Books for Cooks: Catherine’s Italian Kitchen
Posted: 30 June '11 by Niall
Hot on the heels of her RTE TV series, Catherine Fulvio’s “Catherine’s Italian Kitchen” is a collection of over 100 Italian recipes gathered from across Italy and perfected in her cookery school in Wicklow for the home cook. Buon appetito!
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We set Toast loose in Belfast!
Posted: 15 April '11 by Niall
We were given 45 copies of Nigel Slater’s autobiography “Toast: The story of a boy’s hunger” for World Book Night 2011. As well as leaving copies all over Belfast through BookCrossing.com, we’re telling our members how they can get their own copy of the book!
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The Yellow Door: Our Story, Our Recipes
Posted: 03 March '11 by Niall and Kelly
The Yellow Door is a local success story: delis, pop-up restaurants, outside catering, and bakery-stalls at local markets are all part of the growing business. The man behind it all is Simon Dougan, a chef from South Armagh who worked in London before returning to Northern Ireland and opening the first Yellow Door deli in..
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Everything but the Squeal: a year of pigging out in Northern Spain
Posted: 03 December '10 by Niall
Looking back over our recipes I’ve noticed that we have more and more Spanish-influenced dishes creeping into our repetoire. It’s not surprising, really – Kelly and I regularly visit Spain, although we’ve never been outside of Catalunya. The sights and sounds of places like La Bocqueria in Barcelona, and the delicious treats found in every..
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Jamie Does..
Posted: 07 May '10 by Niall
After weeks (and several small forests worth) of election pamphlets being forced through our letterbox, Kelly and I have stopped running to the door each time we hear another sheaf of paper being delivered. Pointedly ignoring the front-door for several hours, it was a nice surprise to find that Jamie Oliver’s new book “Jamie Does..”..
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Willie’s Chocolate Factory Cookbook
Posted: 20 April '10 by Niall
Willie Harcourt-Cooze is an eccentric entrepreneur, the star of the Channel 4 series Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory, and on a mission to teach a nation of chocoholics how wonderful real chocolate can be. Twelve years ago, Willie and his wife Tania sold everything they had to buy a cacao farm in the Cloud Mountains of..
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Leon: Ingredients and Recipes by Allegra McEvedy
Posted: 21 November '09 by Kelly
“Leon” was founded by Allegra McEvedy,Henry Dimbleby, and John Vincent, and voted the “Best New Restaurant” by judges Rick Stein, Gordon Ramsay, Nigel Slater, Heston Blumenthal and Jay Rayner in the 2005 Observer food awards. The restaurant, now part of a 9-strong chain of London-based eateries, was created to provide customers with fast-food that looked..
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The River Cottage Family Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Fizz Carr
Posted: 19 October '09 by Niall
“This is a cookbook for everyone in the family to pick up and use.” The River Cottage Family Cookbook is exactly that – a cookbook that everyone in the family can use – a how-to guide for good cooking. More than that though, the recipes are perfect day-to-day eating, having a heavy emphasis on good..
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