All the news and gossip from the foodie industry in Ireland and abroad* If you’ve got something you’d like us to share with everybody, drop us a line!
One of the few benefits of this interminable recession we find ourselves in is a return to simple pleasures. Gone is the conveyor belt of champagne at Ron Black’s, partying like rock stars in Lillies until 5am, and even weekend jaunts to Marbella. Well, maybe not...
Read More
Yes, it’s nearly that time again – the kids are off school, the office row about annual leave has been sorted and you’ve pawned off the goldfish to the neighbour with the instruction not to try too hard to keep it alive. You’re about to go on holidays.
I...
Read More
This week two of my favourite hobbies are combining with the launch of
'Lunchtime Theatre' at the Savoy Hotel, Limerick. During the last Thursday and Friday of every month, guests can enjoy a bite to eat in salubrious surroundings while watching local theatre at its best.
Kicking off...
Read More
Imagine you’re seated at a round table topped with the most exotic fruit baskets you’ve ever seen, in the most sumptuous and spacious dining room you’ve ever stepped foot in. You sip cool champagne and engage in entertaining small talk with your well-heeled guests. Many of the women, already...
Read More
This book didn’t work for me. That’s not to say it isn’t brilliant, as it is. The only problem is that I enjoyed it so much, and was so thoroughly engrossed in the familiar and girlfriend-like patter of the narrative that I forgot the actual subject matter and settled into...
Read More
This afternoon, my news source of choice, Twitter, reported that Nick Munier (apparently he has a restaurant called Pichet, but most of us know him as the one with the cool glasses on Masterchef) has banned children from his restaurant. Well, children under 2. And after 6, to be precise.
Read More
Wearing the many different hats that I do, I often come across pretty cool online stuff that makes work and hobbies a little easier, a little more fun, and quite often both. I’m constantly in awe at the amazing work web / app developers do to fill the little...
Read More
Yes, I know, I'm having a rant,
another one. But seriously, lately I've taken to wondering if I was alone in being taught table manners as a child. Are these simple social rules simply not deemed necessary any more or are we just too darn lazy / busy /distracted...
Read More
Last Saturday I visited the
Milk Market the first time, a lively Saturday food market entertaining Limerick crowds since 1852. Yes, I know, this is ridiculous for a person living in Limerick for oh, nine odd years, but better late than never, eh?
Anyway, now that I’ve finally...
Read More
There’s been much written in the media lately about the
Restaurant Association of Ireland's suggestion that cancellation charges could begin to apply in Irish restaurants.
This is a rather
divisive issue amongst the general public, some of whom find the idea of being charged money for...
Read More