You probably know Donal Skehan as that spiky-haired, trendy dude from the telly. Always smiling. I’m interested in celebrity chefs and how they turn their mass appeal into a few bucks. We talked about celeb chefs teaming up with supermarkets or, like most do, just slapping their own name onto a product to help drive […]
9 years ago
The country is up in arms about the water charges that are being introduced in the coming months. While we are known as a country of generally quite passive, peaceful people who rarely protest, it’s clear that the water charges are a step to far after years of high taxes, pay cuts and job loses that have […]
9 years ago
We all remember doing stupid things as students. I remember drinking Tesco Value screwdrivers made with Tesco Value Vodka. I remember trying–and failing at–standup comedy. I remember doing morally questionable things in cupboards, at house parties with questionable young men. I also remember spending a lot of time in Wetherspoons. And now, for all my […]
9 years ago
We love a good meal out and we also love cooking. But sometime when you’re working late and don’t have time to cook you just have to succumb to the ready meal, no matter how good your intentions are. We’ve rounded up a list of the 10 places for the nicest ready meals in Dublin. […]
9 years ago
Alley Cat knows exactly what it’s doing. Perched on the corner of Church Lane and Ann Street, and decked out with red canopies and a stylish wooden hoarding, it’s clear that this American-style diner goes far beyond red leather seats and retro jukeboxes. And while our diners here in Dublin stay open until late to […]
9 years ago
Thinking about heading out for a bite to eat today? The Old Spot pub on Bath Avenue have come with a clever idea for their diners on Sunday. Obviously sick of customers being glued to their smartphones, seemingly ignoring each other at the dinner table, or Instagramming their meals instead of eating them, they’ve concocted […]
9 years ago
There are certain places within Dublin, where if you look up you may find that someone is watching over you. She’s quite a glamorous lady, with an air of mystery about her. She can be found on windowsills across the city, holding court, looking down over her domain. No she’s not Molly Malone, or a […]
9 years ago
Are you reading this on the sofa? Have you been on the sofa so long that you are starting to become part of the sofa? Are you in a roast vegetable-induced vegetative state? For many of us this is the lost time of Christmas, the food coma limbo, the mulled wine-fueled timewarp which swallows up […]
9 years ago
Ingredients FOR THE BLUE CHEESE SAUCE: 450g blue cheese 200ml mayonnaise 1 garlic clove, crushed Juice of ½ lemon 250ml sour cream 50ml milk, if required FOR THE CHICKEN: 1 roast chicken, cooled and with all the meat removed from the bone, skin discarded 450g cream cheese 2 tsp celery salt or toasted celery […]
9 years ago
Ingredients FOR THE CAKE 300g good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces 300g butter, cubed 210g self-raising flour 150g plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 300g light muscovado sugar 300g caster sugar 40g cocoa powder 6 large free-range eggs, separated ½ tbsp vanilla extract 100ml buttermilk 1 tbsp instant coffee granules 125ml […]
9 years ago
It stands to reason at any dinner party that the table should be the centre of attention – second only to the food itself. Oh, and maybe the guests. But we’ve all been to enough dinner parties (or at least seen enough episodes of Come Dine With Me) to know that this is all too […]
9 years ago
We’re all still in a bit of a hoop from Paddy’s Weekend, and alcohol is probably the last thing on your mind.. However, there are some quality international musicians and DJs in Dublin for the weekend, so if you did decide that your bank balance can stretch to one night out this weekend before payday […]
9 years ago