Next stop: Platform’s 1st Birthday Party!
Posted: 02 June '11 by Elham
Platform SE1 Restaurant and Bar was one of the first restaurants to talk to us when we started Chilli and Chocolate, so we have a soft spot for them. When they asked us to go to their first birthday party, our roving reporter Elham jumped at the chance.
Categories: Things to do
We have our birthday cupcake!
Posted: 20 September '10 by Niall and Kelly
Between the tasting and the voting, and buying every cupcake that was in sight, you all kept Bernadette and Martina pretty busy at St. George’s Market at the weekend! Everyone at Cupcakes & Fairycakes was equal to the task, though. After counting up all of the votes I’m happy to say that we have our..
Categories: News > Things to do
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
Shanahan’s on the Green, Dublin 2
Posted: 18 May '10 by Ciara
My 30th birthday fell on a Friday this year so before the party that was planned for Saturday night my husband and I decided to celebrate my joining of the 30 club by taking a trip to Shanahans on the Green for one of their renowned steaks. Being huge fan of steaks it rates at..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Let them eat.. Cupcakes and Fairycakes
Posted: 05 October '09 by Kelly
We decided to head off to the West Coast of Ireland at the weekend to celebrate our friend Orlaith turning 21 (again). As you all I’m sure would agree, it’s not a birthday party without a moist, sinfully sweet cake! Mind you, I can never decide what I want – should the cake be chocolate,..
Categories: Local Food Heroes
Hot Hot Hot
Posted: 05 August '09 by Kelly
It was Niall’s birthday at the weekend so we decided to cook up a hot and spicy Asian Feast. On the menu was – Singapore Chilli crab Salt and Chilli Squid Pad Thai Noodles Red-cooked Tofu Chicken and Thai Basil (Pad Ga Prao Kai) Chocolate and saffron fondant with Hazelnut Tullie and Milk Ice-cream (not..
Categories: Recipes
Birthday celebrations
Posted: 26 July '09 by Kelly
Make sure you read next week as its Niall’s Birthday and we are cooking up a South- East Asian feast… singaporean chilli crab included.
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