Get smoking Dublin’s foremost food festival Big Grill, has announced they will be bringing their smoke show across the Irish Sea. To celebrate its 10 year anniversary, organiser Andy Noonan will be bringing the festival to the award-winning Five Points Brewing Company in Hackney, East London on the 8th-9th of June. Promising two days of […]

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It’s what they call a perfect storm, hospitality owners are reporting low margins coupled with ever-rising costs, making doing business in this country increasingly challenging. So challenging, that the Restaurant Association of Ireland [RAI] estimated that 200 restaurants, cafés and other food-led businesses closed in the last three months, with nearly 4,664 direct jobs lost […]

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Going out out has become less of a thing that excites, and more something that fills me with dread. Listen, this is a lifestyle trend I’m very much into. It probably comes off the back of the everlasting wellness trend, a way of living that prioritises Y-O-U, sometimes in semi-excessive ways. Cosy-core is a little […]

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All the hospitality headlines you might’ve missed recently. It’s been another busy few weeks for hospitality, with the news of two openers to get excited about on the horizon, and two that have already opened their doors to customers, slotting in nicely to the Dublin restaurant scene. Unfortunately this week’s list does detail two closures, […]

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The exact kind of news we love to see, all in one place. It’s true that openers have been few and far between since 2024 kicked off, slowing down massively from the surge of new openings we saw towards the end of 2023. That said, things do seem to be picking up for new hospitality […]

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The instant serotonin boost of a freshly baked almond croissant just cannot be denied. For people reared on Brennan’s Yellow Pan and Bundys burger buns, the bakery offering in Dublin today is quite something. Gone are the days when you would have to travel to the likes of London or Barcelona to try an almond […]

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Brought to you by Lidl. Here’s how to get in on the chocolatey action. You might safely assume that massive chocolate giveaways only occur in our wildest fantasies and Roald Dahl novels, but, as it turns out, Lidl are giving two lucky winners a year’s supply of Deluxe Irish Chocolate. No, your eyes are not […]

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By Simon Kelly What does it truly mean to ‘split the G’? The debate continues to rage on amongst Guinness drinkers, who naturally take the act of drinking Guinness incredibly seriously. It’s an argument had in many a pub across the country and beyond and it’s just as contentious as ever. Like Carrie Bradshaw typing […]

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Capel Street’s crown has officially been knocked. It’s official – Time Out have revealed their list of the 30 coolest streets in the world, with a Dublin street ranking as 22nd globally. Camden Street has reached cool status, with its food and drink scene getting a particular shout-out within the Time Out article. This is […]

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The pint of plain is now the UK’s most popular pint – but are we exporting more than some gulps of porter these days? Pull up a bar stool in London, Edinburgh, Manchester or Dublin these days and you will see a pretty similar sight, pints of Guinness in various stages of consumption. Now, the […]

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Get yourself some reading material that will make you forget all about TikTok for a little while. World Book Day is fast approaching, and in a world that’s increasingly going digital, it’s nice to pay homage to paperbacks every now and again. If you’re currently without anything to read, not to worry, Dublin has some […]

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For many, the day isn’t a happy one. Between Valentines, International Women’s Day and the pending Paddy’s Day, the conveyor belt of national holidays has been so relentless over the past few weeks that you’d be forgiven for almost forgetting about Mother’s Day completely. There’s only so much we can keep track of, after all. […]

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