Archive for May, 2012

Win a pair of tickets to Taste of Dublin 2012

Posted: 30 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Taste of Dublin 14-17 June Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

Tickets for Taste of Dublin 2012 are selling like hot-cakes – but we have 3 pairs of tickets to give away to our readers!

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Categories: Competitions and Promotions


Pop up Belfast is back!

Posted: 30 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Pop Up Belfast is Back

Pop Up Belfast is back.. but for one night only! Secretive as ever, the venue of the restaurant will only be revealed on the day of the event – but with only 200 seats available, you’d better be quick to get your booking in!

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Categories: News


Nominations open for the Observer Food Monthly Awards

Posted: 29 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Voting opens for the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012

Nominations are now open for the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 – lets see some of Northern Ireland’s best on that shortlist!

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Categories: News


The Winners of The Taste Diaries are..

Posted: 29 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Win a signed copy of Michael Devlin's The Taste Diaries

The deadline four our competition to win 1 of 5 signed copies of Michael Devlin’s The Taste Diaries has passed and we’ve just managed to pull the names of our 5 winners from the hat..

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Categories: Competitions and Promotions


Irish Potato Bread Farls

Posted: 24 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Recipe for Irish Potato Bread

Irish Potato Bread is definitely one of our great contributions to world cuisine, and an integral part of the Sunday Morning Fry. It’s simplicity itself to make, but so many recipes out there get it wrong. Here’s how my Mum makes it..

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Categories: Recipes


Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy

Posted: 17 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy

Those Two Greedy Italians are back on our screens, as Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo Eat Italy. The thought of another Italian cookbook might fill you with dread – or maybe just indifference – but this is a cookbook with a difference, and definitely worth a place on your bookshelf.

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Categories: Books for Cooks


The Winners are announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards 2012

Posted: 15 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Irish Restaurant Awards 2012

The winners of The Irish Restaurant Awards 2012 were announced at a gala event in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel last night – but how would the finalists from Ulster fare against stiff competition from the other three provinces?

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Categories: News


Win a signed copy of Michael Devlin’s The Taste Diaries

Posted: 10 May '12 by Niall and Kelly

Win a signed copy of Michael Devlin's The Taste Diaries

We recently got our hands on a cookbook with a difference, Michael Devlin’s The Taste Diaries. Well, Michael has been good enough to give us 5 signed copies of his book to give away!

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Categories: Competitions and Promotions


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