooler, more emotionally engaged Gen Z counterparts. Low rise jeans vs. circulation-threatening skinnies. Girl dinner vs two bowls of Special K instead of actual meals every day […]

2 years ago

Your midmorning croissant has magic powers. In the throes of this rollercoaster we call life, the healing properties of a little treat simply can’t be understated. Rough day at the office? You need a lil’ treat. Going through a breakup? Get yourself a lil’ treat. Unable to shake that prevailing sense of nothingness and despair? […]

2 years ago