Children In Restaurants – The Munier Question

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.
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Individual Beef & Guinness Pies with Champ

This Paddy's Day is a busy one in our house as we're off to the seaside! So, to keep you going, here's an old post which ticks the green tinged boxes for today! Happy St. Patrick's Day all!! We don’t do salads in Ireland.  Oh, of course they’re available, but we...

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Skinny Food: Posh Spice’s Kale Crisps

I cannot believe I’m about to type this sentence, but here goes. This recipe is based on cooking advice from Victoria Beckham. If you take a quick peek out your window, it’s quite likely that there is indeed a fat happy pig sailing through the sky, tipping his hat to the...

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Cool (Free) Stuff: Labelizer

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...

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Individual Tiramisu

I don’t can’t bake. Anybody who has even taken a cursory glance at the recipe list on this blog will realise this.  So, with six people coming for dinner the other night, I was faced with a quandary.  I could either pack my standards off for the weekend and...

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Table Manners – Disappeared for Good?

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...

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Savoury Pancakes: Gastro Galettes

Here's a blast from last year's past - my Shrove Tuesday posts.  Who'd have thunk I've passed a year blogging already?!! Time flies when you're having fun :) The pancakes in our house would probably be better described as crêpes - light, fluffy and delicious.  However, this means they...

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Sweet Pancakes: Crêpe Tuesday Recipe

And @Gastromama's famous sweet crepes! My family don’t let me wait until Pancake Tuesday to cook pancakes but the problem is, with a family like mine, I’m standing at the cooker for hours.  The Panda Dad and our two sons have hollow legs when it comes to my pancakes. This recipe...

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Rogan Josh

This Rogan Josh recipe is adapted from a great recipe book, 'Indian - a collection of over 100 essential recipes' by Parragon, which leapt off the shelf and into my basket during one mammoth trek through TK Maxx’s heaving aisles. Yes, I know I need another recipe book like...

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A Morning in My City: The Milk Market, Limerick

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...

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Gastronomics.ie is a fully independent food and shopping blog, updated daily, bringing tips and hints on how to cook, eat and drink like a true recessionista. We are mother and daughter, catering for six people and two respectively, and in this blog we share our efforts to lower the grocery bills, while keeping the tummies satisfied! Have a look at the news section for some industry gossip, check out our recipes if you’re looking for inspiration, or have a look at our ‘weekly shop’ and ‘special offers’ menus to see how we’re saving the pennies this week. If you’ve got any tips or hints just drop us a line or leave a comment – we’d love to hear from you!

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