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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Bringing a little bit of Spain to Northern Ireland – Orce Serrano Hams
Posted: 14 May '10 by Niall
When the grey skies, the stress at work, and the plummeting temperatures get us down, one of our more frequent pie-in-the-sky plans is to live somewhere exotic, and to run our own (foodie) business. It was about a month ago that we noticed that Orce Serrano Hams was following us on Twitter. I’m quite partial..
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Tell us about your local food heroes
Posted: 07 September '09 by Niall
During our all-too-short holiday in Portugal we saw how much fresh fruit, vegetables and fish was easily available and used daily. Well, if other countries can do it, why not us!? We’ve decided to champion some of the local producers that we’ve come across in here Northern Ireland. It never ceases to amaze us how..
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