Posts in: 'Local Food Heroes'
Ever wanted to be a really big cheese in business?
Posted: 21 February '13 by Niall and Kelly
Mike’s Fancy Cheese is a local startup company who plan to specialise in artisan cheeses, particularly raw milk blue cheese. To get the business off the ground, owner Mike Thomson needs your help – would you like to invest and get into the cheese-making business?
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Healthier nibbles from Mackle Snacks – they’re All Yours!
Posted: 29 November '11 by Niall and Kelly
Mackle Snacks from Dungannon have launched a range of healthier nibbles called All Yours. Available in three flavours – blueberry and yoghurt, cranberry and yoghurt, or chocolate and cranberry – they’re a great alternative to the office vending machine! Fancy trying them for yourself?
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Abernethy’s butter is REALLY tasty.. Spread it around!
Posted: 30 August '11 by Niall and Kelly
We stumbled upon Abernethy Butter, a husband and wife team from County Down, who make delicious, hand-churned butter. It’s so good, more people deserve to know about it. So come on, spread it around!
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Extra-virgin oils from Harnett’s
Posted: 27 July '10 by Niall
One of my favourite programmes on TV in the last couple of years was “The Urban Chef” in which Ollie Rowe opened his Konstam restaurant in London and attempted to source all of his ingredients from within the M25. One of the most difficult tasks was finding cooking oil. I’d never seen that many olive..
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They’re tasty, tasty, berry berry tasty
Posted: 28 June '10 by Niall and Kelly
Kelly and I are constantly amazed at the number of great local producers that are out there and that we rarely hear about. Getting the chance to talk to them and tell you about their products is one of the main reasons why we started Chilli and Chocolate. When we noticed that Boozeberries were following..
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Brewing up a storm with BrewDog
Posted: 19 March '10 by Niall
You mightn’t be familiar with the name BrewDog Brewery but you’ve probably have heard about a couple of their beers in the news. “Tactical Nuclear Penguin” is probably the most memorably-named, a 32% ABV. stout that’s designed to be drunk in whiskey-sized measures. Brewdog have the distinction of making the world’s strongest beer – “Sink..
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Looking for tasty treats in Dublin? Make sure you ‘Get Fresh’!
Posted: 12 March '10 by Ciara
After reading Niall’s article about Carluccio’s I felt that I had to mention one of my favourites: “Get Fresh” in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. It is possibly my favourite food place to shop in Dublin. If I’m cooking or baking something that requires extra-special ingredients or if I need the freshest fruit or vegetables, this is..
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We visit ‘Clydesdale & Morrow’
Posted: 26 February '10 by Kelly
Niall and I recently visited Clydesdale & Morrow, Belfast’s only fromagerie. It wasn’t our first time there – we go there when we need a particular cheese for a recipe, or as a treat for ourselves – but this time we thought we’d tell you all about it. When we first walked into the Lisburn..
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