Hot in the city
Posted: 29 October '10 by Niall and Kelly
It’s 6pm on a dark and cold Monday in October. A long week at work looms before us. And I can feel a cold coming on. In serious need of some TLC, Kelly and I decided that a treat was in order so we took ourselves to the bright lights of Belfast’s Lisburn Road. A..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Win tickets to the Hugel wine-tasting evening at DWS
Posted: 21 October '10 by Niall and Kelly
Our friends at Direct Wine Shipments are hosting another of their fantastic wine-tasting and supper evenings on the 28th of October – and you could be there! The attendees will be sampling a range of wines from the highly respected Hugel family, who have been producing wines in Alsace from the 1600s. I first came..
Categories: Competitions and Promotions
Power to the people!
Posted: 18 September '10 by Niall and Kelly
That’s it! We have our four finalists in our Birthday Cupcake Competition. Bernadette and Martina from Cupcakes & Fairycakes have thought long and hard, sifting through the entries and baking into the wee small hours to come up with the shortlist. Our finalists are: Claire S – a milk chocolate cake base with a piece..
Categories: Things to do
‘West’ is best
Posted: 24 June '10 by Kelly
I find that it’s quite difficult to get a good, quick lunch in Belfast City Centre and I’m normally left wandering around looking for something fresh and tasty to eat. Then my friend Orlaith suggested that we try West Gourmet Sandwich Bar on Castle Street.. First impressions were good – it was rammed full of hungry people..
Categories: Lunch in the City
We’re back in The Dog house
Posted: 07 June '10 by Kelly
I had been in Dublin visiting Ciara for the weekend and hadn’t seen Niall for a few days so we decided to catch up over a meal and a few drinks. You might remember that we had been to The Barking Dog before and thought that the food was delicious, so decided to go back…
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
The writing is on the wall.. We love Graffitti!
Posted: 12 April '10 by Kelly
It’s quite difficult to find a place to go for a relaxing late breakfast on a Sunday where the food isn’t dripping in grease, so we were delighted when we discovered Graffitti. Located on the Ormeau Road in Belfast, the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. We would usually go for breakfast but have also..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Matthew Fort Northern Bank Lecture
Posted: 22 March '10 by Niall
Award-winning food writer and critic, Matthew Fort, will be speaking at the Ulster Museum on Monday 29th March, 7.30pm as part of the Northern Bank Ulster Museum Lecture Series. His talk is entitled “Food isn’t a matter of life and death – it’s more important than that.” Matthew Fort has written about food for the..
Categories: Things to do
Never, EVER again..
Posted: 17 March '10 by Kelly
As it was Mother’s Day on Sunday all the girls in my family decided to go out for a meal and a few drinks. With nowhere booked we decided to give the Chelsea Wine Bar a go. The Chelsea is in a great area, on the Lisburn Road and right next to some lovely boutiques,..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
