It’s the same every year – our collective excitement as a nation for the best dinner of the year encapsulates us and our eyes are far bigger than our bellies. But, if anything, this is the time we must put the most inspired phrase of our forefathers to good use: ‘waste not, want not’. Here’s […]

9 years ago

Ingredients Couple of large potatoes 1 Bag of basil 1 Chorizo Some Mature fancy cheese 1 avocado 1 packet of Rocket 1 Red Onion We’ve seen spuds served the same way for decades right? Roasted, boiled, chips, baked etc? Same old fucking shit every time. Well I happen to think that they are one of […]

9 years ago

Ingredients Fresh tuna steaks 2 avocados Tin Of Beans Salad (Cos or Iceberg) Coriander Yoghurt 3 limes Eating healthy is a massive pain in the hole, and most people find that the really tasty stuff is only found in restaurants for an outrageous price. Take fresh tuna for example, served gorgeous and rare in a […]

9 years ago

Ingredients 1 Packet of mackerel 2 Eggs 1 Avocado 1 Packet of green beans 1 Lemon Dijon mustard Rocket I love eating healthy but one thing that I hear people say all the time is that it is impossible to find time to cook food that is good for you. To show that is complete […]

9 years ago

Ingredients 1 Bagel Cream cheese 1 lemon Smoked salmon Half a red onion Black pepper 1 avocado I don’t know if you’re like me, but I always have bagels when I’m out and about, rather than making my own toppings at home. But I wanted to change that habit with this recipe and come up […]

9 years ago

Who doesn’t love a good burger? We all do. The big problem in this country is that somewhere along the line people decided to make them as big as possible. I’m thinking about Jo Burger, The Counter, Eddie Rockets and Bobos. It was as if they were trying to see who had the biggest dick […]

9 years ago

Ingredients 2 Very ripe avocados (don’t even think about making this with hard ones) 1 Red chili 1 Red onion 1 Clove of garlic 3 limes 1 Bunch coriander Sea Salt Nothing annoys me more than the shit guacamole that comes pre prepared in the little tubs in supermarkets. It tastes like complete and utter… […]

9 years ago

I get asked a lot of question here about the tools I use within the recipes. What knife am I using? Where did I buy the blender? Where do I get the crab meat in the recipes. I’ve been answering them on an ad hoc basis but I thought I’d lash together a post a […]

9 years ago

People who know me well know my passion for Berlin. It’s a no bullshit sort of place with a great tech scene and work friendly cafes. My ambition is to make Dublin more like Berlin one day and get rid of all the poncey bullshit like licensing laws that say no selling booze after 10.30, […]

9 years ago

So after a small delay for my trip over to Silicon Valley for my Entrepreneur of the year nomination I have finally had some free time to sit down and go through the couple of hundred applications. I’ve been blown away by the effort, time and imagination that people went to in an effort to […]

9 years ago

Casual dining has become so huge in Dublin that I haven’t eaten in a proper fancy restaurant in ages that actually serves you wine in a nice wine glass and gives you proper napkins rather than kitchen paper. My sister was up visiting me recently and we decided to go somewhere nice before heading to […]

9 years ago

Ingredients 500g Pork Belly Slices (skin removed) 1tsp Cumin Seeds 1tsp Smoked Paprika 1 Lime (zested) 8 Small soft flour tacos Any assorted extras you fancy I recently moved from the city centre into slightly more compact digs on the Southside. This led me to the inevitable trip to Ikea on Wednesday last. Originally planning […]

9 years ago